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These tests evaluate traits such as the preference for open or enclosed spaces and interest in unfamiliar mice.

This case exemplifies how CEO activism that contradicts the political preferences of a company’s core constituency can severely damage corporate performance.

More than food, coffee preferences diverge sharply by generation, says Logan Reich, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

Economic nationalism: This leads to a preference for tariffs and autarky in manufacturing, both as a symbol of strength and to isolate the country from foreign commercial and cultural influence.

But, so far at least, the speculative fervor visible in markets hasn’t translated into investors in big listed companies abandoning their preference for a bird in the hand.