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On a per-share basis, quarterly earnings of $2.48 a share topped the $2.01 a share that analysts polled by FactSet expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The price is a marked increase from the $7 billion valuation that served as the basis for initial negotiations with Nvidia late last year, according to the Financial Times.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Bank of Korea tightened monetary policy by 25 basis points to 3% Thursday while simultaneously raising growth forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
On a statutory basis, net profit fell 20% to A$1.29 billion and revenue rose 7.1% to A$25.52 billion amid strong demand for both domestic and international travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Aristotle was not a particularly ardent champion of women, but he nevertheless believed in using evidence as the basis of theory building.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Tiny nuclear reactors are coming to Army bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They have targeted civilian infrastructure, including water desalination plants and energy installations, along with bases hosting American troops.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to the paper, the UK is the first country to be given access to Kyiv's vast "Avenger Labs" repository, which includes data that will be used to train technology at British military bases.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"More globally, this work is a step forward in the combined use of laboratory experiments and AI to decipher the information that is embedded in the sequence of the DNA bases in humans," said Kadonaga.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Felix knew Benji was looking for a big idea, like swimming with great white sharks or running bases at Yankee Stadium.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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