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S&P Lowers Debt Rating of United States to AA+ – Outlook Negative
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Tue, 9 Aug 2011
After the market closed on Friday, Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’. S&P also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ‘A-1+’ short-term rating on th…
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