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[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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They looked at 11 other booms, including the buildout of U.S. railroads, World War II mobilization and the Japan asset bubble, to get a sense of how long this one will run.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Busts occur when capital spending starts declining – which could be from rising financing costs, overcapacity, asset price reflexivity, cash-flow delays or any combination.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Critics of this so-called digital asset treasury playbook have feared that Strategy and its copycats won’t be able to pay their debt or dividend obligations unless Bitcoin prices recover.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Wall Street’s biggest private asset managers have flocked to life insurance over the past decade, viewing insurers’ huge portfolios as a perfect match for their investment products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Indeed, Dobzhansky recognized that natural variation was a vital reservoir for an organism—an asset that far outweighed its liabilities.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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