That contrasts with about two dozen that have been on the receiving end of a downgrade.
Add to the list the after-shock of the congressional debt ceiling battle and the debt downgrade.
But Mr. Obama's practice is to downgrade foreign policy in favor of domestic concerns.
The chancellor came out fighting, on Monday, in the wake of that downgrade by Moody's.
Even after the downgrade the French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said no new cuts were necessary.
More than 15, 000 people have signed a petition against plans to downgrade services at Stafford Hospital.
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That activity isn't coincidental of the coming downgrade, but because of it, the researchers say.
They underperform other stocks by 2% a month for six months after the downgrade.
We feared having a downgrade of U.S. debt, and unfortunately we got it Friday night.
Some analysts said they were disappointed by the update and could downgrade their full-year estimates.
Moody's followed its usual procedure of informing Slovenia's government before publicly announcing the downgrade.
Some analysts said the downgrade isn't likely to dissuade many investors when it attempts another sale.
The bond issue had to be postponed because the downgrade could have affected the bond's pricing.
Last month's downgrade was the starkest possible reminder of the debt problem we face.
The city's credit rating has plunged since last summer's crisis and another downgrade is looming.
There were also fears that the rating agencies might downgrade Enron's debt despite the Dynegy deal.
The Portugal debt downgrade did support the dollar index as it pressured the Euro currency.
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In February, Moody's became the first rating agency to downgrade the UK from triple-A status.
No one really knew how the U.S. debt downgrade would ultimately impact the markets.
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The uncertainty caused by the U.S. debt downgrade is unlikely to help this situation.
The slip in regular trading was sparked by an analyst downgrade from Morgan Keegan.
Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings moved to downgrade Cyprus's two largest banks following Monday's preliminary bailout agreement.
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Fitch Ratings also moved to downgrade Cyprus's two largest banks following Monday's preliminary bailout agreement.
"The OBR's 2011 growth forecast still looks a bit optimistic even after the downgrade, " he said.
And Heather Struck reported on a possible bond rating downgrade for Penn State.
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Despite the downgrade, Japanese stocks in the iShares Japan (EWJ) were moving higher on Tuesday.
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Interestingly, Roubini says that the downgrade could actually be positive for U.S. bond markets.
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Hard assets are the likely benefactors of the U.S. sovereign debt downgrade on Friday.
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Moreover, a downgrade could conceivably cause banks to raise interest rates to attract investors.
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