debt
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Bessent outlined plans to buy more long-dated Treasurys this fall, promised to use the agency’s large “tool kit” to support the market and talked of coming new measures to contain the growing U.S. debt load.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
The college route would have given her a prestigious degree, but also mounds of student debt and little to no practical experience—a dangerous position in a legal industry rushing to adopt AI productivity tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Some investors welcomed the move, saying there is more demand for short-term than longer-term debt at the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
By stepping in to buy back government debt, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent aimed to boost demand for bonds and lower borrowing rates.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Good-night again, sir. There is no debt, benefit, burden, obligation, in the case.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
It bankrupted the director, and he abandoned Justin's mother Caroline, leaving her with all his debts.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s about soaring national debts, coupled with a refusal to admit that there is any limit to the amount that can be borrowed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
CD&R has been able to continue tapping the capital markets for higher-quality borrowers, including refinancing debts in U.K.-based fuel service company Motor Fuel Group and home-health provider Gentiva Health Services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And that’s money the billionaire can apply to pay down the debts of two troubled Delaware life insurers he owns that are under federal scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I like to pay my debts, so I know you will allow ‘the old gentleman’ to send you something which once belonged to the little grand daughter he lost.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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