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Simpler hardware means longer battery life, better for gathering continuous—and therefore more useful—data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Regardless of how severe the spectrum is, maxxing implies that more is always better.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“Assuming the war de-escalates in coming weeks and months, the U.S. economy should enjoy a better year of job growth in 2026 than 2025,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
And at night when I would hear the hard, racking cough from her bedroom below I would pray with all my heart for her to be better at once.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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