commercial paper

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Cass is dismissive of “debt refinancings,” but some of us are old enough to remember the 2008 credit crunch when businesses had trouble issuing commercial paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Leidos said it plans to fund the acquisition, slated to closed by the end of June, with cash on hand, new debt and commercial paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“There is voracious demand for any commercial paper that yields in excess of 5%,” he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Moody's cut its rating for Hawaiian Electric's senior unsecured notes to Ba3 from Baa1, its preferred stock rating to B3 from Baa3 and its short-term rating for commercial paper to "Not Prime" from "Prime-2".

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

Mutual savings banks do not have a capital stock and do not carry on a discount and deposit business—i. e., they do not discount commercial paper, and do not receive demand deposits payable on check.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur