finance
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But if he suddenly needs to finance the rest of his business empire, it wouldn’t be surprising if more deals were on the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
She worked in finance for almost two decades and says her time as an investment analyst taught her to see writing as both a craft and a business.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Dan Plumley, senior lecturer in sport finance at Loughborough University in the UK, believes FSG have no immediate plans to cede complete control.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
There wasn’t a focused sales finance team to partner with the sales organization in developing plans, developing forecasts, looking for ways to optimize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She planned to go back to Maryland in the fall and she would need money to finance the trip.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Money from taxing net investment income would contribute to the program’s finances, “so it isn’t just the younger generation that has to pay for solvency,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The snap poll, called when Farage resigned last month from parliament amid scrutiny into his finances, was dismissed by some voters in the eastern constituency of Clacton as a "farce".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
As they grapple with their finances, they know that every filled seat in a lecture hall comes with tuition fee funding.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Crews are racing to find survivors as damage from a 7.4-magnitude quake tests a new government facing strained finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Marshall was chiefly interested in Malcolm X’s finances, particularly how his extensive traveling since his Black Muslim ouster had been paid for.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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In the beginning, this new movement was largely financed by a pair of Los Angeles oil magnates.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
If just half that is financed by bonds, that’s 15% of the historical annual gross issuance of non-financial companies worldwide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Citadel only purchased the portion of the firm’s public-stock portfolio that was financed with borrowed money, while the firm held onto the remainder that it funded with its clients’ capital, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The first leg of the artificial-intelligence boom was financed with cash, confidence and some of the strongest balance sheets in corporate America," wrote Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“They were financed by a multimillionaire and backed by many influential politicians. It was a compelling idea, to return to the past. It also appealed to a desire to preserve the spirit of Africa.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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In addition, Paramount said that delaying the transaction until next spring will add $190 million in bridge loan financing costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now, it will be up to Wall Street to convince debt investors of the merits of the new financing plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The automaker aims to avoid future parts crunches by securing supplies of high-risk components through a financing arrangement where it pre-funds the purchase of essential parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Complex financing strategies have emerged to help companies spend beyond what their cash flows would normally allow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2005, New York became one of a small group of states to tie college financing more closely to graduation rates, rewarding colleges more for moving students along than for simply admitting them.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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