Economists consider Moody's downgrade justified, given the U.S.'s reluctance to address its rising debt and deficit.

How could the downgrade impact Americans? The dip in the U.S. credit rating indicates that ratings agencies believe the ...

The downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating Friday will likely mean higher borrowing costs on mortgages.

Moody's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating made it the third of the three major ratings agencies to downgrade U.S. credit ...

Nina Eichacker, an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, says the downgrade speaks to a “growing disparity ...