investment
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Defense Department has moved to wean itself off such shipments with a pending ban on Chinese tungsten, as well as a $450 million investment in a U.S. producer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Ages 60 to 63 offer perhaps the best — and last — chance to get crucial tax, investment and healthcare plans in place for retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
It has stirred a mix of excitement at the prospect of new jobs and investment, and worry about possible environmental damage.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
As for the Venezuela deal, that country’s oil industry is in such a shambles that bringing it back to its peak output will take years and billions of investment dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
“It goes far beyond Pizookie in terms of what’s driving our traffic, meaning our investments in food, our upgrades to our service…the remodels that we’ve done,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
You are both in your 80s and drawing Social Security, pensions and, presumably, income from your investments, so the traditional window for Roth conversions has mostly closed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
"We will make bold investments in AI and future growth engines to boost our economy's growth potential," he said, adding that the figure was "nearly double this year's amount".
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The Telegraph says the "break with established government policy" would look at making the investments in African and Caribbean countries.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
He still restrained himself from other investments, but as he saw friends everywhere expanding, he wondered if he was not crazy to do the same.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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