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It led to the widespread belief that the splitter was the cause of the rapidly increasing rate of Tommy John surgery.
Sri Lanka has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.
From Barron's
The bank sees foreign central banks increasing interest rates — including 50 basis points of increases from the European Central Bank as well as an increase from the Bank of Japan.
From MarketWatch
“The Chinese military is building up, and they’re getting aircraft carriers, increasing the number of jet fighters, increasing the number of submarines,” said Kono.
Initial impacts of the legislation "suggest it is not meeting its objectives of increasing the safety and well-being of young Australians", Meta argued in January.
From Barron's
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