Monday, August 8, 2011

Who Made Nearly a $1 Billion Bet on U.S. Debt Downgrade?

In the first trading day following S&P’s announcement that the U.S. government credit rating would go from Triple-A down to AA+, U.S. stocks have sharply declined and investors are scrambling to rid themselves of risky assets. With Wall Street in disarray, one investor is smiling after having walked away from the crisis possibly 10 billion dollars richer. ETF Daily News reports that the investor bet on the downgrade, and is now heavily benefiting from it:

READ THE STORY HERE:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/so-who-made-nearly-a-billion-dollars-betting-on-americas-debt-downgrade/

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