More interest paid on debt would mean less money elsewhere and likely more serious government cutbacks.
What is the degree businesses and consumers are dependent on debt just to get by.
When will he lay out his proposal for the super committee on debt and deficit?
Icahn is determined to stop Lions Gate from bidding on debt-laden movie studio MGM.
Reinhart said there isn't a way to be sure the finding on debt's impact applies everywhere.
Paying lower interest rates on debt is not the only benefit of having good credit.
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Ridge says he's looking to make a big acquisition and maybe even take on debt.
The statistics on debt among older Americans reflect a stark change in their finances.
But little setbacks can have big consequences when a strategy relies heavily on debt.
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Everyone keeps saying a safer financial system would rely more on equity, less on debt.
But after interest payments on debt the Dodgers do not have enough cash to cover expenses.
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Once more, the spoils will go to those that gamble on taking on debt.
In this context, taking on debt to finance operating losses is not a viable option.
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Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that are prohibited from selling stock or taking on debt.
It is also to focus as much on debt levels as on annual fiscal deficits.
Roughly a third of the Bank's profits are spent on debt relief and subsidised loans.
But the effect of deflation on debt is a key reason why the stakes are so high.
There are other things to do before taking on debt for a diploma that makes no guarantees.
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Life will be harder for entrepreneurs: more than half of all new firms rely on debt finance.
Over 75% of projected the long-term budget gap is caused by escalating interest costs on debt.
For some students, the concept of accrued interest on debt is as foreign as compound interest on savings.
"Big ticket items are suffering because people are becoming much more reluctant to take on debt, " Wyss said.
Twice as many women said they had avoided taking on debt because of risks like default and bankruptcy.
Quantitative Easing is itself the result of a government and economy that went too far expanding on debt.
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The recovery in America is built on debt, a huge fiscal stimulus and demand from Asia, especially China.
But many companies took on debt to expand just before the recession temporarily drove down prices in 2008-09.
Some generators have switched off plant while others have defaulted on debt repayments and one has gone bust.
Swaps on debt from Portugal, Spain, and Greece were the top-performing contracts in the five days through May 3.
If nations spend less on debt interest, they can, in theory, invest more.
You could even take on debt or sell part of your company to investors to turbo-charge your growth rate.
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