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In July, financial services platform Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a takeover offer valued at more than $50 billion, but are said to have abandoned their pursuit, according to Bloomberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
IT firm Veeam named Freshworks customer-growth chief Mika Yamamoto as its new chief marketing and customer AI officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A new report claims a swarm of AI agents, developed by OpenAI, hijacked a German website - months before the firm revealed its AI had hacked tech platform Hugging Face.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The ideas that they have in there are pretty modern,” said John C. Atwater, founder of real-estate investment and management firm Prime Residential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Morgan Stanley had done as much as any Wall Street firm to persuade the rating agencies to treat consumer loans as they treated corporate ones—as assets whose risks could be dramatically reduced if bundled together.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Two law firms behind the bulk of claims in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The crux was a proposal to introduce a bill to parliament to impose sanctions on energy firms planning to begin oil exploration off the Falklands.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The partner firms said they were operating "with valid oil licences" and "with the full and ongoing support" of the British government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some venture firms are betting that sports teams are less vulnerable to the quick pace of AI development that has threatened to upend parts of the software, legal and financial industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
These midsize firms “are getting a more level playing field, which they were denied before,” said Jerry.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
"It enables you to reach a much firmer and deeper understanding of the underlying reasons for the problems and indeed to seek solutions that come very much from the person and their family," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The project has been discussed around Louisiana for months, though firmer details came Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Use a mix of light and firmer pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But there may be a force at play with an even firmer hold on the American man: gas prices.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then his mother’s voice became firmer than firm, and that was followed by more silence.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday delivered his firmest statement to date of his determination to tame inflation, and the clearest explanation of how he thinks the Fed should get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
He said the 17th green, typically one of the firmest on the course, is a good example of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He told BBC Newsnight's special programme: "Why has this one got the firmest of lids on it? I think it is because it goes to the heart of the British state."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Penelope used her firmest voice, for she could sense some resistance from the Incorrigibles about parting with their new pets.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
But as Aronimink firmed up on a hot day, the players at the top of the leaderboard struggled to match those numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
He said industry guidance had been "firmed up".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The news, released Friday morning, shattered the markets’ assumption that the labor market has firmed and hiring is on the upswing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Solid job gains and low unemployment would be seen by a majority of Fed officials as further evidence that the labor market has firmed.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
The bull's tail went up and he charged, and Romero moved his arms ahead of the bull, wheeling, his feet firmed.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Japan’s consumer inflation picked up last month, firming expectations that the next interest-rate hike is around the corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The report suggests the labor market is firming across multiple sectors after near-zero job growth last year, despite more recent concerns about rising energy prices that have driven consumer sentiment to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Reclaiming that threshold, pegged at 6624 points, over the next few days will be crucial in firming up sentiment ahead of the first round of bank-sector earnings on April 14.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The Bank of Japan said it is carefully monitoring the risk that oil prices may accelerate underlying inflation, firming expectations of a summer rate hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Push the sets well down into the ground and cover with soil, firming them with the feet or a roller.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
