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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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“The wealth effect has never been more important to the U.S. economy,” wrote Emily Roland and Matt Miskin, investment strategists at Manulife John Hancock Investments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

And there was an offsetting effect from an artificial-intelligence boom that is powering trade and business investment in the U.S. and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance," the company wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized—Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.”

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In effect, Howie Hubler was betting that some of the triple-B-rated subprime bonds would go bad, but not all of them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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