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The funds posted a total return of 4.4% in May, adding to the previous month’s 10.3% gain and pushing them into the double-digit status, according to statistics from LSEG.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Micron shares fell, adding to a 7.7% loss on Thursday, amid broader semiconductor weakness.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Unless the state acts, contaminated water will continue running off businesses’ parking lots into drains, adding to the “toxic soup” in Southern California waterways, said Bruce Reznik, executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
With an all-cash agreement Sunday for Taylor Morrison Home Corp., the Omaha, Neb.-based conglomerate is poised to become a top-five U.S. home builder, adding to its growing portfolio of housing-related companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The convulsive force was so great that the water rushed out of the city’s harbor and returned in a wave fifty feet high, adding to the destruction.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
