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Matt Brill, head of North America investment-grade credit at Invesco, said it’s too early to talk about any backstop for credit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Should funding conditions for AI “hyperscalers” take a significant turn for the worse, some Wall Street investors and analysts anticipate a government backstop to emerge.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Nvidia recently teamed up with six Wall Street firms on a $500 billion AI-financing plan to backstop lending to customers who need its chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nvidia previously considered providing a backstop of $250 billion dollars, according to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

I march to the field, along the edge of the grass, all the way to the far corner, away from the school, behind the backstop.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

California backstopped the federal subsidies for the lowest-income enrollees — mostly those for households earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level, or $23,940 for individuals and $49,500 for a family of four.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

"The market firmly bought into Wednesday's solid earnings story from the hyperscalers, with risk appetite also backstopped by the broader path on the geopolitical front continuing to lead towards de-escalation," said Pepperstone's Michael Brown.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Google has backstopped financing for projects involving Hut 8, Cipher Mining and TeraWulf, which are former crypto-mining companies that are now developing data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Multiple Democratic- and Republican-run states, as well as Native American tribes, declared emergencies and backstopped tens of millions of dollars for food payments, while acknowledging that that still wouldn’t suffice.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

He backstopped the Kraken’s best run of the season, the only reason they were still in playoff contention.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

But backstopping markets removes a key risk and encourages more borrowing—especially for the hedge funds that now own trillions of dollars of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Larger technology companies have started backstopping deals with AI startups to help them secure access.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Warner’s board told shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid last week, citing concerns that the Ellisons weren’t fully backstopping the financing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

The companies told Congress this year they plan to roughly quadruple the list price of the shots, to about $130, because they are entering the private market and the government is no longer backstopping purchases.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

"I'll let that do most of the backstopping."

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Morgan Scott