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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

Premature for Moody's rating downgrade for Philippines: official
MANILA, AFP ? Philippine central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura says it is not a foregone conclusion Moody's will downgrade the country's credit rating. Local newspapers, quoting unnamed government sources, said US rating agency Moody's Investors Service was expected to downgrade Philippine credit ratings by the end of the month....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, downgrade, Moody's Corp., Philippines
Research articles 2004-01-08
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
Merrill Lynch
Business News IN BRIEF *Merrill Lynch has asked us to clarify a report from Friday's Independent, which stated Moody's had downgraded its rating of the bank. In fact, Moody's did not downgrade Merrill Lynch. It maintained its A1 rating with one change, moving to "review for downgrade". This...
Tags: Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2008-04-23
Shares and market report: Fear of debt downgrade unsettles ICI
INVESTORS WERE yesterday shaken by suggestions that ICI's debt rating could soon be on a receiving end of a downgrade which would leave it with a rating just one notch above "junk". Although at one point during the day ICI traded as low as 173p, the stock closed 5.25p weaker...
Tags: ABN AMRO, FINANCE, ICI, Investment, Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2003-10-24
S&P downgrades Delta's credit rating -- again
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has sharply lowered Delta Air Lines' creditworthiness, the latest sign of the big airline's failing financial health. The two-notch downgrade Wednesday drives up the airline's borrowing costs. It was Delta's second S&P downgrade since January. "Delta's prospects have gotten significantly dimmer," said S&P...
Tags: Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, S&P
Research articles 2004-03-18
Hilton on watch for possible Moody's downgrade
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, NEW YORK, has reviewed for possible downgrade the ratings of four classes of Hilton Hotels Pool Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-HLT. Ratings placed on review for possible downgrade include Class C, currently rated Aa2; Class D, currently rated A1; Class E, currently rated A2; and...
Tags: FINANCE, Hilton Hotels Corp., Moody's Corp., Mortgages
Research articles 2002-02-01
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
CSL still bleeding after downgrade.
May 16, 2003 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) ABN Amro has downgraded its outlook for CSL following an earnings downgrade by CSL. The Australian blood plasma company reduced its forecast EBITDA for the year to 30 June 2003 from $A293m to between ...
Tags: ABN AMRO, downgrade, EBITDA, FINANCE, Investment
Research articles 2003-05-16
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
Philippine central bank chief dismisses Moody's rating downgrade reports
MANILA, AFP ? Philippine central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura says it is not a foregone conclusion that Moody's will downgrade the country's credit rating despite strong signals the agency will act. Local newspapers, quoting unnamed but well-placed government sources, said Moody's Investors Service was expected to downgrade Philippine credit...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, downgrade, Government, MARKETING, Moody's Corp.
Research articles 2004-01-08
New Downgrade Comes as Shell Moves to Clean Up Its Act.
By Brian O'Connor, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 25--Shell has cut another 110 million barrels of oil and gas off its proven reserves in the fourth downgrade since January. After further discussions with the US Securities and Exchange...
Tags: barrel, downgrade, E-mail, Fax, FINANCE, reserve, SEC, Shell
Research articles 2004-05-25
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
Wall Street News Alert -- Analyst Downgrade SLVN, ALTR, XLNX, AMZN, BR.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 June 2003-Wall Street Capital Funding: Wall Street News Alert -- Analyst Downgrade SLVN, ALTR, XLNX, AMZN, BRC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032003 Weston, FLA. -- Analyst downgrade Sylvan Learning (NASDAQ: SLVN), Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., stock
Research articles 2003-06-03
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
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