The downgrade, which places the U.S. government one notch below Moody’s top Aaa status, comes as lawmakers weigh a budget ...

Moody's lowered its rating on U.S. debt from Aaa to Aa1, pointing to sustained increase in federal debt and interest payments ...

Moody’s Ratings slashed the United States’ credit rating down a notch to Aa1 from the highest triple A on Friday, citing the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moody’s Ratings stripped the U.S. government of its top credit rating Friday, citing successive governments ...

Moody’s is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal government’s credit. Standard & Poor’s downgraded ...

"This is the result of reckless spending, bloated budgets, and an economy that’s been hollowed out by overregulation and overreliance on the federal government.” Moody's had noted earlier this ...

Moody’s noted in its report Wednesday that the governor and the legislature “addressed a trend of overspending” in some government programs with a combination of tax increases and spending cuts.

Transnet SOC Ltd., will run out of money for operations and debt-servicing within three months unless it gets a government bailout, according to Moody’s Ratings. The ratings firm has placed ...