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France’s data agency also downgraded its GDP to a contraction of 0.1%, from stagnation originally recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan downgraded AT&T shares to Perform due to rising competition from satellite broadband providers.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Horan downgraded AT&T’s stock to perform from outperform on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken downgraded the stock from buy to hold while nudging up his price target to 8,700 yen from 8,600 yen.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Adelaide has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein