backstop

Plus, Nvidia’s financing backstop, and what better open-weight models means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nvidia previously considered providing a backstop of $250 billion dollars, according to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nvidia shares fell 5% after the Journal first reported the discussions of the $250 billion backstop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The city’s negotiating team said L.A.’s political leaders committed the city roughly a decade ago to serve as a financial backstop for the Games, as part of the contract that made L.A. the host city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

I march to the field, along the edge of the grass, all the way to the far corner, away from the school, behind the backstop.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

In 2020, they backstopped money market mutual funds.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

“This backstopped exchange results in no risk and no value leakage to WBD shareholders while delivering substantial value to WBD bondholders,” Paramount says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Paramount’s deal requires $41 billion in equity, backstopped by Larry Ellison’s family and RedBird Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

Multiple Democratic- and Republican-run states, as well as Native American tribes, declared emergencies and backstopped tens of millions of dollars for food payments, while acknowledging that that still wouldn’t suffice.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

He backstopped the Kraken’s best run of the season, the only reason they were still in playoff contention.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

Larger technology companies have started backstopping deals with AI startups to help them secure access.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Warner’s board told shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid last week, citing concerns that the Ellisons weren’t fully backstopping the financing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

In recent calls with U.S. officials, European officials have stressed that they can only offer Ukraine clear security commitments once they know what role the U.S. would play in backstopping those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The Avalanche’s challengers in the Central range from the Stars to the Minnesota Wild, who still have Marc-Andre Fleury backstopping them and a couple of dynamic scorers in Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

"I'll let that do most of the backstopping."

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Morgan Scott