S&P slices credit ratings in Europe

FRANCE and Austria lost their top credit ratings in a string of downgrades that left Germany with the euro zone’s only stable AAA grade as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warned on Friday that crisis-fighting efforts were still falling short.

Nine Euro Nations’ Ratings Cut, Seven Affirmed

France and Austria lost their top credit ratings in a string of downgrades that left Germany with the euro area’s only stable AAA grade as Standard & Poor’s warned that crisis-fighting efforts are still falling short.

France Loses AAA Status as S&P Wields Ax on Debt Ratings

France and Austria lost their top credit ratings in a string of downgrades that left Germany with the euro area’s only stable AAA grade as Standard & Poor’s warned that crisis-fighting efforts are still falling short.

S&P downgrade may spark tougher EU ratings curbs

Standard & Poor's credit rating downgrades of nine euro zone countries will fuel attempts by European Union lawmakers to slap stricter curbs on sovereign ratings. The bloc's financial services chief Michel ...

France Stripped of AAA Status as S&P Wields Ax on Debt Ratings

France and Austria lost their top credit ratings in a string of downgrades that left Germany with the euro area’s only stable AAA grade as Standard & Poor’s warned that crisis-fighting efforts are still falling short.