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We already saw a good example in February, when the car-karaoke-machine specialist Algorhythm Holdings decided to become an A.I.-assisted freight company, giving its stock a massive 262 percent lift.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Sixty-five percent of Asian refining capacity is built for medium-to-heavy sour crude.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
In mice fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet, liver size dropped from about 7% of body weight to a healthier 4-5% percent.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
But Starr says the most data from t REITs, which control about 30 percent of the industry and are subject to quarterly reporting requirements, shows occupancy increasing for the first time, year-to-year, since 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The reason they’d done this is that the rating agencies, presented with the pile of bonds backed by dubious loans, would pronounce 80 percent of the bonds in it triple-A.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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