divergence
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This divergence was on full display Monday, when the Nasdaq outperformed the Dow by 0.9 percentage points.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The trailing two-month divergence in March 2000, the month in which that bubble burst, was greater than 40 percentage points — more than four times the current divergence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Swiss franc has fallen sharply as a result due to monetary-policy divergence between Switzerland and other major economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The study found a similar divergence in opinions among working-class Latino voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Chapter 1 provides a whirlwind tour of human evolution and history, extending from our divergence from apes, around 7 million years ago, until the end of the last Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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