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He came fourth out of the five contenders, losing to Ed Miliband, but spent the next five years building up his appeal with the party's grassroots.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Investors have been hot for AI-infrastructure plays such as chips and networking, as hyperscalers and other tech companies plan to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into building out AI data centers.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Meanwhile, China has spent a decade building yuan-denominated oil derivative markets and bilateral swap agreements designed to offer countries an alternative to dollar dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The four hyperscalers— Amazon.com, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft —are now expected to spend almost $700 billion building out their AI businesses in 2026.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I’d stay here and help Tante Anna with the cooking and Mama would teach me to read and I’d never go into that strange ugly building at all.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom