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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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A tax credit for installing solar panels expired last year, which has damped enthusiasm for residential solar stocks—although this is less of an issue for Sunrun’s subscription-based model.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“NEE’s storage expertise and pro-forma credit relief supports accelerated growth to unlock faster data center interconnection.”

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Or do they throw it on a credit card and figure it out later?

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Women are much more formidable than people give them credit for in this age.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He’d bought insurance on a lot of truly crappy subprime mortgage bonds, created from loans made in 2005, but they were his credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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