Moody’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating on Friday, and Wall Street is now bracing for the fallout. The downgrade ...

Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. credit rating by one notch, from a pristine Aaa to Aa1, citing persistent and rising ...

That would be a full 50 percentage points higher than the current record, which was set in 1946 as the U.S. began its post-World War II demobilization. Growth in the national debt will be driven ...