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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 4.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst Spate of Downgrades Since 2021 Signals Pain]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-12/worst-spate-of-downgrades-since-2021-signals-pain-credit-weekly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-12/worst-spate-of-downgrades-since-2021-signals-pain-credit-weekly</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Graf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIartSUeXZI8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIartSUeXZI8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Construction materials for a new home being built by CastleRock Communities in the Sunfield neighborhood of Buda, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. 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