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Analysts had previously questioned whether BP would slow down its share repurchases to reconcile its balance sheet.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
During hectic times of the NBA schedule—such as the beginning of the offseason, when players are first changing teams—Marks often appears on ESPN in front of a large touch screen, drilling down on a team’s balance sheet in the same way Kornacki might with a Wisconsin swing district.
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Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The deal also takes some pressure off of the company’s balance sheet.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
An over $5 billion expansion completed by the Central American nation in 2016 enabled the canal to handle larger ships, which in turn boosted the Panama Canal’s balance sheet; revenues increased by about 56% between 2019 and 2024.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
balance sheet
noun
bal·ance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date
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