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Guggenheim analysts John DiFucci and Lawrence Vensko on Monday upgraded Zscaler to a Buy rating from Neutral with a $214 price target.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“You wouldn’t want a credit rating agency to say, ‘Well, you’re not going to sell it, and so therefore I’m going to mark it to zero in my credit assessment.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The firm initiated coverage on IBM shares on Monday, rating them at Buy with a $350 price target.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

On Thursday, Moody's downgraded its credit rating for South East Water, citing the "fallout" from supply failures and "continued resilience risk the company faces".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In late May, the two big rating agencies announced that they were reconsidering their subprime bond ratings models.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis