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Large technology companies with investment-grade credit ratings have increasingly been in talks to back the leases or debt of AI startups that otherwise wouldn’t be able to raise capital at favorable terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Why would they approve me for such a low credit limit when we have relatively little debt and excellent credit?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The tie-up between Blackstone, the largest alternative-asset manager, and two big traditional asset managers represents Wall Street’s latest push to get investments such as private equity and private credit into the hands of individuals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Some other rules of thumb when opening and closing credit cards: The older your credit, the better risk you are for lenders, so cancel your newest cards first.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Greg Lippmann of Deutsche Bank wanted to buy his billion dollars in credit default swaps!
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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But the company's earnings press release said profitability was dented by lower vehicle sales prices, lower revenue from regulatory credits and unspecified "energy warranty-related charges."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hiddleston, who studied classics in college, for which he credits his trip to Pompeii, and so speaks a little Latin, is puckishly identified in a title as “amateur classicist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Also of interest to Wall Street are automotive gross margins excluding credits, a measure of the health of Tesla’s core vehicle business.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Alongside his six-decade long career in television, his memorable film credits include his role in The Man from Snowy River and Breaker Morant, as well as appearing on stage for a number of performances.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
She startled and noticed the credits were almost to the end.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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During the fight with Moscow-backed rebels, Drapaty is also credited with re-capturing several settlements from Russian control and then saving his unit from being encircled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Macauley credited the progress to a "beautiful partnership" between herself, her students and other trainees.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Taylor family is credited with helping to pioneer numerous innovations, from bagged salads to the U.S. industry’s first automated harvesters for romaine lettuce, cabbage and celery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She has credited NHS staff with saving her life, saying their swift action has given her more time with her sons.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Agriculture Department itself has credited these importations with appreciably reducing the frequency and destructiveness of gypsy moth outbreaks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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A recent social media video shows Portuguese fans similarly collecting rubbish from the stands with large plastic bags, with many social media users crediting the Japanese with starting this trend.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The 2nd Circuit relied on the long-familiar Mathews test here, crediting the government’s concerns about flight risks, but ultimately ruling in favor of requiring a bond hearing given the length of Black’s and G.M.’s detentions.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
Bass used the evening to tout her Inside Safe program, crediting it with reducing street homelessness by 17.5%.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
President Trump announced he would remove tariffs on whisky from the United Kingdom, crediting King Charles III for persuading him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The king only laughed at the intelligence; but the death of Agnes Sorel, which immediately followed, gives some grounds for crediting the truth of the information which she communicated.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
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