catalyst

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Some analysts think this is finally the year that Apple will unveil a foldable iPhone — and the impending launch has been hailed as a potential catalyst for the stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"Everybody was trying to figure out, 'How did DeepSeek do it?'. And it's really… been a very positive catalyst for the Chinese AI ecosystem."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

For cryptos, there’s another catalyst that could be pushing prices higher—Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The pool of individual investors that acted as a catalyst for private-credit firms’ rapid growth is now a source of fragility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Then, I'll release hydrazine, very slowly, over the iridium catalyst, to turn it into N2 and H2.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir