private

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Facing daily barrages of Russian drones and missiles, Ukraine has invited private companies to get their own air-defence systems in a bid to ease the burden on its military.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Last year, Sacks said, “we’ve got to let the private sector cook.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Alternative asset management firms like Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Ares Management, Blue Owl, and KKR, could also drop if banks flag private credit risks, he adds.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

For years, private lenders lent money to software companies, counting that their steady stream of subscription income would let them easily pay back the loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock