Fallen angels: Downgrades surge amid commodities rout
Moody’s has pushed 51 companies out of its investment-grade category during the first quarter of 2016
Moody’s has pushed 51 companies out of its investment-grade category during the first quarter of 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flamboyant, expressive and larger than life despite his diminutive stature, Prince fit perfectly in Hollywood. He won an Oscar, starred in a big-screen hit, wrote and directed, and lent his songs to scores of productions.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flamboyant, expressive and larger than life despite his diminutive stature, Prince fit perfectly in Hollywood. He won an Oscar, starred in a big-screen hit, wrote and directed, and lent his songs to scores of productions.
LOS ANGELES - Flamboyant, expressive and larger than life despite his diminutive stature, Prince fit perfectly in Hollywood. He won an Oscar, starred in a big-screen hit, wrote and directed, and lent his songs to scores of productions.
Prince, who died unexpectedly Thursday at age 57, won an Academy Award for his original songs in 1984's "Purple Rain," the film that introduced him to the movie-going masses. Wearing ruffles, eyeliner and Jheri curl, Prince made his acting debut playing a sexy, androgynous young musician on the cusp of fame. Besides winning the Oscar for Original Song Score (a category that no longer exists), the "Purple Rain" soundtrack won Grammy Awards for its writing and performance. All the while, Prince was writing new music... Читать дальше...
Canadian farmers will grow more pulses this season, betting that strong demand from drought-stricken India will soften the blow of low prices for wheat, corn and other field crops
Fox News has a new top executive at its news division. Jay Wallace, a Fox veteran and senior vice president of news and senior executive producer of news and politics, will move up to executive vice president of news, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes announced Thursday. Wallace will replace Michael Clemente, who joined Fox News […]
A 16-year-old girl died Thursday after fighting with other girls in a bathroom at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware, authorities said. “There was an altercation that initially started between two people, and my understanding is that additional individuals joined in against the one person,” said Gary Fullman, chief of staff to the […]
Dwayne Williams made the read on quarterback Mason Moran, got his hands on the pass and then plucked the deflection out of the air.
At least some of the trespassing incidents reported in recent weeks at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse occurred in Angell Hall.
Pro-Trump political messages -- and the campus' official response to them -- have upset a number of students at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse officials remain silent about the death of a 19-year-old freshman last week, saying that releasing information could jeopardize the investigation being conducted by campus police.
Dwayne Williams made the read on quarterback Mason Moran, got his hands on the pass and then plucked the deflection out of the air.
In a wide-ranging interview, England boss Eddie Jones tells the BBC that English coaches should work abroad to boost their knowledge.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks we're hurtling towards a future where you'll rely on artificial intelligence more than your smartphone.
"In the long run, we're evolving in computing from a 'mobile-first' to an 'AI-first' world," he said on Alphabet's Q1 earnings call.
What does an "AI-first" world look like?
Google has long used a ton of AI and machine learning in its core products.
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Cloud-based file storage upstart Box hasn't had a great first 16 months as a publicly traded company, with its stock down some 46%.
Growing up in Oklahoma, Becky Hobbs noticed some of her Cherokee elders wouldn't even touch a $20 bill because they so despised Andrew Jackson. To this day, the 66-year-old songwriter pokes him in the face whenever she gets one. For Hobbs and many other Native Americans, the U.S. Treasury's decision to ...
There wasn't much space left to stand in the park when we got there. We were lucky to be standing behind a group of kids we had by five, six inches each. Everyone was there for the same reason: to see Pearl. No last name needed. Pearl was coming to play in a summer league game, and that meant a big crowd and few seats - only hot cement.
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri senators say they have reached an agreement with a regional Planned Parenthood executive to avoid contempt proceedings.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Highways and Transportation Authority has agreed to take a revenue cut amid a financial crisis to reach a $115 million deal with the company that manages the island's toll roads.
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced changes in the way police-involved shootings and police misconduct cases are handled on Thursday, but drew immediate criticism for stopping short of abolishing the agency that handles those investigations as a task force has urged him to do. A new position of Public Safety Auditor will be created, the mayor’s office said in a news release, and there would be a role for citizen oversight in police misconduct cases. Speeding up the process of investigating... Читать дальше...
Charles Schwab Corp. said late Thursday its board hiked the company's quarterly dividend by 17%. The new 7-cents-a-share dividend is payable May 27 to shareholders of record as of May 13. Schwab shares were unchanged at $29.13 after hours.
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