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Miami has the second-largest population of US cities that are vulnerable to flooding due to climate change.

Cities may need to act on climate change or see their bond ratings drop

Business, Finance & Economics

The credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services has issued a company memo that outlines its plans to quantify the increasing risks posed by climate change.

U.S. credit rating downgrade ‘inevitable’

Business, Economics and Jobs

S&P downgrades US credit rating to AA+

Business, Economics and Jobs

Cash-Strapped Detroit Suspends Payment to Vendors

BofA to Lay Off 30,000 Employees; Moody’s Downgrades 2 French Banks

The World

France’s Credit Rating at Risk

Business, Economics and Jobs

After last week’s downgrade of US credit rating, many investors are speculating if France is next.

Top of the Hour: Investors React to U.S. Credit Downgrade, Morning Headlines

Stock futures are down this morning as global markets react to the first ever downgrading of the United States’ credit rating by Standard and Poor’s. Moody’s repeated its warning that it too could downgrade U.S. credit in the next year if the economy continues to weaken. Richard Hunter, head of U.K. Equities at Hargreaves Lansdown […]

The World

S&P downgrade roils markets, worries consumers

Business, Economics and Jobs

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, and Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times, talk about what impact the downgrade will have on the U.S. economy.

Five States May Face Credit Downgrade Along With US

It’s old news that if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling by August 2, the government’s credit rating will sink. But here’s a lesser-known fact: the downgrade would have a trickle-down effect, resulting in five states losing their top ratings from Moody’s along with the U.S. The states are” Maryland, South Carolina, New Mexico, […]

Debt: Obama Praises Gang of Six Plan; Five States May Face Credit Downgrade

The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, called it correctly on yesterday’s show, saying that the Gang of Six –  a bipartisan group of senators who have been trying to formulate a deficit-reduction plan for months –  would make a comeback. President Obama praised praised the group’s proposal yesterday, calling it a “very significant step”  toward a budget negotiation. […]