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Business Definition for: Downgrade

  • to reduce the forecast for a stock
  • to reduce the credit rating for a bond

Wiktionary Definition for: Downgrade

  • #to place lower in position

Additional Resources

Downgrade undercuts Pepsi stock
NEW YORK AP -- Shares of PepsiCo Inc. fell for a third-straight day Thursday to their lowest level since January after an analyst's downgrade led to concerns about the company's restaurant business.
Tags: PepsiCo, stock
Research articles 1996-08-30
UK: MOODY'S REVIEWS EGG BANKING FOR POSSIBLE DOWNGRADE.
Moody's today announced it placed on review for possible downgrade the A2/P-1 ratings of Egg Banking Egg. Moody's also changed the outlook on the D+ BFSR to stable from positive. The action follows the downgrade to A- from A (on review for possi ...
Tags: Citigroup Inc., downgrade, Egg, Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-08
MOODY'S REVIEWS EGG BANKING FOR POSSIBLE DOWNGRADE
Moody's today announced it placed on reviewfor possible downgrade the A2/P-1 ratings of Egg Banking Egg. Moody'salso changed the outlook on the D+ BFSR to stable from positive. Theaction follows the downgrade to A- from A (on review for possible furtherMoody's today announced it placed on reviewfor possible downgrade the...
Tags: Citigroup Inc., downgrade, Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-08
Swiss Re downgrade raises questions. (Re/International).
London Standard & Poor's rationale for the recent downgrade of Swiss Re from a double-A-plus" to a "double-A" has been questioned by some reinsurance market observers. In the downgrade announcement issued on July 28, S&P s London Standard...
Tags: downgrade, industry, risk, S&P
Research articles 2003-08-11
Fitch Expects To Downgrade HCA's ICR To 'B' Following LBO
CHICAGO -- Based on a preliminary review and assuming the closing of the leverage buyout LBO, Fitch Ratings expects to downgrade and remove from Rating Watch Negative HCA, Inc. as follows:
Tags: Fitch, HCA Inc., LBO
Research articles 2006-10-20
Polygon Gets S&P Downgrade.(Brief Article)
Polygon Insurance Company, the U.K. specialist aviation insurer, received a rating downgrade from Standard & Poor's from "BBB-plus" to "BBB-minus" with developing implications. The downgrade is the result of heavy losses su Polygon Insurance Company, the U.K. specialist aviation insurer, received a...
Tags: downgrade, insurance company, S&P
Research articles 2000-08-21
Who analyzes the analysts' motives? Burned firm wants it to be the SEC.(Brief Article)
First the downgrade, then record earnings Mr. Karmanos is reacting to a downgrade in Compuware stock from analyst James Mendelson at tech-stock research specialists SoundView Technology Group Inc. in Stamford, Conn. According to reports ...
Tags: Compuware Corp., downgrade, SEC, stock
Research articles 1999-11-01
Moody's Investor Service granted struggling EchoStar a brief say from a full downgrade. (EchoStar Communications Corp securities rating)(Brief Article)
Moody's Investor Service granted struggling EchoStar a brief stay from a full downgrade, but still dropped the DBS company to a possible downgrade from a possible upgrade in the light of the failing News Corp. merger. Although Moody's "is concer Moody's Investor Service granted struggling EchoStar...
Tags: downgrade, EchoStar Communications Corp., Moody's Corp.
Research articles 1997-05-19
Glitnir's Rating Unaffected by S&P's Sovereign Downgrade of Iceland (See Bulletin From S&P below):
Glitnir's rating is unaffected by S&P's sovereign downgrade of Iceland. S&P states in a release today, that Glitnir's rating is not threatened by Republic of Iceland downgrade. Glitnir was rated by S&P in March 2006, as the first and only Icelandic Bank to date. Glitnir, the Nordic financial group, with...
Tags: S&P
Research articles 2006-12-22
Saks Incorporated Responds to S&P's Downgrade
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Retailer Saks Incorporated (NYSE:SKS) (the "Company") today issued a response to Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the Company's credit ratings.
Tags: Company, S&P
Research articles 2005-06-16
How to Downgrade to Windows XP
How to Downgrade to Windows XPJust bought an XP machineI just got a new XP laptop for my wife. I'm now a Mac person and she's not much of a techie, so it was a no-brainer to avoid dealing with the new OS. Let's face it, XP runs fine for...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Thank-you
Discussion threads 2007-12-14
Lehman slashes Unilever to 'underweight'.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
Mercilessly tough competition has seen analysts at Lehman Bros downgrade Unilever to an 'underweight' position from an earlier 'neutral' position. Lehman says the downgrade is based on worry about future sales growth in the next year. "We believ Mercilessly tough competition has seen analysts at Lehman...
Tags: financial, Lehman, Unilever PLC
Research articles 2004-12-10
UBS' Darden Downgrade: Deceptive, Confusing and Poor
Scott Rothbort submits: Yesterday UBS analyst David Palmer downgraded Darden Restaurants DRI to “Neutral” from “Buy”. In order to rationalize that downgrade the analyst moved their price target down $1 from $39 to $38. Yet DRI remains his top pick in the casual dining segment. The stock moved from...
Tags: Retail, Darden Restaurants Inc.
External links 2008-08-20
Moody's places Kaupthing on review for possible downgrade
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-31 January 2008-Moody's places Kaupthing on review for possible downgradeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Tags: Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2008-01-31
Moody's places debt rating of Ras Laffan on review for downgrade
* Moody's Investors Service has placed the Baa2 debt rating of Qatar Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company under review for downgrade. The action is due to the increased possibility of war in the region as well as the recent increase in global terrorist activity.
Tags: Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2003-01-01
Ambac Collapse: Anticlimax of the Week
Michael Shedlock submits: In what would have been major news nearly any other week this year, MarketWatch is reporting Ambac warns downgrade would put unit under pressure: Ambac Financial said late Friday that a downgrade by ratings agency Moody's Investors Service would leave its guaranteed investment contract business short...
Tags: Financial, Ambac Financial Group Inc., MBIA Inc.
External links 2008-09-21
Ericsson suffers Moody's downgrade. (Business).
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Barely a week after its rights issue, telecom equipment maker L.M. Ericsson said the company's downgrade by Moody's Investors Service from Ba1 to Ba2 will increase its financing cost. Ericsson's shares dropped on the downgrade. STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Barely a week after its...
Tags: downgrade, Ericsson Inc., Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2002-09-16
Fitch Teleconference: Sprint Nextel Downgrade and Outlook, 3/3, 10AM ET
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference on Monday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its downgrade and outlook for Sprint Nextel. Fitch downgraded the company to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' yesterday and placed it on Ratings Watch Negative.
Tags: Fitch, Microsoft Outlook, Sprint Nextel Corp.
Research articles 2008-02-29
Lucent Deal Faces Downgrade.(Brief Article)
Moody's said it may downgrade six classes of a $335 million securitization backed by mortgages on three office buildings occupied by struggling telecommunications giant Lucent. Moody's said it may downgrade six classes of a $335 million securitization backed by mortgages on three office buildings...
Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc.
Research articles 2002-11-08
How to Downgrade to Windows XP
So you've decided Windows Vista just isn't your cup of OS tea. Perhaps you're not happy with its sluggish performance or software incompatibilities. Whatever the reason, you may be able to "downgrade" to Windows XP (or, if you prefer, an earlier version of Windows). All volume-licensed editions of Vista, meaning...
Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Computerworld, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2007-12-14
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