downgrade

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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

It also gave the U.K. the largest growth downgrade of the 20 economies for which it provides forecasts, with activity now seen expanding 0.7% this year, down from 1.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

With Bhatia’s downgrade, there are as many analysts with neutral-equivalent ratings on Adobe’s stock as there are with buy-equivalent ratings, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Along with the downgrade to BB+ from BBB-, Fitch placed Paramount on rating watch negative earlier this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

It’s as if they don’t want to entirely lose the Mockingjay, but they want to downgrade my role to foot soldier.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins