trend
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If that trend continues, the Fed could get away with not raising rates in September, they said, especially if Warsh can do a better job explaining the rate-setting committee’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
From a historical perspective, the recent weakness in the S&P 500 is simply a normal pullback within the broader bull trend in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The continued industry-wide upward trend of prices also contributed to the record earnings," the company said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sony Pictures is betting that more real-world stunts, a relatable narrative and Spidey’s lasting popularity are enough to put “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” on the other side of that trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
This mostly invigorating, positive trend was not without its drawbacks.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Moving averages are used by chartists to help spot technical trends.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Fed views the PCE index — the core rate in particular — as the most accurate barometer of U.S. inflation trends.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"You're not going to have a lot of free time," she says as running a business requires you to be aware of changing customer behaviour, new competitors and wider market trends.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In a memo to employees, McInerney said Visa has to continue evolving how it works as technology trends create “a once-in-lifetime inflection point in payments” that is changing how money moves around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
After all, anyone selling a home can now get online and gather her own information about sales trends and housing inventory and mortgage rates.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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Fasting blood glucose trended downward across groups, and several lipid related measures also improved.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
Among age groups, confidence ticked up for consumers aged 35-54, but trended downward for older and younger consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Standardized test scores have trended upward since the nadir of the COVID-19 pandemic, recovering faster than the state average, but the pace remains too incremental for critics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Part of the online drive stems from the "mob wife" aesthetic that's trended on TikTok in recent years, looks featuring flashy jewelry, animal prints, and -- you guessed it -- fur.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Still, Penelope convinced herself that the havoc trended in one direction slightly more so than in the other.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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Giving employees and teams more freedom to choose when they would meet in the office has led to more people showing up, with 2026 attendance trending 15% above the average of prior years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Greggs's pivot towards healthier products and trending drinks has helped it boost sales, with the bakery chain reporting a 20% rise in profit over the first half of the year.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the same time, they say U.S. recreational-vehicle inventories are still trending upwards from cyclical lows of the past two fiscal years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Given the way things are trending, none of that would be entirely surprising.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“You failed to mention Indochinese casualties, or refugees, or bombing tonnages, which in fact are trending up,” he said.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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