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Blue Owl disclosed in August that roughly 10% of the loans still in the fund were in default and another 20% were underperforming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Fix Our Feeds" demanded recommended algorithms be turned off by default, and social media users be given the choice to opt into them.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The cost to protect CoreWeave’s debt against default spiked to an all-time high this week, and some of its unsecured bonds dropped below 80 cents on the dollar Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

They become more expensive when investors believe the likelihood of default is rising.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The default rate in Georgia was five times higher than that in Florida, even though the two states had the same unemployment rate.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

“We’re on our own,” Chatzky noted, “but defaults are coming.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Yields remain attractive, while stronger corporate balance sheets and a more supportive refinancing backdrop should help keep defaults contained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

On April 2, the nation’s largest subprime mortgage lender, New Century, was swamped by defaults and filed for bankruptcy.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Djokovic - who was defaulted from the 2020 US Open for a similar incident - expressed sympathy for the fan and Medvedev afterwards.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

It was easy to understand why originators like Option One and New Century preferred to make these sorts of loans: After two years the borrowers either defaulted or, if their home price had risen, refinanced.

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

At the same time, the country is defaulting on a significant obligation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The bonds are investment grade, first and foremost, so the risk of issuers defaulting is relatively low.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 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

The next morning, Burry opened the Wall Street Journal to find an article explaining how the new wave of adjustable-rate mortgages were defaulting, in their first nine months, at rates never before seen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis