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[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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Find insight on Big European pharmaceutical companies, GSK, Kossan Rubber Industries and more in the latest Market Talks covering the health care sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“China’s transportation sector is now more diversified than it was during previous oil shocks,” said Emma Li, a China analyst at Vortexa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A recent wave of worries about AI spending that has weighed on the chip sector is also now spreading to other parts of the market that benefitted from billions in data center buildout spending.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But in and around New York City one niche sector is expanding – candy stores.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thus Galileo’s sector was a primitive theodolite, slide rule and protractor all in one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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