Standard and Poor's Downgrades US Long Term Sovereign Debt From AAA to AA+

"And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that."

Lord Acton

It appears that my suspicions about a hidden agenda and undercurrent in today's trade were correct. There were prints of something significant but undisclosed all over the tape, yesterday and today.

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