downgrade
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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
Indonesia would be the first Asia-Pacific market to have a standalone status if the proposed downgrade takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
His downgrade of AT&T doesn’t reflect a dramatically different view of the company’s financial prospects in the short run.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Investors are now nervously awaiting an October 23 decision by Moody's on France's sovereign credit rating, as a downgrade would automatically raise the government's borrowing costs further.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Stupidly, I tried to downgrade his attack by smiling.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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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
However, given the around 40% appreciation in its share price so far this year, Daiwa downgrades Naura to outperform from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenues, and softening demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The regulator downgraded the firm from two stars out of a possible four to one, meaning it is now considered a "poor performing company" for its environmental impact.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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 late 2024, Moody’s downgraded France from Aa2 to Aa3 amid concern over the country’s fiscal outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Bernstein downgraded AT&T and cut price targets across telecom and cable stocks as SpaceX expands its wireless ambitions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 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
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“After sharp outperformance, stock is on 16.5x mid-cycle price-to-earnings, making it harder to chase,” says analyst Michael Simotas, downgrading Ampol to hold from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
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 Violeta D. Baluyut
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