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For “high-risk, high-reward” areas of the AI trade such as next-generation optical connectivity, returns depend on meeting technology milestones, Susanto said, and that’s “why volatility and speculation there are so elevated.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The incident sparked widespread speculation about what happened to Noah, with his family launching a high-profile campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the oil-market disruption is temporary and rejected speculation that the U.S. is weighing a diesel export ban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Relations between countries, and particularly with neighbours, must be based on respect and on facts, not on wild speculation or contempt," Sanchez said on Monday evening.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Disraeli, who admired Lord Byron and cut a similarly romantic figure, began as a novelist whose financial speculations drove him nearly into disgrace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Radev has fuelled speculations he may take part in the elections, calling for them to be "free and fair".

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

The quickened pace of U.S. airstrikes in the region and the unusually large buildup of military force in the Caribbean Sea have fueled those speculations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

These speculations have spooked some tourists, with several media reporting a flurry of trip cancellations.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025

There had also been wild speculations, in the press and within the ANC, that I had been betrayed by someone in the movement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela