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In tech, Subramanian also notes, the spread between the best and worst performers of the sector has risen to the highest since February 2000, just prior to the market’s peak the following month.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"It is universally acknowledged the law prior to 2005 did not understand the seriousness and impact of crimes against children," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The data follow U.S. figures for May that showed much stronger jobs growth than expected, leaving the prospect of a rate cut—which had looked strong prior to the start of the U.S.-Iran war—increasingly unlikely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
That is, the option-trading “universe” prices the straddle prior to the earnings and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
An infinitesimal fraction of a second prior to the bomb’s detonation, two particles collide with such fierce velocity that they form a micro singularity—a black hole too small to see with the naked eye.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
