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leverage

[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] / ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- /


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“When that momentum starts to go against investors, particularly when there’s leverage involved, it can lead to what might seem like extreme selloffs,” said Mike Bell, head of market strategy at RBC BlueBay Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"While working to bring Nintendo Switch 2 to more consumers, we will also leverage the Nintendo Switch hardware installed base and rich software lineup to expand software sales and maintain engagement," the company said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid offer up to 50 times leverage, well above the maximum levels allowed in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

BDCs sometimes trade at discounts or premiums to their net asset value and often at discounts because many use leverage to boost returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The very notion that Jefferson should feel himself the injured party with the moral leverage to forgive her husband was a preposterous presumption.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Philip Saliba, who was head of restructuring capital markets at Deutsche Bank, will join leveraged finance at Wells Fargo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Binance said hackers then leveraged the engineer's compromised computer and a compromised internal AI tool in October to gain control over two other engineers' laptops, and execute the next steps of the attack.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Traders in leveraged ETFs can quickly find themselves deep in a hole that’s difficult to climb out from when their bets go the wrong way.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the wake of Hadiya’s death, Tina had leveraged her local contacts, encouraging Chicago business leaders and philanthropists to work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to expand community programs for at-risk youth across the city.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Commerzbank Chief Executive Officer Bettina Orlopp said the combination can create value by leveraging the strengths of both banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“The supply-demand situation for buying businesses privately and leveraging them up has changed dramatically from what it was 10 or 20 years ago,” Buffett said in 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

YouTube relies primarily on an ad-supported model, whereas Amazon is leveraging free live access to draw massive global audiences into its wider ecosystem.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It made sense, Gus leveraging his terminality to make my dream come true: The sequel was a tiny thing to die for, but it was the biggest thing left at his disposal.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green


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