downgrade
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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.
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
He downgraded his outlook on U.S. stocks to “benchmark” in a note published Friday, citing a weaker dollar, policy uncertainty, and expensive valuations.
From Barron's
“What’s interesting is that the bond market is not trading that. Instead, it’s trading on the disinflationary impact that might happen a few years from now,” as well as on a “downgrade in economic expectations.”
From MarketWatch
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