Dollar mostly drops, investors eye US debt rating

NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar is falling on worries that credit ratings agencies will downgrade U.S. debt.

Lawmakers managed to pass a deal earlier this week to raise the debt limit and avoid a government default. But the planned spending cuts in the package might not be enough to allay Standard & Poor's and other agencies.

The U.S. currently holds the top triple-A rating.

In morning trading …