default
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“Pretty much all the contracts we’ve signed, the default is all data is deleted,” said Hsu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That is because there is a higher risk of default.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Two slices had been the default for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It is very much the case that programs that have earnings that low really do see really high default rates on loans.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even better: AIG FP hinted that they might actually like to buy some credit default swaps.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
If a bond issuer defaults — meaning it fails to make an interest or maturity payment — or the market fears a default is likely, the bond’s price can drop.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Diedrichs said unless the designers prompt AI to show realistic or diverse features, "it's going to give you an image that defaults to the average" data set of the "narrow" traditional beauty standards.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That return shows that the higher interest payments have outweighed the greater volatility and higher rates of bond defaults and credit losses for the high-yield index.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Total 1H returns are approaching 4% and defaults are close to zero year-to-date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The defaults mounted, the bonds universally crashed, and the CDOs composed of the bonds followed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Djokovic beat world number two Alexander Zverev on his way to the Beijing final and was a set and a break up on third seed Daniil Medvedev when the Russian was defaulted from their semi-final.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Zambia defaulted on its sovereign debt in 2020, with its debt-to-GDP ratio peaking at 124 percent in 2021, and later completed an IMF-supported programme.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, China defaulted on these bonds in 1938.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
He was being summoned because he was being sued by Midland Credit Management for $3,466.63 in defaulted credit card debt.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The most you could make was $100 million, if General Electric defaulted on its debt any time in the next ten years and bondholders recovered nothing.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Two years ago, again at Wimbledon, it appeared officials were considering defaulting Medvedev for an outburst towards umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Starting in June 2025, with the pause having ended nine months prior, borrowers began defaulting again for the first time since the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
This shows you your financial account history but does not give you a credit score, which is the risk assessment that lenders use to assess your chances of defaulting.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
It would probably be a lot easier for me to go over to her house...but again, my mind is defaulting to relying on Fiona for help.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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