<?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>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:26:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:51:18 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><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>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>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>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>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>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>Moody's cuts Spain's credit rating, citing rescue</title>
<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investor Service cut the Spanish government's credit rating Wednesday, a direct result of the rescue package lined up by European leaders over the weekend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Craft]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matthew Craft]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12207332-moodys-cuts-spains-credit-rating-citing-rescue</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12207332-moodys-cuts-spains-credit-rating-citing-rescue</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>financial</category><category>spain</category><category>crisis</category><category>downgrade</category><category>moody</category><category>moody-investor-service</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:14:23 +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>Nokia downgraded by S&amp;P after Samsung pushes past</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard and Poor's on Friday downgraded Nokia's credit rating by one notch and warned that it may reduce it again unless the company's performance improves.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matti Huuhtanen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matti Huuhtanen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11430437-nokia-downgraded-by-sp-after-samsung-pushes-past</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11430437-nokia-downgraded-by-sp-after-samsung-pushes-past</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>finland</category><category>nokia</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:43 +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 Spain's long-term credit rating 2 notches</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's lowered Spain's long-term credit rating by two notches on Thursday, saying the country's budget problems are likely to get worse because of the weak economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415575-sp-cuts-spains-long-term-credit-rating-2-notches</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415575-sp-cuts-spains-long-term-credit-rating-2-notches</guid><category>us</category><category>spain</category><category>debt</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:27:37 +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>Stocks higher as data offset Moody’s warning</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10425107-stocks-higher-as-data-offset-moodys-warning</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10425107-stocks-higher-as-data-offset-moodys-warning</guid><category>wall-street</category><category>stocks</category><category>downgrade</category><category>upbeat</category><category>sectors</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>moody's</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:35:27 +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 cuts ratings on 4 Spanish banks</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings downgraded four banks in Spain Monday as a result of its downgrade of that nation's credit rating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10398262-fitch-cuts-ratings-on-4-spanish-banks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10398262-fitch-cuts-ratings-on-4-spanish-banks</guid><category>business</category><category>spain</category><category>bank</category><category>fitch-ratings</category><category>downgrade</category><category>fitch</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:50:31 +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>Hungary credit rating downgraded by S&amp;P to junk</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday downgraded Hungary's credit rating to "junk" level because of worries about proposed policy changes regarding the country's central bank.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/21/9613976-hungary-credit-rating-downgraded-by-sp-to-junk</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/21/9613976-hungary-credit-rating-downgraded-by-sp-to-junk</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>credit-rating</category><category>rating</category><category>hungary</category><category>downgrade</category><category>ratings-services</category><category>credit-rating-downgrade</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:28:54 +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's lowers sovereign credit rating on Belgium</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating for Belgium on Friday, citing the country's lack of a permanent government and a looming European recession that threatens the country's exports.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/25/9020535-sps-lowers-sovereign-credit-rating-on-belgium</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/25/9020535-sps-lowers-sovereign-credit-rating-on-belgium</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>belgium</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:30:31 +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>Hungary says Moody's downgrade 'financial attack'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hungary has slammed Moody's decision to downgrade its credit rating to junk status, describing it Friday as another unjustified financial attack against the country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pablo Gorondi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pablo Gorondi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/25/9013116-hungary-says-moodys-downgrade-financial-attack</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/25/9013116-hungary-says-moodys-downgrade-financial-attack</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>hungary</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:25:33 +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>France lashes out at S&amp;P's 'shocking' error</title>
<description><![CDATA[France reacted with outrage after the Standard & Poor's ratings agency accidentally sent out a message saying it was downgrading France's prized "AAA" credit rating during a tumultuous week in Europe's protracted debt crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah DiLorenzo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah DiLorenzo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/11/8754012-france-lashes-out-at-sps-shocking-error</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/11/8754012-france-lashes-out-at-sps-shocking-error</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>world-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>accidental</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:48:31 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dfd8255e-304d-47db-81fd-0bbc43c33349.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dfd8255e-304d-47db-81fd-0bbc43c33349.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French President Sarkozy stands with the children of French servicemen killed in action, during ceremonies marking Armistice Day in Paris, Friday Nov.11, 2011. Sarkozy pays homage to French forces killed in World War I and other conflicts this century. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/16ec16e7-aabc-47d4-898f-687ea7f4062e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/16ec16e7-aabc-47d4-898f-687ea7f4062e.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's President Nicolas Sarkozy signs a book next to children of soldiers killed on duty, at the tomb of the Unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Friday, Nov.11, 2011. Sarkozy pays homage to French forces killed in World War I and other conflicts. (AP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc3dadd1-4c28-4c3d-a43e-fc2be3c36f66.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc3dadd1-4c28-4c3d-a43e-fc2be3c36f66.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French President Sarkozy lays a wreath of flowers during ceremonies marking Armistice Day in Paris, Friday Nov.11, 2011. Sarkozy pays homage to French forces killed in World War I and other conflicts this century. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Moody's downgrades Spanish government debt ratings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday became the latest ratings agency to downgrade Spain's government bond ratings.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eileen Aj Connelly]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eileen Aj Connelly]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8309456-moodys-downgrades-spanish-government-debt-ratings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8309456-moodys-downgrades-spanish-government-debt-ratings</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spain</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>moody-investors-service</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:58:55 +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>Italy government bonds downgraded by Moody's</title>
<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service Monday downgraded Italy's government bond ratings to "A2" with a negative outlook from "Aa2," the result of high debt, a weak global economy and political uncertainties that delay corrective action.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/04/8151549-italy-government-bonds-downgraded-by-moodys</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/04/8151549-italy-government-bonds-downgraded-by-moodys</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>italy</category><category>downgrade</category><category>moody-investors-service</category><category>moody</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 21:21:24 +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>Fitch downgrades credit rating on Pfizer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Credit rating agency Fitch says it is downgrading several credit ratings for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. ahead of the loss of patent protection for its best-selling drug, Lipitor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/23/7926086-fitch-downgrades-credit-rating-on-pfizer</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/23/7926086-fitch-downgrades-credit-rating-on-pfizer</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>pfizer</category><category>debt</category><category>downgrade</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:13:00 +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>Mo. mom decries downgrade with NYC plane protest</title>
<description><![CDATA[Municipal bond broker Lucy Nobbe was fed up with Congress and angry over the U.S. credit downgrade, and she wanted the world to know.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Salter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Salter]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7331943-mo-mom-decries-downgrade-with-nyc-plane-protest</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7331943-mo-mom-decries-downgrade-with-nyc-plane-protest</guid><category>us</category><category>plane</category><category>debt</category><category>message</category><category>us-news</category><category>downgrade</category><category>lucy-nobbe</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:20:35 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6a9ba235-2a8d-458c-bc6e-2abc7530ae65.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="393" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6a9ba235-2a8d-458c-bc6e-2abc7530ae65.jpg" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lucy Nobbe poses for a photo at her home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, in Kirkwood, Mo. Nobbe, a municipal bond broker and self-described Midwestern mom, hired a plane to fly a banner over New York City following the U.S. credit downgrade with the message intended for Congress reading in large red letters: &quot;THANKS FOR THE DOWNGRADE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE FIRED!&quot; (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/be7f0319-8265-4fe0-8ec3-43a0c92ecaf9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/be7f0319-8265-4fe0-8ec3-43a0c92ecaf9.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lucy Nobbe poses for a photo at her home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, in Kirkwood, Mo. Nobbe, a municipal bond broker and self-described Midwestern mom, hired a plane to fly a banner over New York City following the U.S. credit downgrade with the message intended for Congress reading in large red letters: &quot;THANKS FOR THE DOWNGRADE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE FIRED!&quot; (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Economy, not market turmoil, hurts housing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Forget the debt rating downgrade. When it comes to the nation’s dismal housing market, it’s the economy, stupid.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Mintz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jessica Mintz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7325697-economy-not-market-turmoil-hurts-housing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7325697-economy-not-market-turmoil-hurts-housing</guid><category>market</category><category>economy</category><category>rating</category><category>rates</category><category>mortgage</category><category>real-estate</category><category>news</category><category>debt</category><category>downgrade</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:56:34 +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>Fed, with few cards, makes unusual pledge</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's highly unusual promise — to keep interest rates low for "at least" the next two years — comes as panicky global financial markets are looking for reassuring measures from the U.S. central bank. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John W. Schoen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John W. Schoen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7321152-fed-with-few-cards-makes-unusual-pledge</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7321152-fed-with-few-cards-makes-unusual-pledge</guid><category>markets</category><category>economy</category><category>europe</category><category>fed</category><category>rates</category><category>bank</category><category>debt</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>downgrade</category><category>eye-on-the-economy</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 20:58:47 +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></channel></rss>