According to the study, the interest expenses of such businesses have increased by less than 3%.

研究显示，此类业务支增幅不到3%。

Firms where borrowing consisted only of leveraged loans saw their annual interest expense soar by 51% year-on-year.

借款仅由杠杆贷款组成企业年支同飙51%。

This generous financing will protect them against a pincer-like combo of slowing wage growth and rising interest expenses.

这笔慷慨融资将保护他们免受工资增长放缓和支钳形组合影响。

By turning more to debt instead of equity markets for financing, for instance, they could increase their interest expenses, which would eat into both their book and taxable incomes.

例如，更多地转向债券市场而不是股票市场融资，可能会增加支，这将侵蚀它们账面收入和应税收入。