2011《财富》最愚蠢商业事件大盘点（上）

标准普尔误降法国评级

    今年11月，标准普尔（Standard & Poor's）错误地发出警告，称公司已经调低法国的AAA信用评级。消息一出，有人大骂“该死！”。当然，也许还有更多更精彩的言论。

    之后，这家评级机构很快澄清此事，称该信息属于误发，并归咎于技术问题。

    但这一过失却戳到了许多法国人的痛处，因为外界普遍认为法国极有可能失去其AAA评级。本月早些时候，法国和其他大多数欧元区国家均被标准普尔列入了降级观察名单。不过到目前为止，法国的AAA评级尚安然无恙。——本•鲁尼

S&P downgrades France - by mistake

    Standard & Poor's prompted calls of zut-alors!, and probably other more colorful remarks, after it mistakenly sent an alert in November saying it had changed France's AAA credit rating.

    The ratings agency quickly clarified that the message was sent in error, citing technical difficulties.

    The gaffe hit a raw nerve for many in France, which is widely seen as the most likely candidate to lose its AAA status. Earlier this month, France and most other euro area nations were placed on review for a possible downgrade by the S&P. For now, France's AAA rating remains intact. -- Ben Rooney