Wall Street opened lower on Wednesday after rating agency of the US government's credit rating. Shortly after the opening bell, the Industrial Average slid 146 points, or 0.4 percent. The benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.8 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite retreated 1.1 percent.On Tuesday, Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA, citing expected 'fiscal deterioration' over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden.
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