By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government pitched for a rating upgrade on Thursday at a meeting with ratings agency Standard & Poor's, a top finance ministry official said, citing steps taken by it to control a high fiscal deficit ... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest threat to Britain's sovereign debt rating is uncertainty about whether the economy will return to sustainable growth in the next couple of years, ratings agency Fitch told Reuters on Monday. Fitch stripped Britain ... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's credit standing took a further blow on Friday when Fitch Ratings became the second international agency to strip the country of its top-notch credit rating. Fitch trimmed the rating to AA-plus from AAA, citing a weak... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Thursday that security was deteriorating across Afghanistan as militants flood the battlefield and conduct attacks in what could be the most defining spring fighting sea... [Full Article]
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Motion Picture Association of America announced changes to its movie rating system Tuesday, saying it wants to help parents make informed decisions at the multiplex. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Friday affirmed the UK's AAA sovereign credit rating, but warned that worse-than-expected economic or fiscal performance could cost the country its top classification. "The outlook remains ... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - The wounded Syrian government troops were returning to their country in trucks escorted by Iraqi soldiers. They'd almost reached the border, near the frontier town of Akashat, when the attackers struck. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Christina Fincher and Daniel Bases LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain looked poised to lose its AAA rating from a second ratings agency after Fitch Ratings warned on Friday it was likely to downgrade the country in the coming weeks, citing high g... [Full Article]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Google Inc's Chrome and Android operating systems will remain separate products, although there could be more "commonality" between them, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Thursday. Google last week announce... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A key U.S. bank regulator has called for improvement in the management of JPMorgan Chase & Co on concerns linked to the multi-billion dollar "London Whale" trading loss last year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing kno... [Full Article]