liabilities

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An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The amount for which Allbirds agreed to sell its intellectual property and other assets and liabilities to American Exchange Group, whose brands include Ed Hardy and Aerosoles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In other words, valuation levels have had to come down to account for an evolving view of the company’s potential legal liabilities going forward.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Alba—a leading aluminum producer in Bahrain—declared force majeure, freeing the company from its contractual liabilities, on March 4 due to the conflict, according to multiple sources.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis