cheapened

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As these markets have cheapened, investors may want to look at deeply discounted BDCs and closed-end junk-bond and leveraged-loan funds.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Allegations of a purposefully cheapened offshore yuan as a controlled currency are misguided and ignore key facts, he says, adding that the PBOC’s price guidance has been predominantly to appreciate, not depreciate the yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

These missives exploded the myths around a man who has for decades been derided as a cynical and unscrupulous opportunist that cheapened Presley’s legacy while enriching himself at his client’s expense.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Chinese stocks have cheapened as a result, to a price-to-earnings ratio of 11%, the lowest among major Asian markets.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

He despised the trivialization of higher education, the inflated grades and cheapened diplomas, the half education that so often passed as mass education in my generation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez