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
Indonesia would be the first Asia-Pacific market to have a standalone status if the proposed downgrade takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In China, higher crude prices -- combined with "protracted uncertainty and structural headwinds" -- led the IMF to slightly downgrade its July projection for the country's annual growth to 4.5 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
His downgrade of AT&T doesn’t reflect a dramatically different view of the company’s financial prospects in the short run.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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
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
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, given the around 40% appreciation in its share price so far this year, Daiwa downgrades Naura to outperform from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
UiPath falls after DA Davidson downgrades the stock, citing concerns about its artificial-intelligence pricing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Orange and San Diego counties, which were under a more severe flood warning through Thursday afternoon, will be downgraded to a coastal advisory through Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Cleveland Research downgraded shares of the payments company to Underperform from Neutral.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Here’s why one strategist just downgraded the sector.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
While the IMF boosted its projection for the UK's growth in 2026, it slightly downgraded its forecasts for next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I can’t believe he actually just downgraded Peeta’s dire circumstances to a setback.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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
At the time, he told the BBC that he "can't see a world" in which he would bring his family to the UK due to the downgrading of his protection.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
We the people—they refute last week's television commentary downgrading our optimism and our idealism.
From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan
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