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After a multiyear drought in tech IPOs, Wall Street’s equity capital-markets desks are raking in fees again thanks to the artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Before firefighters had finished extinguishing the blaze, I found Liliya Velyka, a 28-year-old book blogger, raking through the smouldering ruins, seeing if anything could be saved.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

They were starting from a much higher base, each with more than 35% of households in the high-income category, raking in north of $200,000 a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As refineries crank out more fuel to meet demand, energy companies are raking in billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Next afternoon, Judd sets me to scrubbing down the sides of his trailer and his porch, shining up the windows, raking the yard.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor



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