highly-leveraged

In the world of highly-leveraged investors like Bain Capital, unjust enrichment isn't jut a legal term.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: "Bain Capitalism": Mitt's Frankenstein Is a Politically-Created Monster RJ 2012

In the world of highly-leveraged investors like Bain Capital, unjust enrichment isn't jut a legal term.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: "Bain Capitalism": Mitt's Frankenstein Is a Politically-Created Monster RJ 2012

At least central banks in India, Indonesia and China can raise rates in response to inflation pressures without fear of a financial meltdown; by contrast, in the U.S., U.K. and euro zone there are concerns over the effect even small rate hikes may have on still fragile banks, highly-leveraged consumers and debt-laden sovereigns.

An Emerging Shift to Developed Markets Richard Barley 2011

In the world of highly-leveraged investors like Bain Capital, unjust enrichment isn't jut a legal term.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: "Bain Capitalism": Mitt's Frankenstein Is a Politically-Created Monster RJ 2012

The ones that fail will mostly fail because they tried to get rich by taking highly-leveraged bets on real estate – which, again, has happened before with similar results.

Matthew Yglesias » A Broad-Based Real Estate Bubble 2010

While many investors have stuck to the sidelines, Blackstone's funds have been buying up highly-leveraged properties that crumbled in value when the market collapsed.

Blackstone Doubles Down Craig Karmin 2011

Think of how many top-earners were in finance, a highly-leveraged sector that produced about 30% of corporate profits in recent years.

Matthew Yglesias » Jason Furman on Fiscal Policy 2009

They could have come to an agreement to use buffer stocks to limit price movements or been more creative with the use of strategic reserves of oil; a public announcement that stocks were being run down would have burned the fingers of the speculators given the highly-leveraged nature of trading and the herd-like mentality of traders.

Glencore could dynamite the commodity boom 2011

Despite three years of restructuring, it remains a highly-leveraged municipal lender with a major financing gap and significant exposure to Greece, Italy, and Spain.

Dexia Looks For a Bailout, Part Deux Matthew Curtin 2011

But by borrowing heavily to place these bets, he invited his own creditors to doubt his ability to keep financing these positions at a time when the world is rightly spooked about the possibility of highly-leveraged businesses losing access to liquidity overnight.

Hooray, a Financial Firm Fails! Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011