Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service late Thursday said it placed a negative outlook on the long-term rating of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Goldman Sachs currently carries a senior debt rating of "Aa3," which is considered investment grade. Read more

American Airlines flight attendants carried picket signs at several airports Friday to protest what they called poor working conditions at the nation's largest carrier. Read more

DineEquity Inc. on Thursday said same-store sales for September rose slightly at its IHOP Restaurants, while results at its Applebee's chain declined. The company also revised its same-store sales forecast for the year downward for both chains. Read more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a speech before the National Association of Business Economists in Washington today. Below is the full text. Read more

The head of the U.N.'s food agency has warned that food prices will remain high and has called for increased production. Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Jacques Diouf says prices are expected to remain high for reasons including climate change and an expected continuing demand for bioenergy. Read more

Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to "whip" Democratic rival Barack Obama's "you-know-what" when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate. Read more

When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon. Read more

An analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. downgraded Time Warner Inc. Wednesday, saying the stock would be fairly valued after the media company splits off Time Warner Cable. Read more

A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. Read more

A leading New York cable television operator and media company is putting its resources behind a campaign to raise public awareness of the fight against pancreatic cancer. Read more