Economy

S&P Downgrades American Credit Rating

This is very, very bad.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented reversal of fortune for the world's largest economy.

S&P cut the long-term U.S. credit rating by one notch to AA-plus on concerns about the government's budget deficits and rising debt burden. The move is likely to raise borrowing costs eventually for the American government, companies and consumers.

Monday's stock market should be interesting.

Good job, Republicans. Your sabotage strategy continues to work. Damn you.