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S&P president steps down

S&P president steps down

Standard & Poor's president Deven Sharma steps down just weeks after the agency downgraded the US credit rating.

 

How debt downgrade will affect 2012 campaign

The downgrading of U.S. government bonds by Standard & Poor’s ensures that the 2012 election will be fought on the battlefield of debt, as Electoral College math begins mingling with dire economic figures.

 

S&P does not think U.S. will default on its debt

Standard and Poor's does not think the United States will default on its debt, the rating agency's president Deven Sharma said on Wednesday.

 

S&P says 50-50 chance of U.S. downgrade

Standard & Poor's reiterated on Thursday it sees a real risk that future U.S. government deficits may meaningfully miss discussed targets and that there is a 50-50 chance the U.S. AAA credit rating could be cut within three months, perhaps as soon as August.

 

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