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Jenrick said: "Frankly I find it astonishing that, just a short period after he was elected to Parliament, the authorities, the government, chose to massively downgrade his security".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

But the analysts said Ericsson’s outlook implies a low single-digit percentage downgrade to 2026 earnings-per-share estimates and low- to mid-single-digit percentage reductions to 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

"I'm saying it's simply not good enough if you use a children's home that's not registered with us, and we will downgrade you if that's the case", he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

That’s a small downgrade from the 2.6% growth seen in January, but excluding the pandemic contraction and a 2009 decline in output during the global financial crisis, that would mark the weakest year since 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I think what he needed was evidence to downgrade the stock.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The downgrades, especially to the equivalent of sell ratings on Goldman and Morgan Stanley, reflect the investment-banking industry’s move to “the later part of the cycle,” Kotowski wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

Given the strong rise in shares this year, Citi downgrades the stock to neutral from buy and lifts its target price on the stock to 7.50 euros from 7.40 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

There wasn’t much fundamental news on which to pin gains—no Wall Street upgrades or downgrades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

TA Securities downgrades Malaysia’s automotive sector’s rating to underweight from neutral, with sell ratings on Bermaz Auto, MBM Resources and Sime Darby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Evacuation orders for a portion of the Antelope Valley were downgraded to warnings on Sunday for the area between Fort Tejon Road and 233rd Street East to Boneyard Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"Other cities have downgraded their Prides," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

TD Cowen downgraded Accenture to Hold, citing a 3% bookings decline; Jefferies also lowered its price target.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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

In a 760-page report published in April, he called for the end of what he described as a "culture" of agencies passing responsibility between each other or downgrading their own involvement in cases like this.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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

Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

President Joe Biden proposed downgrading marijuana to a lesser category in 2024, which drew 43,000 public comments, and the DEA was reviewing the process, The Wall Street Journal reported External link.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

A change in the method of productivity planning, which involved a redefinition of productivity as a calculated index, is reported to have been widely misinterpreted as downgrading the importance of productivity.

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