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downgrade

[daun-grayd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /




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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

Macro factors have also influenced RBC’s thinking on the downgrade.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

They are also calling on the state governor, Bill Lee, to downgrade Pike's punishment to the lesser sentence of life in prison without parole.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

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

Analysts at the investment bank keep a neutral rating on the Australia-based pharmaceutical company, observing that a 58% share-price rise over three months came despite earnings downgrades.

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

Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenue, and softening demand.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Countries in Latin America and the Middle East saw their growth projections downgraded.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The hurricane -- downgraded a notch to Category 3 strength on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale -- was moving slowly and remained dangerous.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Oracle’s credit rating to one notch above “junk” territory in July, saying that its “rapidly expanding AI infrastructure business is increasing its overall credit risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the project’s $1.2-billion senior bond to its negative watch list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I heard that it’s been downgraded to a Category Four,” John said.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

“In Echo IQ’s case we do not believe it will be a quick or a simple resolution either,” says Petra Capital, downgrading the stock to “sell,” from “hold.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a 760-page report published in April, he called for the end of what he described as a "culture" of agencies passing responsibility between each other or downgrading their own involvement in cases like this.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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 Sarah Jane Elpern


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