Reuters: U.S. rating likely to be downgraded again: Merrill

U.S. rating likely to be downgraded again: Merrill
By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK | Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - The United States will likely suffer the loss of its triple-A credit rating from another major rating agency by the end of this year due to concerns over the deficit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts.