61. Banks can accept deposits and thus raise capital more cheaply, while non-banks have to pay a fee to a licensed bank in order to raise cash for loans. 62. BAA Plc is selling bonds for the first time in four years, raising cash to fund an overseas expansion plan and upgrade its London airports. 63. Because of problems raising cash, Mauro hit the streets early, embarking on a grassroots campaign of knocking on doors across Texas. 64. Before the company was seized, the client had taken loans out on all his policies in an effort to raise cash and to salvage his investment. 65. Benchmark bonds command a premium over other bonds because their liquidity makes them attractive to investors who might want to unload a bond quickly to raise cash. 66. Benchmark bonds trade at a premium to others of similar maturity because they are traded more frequently and can be sold quickly when an investor needs to raise cash. 67. Bill, who is also a programmer, is thinking of designing a Web site for the music if he can raise the cash for a computer. 68. Besides raising cash, he can short stocks or hedge his holdings by buying options on individual equities or indexes. 69. Bonds also suffered from concern that Japan may sell Treasury securities to raise cash to bolster ailing banks. 70. Bond prices also may have dropped as insurers sold Treasury bonds from their portfolios to raise cash needed to cover losses stemming from the attacks. |