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  • IT'S OFFICIAL: S&P ANNOUNCES MASS DOWNGRADE OF EUROZONE COUNTRIES

    01/13/2012 2:25:57 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 26 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 01/13/2012 | Eric Platt
    Standard & Poor's has officially cut the long-term credit rating of France and eight other Eurozone nations. Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, and Spain saw two notch downgrades, while Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia were dropped one level. The ratings agency reiterated its ratings on Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Standard & Poor's has taken all 16 nations off of CreditWatch, which indicates a coming adjustment. However, the company has left 14 of the countries, including Italy and France, on negative outlook. Slovakia and Germany were the only two to move to stable outlooks. The move by...