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downgrade

[daun-grayd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /




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The reason Goldman Sachs cites for its target downgrade is not a decline in earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Andrzej Szczepaniak, senior European economist at Japanese investment bank Nomura, told clients in a note that he expects Moody’s to downgrade France’s rating to A1 with a stable outcome.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

A downgrade from emerging-market to standalone status would exclude Indonesian equities from MSCI’s main indexes tracked by global funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The downgrade threat also fueled selling in bonds and accelerated capital outflows, adding pressure on Bank Indonesia to shore up the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“And you’ve changed your team. Interesting. Is this a downgrade or an upgrade, young Tristan?”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

For Joseph Barker and Dominic Ball at Rothschild, the company’s disappointing outlook is now putting downgrades to near-term estimates in focus.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Overall, JPM expects low-single-digit downgrades to consensus earnings per share expectations for 2026 through 2028 due to weaker trends in net interest income and wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Met, which is attempting to reverse annual losses and credit rating downgrades, seemed to have found a way forward in September 2025 when it unveiled a partnership with the Saudi Music Commission.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

So when a strategist downgrades the sector from overweight to market-weight and swaps the exposure to healthcare, investors should pay attention —because it doesn’t happen very often.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Yet Deutsche Bank, which downgraded tech stocks three weeks earlier, is already recommending that investors buy them again.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Orange and San Diego counties, which were under a more severe flood warning through Thursday afternoon, will be downgraded to a coastal advisory through Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In August 2020, the Scottish government instructed the SQA to revert any downgraded results to teacher and practitioner judgement.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Kenya Tourism Federation said it is lobbying to have the U.S. travel warnings downgraded to their previous level, which advised travelers to exercise caution rather than reconsider their trips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

To change this, he promoted simplified harmonies that made the melody the most prominent aspect of the music, and downgraded the importance of the other vocal parts to support the melody.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

While the downgrading of Sunday’s storms brought some relief, risks continue across the California coast until Tuesday, and there is the longer-term concern of what is expected to be an active El Niño season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

AM Best said it was considering downgrading the companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In a 760-page report published in April, he called for the end of what he described as a "culture" of agencies passing responsibility between each other or downgrading their own involvement in cases like this.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

There's only leased access, and Heritage keeps raising its rates and downgrading its production services, thus decreasing access.

From Diamond Dust by K. Kay Shearin


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