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factor

[fak-ter] / ˈfæk tər /


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These will give an up-to-date snapshot of how companies are faring given the recent spike in oil prices, which was a key factor prompting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its recent meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Isabel Wang explained how the global oil market has become the most important factor influencing the stock and bond markets.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Widespread uptake of low-deposit mortgages by borrowers who could not afford them was seen as a major factor in the 2008 global financial crisis.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The suit added a glamour factor for bigwig sponsors who would sometimes ride along.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Because of the unknown factor, STSs must develop a reasonable and responsible hypothesis before engaging in spatial teleportation.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Joseph Adinolfi shared a warning for investors combining seasonal factors with fear of AI.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Some factors that could affect both which treatment a patient received and how their health changed over time could not be fully evaluated.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

The software can analyze airline schedules and factors such as weather, airport runway capacity and operational constraints to predict air-traffic flows and foresee potential conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The software, known as Smart, is expected to help reduce delays and cancellations by analyzing flight schedules and factors such as weather to predict air-traffic flows.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Nor can artistic developments be fully understood as direct responses to such factors.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

It's likely that detectives will look closely at the inquiry's findings about those managers, which could be factored into their investigation.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

At the time, the company said the guidance factored in about $238 million of net gains related to its stake in eBay.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Burton said the company has a fleet of about 200 trucks, 56 of which are now zero-emission, including hydrogen fuel cells and battery electrics whose charging time is factored into the logistics of the drive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

If inflation is factored in, sales were not quite as rosy as they look.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Geeks keep their computers on round-the-clock and often work irregular hours, in part because Web-surfing, software trading, and collecting and ICQ and Hotline messaging are factored in.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

In places like Minneapolis and Des Moines, Iowa, insurers are factoring in hail and severe convective storms, ICE added, which is a “a peril that is frequently overlooked but is now driving double-digit increases.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Fortescue and Mineral Resources are most impacted when factoring in current iron-ore prices and freight rates, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Blockbuster US jobs figures last week have pushed up bets on a Fed increase -- the CME Group's FedWatch tool factoring a more than 60 percent chance of such a move.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Still, same-store sales at the shoe chain likely fell 3.6% during the second quarter, based on adjustments factoring in the timing of the acquisition.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

It took ten minutes for him to re-create the solution he’d figured out with Mr. Keeney, this time factoring in the actual spacing between the two rock pillars which had been missing until now.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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