Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

There are only two companies left with triple A credit ratings

Guess who

Sorry, Exxon.
Sorry, Exxon.
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

As of this writing, there are only two companies in these United States that have a Triple A credit rating. A higher rating, for what it’s worth, than the actual government of the United States.

Standard and Poor’s said it is downgrading Exxon to Double-A-plus amid concerns about low oil prices and higher investment costs. Exxon had been Triple A since 1949.

So here’s the quiz:

What are the two companies still Triple A?

Nope, not Apple.

Not Amazon.

Give up?

Microsoft and Johnson and Johnson.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    3 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    9 hours ago
    19:00
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    12 hours ago
    6:55
  • Marketplace Tech
    16 hours ago
    8:33
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45