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SVB Financial Group The parent company of startup focused Silicon Valley Bank has seen their stock blow up on news of a massive asset sale taking place in order to sure up their balance sheet.
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Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
The World Bank can expand its balance sheet somewhat just by taking on more risk.
—Quartz, 3 Mar. 2023
The conglomerate has been selling off assets, including a chunk of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., to raise cash and shore up its balance sheet.
—Giles Turner, Bloomberg.com, 10 Feb. 2023
And no company in the sector has been more aggressive with trying new strategies to revive its balance sheet in the wake of COVID than AMC.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
The difference today is that companies face different pressures on their balance sheet, including high inventory levels, Ms. Mastantuono said.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
The other way that the are doing it is through their balance sheet.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022
Two types of diversification people need to consider are: Investment diversification Tax or balance sheet diversification 1.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
The central bank’s balance sheet of short-term debt has mushroomed from 679 billion pesos ($3.7 billion) at the start of the Fernandez government to 8.3 trillion pesos.
—Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2023
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Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
The World Bank can expand its balance sheet somewhat just by taking on more risk.
—Quartz, 3 Mar. 2023
The conglomerate has been selling off assets, including a chunk of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., to raise cash and shore up its balance sheet.
—Giles Turner, Bloomberg.com, 10 Feb. 2023
And no company in the sector has been more aggressive with trying new strategies to revive its balance sheet in the wake of COVID than AMC.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
The difference today is that companies face different pressures on their balance sheet, including high inventory levels, Ms. Mastantuono said.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
The other way that the are doing it is through their balance sheet.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022
Two types of diversification people need to consider are: Investment diversification Tax or balance sheet diversification 1.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
The central bank’s balance sheet of short-term debt has mushroomed from 679 billion pesos ($3.7 billion) at the start of the Fernandez government to 8.3 trillion pesos.
—Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1771, in the meaning defined above
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“Balance sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20sheet. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Legal Definition
balance sheet
noun
bal·ance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date
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