Citing political risks and a rising debt burden, Standard & Poor's lowered the U.S. AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus. This is the first... Standard & Poor's Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating ...

A new report from global financial experts paints a bleak outlook for Conroe's $147 million Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center with a third credit downgrade and possible bankruptcy as the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council voted Wednesday to support the mayor's plan to borrow $1.1 billion, despite the city's poor credit rating. The money would refinance already-refinanced debt ...

Moody's was the last of the major credit rating agencies to cut the credit rating of the United States. Credit agencies are concerned by the U.S. government's mounting fiscal deficit and total debt ...