downgrade

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Albemarle’s valuation at 25 times forward earnings, above peers, also contributes to the downgrade amid supply uncertainty.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The UK's downgrade of half a percentage point is the largest of the world's advanced economies, with the UK now earmarked to have middling growth this year compared to its peers.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Excluding Iran, overall regional economic growth was expected to slow to just 1.8 percent in 2026 -- a downgrade of 2.4 percentage points from before the war, the Bank said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stock gets a downgrade from J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

She told them, for instance, that even though she was responsible for evaluating subprime mortgage bonds, she wasn’t allowed by her bosses simply to downgrade the ones she thought deserved to be downgraded.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis