borrowing
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The news soothed worries about the company's health after suffering heavy selling last month amid speculation that it could struggle to finance its vast debt pile as borrowing costs continued to rise.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
That means borrowing costs are under control, at least for now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
However, the central banker said it is possible that the BOE will lift borrowing costs at its next meeting in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Because Fed rate hikes generally increase the cost of borrowing money, too many increases are considered a threat to valuations in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
This was doubly puzzling, as I did not think he read Arabic; nor, to my knowledge, did he have borrowing privileges at the Williams College Library.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Given the bank’s roughly 341 trillion rupiah of repo, borrowings, interbank liabilities and securities issued, these sources increase its sensitivity to market conditions and rollover requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
His latest idea is to use some of the Treasury’s cash on hand to reduce borrowings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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