downgrade

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How the Iran conflict might affect the flow of money depends on how it unspools, but economists have begun to downgrade their forecasts for the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It also gave the U.K. the largest growth downgrade of the 20 economies for which it provides forecasts, with activity now seen expanding 0.7% this year, down from 1.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

With Bhatia’s downgrade, there are as many analysts with neutral-equivalent ratings on Adobe’s stock as there are with buy-equivalent ratings, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Starbucks stock got a downgrade from RBC Capital analysts, citing “ongoing labor” and other future investments the coffee chain may need to make.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

She submitted a list of the bonds she wished to downgrade to her superiors and received back a list of what she was permitted to downgrade.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis