Fitch Ratings on Friday stripped Britain of its top AAA credit score, citing a weaker economic outlook that continues to hinder the country in keeping control of its debt. Fitch becomes the second major ... Read more
LONDON — Britain’s economic troubles took a turn for the worse on Friday as Fitch Ratings came a step closer to becoming the second agency to strip the country of its triple-A investment grade. ... Read more
BETTER late than never. That was probably a common response to the news last week that the Justice Department had filed a civil suit against Standard & Poor’s, one of the two big credit ... Read more
WASHINGTON — By mid-February or early March, the United States could face an unprecedented default unless it raises its debt ceiling, the Treasury Department said this week. Some legislators ... Read more