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Its 1Q results benefited from rising metal prices, they note, and expect optimism around core-profit contributor gold to continue, backed by central-bank buying and speculative demand linked to exchange-traded funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Protect Los Angeles Residents, a coalition backed by fast food restaurants, claims the ordinance would be too costly and jeopardize the city’s restaurant owners.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"The fact that 40,000 people have backed this petition so quickly is a powerful message that I am taking directly to my colleagues in government," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The company has about $6 billion of corporate debt plus $18 billion of debt backed by its fleet of rental cars.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

He backed out of the doorway before darting down the hall.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny