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[hed-lahyn] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /


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When enough bad news is already baked into an asset’s price, investor positioning can become so negative that even another ugly headline struggles to push it lower.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Singapore rounds out the week with September inflation figures on Friday, with both headline and core price growth expected to pick up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Homes under the shammers" is the headline of the Sun, as it says Manchester City footballers are "being used to flog a £3bn Abu Dhabi luxury housing development".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The market is no longer paying full geopolitical premium on every headline, and that is probably the most useful signal in the morning price action," wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The proof, as the headline charged, was in the documents.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Canter’s Deli made headlines when its owners received a $35,700 bill, up almost $11,000 from four months earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Canadian manufacturing sales rebounded in August but not as strongly as the headlines might suggest, says Capital Economics’ Thomas Ryan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Both said that the scandal dominating the headlines and the loss of their dream jobs sent them into the depths of despair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The kerfuffle lingered in headlines on Wednesday as a news outlet released surveillance video from Art of Play purporting to show Clarkson's visit.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Although what happened tonight is gonna have people talking. Every phone in the parking lot was pointed at y’all. I can see the headlines now. ‘

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Elsewhere in the paper, the G7 agreement on releasing "more diesel reserves" is headlined along with British pumps passing £2 a litre.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Kacey Musgraves headlined a tribute to late country legend Dolly Parton, while Teddy Swims, Sombr and Raye offered a soulful tribute to crooner George Michael, 40 years after the release of his landmark album "Faith."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He headlined the kickoff to French’s campaign and has good reason to be glad he won and is now part of the GOP ticket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Citing brief statements of agreement from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk, Axios headlined the story “Anthropic, OpenAI CEOs call for slowdown in AI development.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But my jaw really dropped when I read a July 19,2004, article from the International Herald Tribune headlined: “Want Fries With Outsourcing?”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

In April, he made his Coachella headlining debut, playing a nearly 90-minute set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Now, the English band, known for such classics as “Tempted,” “Black Coffee in Bed” and “Hourglass,” is finally preparing to grab its biggest headlining gig in L.A. to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"The great Guinness robbery" is the Daily Star's top story, headlining on "truck gang steals 70k pints".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A promoter pitched him on headlining a series of morning family concerts—and Australian dates sold out in days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I know! You’re headlining at major concert venues all over the world. I completely get that. I’m gonna start in New York and work my way around the globe,” I say.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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