downgrading

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Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Accompanying that rise has been an increase in attacks on livestock, and that has led to the EU downgrading the "strictly protected" status of wolves to "protected".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Chief Executive Thierry Delaporte said Sodexo underperformed, downgrading fiscal 2026 organic revenue growth to 0.5%-1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Citi Research anticipates intensifying concerns for SaaS companies due to AI, downgrading stocks like Docusign.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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