downgrade
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There could therefore be an argument to reverse some of that downgrade.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Strategists led by Ohsung Kwon said the downgrade comes even as the bank is growing more optimistic on earnings per share — targeting $425 next year for S&P 500 companies and $460 in 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The analyst downgrade the stocks to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
M and the writer move through highly mediated spaces that amplify certain features and downgrade others, a kind of edited, hyperreal landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But even without my downgrade in the birth order, Kia was a huge disappointment once he entered the world.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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 revenues, and softening demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 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
The bank downgrades Resolute to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the project’s $1.2-billion senior bond to its negative watch list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The level three warnings, for heavy rain, and the level four warnings, for landslides have now been either downgraded or lifted by the Japan Meteorological Agency in most areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
With those concerns top of mind, analysts at the firm on Friday downgraded shares of the streaming giant to underweight — the rough equivalent of a sell rating — from equal weight.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Airlines have a lot of latitude here because the DOT definition of a downgraded fare is murky, McGee says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The trailer sales must’ve been a bust, because they’ve been downgraded to prison glamping.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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
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
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
China had sent its defense minister, a primarily diplomatic role with no combat responsibilities, to four straight editions of the dialogue before downgrading its representation last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
There's only leased access, and Heritage keeps raising its rates and downgrading its production services, thus decreasing access.
From Diamond Dust by K. Kay Shearin
