TD Ameritrade announces $1.25 billion senior notes offering

TD Ameritrade offering $1.25B in senior notes

Moody’s Investors Service downgrades Sprint Nextel rating to ‘Ba2′

Moody’s downgrades Sprint rating

NEW YORK — Moody’s Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.

Report: Hershey may make $17 billion offer for Cadbury, topping Kraft’s hostile bid

Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury

Gold prices inch higher, buoyed by safe-haven appeal; Other metals little changed

Gold ekes out small gain, other metals hold steady

Busy week for IPOs signals there’s more to come, but investors remain picky about placing bets

Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue

Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele to convey emotions on debut CD

Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions

JPMorgan Chase drops controversial arbitration clause from credit card contracts

Chase drops arbitration from card contracts

In restructuring, AP changes roles for 6 news editors and assigns 4 regional photo editors

AP changes roles for 6 news editors, 4 photo eds

Giuliani returns to the spotlight, but whose stage he’s on is anyone’s guess

Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what’s the show?

NYC official: 98 percent of luggage scales at JFK, LaGuardia airports accurate

NYC official: 98 percent of airport bag scales OK

Barnes & Noble says customers ordering Nook starting today will receive it after Christmas

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

Prison official: Man released after 17 years in prison on now-overturned NYC murder conviction

Wrongfully convicted NYC man freed after 17 years

Over the moon: Studio estimates ‘New Moon’ sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M

‘New Moon’ midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil

Good news for home heating: With the most natural gas in storage, prices plunge by 12 percent

Natural gas plunges 12 percent this month

NEW YORK — Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off.

Moody’s: NY could take hit to credit rating if lawmakers fail to cut spending, close deficit

Moody’s: Inaction on deficit could hurt NY rating

NY man convicted of endangerment after leaving his father, 85, in hot car, finding him dead

NY man convicted in hot-car death of father, 85

Deutsche Bank analyst raises rating for Dillard’s on cost-cutting and merchandise

Dillard’s rises as analyst upgrades to ‘Buy’

Fitch lifts Bon-Ton Stores outlook, cites amended credit agreement, Moody’s to review ratings

Fitch boosts outlook on Bon-Ton Stores

NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings raised its outlook for Bon-Ton Stores Inc. on Friday from “Negative” to “Stable,” citing the department store operator’s reworked credit agreement.

Goldman Sachs employees to collect garbage at ritzy Thanksgiving meals for hungry NYers

Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving

Good news for home heating: With the most natural gas in storage, prices plunge by 15 percent

Natural gas plunges 15 percent this month

NEW YORK — Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 15 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed many homeowners to leave the heat off.

Archipelago Learning stock up in IPO debut after pricing near the top of expected range

Archipelago shares leap in 1st day of trading

7 Days Group Holdings rallies in 1st trading day after pricing at the high end of expectations

7 Days Group Holdings soars in 1st trading day

Shares of Cloud Peak Energy drop in first day of trading after raising $459 million in IPO

Cloud Peak Energy falls in first day of trading

Warner Chilcott prices secondary offering of 20 million shares at $22.25 per share

Warner Chilcott prices secondary stock offering

NYC foot model sues upscale apartment co-op, claiming mistreatment after marrying doorman

NYC model who married doorman sues upscale co-op

Analysts: Gap’s heavy advertising may drive holiday sales but may also weigh on profitability

Ahead of the Bell: Gap turnaround may be bumpy

UNICEF State of The World’s Children report commemorates 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Child

NEW YORK - A special edition issue of UNICEF’s flagship The State of the World’s Children report, tracking the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the challenges that remain, was released on Thursday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption by the UN General Assembly.