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Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

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The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

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S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

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