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Copper prices hit a record high Tuesday due to concerns over potential U.S. tariffs and supply problems amid surging demand for AI data-center infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The National Weather Service has issued high surf and coastal flood advisories until 11 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
A combination of a high FCF yield and an attractive valuation relative to earnings might make for a good focus for investors who agree with the Morgan Stanley strategists’ market view.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose 0.022 percentage point to 4.805%, an almost three-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It doesn’t make sense that you go there when you can finish high school here. For free.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Treasury yields are hovering at 2026 highs ahead of critical inflation data later this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A stunning pace of earnings growth has also helped the rally broaden out beyond tech, chip stocks and the big momentum plays that drove the market to fresh highs this summer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nvidia stock is close to its record highs and one reason is the lasting value of its AI chips.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The highs, the lows, but like I said, they’ve stuck with us through it all, and we love them for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I heard all the words and instruments, complete with stereo highs and bass lows to “My Girl,” fluting out of his long but happy face.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
For companies shipping beer across the border, that means significantly higher costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The S&P 500 energy sector is now up more than 40% on the year, with oil producers benefiting from higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
More than a decade later, the restaurant has moved into a larger, airier space filled with greenery — and somehow, the bar keeps getting higher.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
That capped a summer driving season where gas prices unusually kept moving higher past their traditional peak around the Fourth of July.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
We were running along the top edge of a long ridge, higher and higher.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
At Tuesday's event, Trump meanwhile presented the highest US civilian honor to the family of volunteer firefighter Welles Crowther, who was killed while helping lead people out of the South Tower.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
They hit their highest since 1998 on Sept. 2, at 5.921%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite long periods of economic growth in the 1980s and 1990s, income growth, and wealth, was increasingly concentrated among the highest earners.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Glastonbury, which features more than 100 stages, was already the UK's most expensive music festival, but next year's ticket prices are the highest ever - breaking the £400 barrier for the first time.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I stash my diploma and award certificates inside a desk drawer where I won’t have to look at them, and I slide the duplicate Emily Dickinson book onto my highest bookshelf.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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