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United States loses AAA credit rating from S&P

Posted by admin on August 5th, 2011 under News Tags:  •  Comments Off

The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday in an unprecedented reversal of fortune for the world’s largest economy. S&P cut the long-term U.S. credit rating by one notch to AA-plus on concerns about the government’s budget deficits and rising debt burden. The move is likely to raise [...]