Moody's Slashes Spain Debt Ratings Three Notches

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut its rating on Spanish government debt on Wednesday by three notches to Baa3 from A3, saying the newly approved euro zone plan to help Spain's banks will increase the country's debt burden.

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