The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether analysts at Standard & Poor's (S&P) wanted to lower ratings on selected mortgage-backed securities, but were prevented from doing so by more-senior S&P officials.
The majority of these replacements have no telecommunications training and someone is going to get hurt bad unless Verizon settles this.?
Last week, Verizon strikers also demonstrated in the front of the home of the company?s chairman, Ivan Seiderberg, in West Nyack, N.Y.
Hundreds of protesters jeered panel members inside the school auditorium.
Standard & Poor's, the ratings agency that deprived the United States of its AAA rating, is being probed by the Department of Justice over credit ratings of several mortgage securities that led to the financial crisis in 2008.
London has overtaken New York City as the Top Global Fashion Capital for 2011, according to Global Language Monitor that gives the credit to the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton (Kate Middleton) and designer Alexander McQueen.
A heated debate between Republican Christine O'Donnell and Piers Morgan over the gay marriage question led to the walk-out of O'Donnell from the sets of "Piers Morgan Tonight" show.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is intensifying its scrutiny of the U.S. units of Europe's biggest banks amid concerns that Europe's debt crisis could spill into the U.S. banking system, say sources familiar with the matter.
London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fuelled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.
Richard Gere may be best known for his acting career but he is also an accomplished musician who has amassed an extensive guitar collection that will be sold at auction in October, Christie's said on Wednesday.
Asian stocks fell Thursday on profit-taking by nervous investors, while the Swiss franc stayed firm after plans to curb the currency disappointed those looking for more drastic action.
Alexander Payne's eagerly awaited comedy "The Descendants" will serve as the closing-night attraction at the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Wednesday. The film, featuring George Clooney as a father whose life is shaken when his wife is injured in a boating accident, is Payne's first since the Oscar winner "Sideways."
London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fueled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.
Autopsy results on Rev. Zachery Tims have turned up inconclusive, authorities say, extending the mystery surrounding the untimely death even further.
Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel has been traded by LA Galaxy to Chivas USA in exchange for a third round selection in the 2012 supplemental draft, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Wednesday.
A public memorial is schedule to be held this week after the body of mega-church pastor Zachery Tims Jr. was found in a hotel in New York.
Steve Jobs' inventions/projects at Apple have shaped how we live, work, and play.
Driver rescued by Fire Department
Data released on Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, show that over the last decade there has been a significant decline in the economic well-being for low-income children and their families. The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides information about the 10 key measures tracked in the Data Book in addition to hundreds of other indicators of child well-being by state, county, city, and congressional district.
Kim Kardashian and the world are expectantly waiting for the 30-year-old beauty's wedding set to take place this coming Saturday, as her engagement ring receives massive attention among the wedding details.
New York City is one of the most recognized, filmed, visited and loved cities in the world. There are a lot of obvious parks, buildings and areas to visit, but Times Square is not the real New York. Here's a look at some of the (relatively) less congested sites to see in "the Big Apple."
The 33-year-old Brooklyn native was reportedly shot once before his body was burned by his assailants.
