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The interesting twist is that Gapen and team not only think the Fed will hike in September, but now pencil in a second quarter-point hike in December.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
For your new owner, Angels fans, you get a proven winner and real estate developer — more on that in a second — whose very name drips with baseball history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In line with current legislation, registered voters over the age of 16, as well as qualifying foreign nationals, would be able to vote in a second referendum.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu strain in a second Australian state, the nation's agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
But there were no lights in the castle windows, and he could conceal himself...and in a second he had cast upon himself a Disillusionment Charm that hid him even from his own eyes.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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