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He said he expects financial reform legislation to be approved early next year, adding that the company valued S&P's business potential.

The S & P's long-term corporate credit rating up a grid, from "BB" up to "BB " , rating the prospects for stability.

For the moment both sides continue to talk tough, but S&P's action has added to the pressure to strike a deal.

Basically the markets are saying that they expect S&P's announcement to have increased the chance of a long-term budget deal in Congress.

He added, though, that S&P's move is a mere 'gesture' and predicted that it won't actually downgrade the U. S. sovereign rating.

S&P's changes may even foretell a coming upturn for banks, he said.

Greece criticized S&P's decision, as it has done with several rating cuts over the past months.

Moody's, S&P's main rival in the ratings business, also maintains a Aaa credit rating - its highest - on the United States.

S&P's decision on Tuesday also to downgrade the debt of Portugal by a couple of notches pushed European and world stockmarkets lower.

Building products is the industry with the biggest decline since the S&P's April 23 peak, down nearly 29%, J. P. Morgan says.

S&P's action could be a message from the market that the government should proceed with tax and social welfare reforms as scheduled.

For better or worse, will downgrading the U. S. impact S&P's reputation?

At around 3: 57 p. m. Paris time, some subscribers to S&P's ratings website received an email alert indicating France had been downgraded.

As S&P's announcement makes clear, the inadequacy of the deal was only one motivation.

Potential opponents of the president in2012 pounced on S&P's announcement. Rep.

China has 'taken note' of S&P's move, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on the ministry's website late Tuesday.

S&P's action will probably unite Europe and the US in an effort to curb the agencies.

After the committee approves a rating change, the technology team posts any changes to S&P's 'global credit portal.

But the Treasury attacked S&P's calculations, saying: "A judgment flawed by a $2tn error speaks for itself" .

"Buy-out groups are living dangerously, " said Steven Bavaria, head of S&P's bank loan ratings business.

Will S&P's new rating cause some big investors to sell their Treasury bonds, driving interest rates up?

S&P's decision couldn't have come at a worse time for the markets.

Even if he can help repair S&P's credibility, he must work through investigations and lawsuits that could drag on for years.

Unfortunately, there is a risk that different political factions will use S&P's action to vindicate their prior beliefs.

The committee voted on Swann's report, and ultimately agreed to downgrade S&P's US outlook.

With a month to go, his Value fund had made a return of just 3. 5%, well behind the S&P's 12. 6%.

But many Wall Street economists and money managers are downplaying S&P's move, saying that the downgrade wasn't a big surprise.

Many of S&P's dividend aristocrats rely on the goodwill of consumers and politicians to keep accumulating cash for payouts.

Of the S&P's 500 stocks, 287 have doubled in price and 405 have jumped by at least 50%.

Investors won't learn much new from S&P's announcement. Politicians should.

But many Wall Street economists and money managers are downplaying S&P's move, saying that the downgrade wasn't a big surprise.

Many of S&P's dividend aristocrats rely on the goodwill of consumers and politicians to keep accumulating cash for payouts.

Of the S&P's 500 stocks, 287 have doubled in price and 405 have jumped by at least 50%.

Investors won't learn much new from S&P's announcement. Politicians should.

S&P's chief economist, Jean-Michel Six, told Agence France Presse on Sunday that France's rating remained stable.

Meanwhile, S & P's warning shot should galvanise America's leaders.

Even S&P's outgoing president Deven Sharma told Fortune that regulations should not mandate the use of ratings.

Even after S&P's explanation, investors remained confused.

Optimists argue that S&P's decision may act as a wake-up call.

Monday's pattern makes sense, therefore, if S&P's move is a political move.

Monday's pattern makes sense, therefore, if S&P's move is a political move.

She called S&P's decision "unprofessional. "

The fund will come under China's QDII scheme and will passively track S&P's Bric 40 index.

But it's not clear that S&P's downgrade will have an effect on rates.

Countries that have lost S&P's AAA ratings in the past few years include Ireland and Spain in 2009 and Japan in 2001.

But with dividends included, the S&P's total return reached 2. 81% annually.

If the forecast based on industry, that is, "top-down" of the survey data, the S & P's 2009 earnings to fall by 2%.

Financials are up 4. 5% in November, lagging the S&P's gain of 6. 7%.