Sentences with phrase «debt held on»

This is what we found out: The major reasons why firms cut their dividend had to do with preserving cash amid a secular or cyclical downturn in demand for their products / services or when faced with excessive leverage (how much debt they held on their respective balance sheets) during tightening credit markets.

Admati and Hellwig counter that the only reason stockholders demand such a high rate of return from banks is to compensate for the relative riskiness of banks — and that they are risky precisely because of all the debt they hold on their balance sheets.

In my personal financial situation, margin is a great tool to use to pay off debt hold on line of credit at a higher interest rate (8.75 % in this case).

Not exact matches

But in recent years, as the Bank of Canada held interest rates to historically low levels and consumer debt skyrocketed, the federal government tightened mortgage restrictions on regulated financial institutions, including HCG.

It held more than $ 11 billion in long - term debt on its balance sheet by the end of 2017.

... didn't do it so now we have a big deal with Dems holding them up (as usual) on Debt Ceiling approval.

Citing MDC's debt and the fact it has held the company to relatively low, if any overall profit despite leaps and bounds in revenue growth, Willott casts doubt on MDC's ability to turn industry awards and its agencies» creative prowess into profitability.

As everyone following the race now knows, I owe the IRS over $ 50,000 in deferred tax payments (I am currently on a repayment plan) and hold more than $ 170,000 in credit card and student loan debt.

In total, $ 51,770 out of the total $ 67,010 in per capita debt that Hawaiians hold is owed on mortgages.

Referencing the story of a 26 - year - old woman who admitted to going into debt to try to keep up with the lifestyles she saw on Instagram, Klontz said that she was smart to hold herself accountable to a blog while she committed to living below her means in order to pay off her debt.

With most of these debts being held by Chinese entities, it's unlikely we'll see a banking crisis in the same way we could have seen if Greece or Spain went belly up, said Lau — many foreign banks hold European bonds — but we've seen markets panic on far less worrisome Chinese news in the past.

April 12 - Commodity trader Noble Group Ltd said on Thursday that more than 75 percent of creditors holding the majority of its senior debt have accepted its $ 3.4 billion restructuring plan.

Commodities trader Noble Group said it has finalised a binding agreement with a group of senior creditors holding 46 percent of its debt, and was in talks with others, on a restructuring deal crucial to its survival.

An August Trans - Union report revealed that Canadians hold, on average, $ 26,221 in non-mortgage debt, the highest debt levels the credit - rating firm has ever recorded.

Antonpoulos countered, noting that he only recently got out of debt and couldn't hold on to his early investments.

On the other hand, Yellen might decide to hold off scaling back the QE stimulus if the current government shutdown and debt - ceiling battle last long enough to take a sizable toll on the economy or end with a deal that entails more heavy - handed spending cutOn the other hand, Yellen might decide to hold off scaling back the QE stimulus if the current government shutdown and debt - ceiling battle last long enough to take a sizable toll on the economy or end with a deal that entails more heavy - handed spending cuton the economy or end with a deal that entails more heavy - handed spending cuts.

At that price, if 1995 earnings hold steady, a new owner can cover debt service, earn out an adequate return on capital, and still hire a manager.

Shares of Singapore - listed offshore services company Ezra Holdings hit record low on Wednesday as concerns over its debt obligations continue to mount.

Including Andeavor's debt, Marathon is paying US$ 35.6 billion to hold 66 per cent of a combined company worth some 58 billion at closing stock market prices on Friday.

One thing I think that is happening here is a perception that deep troubles will follow an increase in the prime rate based on the raw amount of debt held by the US Government.

We've been delaying our retirement investing based on Dave's advice to hold off until you're debt free.

The yield on a Treasury bill represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond to maturity, and should be monitored closely as an indicator of the government debt situation.

On September 7, Debtwire reported that Toys «R» Us was holding talks with restricted investors about raising rescue financing to pay off the debt maturing in 2018, but at the same time was also trying to line up «debtor - in - possession» financing.

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

«Floor plan financing interest» is interest paid on debt used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease and secured by the inventory so acquired.

Valeant spent $ 101 million on research and development in the third quarter when it «could have put that on hold,» Papa said, and used that money to pay down debt instead, or save it for other problems, perhaps legal, that Valeant may face.

Further, according to BofA - Merrill's analyst team at a midyear press conference on Wednesday in New York, any positive budgetary effect of the tax increases would be overshadowed by the growing burden of the U.S. debt ceiling as spending and hiring decisions are put on hold and the election heightens partisanship.

In October, the European Union pledged to write off 100 billion euros ($ 127.8 billion) of Greece's debt if bondholders would agree to voluntarily accept 50 percent losses on their Greek holdings.

The hedge fund would break even on its debt investment if the Berkshire bid prevails because gains in some parts of its debt holdings, which would be paid out in full, would offset losses in the unsecured bonds it holds, where it would take a deep haircut, the people said.

It proposed repaying the unsecured debt that Elliott holds at 18 cents on the dollar.

Beyond finding that companies owned by Mr. Trump had debts of at least $ 650 million, The Times discovered that a substantial portion of his wealth is tied up in three passive partnerships that owe an additional $ 2 billion to a string of lenders, including those that hold the loan on the Avenue of the Americas building.

Kiyosaki's frank talk flies in the face of traditional guidance to simply get a job, get out of debt and save for retirement, and the philosophy seems to be working: «Rich Dad, Poor Dad» held a top spot on The New York Times» best - seller list for over six years.

However, in comparison to households that only hold owner - occupier debt, there is evidence that investors tend to accumulate higher savings in the form of other assets (such as paying ahead of schedule on a loan for their own home, as well as accumulating equities, bank accounts and other financial instruments).

«It absolutely could hold back growth,» Powell said in response to a question on student debt.

New Energy Capital Partners, LLC («NEC»), a leading alternative asset management firm focused on debt and equity investments in small - and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies, today announced that it held a final closing for the New Energy... Continue reading →

On the other hand, there has been a trend increase in the share of emerging Asian economies» sovereign debt that is held by foreigners (right hand side).

Interest rates on government debt, too, were set by the authorities, and there were «captive market» arrangements under which banks and other institutions were required to hold minimum amounts of government debt.

At the same time, what is counted as cash on the sidelines, whether in money market funds, or as tiny balances in equity funds, is nothing but a mountain of short - term debt securities, mostly Treasury bills, that have been issued and must be held by somebody until they are retired.

An investor would be well served to ignore the buy, sell or hold recommendation S&P attaches to each of the reports, instead looking at the growth in earnings, debt levels and the return on equity rates for past several years.

Pam Martens and Russ Martens, writing in Wall Street on Parade, note that the U.S. municipal bond market holds $ 3.8 trillion in debt, and it is not just owned by Wall Street banks.

If the Republicans, who are holding out for concessions on the health care law — the Affordable Care Act — in exchange for a budget vote, back down or are blamed for a shutdown, they would have even less ability to push their wishes by refusing to raise the debt ceiling, analysts at DBS in Singapore wrote Tuesday.

«This year's budget makes remarkable progress on reducing the debt - to - GDP ratio, and announced focused investment in areas that are important to the long - term economic success of the province, while holding steady on already very competitive business and personal tax rates.»

New Energy Capital Partners, LLC («NEC»), a leading alternative asset management firm focused on debt and equity investments in small - and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies, today announced that it held a final closing for the New Energy Capital Infrastructure Credit Fund (the «Fund») with total capital commitments of $ 325 million.

Well, the reason is that 45 % of the publicly - held debt is owned by foreigners, and the remaining debt held by the U.S. public represents future transfers of purchasing power - claims of some U.S. citizens on the future output produced by others.

In the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, held in May, Gundlach said the Governor of Puerto Rico «is committed to pay the total of the debt on time.»

As documented in Milesi - Ferreti (2009) and Bernake et al (2011) while total holdings of US debt services on the eve of the crisis were high in China and Japan, holdings of privately issued mortgage backed securities were concentrated in advanced economies and offshore centers.

On the flip side, a great number of people — nearly all muni investors, in fact — collectively hold «only» $ 185 billion worth of muni debt.

Third and finally, the traditional story misses the real function of private banks, which is to solve an information problem in the purest Hayekian senses. That is, banks are or should be specialists in risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local market and have their pulse on the broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this post.

But after the bubble burst on December 31, 1989, the mortgage debts and stock that that Japanese banks held in their capital reserves fell short of the valuation needed to back their deposit liabilities.

With Uncle Sam now holding $ 450 bln of student debt and rising, that puts taxpayers on the hook - again.