working capital

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Brad Koehn, CEO of Nebraska-based Midwest Bank, said many farmer customers have depleted their working capital in the last several years as costs rose for everything from labor to equipment parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“We responded by curtailing uneconomic production, carefully managing working capital and using our market access to meet customer demand.”

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"Since the labour-intensive sectors are small and micro units with only a little working capital, they are not able to cope with the shortages," said economist Arun Kumar.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Unsurprisingly, the Bazar incurred huge losses—due to “overstaffing, failure of management, inadequacy of working capital, and a lack of competitive approach on the part of the management,” a government report concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He had incorporated with 40,000 shares and held his shares at one dollar, with the understanding that twenty per cent. of the stock should be set aside as a working capital.

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll