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Iran is entering negotiations with the Trump administration with an eye on a big prize: tens of billions of dollars locked abroad that could help revive its crisis-hit economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The billions spent, the corruption crackdowns, the reshuffled soccer federation presidents—none of it has moved the needle on the only thing that matters: results on the pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

That momentum continued into Tuesday, as leveraged bets on SpaceX generated billions of dollars of additional trading volume in what Balchunas called a “total feeding frenzy.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Thames Water has been trying to stave off financial collapse for the last three years as it struggles under billions of pounds of debts.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

There would be billions of others living in our place.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan