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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
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Garvin Jarbusch, chief investment officer at Green Alpha Advisors, says companies that don’t recognize water cost have a structural blind spot.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Gen Z and Gen Alpha aren’t so fatigued by Monkey’s Paw tales because horror’s cyclical nature hasn’t yet completely revamped this trope for a new era.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“There’s nothing to support the fact that all these companies should be dumped, just because Broadcom’s got a problem,” said Julian Koski, chief investment officer of New Age Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Anything well above $260 billion will likely take Google’s parent into cash-burning mode, based on Wall Street’s consensus estimates for the company’s operating cash flow from Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In early April 1966, Charlie Company, along with Alpha and Bravo Companies, was sent out on a prolonged “search and destroy” mission, Operation Abilene.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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