Benzinga's Political Roundup (UUP, AIG)

AIG AIG has sold its rail-car leasing unit to Perella Weinberg Partners LP for $600 million, as it continues to try to back the U.S. government. Sovereign-debt fears continue to hurt Europe's most troubled countries, as Greece and Spain continue to hand out record yields for government debt. S&P lowered its outlook on U.S. debt, going from stable to negative, but kept the AAA rating, which sent the dollar UUP rising yesterday.