downgrade
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However, Fitch in its downgrade of Delaware Life said the plan may prove “insufficient to fully address governance, reporting, and investment oversight issues.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The consequence of the downgrade was less focus and monitoring.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
The analysts downgrade the stock to underweight from sector weight, with a $250 price target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stupidly, I tried to downgrade his attack by smiling.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh downgrades shares of the Keytruda maker following a nearly 13% rally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Walter is now racing to sell or unwind many of those undisclosed loans to head off ratings downgrades that would scare off policy buyers, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
AmInvestment Bank downgrades Public Bank’s rating to hold from buy, while maintaining a 5.60 ringgit target price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The Duke had sought to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with the Duchess.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ratings firms have said the companies could be downgraded if they don’t meet their remediation plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The level-5 warnings of heavy rain were all downgraded to level-4 as of Friday morning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The earthquake hit at 8:30 a.m. and was initially reported as magnitude 4.1, then 3.9, before being downgraded to 3.8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Right now it’s a Category Five. But they’re predicting Emily will be downgraded back to a Category Four by the time she makes landfall.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
The organisation replaced the Scottish Qualifications Authority, which was scrapped after a series of controversies, including the downgrading of some students during the Covid pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
However, Hong Leong notes recent hospital listings have largely run its course and investors are now focusing on company fundamentals, downgrading its rating on the sector to neutral from overweight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Citi Research anticipates intensifying concerns for SaaS companies due to AI, downgrading stocks like Docusign.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Toward the end of 1971 some management committees were still reported to be disregarding or downgrading general assembly proposals, but such instances were said to be growing progressively fewer.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
