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- adjective economics Subject to excessive
leverage
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Oh, and also look up overleveraging which is what brought down Lehman [IE they didnt have the capital reserves to stay afloat they were 'overleveraged']
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We became familiar with terms such as overleveraged, mortgage backed securities, recession and liquidity crisis.
Is The Stock Market Rigged? Stephen Abraham 2010
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We became familiar with terms such as overleveraged, mortgage backed securities, recession and liquidity crisis.
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That the "overleveraged" U.S. can maintain its economic leadership.
Sneak Peek: Tim W. Ferguson On The Global Economy Tim W. Ferguson On The Global Economy 2006
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America and Britain had the same kind of overleveraged investment banks repackaging the same sort of no-money-down and interest-only mortgages that the Continent largely shunned.
DealBook 2008
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"overleveraged", having taken on too much debt and "quantitative easing", the introduction of new money in to the money supply by the central bank, among those included.
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"overleveraged," having taken on too much debt and "quantitative easing," the introduction of new money in to the money supply by the central bank, among those included.
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"overleveraged" portfolio companies have or will default at rates that are several times higher than those of similar businesses.
All News Articles 2010
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"overleveraged," having taken on too much debt and "quantitative easing," the introduction of new money in to the money supply by the central bank, among those included.
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Credit crisis-inspired words include "overleveraged" (taking on etoo much debt), "quantitative easing" (when the central bank introduces new money into the money supply), "toxic debt" (a debt with a high risk of default), 'staycation ", a holiday spent in your own country, and
J-Source - Articles 2010
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