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For an RMT to work, you need a parent willing to divest a unit that doesn’t fit, and a partner that makes genuine strategic sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Even with nursing staff on hand around the clock, NHS rules dictate that one parent must always be present at home, so life is hard for the couple.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Analysts at Dragonfly, a risk analysis and security intelligence service owned by Barron’s parent company, Dow Jones, say there are several additional signals that could point to trouble for the cease-fire.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

According to the Marine Traffic website and parent company Kpler, some 426 oil tankers, 34 cooking-gas carriers and 19 ships carrying liquified natural gas are waiting to transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The division’s first fifteen years were consistently, amazingly profitable—there wasn’t the first hint that it might be running risks that would cause it to lose money, much less cripple its giant parent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis