downgrade

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Of the 20 economies for which it provided forecasts, the largest downgrade was reserved for the U.K., where growth is now seen at 0.7%, down from 1.2% in the December projections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Starbucks stock got a downgrade from RBC Capital analysts, citing “ongoing labor” and other future investments the coffee chain may need to make.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday received a broker downgrade, with the analysts arguing that its status as a duopoly in both diabetes and weight loss are under threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday received a broker downgrade, with the analysts arguing that its status in a duopoly in both diabetes and weight loss are under threat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

“We must return to them their lawful rights, assure equality of justice—and then everybody leave everybody else to hell alone. Paternalistic—we show our prejudice in our paternalism—we downgrade their dignity.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin