financial

Example Sentences

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And as first-quarter earnings season kicked off with Wall Street results this week, there was little indication the war had hurt results at some of the nation’s biggest financial firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Other Fed chairs have brought significant personal wealth from prior private-sector careers, but Warsh’s financial holdings, dozens of which he said couldn’t be disclosed because of existing confidentiality agreements, appear to exceed his predecessors’.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The situation will worsen further if energy supply dislocations extend into next year, inflation expectations become markedly less anchored, and financial conditions tighten sharply.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Household and corporate balance sheets were in a healthy spot, continuing to benefit from pandemic cash buffers; the banking sector was well capitalized; and emerging market financial conditions were stronger, bolstered by improving policy frameworks.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They had stumbled either upon a serious flaw in modern financial markets or into a great gambling run.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis