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The reports come as traders speculate about the outlook for the AI boom, with analysts pointing out that markets fret when firms ramp up spending but also grow concerned when they pull back.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Li says the futures contracts will give companies a way to hedge a huge business cost and traders a way to speculate on the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It also can be a way to speculate on credit quality, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Determining the circumstances and cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process, and we will not speculate about what occurred," the company said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

I won’t try to speculate about who was responsible or what was unfair.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The author speculates that Hobsbawm “probably would have accepted either offer,” but finds no evidence of any approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Our current findings suggest that in stress-associated psychiatric disorders such as depression, the CRH system in OPCs may play a greater role than previously known," Deussing speculates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

He speculates that tariffs and inflation related to the war in Iran have played major roles in increasing travel expenses from $50,000 to at least $60,000 in one year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Presented with a detailed list of this article’s findings, Rachel Cauley, the OMB’s communications director, asserted that “this story is false because it speculates about policies that have not yet been decided.”

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

Sleight speculates that Ruess inscribed this Nemo not long after departing Davis Gulch.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

If Holmes was indeed playing a character she made up, as many people speculated, she was a skilled method actor.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Some speculated that it was a reference to his Midas touch, or perhaps his "golden age" at the brand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some locals speculated that the men, all from London, may have been in the area to steal fuel from nearby farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

A fourth customer, revealed in July, is speculated by some analysts to be the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some people—science fiction writers and artists, for instance—have speculated on what other beings might be like.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Wall Street had been speculating whether Meta would begin leasing out its data-center capacity as a way of monetizing its AI infrastructure in a highly profitable manner.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The presenter has long said her dream guest, external would be Drake and fans will be speculating if she's managed to bag the Canadian rapper for one of her final episodes.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

One is speculating in public about a woman’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers