<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - downgrade</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/downgrade</link><description>Newsvine - downgrade</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:05:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:40 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Ratings agency lashes Britain over worsening debt</title>
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LONDON &mdash; Fitch placed Britain&rsquo;s AAA rating on review for a downgrade on Friday, a blow to the government just days after it presented an austere budget it argued would put the country on a path to recovery.
Fitch Ratings said it was putting the U.K. on &ldquo;ratin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></source><link>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429866-ratings-agency-lashes-britain-over-worsening-debt</link><guid>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429866-ratings-agency-lashes-britain-over-worsening-debt</guid><category>britain</category><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>downgrade</category><category>fitch</category><category>aaa-rating</category><category>moodys-investor-service</category><category>royal-charter</category><category>rating-watch</category><category>pete-mcmartin</category><category>austere-budget</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:05:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome9DC70878-6888-EB83-DCAA-7C1764DC9C6C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome9DC70878-6888-EB83-DCAA-7C1764DC9C6C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Time Warner Cable Downgraded Again</title>
<description><![CDATA[In February Yahoo finance and Zack's Equity Research downgraded Time Warner Cable (TWC). "We are downgrading our recommendation on Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC)  to Unde rperform backed by the company&rsquo;s weak financial guidance for  2013. The company is losing video subscribe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iONRETAIL]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iONRETAIL]]></source><link>http://ionretail1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181475-time-warner-cable-downgraded-again</link><guid>http://ionretail1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181475-time-warner-cable-downgraded-again</guid><category>business</category><category>time-warner</category><category>ethics</category><category>leadership</category><category>downgrade</category><category>twc</category><category>customer-retention</category><category>stock-value</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama's S&amp;P Suit Smacks Of Vendetta</title>
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Staring at a another debt ceiling crisis, the president's punishing the one credit rating agency that dared downgrade U.S. debt in the last crisis.
And Wall Street analysts say the timing's no coincidence.
&nbsp;
Just weeks away from the next debt-limit showdown, the Justice&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16912039-obamas-sp-suit-smacks-of-vendetta</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16912039-obamas-sp-suit-smacks-of-vendetta</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>vendetta</category><category>regime</category><category>s-p</category><category>debt-ceiling</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 18:31:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinC9BEA511-84E0-563C-BE7D-7D49E567D8F3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinC9BEA511-84E0-563C-BE7D-7D49E567D8F3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>RUSH on contracting economy: If a Republican were in the White House they'd be doing impeachment hearings now </title>
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Rush noted on his show today that instead of the 4th quarter of 2012 growing at a rate of 1.1% like they told us, it actually shrank and Democrats are talking about how it&rsquo;s the best looking contraction they&rsquo;ve ever seen &ndash; and the media is just repeating that.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785196-rush-on-contracting-economy-if-a-republican-were-in-the-white-house-theyd-be-doing-impeachment-hearings-now</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785196-rush-on-contracting-economy-if-a-republican-were-in-the-white-house-theyd-be-doing-impeachment-hearings-now</guid><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>republican</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>rush-limbaugh</category><category>decline</category><category>contraction</category><category>great-recession</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:17:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Surprise: Obamacare-wary employers not hiring, cutting hours </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Many businesses plan to bring on more part-time workers next year, trim the hours of full-time employees or curtail hiring because of the new health care law, human resource firms say.&nbsp;Their actions could further dampen job growth, which already is threatened by possible f&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16352580-surprise-obamacare-wary-employers-not-hiring-cutting-hours</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16352580-surprise-obamacare-wary-employers-not-hiring-cutting-hours</guid><category>jobs</category><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>employment</category><category>democrat</category><category>coverage</category><category>decline</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:52:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama Says Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Reduce Deficit (Deal Adds $4 Trillion to Deficit) </title>
<description><![CDATA[
It took President Obama less than 24 hours to&nbsp;release&nbsp;a campaign video bragging about the &ldquo;fiscal cliff&rdquo; agreement and explaining what&rsquo;s in the bill and what it means for you.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16325977-obama-says-fiscal-cliff-deal-will-reduce-deficit-deal-adds-4-trillion-to-deficit</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16325977-obama-says-fiscal-cliff-deal-will-reduce-deficit-deal-adds-4-trillion-to-deficit</guid><category>savings</category><category>politics</category><category>deficit</category><category>deal</category><category>debt</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>decline</category><category>trillion</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:42:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nearly 90,000 Apply For Disability, December Record; SSDI 8.8 Million </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Nearly 90,000 workers signed up for federal disability benefits in December &mdash; the biggest increase for that month in the program's history &mdash; according to data released Friday by the Social Security Administration.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16089539-nearly-90000-apply-for-disability-december-record-ssdi-88-million</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16089539-nearly-90000-apply-for-disability-december-record-ssdi-88-million</guid><category>economy</category><category>jobs</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>record</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>disability</category><category>government-benefits</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:29:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-888892391291-44B1-302E-2722-F68694949A7C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="212" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-888892391291-44B1-302E-2722-F68694949A7C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Correction: Argentina debt story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a story Nov. 27 about a downgrade of the government-issued debt of Argentina by Fitch Ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a downgrade to "CC" from "B" represented five notches on Fitch's scale. It represents three notches.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15544383-correction-argentina-debt-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15544383-correction-argentina-debt-story</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>corrective</category><category>ratings</category><category>argentina</category><category>associated-press</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:25:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fitch says Argentina default is 'probable'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, and said the country would probably default.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15490462-fitch-says-argentina-default-is-probable</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15490462-fitch-says-argentina-default-is-probable</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>ratings</category><category>argentina</category><category>fitch-ratings</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>ratings-downgrade</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:14:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Downgraded France says it needs more time</title>
<description><![CDATA[France's government has shrugged off the latest downgrade of its credit rating, saying Tuesday that it just needs time for reforms to the sluggish economy to take root.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah DiLorenzo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah DiLorenzo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15299914-downgraded-france-says-it-needs-more-time</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15299914-downgraded-france-says-it-needs-more-time</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:08:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1c3baa6-3260-430b-8126-08cac7315aee.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1c3baa6-3260-430b-8126-08cac7315aee.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The suns sets on an empty restaurant terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. In a setback for President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, Moody's Investors Service stripped Europe's No. 2 economy of it of its prized AAA credit rating late Monday on concerns that its rigid labor market and exposure to Europe's financial crisis were threatening its prospects for economic growth. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33402bc1-dfd4-4878-a950-7e26e498a3f9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33402bc1-dfd4-4878-a950-7e26e498a3f9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A homeless begs next to a bank of ATM's in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 as France's government shrugged off the latest downgrade of its credit rating, saying Tuesday that it just needs time for reforms to the sluggish economy to take root. In a setback for President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, Moody's Investors Service stripped Europe's No. 2 economy of it of its prized AAA credit rating late Monday on concerns that its rigid labor market and exposure to Europe's financial crisis were threatening its prospects for economic growth. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=000c7aec-9652-4b4f-8f7d-072c1d28ca75.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=000c7aec-9652-4b4f-8f7d-072c1d28ca75.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man walks in the business district of La Defense in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. In a setback for President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, Moody's Investors Service stripped Europe's No. 2 economy of it of its prized AAA credit rating late Monday on concerns that its rigid labor market and exposure to Europe's financial crisis were threatening its prospects for economic growth. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3e966b0-3b70-4058-8c76-b9be639558ea.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3e966b0-3b70-4058-8c76-b9be639558ea.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French President Francois Hollande adjusts his glasses as he waits for the arrival of Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday Nov. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>State Dept: U.S. Economy 'Going to Get Downgraded' </title>
<description><![CDATA[In 2011, ratings agency Standard &amp; Poor's downgraded the U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Mann-3250123]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mr. Mann-3250123]]></source><link>http://mrmann3250123.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15056250-state-dept-us-economy-going-to-get-downgraded</link><guid>http://mrmann3250123.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15056250-state-dept-us-economy-going-to-get-downgraded</guid><category>politics</category><category>state-department</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>macroeconomic-analysis</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 22:10:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=MrMann3250123CDBE1486-6F27-F7AF-CECF-10FA06DFEA56.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=MrMann3250123CDBE1486-6F27-F7AF-CECF-10FA06DFEA56.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fitch Ratings threatens to downgrade the US's credit rating. </title>
<description><![CDATA[
As you no doubt remember, the President has&nbsp;already&nbsp;managed to get the country&rsquo;s credit rating downgraded by Standard &amp; Poor; and if Fitch goes then Moody&rsquo;s is probably not too far behind. So the President&rsquo;s under a little bit of pressure, here&h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15021497-fitch-ratings-threatens-to-downgrade-the-uss-credit-rating</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15021497-fitch-ratings-threatens-to-downgrade-the-uss-credit-rating</guid><category>politics</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>fitch-ratings</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>moodys</category><category>standard-and-poor</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:52:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Security firm G4S downgraded after Olympic mess</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's has downgraded its credit rating for the U.K.-based security firm G4S by one notch to BBB-, citing the company's poor handling of its contract with the London Olympics.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14946068-security-firm-g4s-downgraded-after-olympic-mess</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14946068-security-firm-g4s-downgraded-after-olympic-mess</guid><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>london-olympics</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>g4s</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>      Obamanomics: Long-Term Unemployment Rate Jumps To 40.6%</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The long-term unemployment rate rose to 40.6 percent in October, up from September&rsquo;s level of 40.1 percent of the total unemployed, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday.
Long-term unemployment is unemployment lasting for 27 consecutive weeks o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884415-obamanomics-long-term-unemployment-rate-jumps-to-406</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884415-obamanomics-long-term-unemployment-rate-jumps-to-406</guid><category>campaign</category><category>jobs</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>political</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>statistics</category><category>democrat</category><category>bls</category><category>obamanomics</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 17:41:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Barack Obama and Other Has-Beens </title>
<description><![CDATA[
a second term will mean four years of spent ideas packaged in shopworn rhetoric, to be shoved down the national throat by a president with nothing politically to lose.
Sound appealing?
&nbsp;
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14804367-barack-obama-and-other-has-beens</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14804367-barack-obama-and-other-has-beens</guid><category>campaign</category><category>election</category><category>ideas</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>political</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>romney</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>degrade</category><category>has-been</category><category>reublican</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:01:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P cuts Spain's rating to lowest investment grade</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating on Spain's debt Wednesday by two notches, leaving it on the cusp of junk status.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14348462-sp-cuts-spains-rating-to-lowest-investment-grade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14348462-sp-cuts-spains-rating-to-lowest-investment-grade</guid><category>us</category><category>spain</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:59:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Bad Night for Obama </title>
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Two themes predominated this debate and will be addressed in the next two sessions: For so long Barack Obama has assumed that he will not face cross-examination from the media that he simply has little grasp of policy details, and in exasperation seems to look around for the ac&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14218021-a-bad-night-for-obama</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14218021-a-bad-night-for-obama</guid><category>economy</category><category>campaign</category><category>jobs</category><category>issues</category><category>debate</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>unemployment</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>downturn</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 10:47:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Moody's downgrades SAfrica, fears for stability</title>
<description><![CDATA[Moody's is downgrading South Africa's bond rating to a negative Baa1 from A3 citing concerns for political stability amid labor unrest and socio-economic stresses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14125441-moodys-downgrades-safrica-fears-for-stability</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14125441-moodys-downgrades-safrica-fears-for-stability</guid><category>south-africa</category><category>africa</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>moody</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:29:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P cuts Washington Post rating by 1 notch</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's cut the credit rating of the Washington Post Co. to "BBB" on Thursday, citing deteriorating performance at its Kaplan education unit and continuing declines in newspaper advertising revenue.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13992427-sp-cuts-washington-post-rating-by-1-notch</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13992427-sp-cuts-washington-post-rating-by-1-notch</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>washington-post</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:05:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ratings Agency Downgrades U.S. Credit</title>
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Downgraded.&nbsp;Again.&nbsp; Citing the&nbsp;most recent&nbsp;round of stimulus, the ratings agency Egan-Jones on Friday gave the U.S. a credit rating of AA-, down from its solid AA rating
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13881868-ratings-agency-downgrades-us-credit</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13881868-ratings-agency-downgrades-us-credit</guid><category>economy</category><category>credit-rating</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>bernanke</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>republican</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>aa</category><category>quantitiative-easing</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:04:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Egan-Jones cuts US debt rating to AA- from AA</title>
<description><![CDATA[Egan-Jones, an independent credit-research firm, downgraded its rating on U.S. government debt to AA- from AA on Friday, citing the Federal Reserve's plans to try to stimulate the economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13867187-egan-jones-cuts-us-debt-rating-to-aa-from-aa</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13867187-egan-jones-cuts-us-debt-rating-to-aa-from-aa</guid><category>us</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:30:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4ca6075-58d1-457d-aad4-7b7802e1d4d2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4ca6075-58d1-457d-aad4-7b7802e1d4d2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this July 18, 2012 file photo, credit card logos are seen on a downtown storefront as a pedestrian passes in Atlanta. Egan-Jones announced Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, that it is downgrading its rating on U.S. debt to AA- from AA, citing Federal Reserve plans to try to stimulate the economy. The credit rating agency says the Fed's plans to buy mortgage bonds will likely hurt the economy more than help it. Egan-Jones says the plan will reduce the value of the dollar and raise the price of oil and other commodities, hurting businesses and consumers. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Moody's may join S&amp;P in downgrading US rating</title>
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Unless the congress and president can reach an agreement by the end of the year to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and sequestration, Moody's rating agency will downgrade the US Triple A designation
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13828665-moodys-may-join-sp-in-downgrading-us-rating</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13828665-moodys-may-join-sp-in-downgrading-us-rating</guid><category>congress</category><category>economy</category><category>campaign</category><category>rating</category><category>taxes</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>moodys</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:41:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-88884884896F-AFFB-F016-FD9C-07B91D06FD83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-88884884896F-AFFB-F016-FD9C-07B91D06FD83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>S&amp;P downgrades Nokia further into junk status</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rating agency Standard and Poor's on Wednesday downgraded Nokia Corp.'s long-term corporate credit rating further into junk status amid concerns over the cellphone company's deteriorating profitability.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matti Huuhtanen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matti Huuhtanen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13294940-sp-downgrades-nokia-further-into-junk-status</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13294940-sp-downgrades-nokia-further-into-junk-status</guid><category>eu</category><category>finland</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia-corp</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>finland-nokia</category><category>nokia-downgrade</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:26:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A year later, S&amp;P downgrade of US looks like a dud</title>
<description><![CDATA[The rating agency Standard & Poor's stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Wiseman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Wiseman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13128561-a-year-later-sp-downgrade-of-us-looks-like-a-dud</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13128561-a-year-later-sp-downgrade-of-us-looks-like-a-dud</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sp</category><category>anniversary</category><category>politics</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Sun, 5 Aug 2012 13:01:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3bcb5de1-0950-4612-9ef8-07302caf58b9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="444" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3bcb5de1-0950-4612-9ef8-07302caf58b9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="133" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012 file photo, trader Richard Cohen, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The rating agency Standard &amp; Poors stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. A year later, S&amp;Ps historic move looks like a non-event. Long-term interest rates are sharply lower, the Dow Jones industrial average has reversed course and is now up more than 1,600 points. The dollar has rallied, and gold prices are down from where they were when S&amp;P lowered the boom (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f5816e4b-9f10-437a-be2c-89510ac4ca98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f5816e4b-9f10-437a-be2c-89510ac4ca98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 file photo, trader Steven Kaplan, center, checks prices as he waits for shares of AIG to resume trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The rating agency Standard &amp; Poors stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. A year later, S&amp;Ps historic move looks like a non-event. Long-term interest rates are sharply lower, the Dow Jones industrial average has reversed course and is now up more than 1,600 points. The dollar has rallied, and gold prices are down from where they were when S&amp;P lowered the boom  (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=119bbf9b-f411-426d-a71c-ee4a198eb5f2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=119bbf9b-f411-426d-a71c-ee4a198eb5f2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in Washington. The rating agency Standard &amp; Poors stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. A year later, S&amp;Ps historic move looks like a non-event. Long-term interest rates are sharply lower, the Dow Jones industrial average has reversed course and is now up more than 1,600 points. The dollar has rallied, and gold prices are down from where they were when S&amp;P lowered the boom (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Just No Good News at All': Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected as Economy Weakens</title>
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The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June.The report led some economists to downgrade their estimates for economic growth in the April-June quarter. Many now think the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12777157-just-no-good-news-at-all-retail-sales-fall-more-than-expected-as-economy-weakens</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12777157-just-no-good-news-at-all-retail-sales-fall-more-than-expected-as-economy-weakens</guid><category>economy</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>disaster</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>downgrade</category><category>democrat</category><category>gdp</category><category>downturn</category><category>sluggish</category><category>jobs-unemployment</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>