downgrade
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Macro factors have also influenced RBC’s thinking on the downgrade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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
They are also calling on the state governor, Bill Lee, to downgrade Pike's punishment to the lesser sentence of life in prison without parole.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Despite the selloff, OAT valuations are becoming increasingly attractive, with limited near-term rating downgrade risk and limited exposure of non-European holders in OATs, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Stupidly, I tried to downgrade his attack by smiling.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
UiPath falls after DA Davidson downgrades the stock, citing concerns about its artificial-intelligence pricing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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
TA Securities downgrades Tenaga’s rating to hold from buy, cuts target price to 13.80 ringgit from 18.00 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Here’s why one strategist just downgraded the sector.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Forecast cuts are more widespread, with about 47% of economies downgraded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The hurricane -- downgraded a notch to Category 3 strength on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale -- was moving slowly and remained dangerous.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Further north, Tropical Storm Rachel, a downgraded hurricane, is heading toward landfall around the US-Mexico border, along the Pacific.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Olly: haikus are awful, they're just less fun limericks Madeline: You've been downgraded from heathen to heretic.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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
“In Echo IQ’s case we do not believe it will be a quick or a simple resolution either,” says Petra Capital, downgrading the stock to “sell,” from “hold.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 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
