Standard & Poor's

St. Louis County loses AAA rating, blames change in rating process

Donna Korando

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - Standard & Poor’s has informed St. Louis County that it has lost its AAA bond rating, a move that…

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri joins suit filed by several states, including Illinois, against Standard and Poor's

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 5, 2013 - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and Secretary of State Jason Kander, both…

Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has sued S&P for fraudulently assigning high credit ratings to mortgage-backed securities.

Ill. attorney general sues rating agency over housing bubble

Rachel Lippmann

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against ratings agency Standard and Poor's for fraudulently assigning high ratings to…

Gas prices were below $3.20 per gallon at some stations in the St. Louis area on Monday. Experts attribute the drop to Standard & Poor's lowered credit rating for the nation.

Nation's lowered credit rating causes drop in gas prices in St. Louis

For St. Louisans, there is one nugget of good news amidst the plunging Dow and struggling economy: gas prices are falling steeply in the St. Louis…

Economy & Business

Debt downgrade wasn't a surprise, but market reaction was

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 8, 2011 - Market watchers said Monday that they weren't particularly surprised by last week's…

Economy & Business

Wall Street gyrations got you down? Ignore them, market watchers say

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 7, 2011 - When the debt debate was grinding on in Washington, and everyone was saying a…