This time, though, they could not attract the same quality of borrower as before: with the housing market looking vulnerable, only the desperate were willing to borrow at interest rates of over 8%.
When a company or a government needs to borrow money it can borrow from banks and pay interest on the loan, or it can borrow from investors by issuing bonds and paying interest on the bonds.
There's also no limit to the amount that minority owners can borrow against their interest in the team.
Then they could borrow only at interest rates that reflect their true riskiness, forcing them to cut lending.
They say having substantial cash reserves enables them to borrow at lower interest rates, saving money in the long run.
The Japanese economy operates on the assumption, soon to be proved false, that the government will always be able to borrow at low interest rates.
Even if markets were functioning properly, some of the banks submitting estimates would struggle to borrow at any interest rate, let alone the one they have been submitting.
Some big players borrow with an interest rate-currency straddle.
True, for the moment the U.S. government is in the very fortunate position of being able to borrow at lower interest rates than before the crisis, and the dollar has actually strengthened.
That would reduce corporate taxes next year while generating more in future years, but many analysts expect the effect to be limited for businesses that have unused capacity and can borrow at low interest rates.
This not only allows Turkey to borrow at a lower interest rate, but should also boost investor sentiment.
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America can still borrow money at low interest rates, so we have the wherewithal to fix our economic plumbing.
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The basic idea of credit is simple: you borrow money, pay interest to the creditor and ultimately repay the loan in good faith.
Right now lawyers borrow money at high interest rates from outside investors who hide behind the fig leaf of providing debt financing instead of equity.
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By reaching investment grade, both GM and Ford are considered less risky investments and therefore will be able to borrow money at lower interest rates.
Hitting the debt ceiling would leave the U.S. unable to borrow money to pay interest on what it already owes investors or to fund new spending.
Home-buyers will be able to borrow the cash without interest for five years, even if their house purchase does not involve home improvements - which create jobs.
Reserve currencies, the dollar being the most widely used one, were embraced as a safe haven during the global financial meltdown, which allowed the U.S. government to borrow at negative real interest rates.
Einhorn, whose hedge fund Greenlight Capital held 1.1 million shares of Apple as of September 30, told CNBC Thursday he thinks Apple can borrow at very low interest rates, which would enable it to pay richer dividends on preferred shares without touching its cash hoard.
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The country has to borrow from abroad, so interest rates would rise on its debt.
An investment may not make sense if you have to borrow money at 6% interest.
Consumers, in particular, were encouraged to borrow by low unemployment and interest rates and (until last year) rising asset prices.
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Because they have a higher risk of default, struggling companies must pay a higher interest rate to borrow money.
The U.S. government can borrow at all time low interest rates and despite the rapid increase in debt, economic growth is sluggish but not disastrous.
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The city can still borrow at the low prevailing interest rates.
The income tax deduction for muni bonds is supposed to help state and local governments to borrow at a much lower interest rate to finance large public investments.
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The ECB will not protect Spain, or Portugal, or Italy from being discriminated against by the markets - from paying higher interest rates to borrow than, say, Germany.
This happens when traders around the world borrow yen at very low interest rates and use it to buy currencies to invest in countries where interest rates are higher.
So Barclays so-called "submitters", the managers who gave borrowing data to the British Bankers Association's Libor-setting committees, consistently told these committees that Barclays was paying a lower interest rate to borrow than was actually the case.
They help enhance profits because paying for stadium improvements means the corporate owners have to borrow less, pay less interest, and thereby reinvest those savings in interest payments into player salaries or hiring and retaining top executive talent.
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