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The authorities, in response, have adjusted public sector wages, including pensions; unsurprisingly, the effect of the additional pay for people has been lost as prices keep rising.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Alphabet plunged more than 12 percent, while Amazon tanked more than seven percent in after-hours trade -- having lost more than four percent before the close -- while Intel cratered 23 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Traders who lost money on the incident will be “made whole,” the prediction-markets platform said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
LaFaye and Mereness estimate they lost around 30% of their business on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
I showed the woman behind the cashbox my Dutch guilders and told her I had lost my coupons.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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