S&P Versus DOJ, Retaliation Edition; EU Proposes Tough Money Mar...

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S&P vs. DOJ, Retaliation Edition: Well, this is an interesting tactic. Standard & Poor's is arguing that the federal government is suing the firm in retaliation for stripping the U.S. of its AAA credit rating back in 2011. Per S&P's latest court filing, "the government's 'impermissibly selective, punitive and meritless' lawsuit was brought 'in retaliation for defendants' exercise of their free-speech rights with respect to the creditworthiness of the United States of...