working capital

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Brad Koehn, CEO of Nebraska-based Midwest Bank, said many farmer customers have depleted their working capital in the last several years as costs rose for everything from labor to equipment parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“We responded by curtailing uneconomic production, carefully managing working capital and using our market access to meet customer demand.”

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"Since the labour-intensive sectors are small and micro units with only a little working capital, they are not able to cope with the shortages," said economist Arun Kumar.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Shell also flagged a hit of up to $15 billion in working capital.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

This left him a working capital of thirty-five cents.

From Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves by Alger, Horatio