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ServiceNow rises after receiving new price target raises, announcing new AI advances, and saying it wouldn’t acquire a start-up.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
It has an “outperform” call on Deep Yellow, and trims its price target by 2.5%, to A$1.95/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The target of the research is Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungus responsible for blast disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
While representing a slight improvement from the second quarter's 4.3 percent, the reading would fall short of the government's target for this year of 4.5-5.0 percent -- itself the lowest goal in decades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ivan moved to the side, arcing around so he wasn’t a still target for Sigurd’s mounting fury.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
In June, the Bank extended its climate change policy indefinitely, but dropped targets for the percentage of financing that must have climate-related impacts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Schneider Electric SU -2.42%decrease; down pointing triangle lifted its annual targets for the second time this year after data-center orders kept flowing in, boosting sales for the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the company repeatedly delayed the vehicle, with Musk outlining several new targets and timelines that were missed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
This ability to detect multiple targets, known as dual specificity, is unusual in naturally occurring immune receptors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
All ten Skyhawks had taken shots at the targets, and the torpedo boats were on fire.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Authorities declined to say how many offices had been targeted, but several secretaries of state and congressional offices reported receiving the letters.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Until now, the only lawsuits filed over the disaster had targeted public authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
But attacks over the past week appear to have targeted both containerships and tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Doctors used real-time X-ray imaging, known as fluoroscopy, to guide the catheter and deliver the particles to the targeted arteries.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ann Atwater spent the better part of the night creating decoy gatherings, drawing police attention away from sites she knew had been targeted for the torch.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Martin Kelly told BBC Verify that Iran is widening its attacks and targeting ships near the coast of Gulf Arab states and in the Gulf of Oman.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meta’s apps run on iPhones, giving Apple power over how Meta operates—leverage it used in 2021 to limit the company’s ability to track people for ad targeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Claude developer’s revenue is growing fast—but perhaps not fast enough for a company targeting a $2 trillion valuation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Det Supt Ryan Chambers said the unit specialised in the most serious elements of criminality, targeting offenders and those in possession of firearms.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Such as, “This cawwot is a topeedo—watch!” as he made the vegetable plow a path through the gravy on his plate before targeting his mouth.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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