lion

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One sector in particular has driven the lion’s share of jobs growth in 2025: education and health services.

From The Wall Street Journal

Part of the move is the broadening of the market rally: While AI accounted for the lion’s share of the gains in this bull market, investors have recently been shifting their attention elsewhere.

From Barron's

However, the decline in activity in October was driven by a weaker services sector, which comprises the lion’s share of the British economy, including a 1.1% fall in retail trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

The following year, in 2020 the Commission found the request might be warranted, giving the lions temporary endangered species protections as “candidates” for listing.

From Los Angeles Times

But the economics of gas still beat nuclear, Strazik says: “Gas is going to be the lion’s share of the incremental capacity.”

From The Wall Street Journal