Anywhere But USA—was back on the table this morning, as investors digested Moody's markdown of America's credit rating from triple-A, coupled with the forward march of the House's debt-expanding budget bill,

Good morning. Moody’s dim view of US debt reverberates through markets. There’s no respite for New Jersey commuters (yet.) And Americans wanting to escape the turmoil find fewer places to go. Listen to the day’s top stories.

Stocks slumped at the open of trading on Monday after a downgrade of U.S. credit triggered a spike in debt yields that threatened to raise borrowing costs throughout the nation's economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 295 points, or 0.7%, while the S &P 500 fell 0.9%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 1.2%.

As yields rise and borrowing gets costlier, could the price of innovation increasingly fall on consumers?