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[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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Sajwani said the hotel will continue day-to-day operations, but AHS is assessing some long-term plans for the asset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Estimating the impact of larger portfolio withdrawals is more complex because it depends on assumptions about investment returns, inflation and your asset allocation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Contrary to Yunus’s vision that debts shouldn’t be collateralized, most of Cambodian microfinance loans greater than $3,000 are secured by a borrower’s land, which is the main hard asset for most poor families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“It is a shortsighted approach to asset management that invites long-term risk—a strategic failure that will ultimately be paid for by future generations of students and the long-term health of the endowment itself.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If Morgan Stanley failed, however, its share in their fund wound up as an asset in a bankruptcy proceeding.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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