downgrade

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The UK's downgrade of half a percentage point is the largest of the world's advanced economies, with the UK now earmarked to have middling growth this year compared to its peers.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The downgrade suggests industry strain as chip vendors provide funding, though Broadcom extended its Alphabet AI chip collaboration through 2031.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

How the Iran conflict might affect the flow of money depends on how it unspools, but economists have begun to downgrade their forecasts for the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That has enabled the company to keep customers who might cancel a higher-priced package but now are more likely to just downgrade their subscription.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The surveillance department was meant to monitor subprime bonds and downgrade them if the loans that underpinned them went bad.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis