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finance

[fi-nans, fahy-nans] / fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns /




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The bank says this is still very competitive with the rest of the finance industry, and exceptions will be made for colleagues who require additional flexibility.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

He was facing prison for fraud and campaign finance violations and was speaking to the FBI in the hopes of reducing his sentence.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Monday, the head of Turkey's SPK capital markets regulator was sacked and the deputy finance minister resigned, although neither departure was officially tied to the crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

As MarketWatch’s Joy Wiltermuth reports, the stakes are growing as private companies are borrowing heavily to finance the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Jamie didn’t notice; he was completely wrapped up in problems of finance.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

His lawyer met with him alone, and his doctor later told me he understood his finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Last month, new BBC Director General Matt Brittin said given current finances and changing audience habits it "may well mean" some channels and radio stations close so resources can be invested in on-demand services.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some coverage of the Goldman Sachs survey implies that since low-income and high-income families experience similar levels of unease about their finances, they’re all in the same boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The summit comes at a difficult time, with public finances under strain and political attention fixed on conflicts, geopolitical tensions and a global energy crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

And other immediate problems which Malcolm X faced included finances.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

It added that when a family has difficulty paying the remainder, the school can draw on a social fund financed by the education ministry.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi United Group and Manchester Life were involved in three property developments that were partially financed through the GMCA's loan fund.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1959, Draper’s father was setting up a pioneering venture-capital firm—Draper, Gaither & Anderson, partly financed by the Rockefeller family—in Palo Alto, Calif., and persuaded his son to join that effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Before the crisis, banks often financed auto loans or mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

So the session was almost over when Holly Blackwell tilted her coif and turned her baby-blues on the deputy superintendent and asked him how the trip to Albany would be financed.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

The company recorded a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of this year, a total that largely reflects an accounting adjustment related to financing agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A Blue Owl investor and an annuity owner can end up financing the same kind of loan.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

So when the bond market takes different views on different parts of the AI financing market, it can be a good guide to what investors view as the most salient risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

That means the Treasury has a large financing need.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

We spent our time, significantly, between the three- block section on Auburn Street where Negro financing and industry controls some eighty million dollars, and the section of the six Negro colleges.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin


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