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downgrade

[daun-grayd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /




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The second downgrade to guidance is a setback to a company that had emerged as a key beneficiary of higher defense spending after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended Europe’s security architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The reason Goldman Sachs cites for its target downgrade is not a decline in earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Many market participants had anticipated that Moody’s could opt to downgrade France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Higher crude prices and "protracted uncertainty and structural headwinds" led the International Monetary Fund to last week slightly downgrade its projection for China's annual growth this year to 4.5 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 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

For Joseph Barker and Dominic Ball at Rothschild, the company’s disappointing outlook is now putting downgrades to near-term estimates in focus.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Overall, JPM expects low-single-digit downgrades to consensus earnings per share expectations for 2026 through 2028 due to weaker trends in net interest income and wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Affin Hwang downgrades Press Metal to hold from buy, and cuts its target price to 7.70 ringgit from 9.40 ringgit, citing less-favorable raw material price trends and a plateau in aluminium price momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The group, which also operates carriers including Swiss, Brussels and Eurowings, also slightly downgraded its forecast for core profit to a range of between 1.7 and 2.0 billion euros for 2026.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Having downgraded the sector to neutral only three weeks ago, Deutsche Bank strategists have now reversed that call and are recommending investors overweight it once more.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The International Monetary Fund downgraded its French growth expectations for the year to 0.4% and warned the country to order its public finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A student whose exam results were downgraded during Covid says she still wants answers from education bosses after their decisions changed the trajectory of her life.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Army and the C.D.C. have never downgraded the safety status of Reston virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

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

Osterman said many companies treated employees as dispensable, cutting them when convenient, or downgrading them into contractor or part-time roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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


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