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By nearly every headline measure, investors have never looked more relaxed in a year not short of wild rides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A similar photo of the houses on fire is also splashed across the front of today's Daily Mirror beside the headline "Britain on fire".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
While plenty of investors are piling into technology stocks, sharp market swings mean the bets don't always pay off, with prices often moving on every major headline.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The most recent reading of this headline measure was 3.4% year-over-year in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In contrast, the Fox sisters’ story was simple to headline, “A Chapter on Ghosts,” and easy to summarize—Spirits Had Come to America.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The U.S. economy may appear vibrant, based on headlines about the low unemployment rate, the slow pace of layoffs, an apparent slowdown in inflation and the stock market hitting record highs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
For investors enthralled by soaring corporate profits, headlines about the painful consequences from climate change are largely just background noise, experts say.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
When a prison cell in a tiny New York town caught fire and killed 35-year-old inmate Marcos “Bori” Alcaraz last month, it barely made any headlines.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
This stalwart support reflects a deeper truth sometimes hidden in the polling headlines.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I cut out all distractions from my life so I could focus only on fencing, and yet alarming current events continued to dominate the headlines, making it very hard to stay focused.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Last year's Glastonbury festival was headlined by The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo, with Sir Rod Stewart in the legends slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He has attended Burning Man with tech VIPs and headlined panels at the hedge-fund industry’s exclusive gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some advocates cite a 2018 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett that was headlined “Short-Termism Is Harming the Economy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The company has made about 50 acquisitions in the last five years, headlined by its high-profile purchase of Confluent in March.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
One night at a small concert headlined by Iron Butterfly, Scruggs was drawn to one of the other performers, Country Joe.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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The Sex Pistols headlining the Palladium in New York City or the Agora in Cleveland wouldn’t have made splashy headlines.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Earlier this year, Katseye member Manon Bannerman also hit pause on performing with the pop group, meaning Saturday’s headlining performance in Pasadena will feature four of the group’s original six members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
They began touring in the 2000s and progressed to headlining major arenas around the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
That makes Debbie and Judith relatable and extraordinary figures, in that they are 50-something women, played by 50-something women headlining a high-velocity espionage thriller, linked to developments each is entitled to be angry about.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
I was headlining at clubs all over the country.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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