The plan involves the Standard and Poor's list of five hundred stocks.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

But equities analyst Alec Young at Standard and Poor's says the declines are part of a normal market reaction.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Maureen Maitland of Standard and Poor's. "There has only been one quarter of positive news.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

However,concerns about the stability of Greece , and other financially-troubled European countries, increased after the Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Greek bonds to speculative or "junk" status Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

Sam Stovall, an investment strategist with Standard and Poor's.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Several credit tracking agencies have downrated Greece's credit rating and Standard & Poor's warned it could do so again.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26