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Private Credit: From Mid-Market to Real Economy Financier

Blackstone

A powerful shift is underway in credit markets as private lenders partner with banks to finance real economy assets. The first phase started with corporate direct lending, where lenders financed smaller, middle-market companies. Private capital financed 86% of LBO transactions in 2023, up from 65% in 2021.

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Is Walgreens Boots Alliance Stock Going to $20? 1 Wall Street Analyst Thinks So.

The Motley Fool

billion is getting concerning, and the last few quarters have been characterized by selling off hundreds of millions of its investments to pay down its liabilities. Underscoring its increasingly fraught finances, Walgreens' quarterly dividend was cut by nearly half at the start of this year. At the same time, its debt load of $34.7

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Want $1,000 in Super-Safe Dividend Income in 2024? Invest $9,750 Into the Following 3 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks

The Motley Fool

This is a function of investors being concerned following a July report from The Wall Street Journal that alleged legacy telecom companies utilizing lead-sheathed cables could face large environmental/health liabilities, as well as replacement costs. Furthermore, any potential liabilities would likely be determined by the U.S.

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Markel Group (MKL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

We saw lower premium volume within select domestic professional liability and general liability product lines where we adjusted writings in reaction to changes in market conditions and downward pressure on rates within certain classes, in particular within public D&O. billion in 2023, compared to 9.8

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Rithm Capital (RITM) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

We do believe a steeper curve will lead to higher prices and tighter spreads as the cost of finance from mortgage-related assets comes down with SOFR going lower on a nominal rate basis. The financing market is extremely healthy these days. This will help lower our borrowing costs and hopefully lead to higher earnings. Please go ahead.

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Northwest Natural (NWN) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Second, like many other companies, our gas utility is contending with inflationary pressure on operating expenses, primarily due to the renewal of several multiyear O&M contracts, higher personnel costs, the amortization of cloud computing technology investments, and higher pension expenses. per share lower than our 2023 earnings.

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HUYA (HUYA) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Ashley Xin Wu, acting co-CEO and vice president of finance. With that, I will turn the call over to our acting co-CEO and VP of finance, Ashley Wu, to share more details on our results. Ashley Xin Wu -- Vice President, Finance, Acting Co-Chief Executive Officer Thank you, [Inaudible], and hello, everyone.