downgrade
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The downgrade to the UK's economic growth outlook is moderate, according to the OECD, which predicted it will grow by 1% in 2027, against an earlier forecast of 1.1%.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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 IEA expects global oil consumption to fall by 2.5 million barrels a day this year—a 940,000 barrels-a-day downgrade to last month’s projection—before rebounding by 2.6 million barrels a day in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lockheed Martin stock caught an upgrade on Tuesday, while L3Harris stock caught a downgrade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
She submitted a list of the bonds she wished to downgrade to her superiors and received back a list of what she was permitted to downgrade.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The bank downgrades Resolute to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Public IB downgrades the Malaysian rubber glove sector to underweight from neutral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“While Metals X could become a growth stock, we cannot see imminent catalysts,” Ord Minnett says as it downgrades the company to hold, from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Three other credit-rating firms put Brighthouse on review for potential downgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Hurricane Polo, a large storm off the coast of Mexico, has been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane but remains "very powerful", according to the US National Hurricane Center.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
Harry battled the ministry in the courts after Ravec downgraded his security following his 2020 move.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Moody’s downgraded New Jersey’s second-largest city to a lower investment-grade rating in December, describing it as a “struggling city with a deteriorating liquidity profile.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Gradually, he downgraded his hopes, letting go of the idea of college, thinking he’d train to become an electrician instead.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
Osterman said many companies treated employees as dispensable, cutting them when convenient, or downgrading them into contractor or part-time roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The third investigation followed the downgrading of South East Water's credit rating by Moody's in May, which meant the firm was in breach of its licence condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
We the people—they refute last week's television commentary downgrading our optimism and our idealism.
From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan
