finance
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A German finance ministry spokesman had earlier conceded that the banks had moved into "a different phase now" and were negotiating a transaction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
She and husband Brian McKenna, who works in finance, welcomed their first daughter in 2021, the other in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Crossing 100% or 106% or even 120% may not spark a crisis, partly because of the dollar’s centrality in global finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Alongside Carney’s established emissaries are informal advisers drawn from the worlds of finance and politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some huge percentage of the increase—more than half, certainly, but exactly how much more than half they declined to tell Eisman—flowed from the arcane end of the home finance sector, known as structured finance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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She also took care of the household finances.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Seven retirees opened up to us about their finances, their tax breaks and the surprise expenses that came with their new ZIP Codes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But the government's vision for a Silicon Valley-like high-tech hub in Hong Kong comes at a huge cost to the city's wildlife, local communities and public finances, environmental and social groups warned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival on Dockweiler Beach was canceled on what would have been its opening day, after its finances and permitting fell through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wait until Mom and Dad got home and I had to break it to them that my finances were being audited.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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Kremlev is the head of the International Boxing Association, a scandal-plagued sports group that has been financed by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
A bilateral investment committee then reviews the projects, which would be financed by South Korean state funds, and makes recommendations to Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Yes, because they have withstood the loss of huge names to a breakaway tour that has been financed to the tune of $5bn and that tour has now filed for bankruptcy protection.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
If the research program had been adequately financed to permit full coverage, the destruction revealed would have been even more appalling.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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The money will serve as gap financing for developments with a funding shortfall, with priority given to affordable and mixed-income housing projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Reynolds said a bidder had come forward earlier this year, but the government had decided against supporting it, citing "serious concerns" over the proposed financing of the deal and "protections for UK taxpayers".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
AI chip behemoth Nvidia for example has been called the "central bank of AI" for providing huge amounts of infrastructure financing to dozens of companies around the world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Those companies are particularly vulnerable when financing costs rise because many depend on debt and equity markets to fund growth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
If the right people knew of the project’s success, Hiatt added, PIH might be able to secure new financing for its work.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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