bellwether
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The AI cloud company leases data centers to tech giants such as Microsoft, making it a bellwether for the AI trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He will usher them through the chaos of the evening; sifting through datapoints, overreacting to turnout data, monitoring bellwether counties.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Given the shortage of memory that many analysts and chief executives have highlighted, semiconductor pricing is a bellwether for the scarcity of supplies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The producer-price index can serve as something of a bellwether for the Fed’s policy direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"What's the matter with the bellwether?" said Lane sententiously.
From The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
However, the wins may not be true bellwethers.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
One of the most critical retail bellwethers, restaurants, saw a slight decline in sales in December.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
While the groups vote independently, that shared base has made the DGA one of the most reliable bellwethers in the Oscar directing race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.
From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips
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