Today's Takeaway: S&P Downgrade Roils Markets, Worries Consumers Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Investors React to U.S. Credit Downgrade, Morning Headlines S&P Downgrade Roils Markets, Worries Consumers AIG to Sue Bank of America for $10 Billion in Mortgage Losses London Riots Result in Over 100 Arrests Jay-Z and Kanye West Release Joint Album, 'Watch the Throne' This Week's Agenda: U.S. Credit Rating, Obama Bus Tour, Verizon Strike Top of the Hour: Elite Unit Dies Afghanistan Helicopter Crash, Morning Headlines The Role of Navy SEALs in Afghanistan Global Impact of US Credit Downgrade Unions Representing 45,000 Verizon Workers Declare Strike Violence Continues in Syria Amid Famine, Somali Government Regains Control of Capital Helicopter Crash Highlights American Strategy in Afghanistan Markets Face Impact of Downgrade Standard & Poor's Headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Produced by PRI and WNYC