liabilities

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Of the Fed’s major liabilities, two mostly are beyond its control: the deposits that the Treasury Department keeps in its checking account at the Fed, and physical cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The company had $25 billion in debt at the end of the first quarter plus another $10 billion in lease liabilities.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That means the BDCs don’t bring the assets and liabilities of their portfolio companies onto their own books.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Feldstein Soto recently prepared a series of strategies for reducing the city’s liabilities, such as purchasing additional insurance coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

We have already noted some of the assets and liabilities they brought along with them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis