downgrade
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Let me know how they handled any downgrade by replying to this email or emailing me at [email protected].
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lockheed Martin stock caught an upgrade on Tuesday, while L3Harris stock caught a downgrade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In Seattle, tech workers said relocating to the pricier San Francisco area would be a lifestyle downgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Kremlin is yet to put forward a replacement but Russia's embassy to the UK told the BBC it did not reflect an intention to downgrade diplomatic relations between the two nations.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
She stood on the slight downgrade of her front lawn, with the low, glaring, late afternoon sun at her back.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Deutsche Bank downgrades the stock to sell from hold and lowers its target price to 265 Danish kroner from 290 kroner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Three other credit-rating firms put Brighthouse on review for potential downgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh downgrades shares of the Keytruda maker following a nearly 13% rally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
DBS downgrades the stock’s rating to hold from buy and lowers its target price to $0.80 from $1.95.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Harry battled the ministry in the courts after Ravec downgraded his security following his 2020 move.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Moody’s downgraded New Jersey’s second-largest city to a lower investment-grade rating in December, describing it as a “struggling city with a deteriorating liquidity profile.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
As expected, the court rendered a guilty verdict against the Rueggs in August 1932, though it downgraded the death sentence to life imprisonment in a concession to international opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I heard that it’s been downgraded to a Category Four,” John said.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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
At the time, he told the BBC that he "can't see a world" in which he would bring his family to the UK due to the downgrading of his protection.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Rather than downgrading all math, they should highlight the work that matters, and state the reasons why it matters.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
