downgrade
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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
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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
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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
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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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