Okay, so maybe that’s not entirely fair. The SEC has signed off on some new rules and proposed some additional ones to try to temper conflict of interest at the companies that told us all those ...

How much we pay for the debt that we incur determines a great deal in our lives. This is true of countries too. In the world ...

Credit rating agencies such as Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), and Fitch are pivotal in the global financial landscape. They assess the creditworthiness of countries, corporations, and financial ...

USAA’s troubles with its banking business contributed to two credit rating agencies downgrading the San Antonio-based insurance and financial services company. S&P lowered its financial strength ...

Fitch downgrading U.S. chipmaker Intel's credit rating by one notch Monday, according to a note by the ratings agency, which assigned a negative outlook to Intel's rating. Fitch downgraded Intel to ...

Rating agencies shape the policy space for pursuing development goals. Yet they remain private firms, operating under ...