downgrade

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AM Best, the industry’s dominant ratings firm, late last month downgraded its financial-strength score for Advantage Capital’s insurers from the equivalent of Good to Fair, a rare three-step drop.

From Barron's

Both Fitch and Moody’s Ratings have now downgraded Indonesia’s credit outlook to negative from stable while affirming their respective ratings on the country’s debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fitch Ratings said Monday that it placed Paramount on its “negative” ratings watch, and downgraded its credit to BB+ from BBB-, which puts the company’s credit into “junk” territory.

From Los Angeles Times

In a report on Monday, Fitch warned of the risk that Paramount’s financial and leverage targets will slip, and downgraded the group’s credit rating to BB+ from BBB-, and placed it on rating watch negative.

From The Wall Street Journal

He might claim a victory in terms of obliterating — or, I guess, ‘re-obliterating’ — Iran’s nuclear program and downgrading its ballistic missiles.”

From Los Angeles Times