downgrade
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“We moved overweight on the sector well before the inflection became visible in consensus estimates, arguing that the downgrade cycle was close to exhaustion,” they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“AGL downgrade cycle is not fully reflected in consensus,” Macquarie says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I'm saying it's simply not good enough if you use a children's home that's not registered with us, and we will downgrade you if that's the case", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Billions of dollars hang in the balance as Indonesia faces a potential market-status downgrade that could spur another round of capital flight from the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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
Fowler and his team see the revision cycle for healthcare starting to turn after spending much of 2025 as one of the biggest sources of earnings downgrades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Macquarie downgrades AGL to underperform from neutral, stating that Australia’s electricity market is structurally oversupplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The downgrades, especially to the equivalent of sell ratings on Goldman and Morgan Stanley, reflect the investment-banking industry’s move to “the later part of the cycle,” Kotowski wrote in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
There wasn’t much fundamental news on which to pin gains—no Wall Street upgrades or downgrades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
IBM acknowledged that some analysts had downgraded full-year revenue growth projections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last month, Horan downgraded AT&T’s stock to perform, citing the risk of Starlink taking market share.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Evacuation orders for a portion of the Antelope Valley were downgraded to warnings on Sunday for the area between Fort Tejon Road and 233rd Street East to Boneyard Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Other cities have downgraded their Prides," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Gradually, he downgraded his hopes, letting go of the idea of college, thinking he’d train to become an electrician instead.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
The third investigation followed the downgrading of South East Water's credit rating by Moody's in May, which meant the firm was in breach of its licence condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Through Valerie, Kudrow slyly performs our terminal habit of downgrading devastating developments to champagne problems, merrily chirping her character’s catchphrase, “How’s that?”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
A change in the method of productivity planning, which involved a redefinition of productivity as a calculated index, is reported to have been widely misinterpreted as downgrading the importance of productivity.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane
