capital

Example Sentences

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Defining the line between productive uses of capital and mere speculation is a never-ending battle.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Immediate deductions remove the tax penalty on investment, lowering the cost of capital and making more projects economically viable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Blackstone closed a $10 billion opportunistic credit fund, hitting the fund’s hard cap even as the private credit industry struggles to stem an outflow of capital driven by investor worries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"I didn't know what was going to happen," he told AFP in an interview in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, where he was repatriated in late March.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“They were putting on bets that were multiples of the capital they had,” said the young Deutsche Bank broker.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis