US Debt Rating

S&P Director: Downgrade Not 'Catastrophic' For U.S. Credit-Worthiness

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

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NEW YORK -- A managing director at Standard & Poor's said Monday that he has absolutely no second thoughts about the credit ratings agency's decision ...

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Dow Jones Drops On News Of U.S. Credit Downgrade

Posted 06.18.2011

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Update: The Dow Jones closed at 12,201.59, dropping 140.25 points for the day (1.14 percent). On Monday, stocks took a big hit after credit-rating ...

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U.S. Debt Rating Is Safe - For Now, Warns Moody's

Posted 05.25.2011

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(By PAN PYLAS, AP) -- The United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rat...

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Geithner Pledges To Cut Deficit As Concern Grows Over US Debt Rating

Bloomberg | Robert Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration is committed to reducing the federal budget deficit after concerns rose that the U.S...

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