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Don’t miss: Microsoft earnings give the stock a boost.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The dollar is at 157.99 yen, compared with Y157.91 as of Wednesday’s Tokyo stock market close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
After a nice run up on Tuesday, the shippers’ stock was falling Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The stock closed roughly flat at $531.01, and had gained 9.8% through the close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Then along came the dot-com bubble and suddenly the entire stock market made no sense at all.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Canada has huge stocks of the critical minerals needed for green technologies such as batteries and wind turbines that Europe currently sources mostly from China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cybersecurity stocks have been hot this year as investors have reasoned that artificial intelligence will heighten the need for digital protection.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
U.S. stocks rose slightly after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and left the door open to a rate hike in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The moves in refining stocks certainly warrant caution among investors given the “epic” price increases, Tom Kloza, chief energy adviser at Gulf Oil, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
He might be early, of course, and stocks might fall some before they rose, but that didn’t matter to him: The value was now there, and the bet would work out in the long run.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Then we opened the cupboards: good knives, cookware in every shape and size, multiple colanders, and a generously stocked spice cabinet guests were welcome to use.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Speaking on the same programme, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was "stocked up for the week at any time".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
My current home is also stocked with multistage, HEPA-filter air purifiers that combine carbon absorption and ionizer technology all around the house, which came in handy during Covid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Lakers have stocked their team with versatile perimeter defenders to help complement their offensive-minded backcourt of Doncic and Reaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Something pulled within him when he saw their bags had been left fully stocked with rations and their water gourds full.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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He explained that preparing for particularly bad weather usually involves stocking his van with spare roof tiles and clearing his schedule to deal with emergency calls.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Major retailers also are preparing for increased demand around the holidays and are stocking up and replenishing inventories, Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The new boxes, said Montgomery, will reduce stocking time at stores, and hence labor costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But the analysts said retailers would likely need greater proof that those products could actually sell before stocking the items on their shelves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Lumps of ice formed wherever water splashed on the boys’ sweatshirts and the stocking hats they wore pulled down over their ears.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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