downgrade
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There could therefore be an argument to reverse some of that downgrade.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Strategists led by Ohsung Kwon said the downgrade comes even as the bank is growing more optimistic on earnings per share — targeting $425 next year for S&P 500 companies and $460 in 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The analyst downgrade the stocks to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
M and the writer move through highly mediated spaces that amplify certain features and downgrade others, a kind of edited, hyperreal landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“We must return to them their lawful rights, assure equality of justice—and then everybody leave everybody else to hell alone. Paternalistic—we show our prejudice in our paternalism—we downgrade their dignity.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Analysts at the investment bank keep a neutral rating on the Australia-based pharmaceutical company, observing that a 58% share-price rise over three months came despite earnings downgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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 revenue, and softening demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The bank downgrades Resolute to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The level three warnings, for heavy rain, and the level four warnings, for landslides have now been either downgraded or lifted by the Japan Meteorological Agency in most areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
With those concerns top of mind, analysts at the firm on Friday downgraded shares of the streaming giant to underweight — the rough equivalent of a sell rating — from equal weight.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
“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
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
Chicago is facing renewed financial strain, with three ratings firms downgrading its credit since January 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
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
