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Any deal likely would have to bring in more U.S. wealth clients, or provide new ways to reach them, people close to UBS said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
That gain helped Apple become the second company to close with a market cap above $5 trillion, following Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In fact, shares of the iPhone maker reached a record high, rising 0.5% and leading the company to close above a $5 trillion market capitalization for the first time, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ko adds that in Guangdong these separate facilities are located close to each other, and used to "working in harmony".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I keep close, grateful Father is a big, strong, unsmiling man.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Like Pelland, Shoshanna and Ryan Shapiro also wanted to move closer to their grandkids while still giving their own children space to breathe.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
While Russian strikes on cargo ships docked in Ukrainian ports or close to the Ukrainian coast are common, strikes have also lately started hitting ships much closer to the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
At that time, Earth and the Moon were much closer together, and gravitational tidal forces generated more heat on the lunar near side than on the far side.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Rosé will perform at the gala, a fundraiser that seeks to draw the previously more siloed visual art and movie worlds in Los Angeles closer together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Trembling, I inch closer to the blunt head and beady eyes.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
That means the current crop of young farmers will have to give the closest consideration to the businesses they hand on to their own children.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
These Zimbabwean dinosaurs are not even the closest relatives of their South African neighbors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Regarding the inflation outlook, Williams said the one thing he is watching the closest is artificial-intelligence-driven demand, but he doesn’t see other emerging drivers of inflationary pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She has always lived closest to our mom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
“We’re a bunch of towns away; we’re not the closest Catholic school for anybody to go to,” said Jeff.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Although the final sale price came in well below Paul’s original nearly $10 million asking price, the transaction officially closes the chapter on the actor’s ownership of one of Los Angeles’ most storied celebrity homes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
They added that they wanted to make sure the growth was "delivered responsibly and sustainably" for the people living closes to the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Robinson said it plans to fund the cash portion of the deal with new debt financing, adding that it would pause share repurchases until it reaches its target leverage ratio after the transaction closes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The company said a complete list of the new executive leadership team would be disclosed after the merger closes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Suddenly Richard closes his eyes and a look of pure sadness comes across his face.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
How the stocks closed on Wednesday suggests they were left disappointed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The streets remained closed for eight days as officials worked to fix the 110-year-old pipe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
MS has an unchanged overweight rating and US$65.20 target price on the U.S. stock, which closed down 2.9% at US$42.55.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
New AI models should likely first be tested in offline "sandboxes", after other companies' models escaped the closed environments used to assess their capabilities, he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
I press my lips closed, holding back details that I know won’t help my case.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
On a $450,000 home, 20% is $90,000, and even 5% is more than $20,000 plus closing costs, which is hard to save after a job loss or foreclosure.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
But I didn’t hear that Raman tonight — partly because Bass made her play defense, from her first answer to her closing statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
In September, the Six Flags Magic Mountain park in California announced it was closing its X2 rollercoaster after more 100 people alleged that they had suffered brain injuries from the ride.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Until closing, expected in the first quarter of next year, AT&T said it expects to report AT&T Mexico as held-for-sale in continuing operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even so, closing one’s eyes is never a good idea while attempting to steer a velocipede through a busy intersection.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
