leverage
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Ajinomoto’s using its leverage to hike prices when supply is stable could damage customer relationships, a risk it doesn’t seem inclined to take, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The NFL packages also give TV station groups with leverage in negotiating carriage deal fees with cable and satellite companies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
A key issue will be the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway into the Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil transits -- and where Iran has demonstrated it can exert key leverage.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
He could see that their leverage had increased dramatically, in just the past few years.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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