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The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, topping forecasts, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, according to data released last Friday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

If oil has topped out, oil stocks are certainly close to topping out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But with gas prices at the pump topping $4 a gallon for the first time since August 2022, the pressure is on for a resolution.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Games already attracted a record number of ticket registrations, topping 5 million fans from 197 countries and territories for the first drop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Of course there were massive accounting problems in calculating the different state debts, not the least of the difficulties being sloppy records kept by several southern states, with Virginia topping the list for administrative disarray.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis