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Zaslav’s company is desperate to pay down debt taken on two years ago when the smaller Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, relieving AT&T of its entertainment headache.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Another $3 million would go toward hiring instructional coaches, and the rest would be used to pay down the district's deficit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
This reflects first, the oil price collapse in 2014/15 and then the 2020 pandemic, but more recently the result of pressure from investors who asked companies to exercise ‘capital discipline,’ investing less, paying down debt and returning more cash to shareholders.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The company has also been paying down debt by selling some of its clubs and then leasing them back.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Another $3 million would go toward hiring instructional coaches, and the rest would be used to pay down the district's deficit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
This reflects first, the oil price collapse in 2014/15 and then the 2020 pandemic, but more recently the result of pressure from investors who asked companies to exercise ‘capital discipline,’ investing less, paying down debt and returning more cash to shareholders.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The company has also been paying down debt by selling some of its clubs and then leasing them back.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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