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downgrade

[daun-grayd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /




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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Andrzej Szczepaniak, senior European economist at Japanese investment bank Nomura, told clients in a note that he expects Moody’s to downgrade France’s rating to A1 with a stable outcome.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Moody’s is expected by investors on Friday to downgrade France’s credit rating, while retaining the country’s investment-grade status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The moves come as investors assess MSCI’s proposal to downgrade Indonesia’s equity market, citing transparency concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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

Hana downgrades the stock to neutral from buy and lowers its target price to 60,000 won from 80,000 won.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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

However, Chee downgrades the stock’s rating to sell from hold given concerns over structural oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Rating agencies, including S&P and Kroll, downgraded the city to a “negative” outlook.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Grades were then restored to teacher estimates for those who had been downgraded.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In late 2024, Moody’s downgraded France from Aa2 to Aa3 amid concern over the country’s fiscal outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

I didn’t make the event final for bars, because I’d downgraded the difficulty of my routine; I’d taken out one of my Tkatchevs so I could go easy on my shoulder.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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

Now, they’re downgrading the shares to a neutral rating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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


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