backstop
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In contrast to the 5% share-price slide that followed news of Nvidia’s planned Ohio backstop, investors greeted Kress’s Wednesday remarks with an 8.7% jump—good for the second-largest one-day market cap gain in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mejia said the city had been ill-advised to agree to be the financial backstop, should the Games lose money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
And a plan with Wall Street giants to help backstop as much as $500 billion in financing for potential customers is just beginning to take shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
Someone from behind the backstop threw a new ball out to Willis.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
"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
“This backstopped exchange results in no risk and no value leakage to WBD shareholders while delivering substantial value to WBD bondholders,” Paramount says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Paramount’s deal requires $41 billion in equity, backstopped by Larry Ellison’s family and RedBird Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
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
Nvidia also committed to purchase any unsold cloud-computing capacity from CoreWeave through 2032, effectively backstopping its customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
The deal doesn’t go into effect until the 2024-25 season, but Ilya Sorokin received $66 million over the following eight years to continue backstopping the New York Islanders.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
With Darrow doing most of the backstopping, and Larson ready to fill in any moment he’s needed, you’re going to keep a five-thousand-dollar catcher on the bench for a pinch hitter!
From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish
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