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1 Bloomberg: #Google patent #Alphabet has embarked on a four-month, nearly $60 billion #borrowing spree that ranks as one of the biggest-ever #corporate binges. To get the job done, it’s selling #debt in #euros, #pounds, #Swissfrancs and #dollars, both #American and #Canadian. Earlier this week … 🧵

CBC Calgary 4d ago

Upgrading wastewater plant could mean higher utility bill for Lethbridge residents
City administration says upgrading Lethbridge's aging wastewater plant will cost $285 million. With the majority of that funding set to come from borrowing, residents could see their rates increase to recoup the funds.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wastewater-costs-lethbridge-9.7198689?cmp=rss

WIST Quotations 6d ago

A quotation from Richard Steele

But however low and poor the taking of Snuff argues a Man to be in his own Stock of Thought, or Means to employ his Brains and his Fingers, yet there is a poorer Creature in the World than He, and this is a Borrower of Snuff; a Fellow that keeps no Box of his own, but is always asking others for a Pinch.

Richard Steele (1672-1729) Anglo-Irish writer, journalist, playwright, politician
Essay (1709-06-28), The Tatler, No. 35

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Steele, Richard - Essay (1709-06-28), The Tatler, No. 35 | WIST Quotations

But however low and poor the taking of Snuff argues a Man to be in his own Stock of Thought, or Means to employ his Brains and his Fingers, yet there is a poorer Creature in the World than He, and this is a Borrower of Snuff; a Fellow that…

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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻May 3

“Banks are hunting for new ways to offload risks tied to a glut of data centre debt as the race to build #AIInfrastructure stretches financing limits among the largest global lenders. Groups including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and SMBC are trying to find ways to distribute portions of data centre-related deals to a broader range of investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

Lenders are exploring private deals to sell stakes in the #debt as well as so-called risk transfers to reduce exposure to big borrowers and free up capacity for more lending. The efforts showcase the unprecedented scale of #borrowing that underpins the #AI sector and the pressure it is putting on lenders. #Oracle and #CoreWeave, two data centre operators, have borrowed hundreds of billions to build sites across the #USA for #AILabs.”

#ArtificialIntelligence / #Banking / #capacity / #profit <https://archive.md/GoRyM> / <https://ft.com/content/08aba5e4-5834-4e79-a48d-989a2c5bad0f> (paywall)

Global News Apr 28

Food affordability outweighs taste, nutrition for Canadians: report
The study found that Canadians are still looking for discounts to save on food, but some are still dipping into savings or borrowing money to buy.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820344/spring-2026-food-affordability-concerns-report/

Global News Canada Apr 28

Food affordability outweighs taste, nutrition for Canadians: report
The study found that Canadians are still looking for discounts to save on food, but some are still dipping into savings or borrowing money to buy.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820344/spring-2026-food-affordability-concerns-report/

Global News National Apr 28

Food affordability outweighs taste, nutrition for Canadians: report
The study found that Canadians are still looking for discounts to save on food, but some are still dipping into savings or borrowing money to buy.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820344/spring-2026-food-affordability-concerns-report/

Global News Halifax Apr 28

Food affordability outweighs taste, nutrition for Canadians: report
The study found that Canadians are still looking for discounts to save on food, but some are still dipping into savings or borrowing money to buy.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Affordability
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820344/spring-2026-food-affordability-concerns-report/

Osna.FM Apr 25

The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag strongly warned against using geopolitical crises, such as the Iran conflict, as a pretext to suspend the gover... https://news.osna.fm/?p=43291 | #news #against #borrowing #conflict #iran

Union Warns Against Using Iran Conflict for Repeal of Borrowing Limits - Osna.FM

Do crises like the Iran standoff justify suspending the debt brake? Learn why the party fears automatic spending over fiscal discipline.

Osna.FM

WIST Quotations Apr 23

A quotation from Franklin

Why then should I give my Readers bad Lines of my own, when good Ones of other People’s are so plenty? ‘Tis methinks a poor Excuse for the bad Entertainment of Guests, that the Food we set before them, tho’ coarse and ordinary, is of one’s own Raising, off one’s own Plantation, &c. when there is Plenty of what is ten times better, to be had in the Market. — On the contrary, I assure ye, my Friends, that I have procur’d the best I could for ye, and much Good may’t do ye.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1747 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1747 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Why then should I give my Readers bad Lines of my own, when good Ones of other People's are so plenty? 'Tis methinks a poor Excuse for the bad Entertainment of Guests, that the Food we set before them, tho' coarse and ordinary, is of one's own Raising, off one's…

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