borrowing
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The AI borrowing spree has also reshaped the bond market and helped drive yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
She earns £85,000 a year and decided last year to clear her student debt by borrowing money from her family instead.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, consumer-facing companies have been squeezed as higher borrowing costs and sticky inflation erode household purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Investors are now nervously awaiting an October 23 decision by Moody's on France's sovereign credit rating, as a downgrade would automatically raise the government's borrowing costs further.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Didn’t she know the difference between stealing and borrowing?
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Another important item for investors to look at is net interest income — interest income from loans and investments less interest expense from deposits and borrowings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Paying down borrowings is an equally valid route to enhancing owners’ wealth, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
