20-Sep-2011 19:02 S&P

S&P Downgrades Italian Sovereign Debt Rating; Fear of Contagion Spreads :: Although the Rome government recently approved a 54 billion euro ($74 billion) austerity budget, S&P complained it was insufficient to meet the country's fiscal problems.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/216785/20110920/italy-sovereign-credit-rating-s-p-downgrade-contagion-euro-zone-berlusconi.htm

S&P Downgrades Italy's Credit Rating; Raises Stakes for Eurozone Rescue :: Standard & Poor's cut Italy's credit rating on Tuesday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed euro zone and raised pressure on policymakers to take more decisive action to resolve the crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/216777/20110920/italy-downgrade-standard-poor-s.htm

Italy has debt rating cut by S&P :: Italy's credit rating is cut by Standard and Poor's, but Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says the move is based on "political considerations".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14981718

S&P downgrades Italy's credit rating :: Agency cites weak growth outlook and political fragility for its first downgrade of the country since 2006, but markets recover from early jitters
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f48542f0-e346-11e0-8f47-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

S&P Italy Downgrade a New Blow for Distressed Europe :: Standard & Poor's cut its unsolicited ratings on Italy by one notch on Tuesday, a surprise move that sharply increases strains on the debt-stressed euro zone and piles pressure on policymakers to take more decisive action to resolve the crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/216676/20110920/sitaly-downgrade-new-blow-for-distressed-europe.htm

SEC Probing Trades Before S&P Downgrade of U.S.: Report :: Securities regulators have sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other trading firms in a probe of possible insider trading before the U.S. government's long-term credit rating was cut last month, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/216581/20110920/sec-probing-trades-before-s-p-downgrade-of-u-s-report.htm

S&P Cuts Italy One Notch, Outlook Negative :: Standard and Poor's cut its unsolicited ratings on Italy by one notch, warning of a deteriorating growth outlook and damaging political uncertainty, in a move that took markets by surprise and added to pressure on the debt-stressed euro zone.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/216553/20110920/scuts-italy-one-notch-outlook-negative.htm