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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by take_a_breath on Monday March 23, 2020 @09:01AM (#22663668)
If companies don’t have customers, as you noted in your prior comment, how will they secure debt financing at a reasonable rate?
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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by OscarCunningham on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:22AM (#22664344)
Because the lenders know that they will be profitable after the virus has passed.
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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by whatshisface on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:24AM (#22664366)
I'm not sure if I agree. Restaurants are low margin businesses to begin with and they might not be able to sustain a high interest loan even in the best of times.
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