downgrade
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President Nicusor Dan, a pro-European centrist, tried to address people's concerns last weekend after Romania avoided a downgrade of its credit rating by Fitch to "junk", or below investment grade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
He added: "We are currently consulting on proposals to downgrade local authorities who commission these illegal homes."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Baird published a widely cited downgrade note on Caterpillar, which highlighted industry-wide power equipment capacity additions and rising regulatory backlash on the data center buildout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“We moved overweight on the sector well before the inflection became visible in consensus estimates, arguing that the downgrade cycle was close to exhaustion,” they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stupidly, I tried to downgrade his attack by smiling.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
They hold that economic growth expectations are lower compared to earlier in the year, which means there’s opportunity for a positive surprise as those downgrades are reversed, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The downgrades, especially to the equivalent of sell ratings on Goldman and Morgan Stanley, reflect the investment-banking industry’s move to “the later part of the cycle,” Kotowski wrote in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mwb downgrades its rating on Rheinmetall stock to hold from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hong Leong downgrades the Malaysian banking sector’s rating to neutral from overweight given the absence of immediate near-term catalysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Best and S&P Global also downgraded Delaware Life’s outlook to negative, though they said the insurer maintain a high level of financial strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The investment bank downgraded the software company, which specializes in creative and marketing tools, from “equal-weight” to “underweight,” reducing its price target by over a third from $365 to $240.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
After hitting Guam and the Northern Marianas on Monday as a super typhoon, Bavi was downgraded to a typhoon as it moved across the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Other cities have downgraded their Prides," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
I pulled my feelings book from under my pillow, flipped to the current page, and downgraded from desperate to mediocre.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
China had sent its defense minister, a primarily diplomatic role with no combat responsibilities, to four straight editions of the dialogue before downgrading its representation last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Security is a delicate subject for Prince Harry – who is fifth in line to the British throne – after he lost a court appeal against the downgrading of his protection while in the UK.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Citi Research anticipates intensifying concerns for SaaS companies due to AI, downgrading stocks like Docusign.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Another principle of the educational system is the promotion of technical or vocational education and the simultaneous downgrading of the humanities.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
