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Most shares are up ahead of the IPO.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Wander, a luxury short-term rental company that only operates in North America, has seen a 26% rise in bookings ahead of summer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Indexes were also hurt by technology stocks on fears that the bubble may have peaked, just ahead of SpaceX’s IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

See said she expects the Chinese Massacre memorial will be unveiled ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We pull number thirty-two—about the middle of a seventy-team race—and the dogs get to stand and watch thirty-one teams go out ahead of them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen