downgrade

Many market participants had anticipated that Moody’s could opt to downgrade France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The reason Goldman Sachs cites for its target downgrade is not a decline in earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

In China, higher crude prices -- combined with "protracted uncertainty and structural headwinds" -- led the IMF to slightly downgrade its July projection for the country's annual growth to 4.5 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

His downgrade of AT&T doesn’t reflect a dramatically different view of the company’s financial prospects in the short run.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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

For Joseph Barker and Dominic Ball at Rothschild, the company’s disappointing outlook is now putting downgrades to near-term estimates in focus.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

So when a strategist downgrades the sector from overweight to market-weight and swaps the exposure to healthcare, investors should pay attention —because it doesn’t happen very often.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Analysts at the investment bank keep a neutral rating on the Australia-based pharmaceutical company, observing that a 58% share-price rise over three months came despite earnings downgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenues, and softening demand.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Having downgraded the sector to neutral only three weeks ago, Deutsche Bank strategists have now reversed that call and are recommending investors overweight it once more.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The regulator downgraded the firm from two stars out of a possible four to one, meaning it is now considered a "poor performing company" for its environmental impact.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Orange and San Diego counties, which were under a more severe flood warning through Thursday afternoon, will be downgraded to a coastal advisory through Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

S&P Global Ratings last year downgraded Solera loans to CCC-plus, citing weak earnings and a heavy debt load.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

To change this, he promoted simplified harmonies that made the melody the most prominent aspect of the music, and downgraded the importance of the other vocal parts to support the melody.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

While the downgrading of Sunday’s storms brought some relief, risks continue across the California coast until Tuesday, and there is the longer-term concern of what is expected to be an active El Niño season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

At the time, he told the BBC that he "can't see a world" in which he would bring his family to the UK due to the downgrading of his protection.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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

Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

I say it is time we quit downgrading ourselves as a nation.

From State of the Union Address by Gerald R. Ford