downgrade

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How the Iran conflict might affect the flow of money depends on how it unspools, but economists have begun to downgrade their forecasts for the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Along with the downgrade to BB+ from BBB-, Fitch placed Paramount on rating watch negative earlier this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday received a broker downgrade, with the analysts arguing that its status in a duopoly in both diabetes and weight loss are under threat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

She claimed this included swapping her successful client account with a failing one, demoting her on a big internal project, and trying to downgrade her performance, the tribunal heard.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Stupidly, I tried to downgrade his attack by smiling.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell