Standard & Poor

• U.S. Corporate Bond Sales Decline

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2013

  Week's issuance of about $25 bln was down from $35.2 bln last week.

• February Payrolls Surge

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2013

  Bigger-than-expected jobs gain of 236,000 is accompanied by a decline in the jobless rate.

• Dell’s LBO Proposal Gets Messy

  By Serena Saitto and Dina Bass, Bloomberg  |  March 7, 2013

  As board seeks higher bids, interested parties include Blackstone, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo.

• Berkshire Deal to Boost Heinz Leverage

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  February 22, 2013

  Acquisition may strip the food company of its investment-grade rating.

• GE Board Members’ Seats at Risk

  By Tim Catts, Bloomberg  |  February 21, 2013

  SEC says the company must allow shareholders to vote on term limits.

• Growing U.S. Labor Force Keeps Fed at Ease

  By Rich Miller and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  February 19, 2013

  Reviving economy lures Americans back into the job market, alleviating inflation fears.

• G-20 Signals Support for Japan Easing

  By Simon Kennedy, Toru Fujioka and Raymond Colitt, Bloomberg  |  February 18, 2013

  But global finance chiefs draw the line at publicly advocating a weaker yen.

• M&A Surges Amid Growing Confidence

  By Lee Spears, Jodi Xu and Jeffrey McCracken, Bloomberg  |  February 15, 2013

  Transaction volume has grown 27% so far this year.

• Fed Could Maintain Stimulus After QE Ends: Yellen

  By Craig Torres and Jeanna Smialek  |  February 12, 2013

  Fed vice chair says the central bank could keep rates low even after achieving inflation or employment targets.

• Apple Faces Margin Squeeze

  By Peter Burrows, Bloomberg  |  February 11, 2013

  There’s no easy fix for the tech firm amid a 33% drop in its shares.