invest
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"My job was to lure them in and convince them to invest," said Jon, adding that he sometimes felt "proud" of the job he did.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Wealthy individuals piled into private-credit funds—known as business-development companies, or BDCs—which invest in high-interest loans to midsize companies and distribute most of the income they collect to shareholders via dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Quantinuum’s debut as a public company appeared to be of key interest on Wall Street, as it provided another way to invest in quantum computing.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
"If we do not invest in our workforce and in our operating theatre capacity, we may be in a position in the future where we cannot do the emergency caesareans we need to," she adds.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Eisman traveled all over Europe and the United States searching for people willing to invest with him and found exactly one: an insurance company, which staked him to $50 million.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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