الجمعة، 13 يناير 2012

Afternoon Update: French Rating Cut; More Debt Downgrades Are Expected

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French Rating Cut; More Debt Downgrades Are Expected

By LIZ ALDERMAN

Standard & Poor's Corp. on Friday stripped France of its sterling credit rating as several other euro zone countries, including Italy, were expected to be downgraded more severely.

Obama to Ask Congress for Power to Merge Agencies

By MARK LANDLER

The president announced a new campaign to shrink the federal government, a proposal notable less for its goal than for its challenge to a hostile Congress.

On Politics

Obama and Romney Face a Tough Fight for Key Group

By RICHARD W. STEVENSON

In an election climate largely defined by the anxieties of the middle class, working people are now more likely than not to face a choice in November between two candidates who sometimes seem to have trouble relating to them.

Apple Releases List of Its Suppliers for the First Time

By NICK WINGFIELD

The company is following the lead of many other big corporations, which have released similar lists in the past.

Judith Clark's Radical Transformation

By TOM ROBBINS

Why three decades of exemplary behavior behind bars have not earned the Brink's robbery accomplice her freedom.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | January 13, 2012

President Obama asks Congress for power to shrink government | Explaining "super PACs" | Previewing the Golden Globe Awards.

Opinion

Opinionator | Fixes

In the Fight Against Poverty, It's Time for a Revolution

By DAVID BORNSTEIN

With poverty in America deepening, the need for committed programs like LIFT is urgent.

BUSINESS

Greek Debt Talks Stall as Markets Remain Jittery About Euro Zone

By LANDON THOMAS JR. AND DAVID JOLLY

Italy on Friday sold the maximum amount of bonds it had targeted, but data from the European Central Bank on overnight bank deposits showed that the market remained jittery.

DealBook

Weak Quarter Weighs on JPMorgan's 2011 Profit

By BEN PROTESS

JPMorgan Chase kicked off bank earnings season with news that its quarterly profit dropped 23 percent, results that weighed on the full-year profits.

Apple Suspends iPhone 4S Sales in Mainland China Stores

By SHARON LaFRANIERE

The move came after Apple's Beijing store failed to open as promised and a frustrated crowd reacted by pelting it with eggs.

Ex-S.E.C. Official Settles Conflict Case

By EDWARD WYATT

Spencer C. Barasch, who was said to have hindered federal investigations of fraud at the Stanford Financial Group and later represented the firm, reached a $50,000 civil settlement.

New Storage Device Is Very Small, at 12 Atoms

By JOHN MARKOFF

Findings from research conducted at I.B.M., being reported Thursday in the journal Science, could lead to a new class of more powerful and efficient nanomaterials.

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