If the U.S.’s loss of its final perfect credit rating boosts yields on Treasury debt, it likely would boost the cost of borrowing for both companies and consumers.

Moody’s decision to lower the rating on U.S. government debt seems unlikely to shake up the corporate bond market too much.

Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating late Friday appeared to have a modest impact on corporate bond market activity on Monday, as spreads widened slightly and new bond sales started the week softer than expected.

In the hours just before dawn, NASA's Perseverance rover adjusted its gaze toward the heavens and saw a brilliant point of light. That bright sparkle wasn't a morning star beaming from distant space,

Bridgewater Associates founder and billionaire Ray Dalio warned Monday that Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating understates the threat to U.S.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have taken in stride the Moody's U.S. credit rating downgrade and are back pining for trade deals as a distinct lack of agreements from negotiations keep them on edge with the clock ticking on the United States' 90-day pause.

For a minute there, it looked like the “Sell America” trade was poised to make a comeback on Monday after Moody’s decided to strip the U.S. of its top-tier credit rating late Friday.

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