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asset

[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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Today, many cousins lack the close relationships that allow them to cooperate as business partners, which is what they become the moment they jointly inherit an asset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The ETF does benefit from breakpoints, but they kick in at such high asset levels that its fees have barely budged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The decline in the gauge illustrates that the summer of the extreme bull has ended but, as Michael Hartnett’s weekly “Flow Show” notes, asset allocators are not underweight risk.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The project was funded by Croydon Council as a public asset, and a change in building regulations meant it "fought against five or six circumstantial elements beyond the normal challenges".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Eventually Berkeley’s auditors would bring the fund fully into the formal regime established for all such trust funds, requiring that it be deposited in an interest-bearing bank account and designated as a university asset.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Overdeck testified in his divorce case that even though Two Sigma’s assets under management increased since his disputes with Siegel became known, they did cause redemptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A Two Sigma spokeswoman said the firm’s assets under management are at a record high, investor demand remains strong, and the current year’s performance ranks among the its best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Pelinka mentioned the possibility of consolidation trades to reach the maximum number, but no transactions have materialized, especially with the Lakers trying to cling to their limited draft assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Depending on the value of your total foreign assets, other reporting requirements can apply as well.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was regular jet service to Petersburg, but the sum of my liquid assets amounted to a 1960 Pontiac Star Chief and two hundred dollars in cash, not even enough for one-way airfare.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer


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