EUROPE - S&P's decision to downgrade Italian debt adds to the pressure on EU legislators to take more decisive action to deal with Europe's mounting debt problems.
The downgrade strengthens the view on global markets that the Eurozone governments will be unable to resolve their debt crisis. S&P cut its ratings on Italy to A/A-1 from A+/A-1+ and kept its ou...
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