FITCH DOWNGRADES U.S. CREDIT RATING

A WALL STREET RATING AGENCY DOWNGRADING U.S. CREDIT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE NATION'S HISTORY THIS WEEK.
FITCH RATINGS CUT THE U.S. DEBT BY ONE NOTCH, FROM AAA TO AA+, PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HANDLED THE DEBT CRISIS TWO MONTHS AGO.
WHAT DOES THE U-S CREDIT DOWNGRADE MEANS FOR THE ECONOMY AND FOR YOUR FINANCES?