Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s shares plummeted Tuesday after the bond insurer said adjusted earnings would likely fall during the second quarter, and a day after its top-notch financial strength rating was placed on review for a potential downgrade by Moody's Investors Service.

Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has placed Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s crucial financial strength rating on review for a potential downgrade.

Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Monday night put the critical financial strength rating of bond insurer Financial Security Assurance Inc. on review for a potential downgrade.

Merrill Lynch still has not informed officials at BlackRock about any final decision on whether it will sell even a chunk of the firm's 49 percent stake in the money management company.

Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain is considering selling other investments to drum up capital, not just Merrill’s stakes in financial information powerhouse Bloomberg LP, and money manager BlackRock, sources say.

Shares of insurers fell Friday along with the broader market amid continuing concern about the financial stability of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. said Friday it is insuring a $264 million privatization of 3,500 Air Force housing units.

Shares of insurers fell early Friday as the broader market plunged amid fears Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest purchasers of mortgages, would need a government bailout.

Stocks wavered as oil's relentless ascent boosted energy stocks but a sharp drop in financials and autos curbed gains.

Stocks fell sharply Friday as oil prices climbed about $3 and a concoction of rumors and bad news shook up the banking sector. Rounding the bend toward the closing bell, the Dow was off nearly 4 percent for the week, the S&P off 3 percent and the Nasdaq off 2 percent.

Stocks fell sharply Friday, with volatility expected to remain high due to the expiration of options, oil prices continuing their climb and bank worries slamming the financial sector.

Stocks fell sharply Friday, with volatility expected to remain high due to the expiration of options, oil prices continuing their climb and bank worries slamming the financial sector.

Stocks fell sharply Friday, with volatility expected to remain high due to the expiration of options, oil prices continuing their climb and bank worries slamming the financial sector.

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday stripped the insurance arms of Ambac Financial Group and MBIA of their AAA ratings, citing their impaired ability to raise capital and write new business.

Only a year ago, Wall Street reveled in an era of superlatives: record deals, record profit, record pay. But a mere 12 months later, nearly half of the profits that major banks reaped during that age of riches have vanished, the New York Times reported.