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Luke Rahbari, a portfolio manager at Rational Equity Armor Fund, said in emailed comments that the market is “getting into uncharted territory” with corporate spending on AI as hyperscalers try to stay competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

An unexpected jump in the yen in 2024 fueled a global market rout as investors unwound carry trades—forcing them to sell their investments and buy back the yen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Once again, we see that the market timers’ recent behavior can hardly be characterized as stubbornly held bullishness.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Amazon gained 4.6% Monday, a day after its best single session in years, propelling the company to a $3 trillion market valuation for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

As the subprime mortgage market grew, every financial company was, one way or another, exposed to it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

And over the coming days and weeks, some investors are worried that the rumblings could spill over into other markets, like stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

This summer’s food-safety scare is handing local farmers markets a massive customer surge, the Journal’s Amira McKee and Maya Davis write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The U.S. economy and American financial markets stand to benefit from a stable yen, just as Japan does.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

“All the noise in the capital markets doesn’t really impact them. They are focused on their business, they are focused on how they capitalize on the benefits of AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“It sounds like how my parents describe the markets they used to go to in Korea.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Meanwhile, the business model for making new clothes marketed as sustainable is struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

FLAG’s online store sells Adams’ personal books — including “Alpha Kings” and “From Mar-a-Lago to Mars,” several marketed as signed copies for as much as $40 — alongside its own educational materials.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Smart glasses are rapidly moving from a niche gadget to a mainstream consumer technology, increasingly being marketed as AI assistants rather than simply wearable cameras.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Of all the things I expected to encounter between the heirloom tomatoes and artisanal honey, rendered animal fat marketed as skincare wasn’t one of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

All except a sack of peaches had been marketed.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The court heard Jaguar Land Rover was forced to allocate £50m in marketing costs to counter the adverse publicity, resulting from the press coverage of Owen's claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

While energy, marketing and material costs have risen on both sides of the Atlantic since the pandemic, they remain much higher in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Tresvant previously worked for Nike as chief marketing officer of the Jordan brand, which is wildly popular among younger consumers — the same group that often frequents Taco Bell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

But he said that in past years, the company had spent “zero dollars, effectively,” on social media or digitally-connected marketing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Before the war he had been an alert, hard-hitting, aggressive marketing executive.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller