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finance

[fi-nans, fahy-nans] / fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns /




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He earned a law degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2015, followed by a master’s in law and finance from Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Burnham sparked controversy recently when he said he would be "really concerned" should the Emirati owners walk away over the finance charges.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The problem is that Starbucks itself is still in recovery mode, and I am not certain adding more debt to finance this deal would be well-accepted by investors right now,” he said over email.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

As part of the deal, Tishman Speyer will make ground lease payments to the Cooper Union which the college wants to use to finance "a bold plan to restore full-tuition scholarships for all undergraduates".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In addition to the ships themselves, Pizarro’s presence depended on the centralized political organization that enabled Spain to finance, build, staff, and equip the ships.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

U.S. finances are stuck in a rut that alarms policymakers, but hasn’t moved them to change course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Whether Mountbatten-Windsor will repay his brother is said to be a private matter - and there are no further details of what this might say about Andrew's personal finances.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The less they know about your finances, the better.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dismissing this argument as "absurd," Gregoire said that he "fully stood by" his approach at a time of strained public finances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The team was growing rapidly, with experienced people recruited to look after the finances and handle advance planning on events.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The project, financed almost entirely by Abudu's media group, mirrors the upscale lifestyle complex she launched in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, in 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The wedding afterparty in the Bahamas reportedly was financed by Umar Kremlev.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Additionally, roughly 90% of CoreWeave’s capital outlays are financed through delayed draw term loans secured directly by Nvidia hardware assets, creating a tangible collateral base for lenders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

When corporate leaders publicly insist that the systems they financed, engineered and deployed are suddenly beyond their power to contain, skepticism isn’t only healthy; it is essential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

This base had existed for some time, privately financed by interested parties.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

"France does not have an immediate financing problem, and only 14 percent of its debt arrives at term in 2027," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The financing included roughly $1.85 million in grant money and non-dilutive funding tied to joint development agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

This comes as uncertainty around inflation and the U.S. deficit remain elevated, and the U.S. needs help financing its $40 trillion national debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Zambia has signed a five-year health financing agreement with the US, ending months of public dispute over whether the country was trading citizens' medical data and mineral rights for aid.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At my mother’s insistence, she, too, began school; the burden of financing both our educations rested entirely on my mother, even though my father tried to help from time to time.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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