finance
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has outraised challenger Nithya Raman in fundraising for the Nov. 3 runoff election, the latest campaign finance reports show, pulling in about $3.4 million to Raman’s $3 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
JetBlue had amassed roughly $8.5 billion in debt and finance lease obligations as of June, according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
London finance head Tom Richards plans to go to Simpson Thacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet the AI debt deluge helping to finance the data-center and infrastructure boom — which is making capital more expensive — has recently eased up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
She planned to go back to Maryland in the fall and she would need money to finance the trip.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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The $25-billion penalty might bite Meta’s finances more than the FTC’s $5-billion fine in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Whereas you would never say that today about a young person, because they’re not having all that much fun when it comes to their finances.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The administration’s $8 billion payments are meant to help farmers’ finances at a time when they are spending money for everything, from fuel to fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
From a mile high, as well as close up, the figures for inflation and for the public finances set out his Budget balancing act in clear terms.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Wait until Mom and Dad got home and I had to break it to them that my finances were being audited.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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"Investors will reward growth and monetisation, yet they're also becoming more sensitive to how the next leg of investment is financed and what it means for existing shareholders."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The board ultimately rejected the offer, with investors questioning how the deal would be financed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Higher rates don’t change underlying demand for the buildout, even though it does matter for debt and how the investment gets financed, Ives adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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
If the research program had been adequately financed to permit full coverage, the destruction revealed would have been even more appalling.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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People familiar with the deal’s progression said Lorch soon became involved in structuring key aspects of the deal beyond its financing, including how the board would sit for 15 years and choose its successors.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
“SK Hynix will also continue to assess investment timing, scale, and financing methods while exploring various options to support Solidigm’s growth and enhance value for existing shareholders,” it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
That comparison excludes other investing activities and is not a complete measure of its financing needs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
It took years of police operations, and the gradual arrival of institutional financing, to loosen that grip.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Oh, it’s a terrific plan. It could really ramp up our timetable. Get us to our financing source sooner. I just have one concern. One qualm.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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