interest
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Both net interest income—the difference between what banks earn on loans and pay on deposits—and fees contributed to the top-line increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
For 22V Research, this raises the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, with the firm expecting three hikes through 2027 if any of the possible highlighted surprises come to fruition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“It’s meant to help our country as a whole. We’re in a time when civic engagement and interest, especially among young adults, is low ... and just overall trust in government is low right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The project is run by Manor and Castle Development Trust in collaboration with community interest company Uni-Recycle, which collects and redistributes school uniforms at low prices.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
None of Duane’s efforts of endurance seemed to interest the musk ox in the least.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Taylor’s intervention suggests “that Memphis voters don’t know what their best interests are,” said Martavius Jones, who was chair of the Memphis City Council when the city ordinance passed.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
He has his own personality, with some shared interests with Rispoli.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But paradoxically, such a summit could also cut against Beijing’s own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Police charged 24-year-old Nouman Essghir with entering or approaching a "prohibited place" for a purpose "prejudicial" to the interests of the United Kingdom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
They helped to distract outsiders from the truly profane event: the growing misalignment of interests between the people who trafficked in financial risk and the wider culture.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Beyond the reduction in arthritis pain, the researchers are particularly interested in what the findings reveal about interactions between the digestive system, muscles, and nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
He enticed Arthur Vining Davis, who had started Alcoa with Hall, the Ohio inventor, and was interested in a smelting outpost to feed the booming U.S. market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
For women interested in nonhormonal contraception—an increasing share of contraceptive users—the device made a big promise: It would finally give them another option.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
But if it merely redirected people who would have booked through Douyin anyway, he wasn’t interested.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
What was the point of being able to talk to the dead if he couldn’t find the one person he was interested in talking to?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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One particularly interesting finding was that higher GLP-1 levels were associated with better grip strength.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
An interesting mix of about a half dozen blockbusters and indies also seem like good bets, while at least three of the 10 slots are fully up for grabs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"Going more into the technical, and specifically this season, Kimi is a very interesting one to look at, because he pretty much attacks all the times," Stella said.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
It was pretty interesting to see an American Express executive address it in the company’s recent earnings call, when CEO Stephen Squeri said AI may allow people “to game a little more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“But it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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