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S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating: Join the Live Chat

Breaking News: S&P has downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from AAA. "The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics," the agency said about the move. We'll talk with the head of S&P. Plus, we have reaction from Obama administration officials and the Treasury. As you might imagine, they're not happy. Plus, what this all means to your bottom line. We'll also have tonight's other headlines.

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