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As AI hardware companies gain, software groups fall, with a basket of European software stocks down 1.5% in an inversion of the sectors’ relationship in the last session.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major global currency peers, was marked 0.06% higher on Wednesday and trading at 99.03, nearly at levels seen in early April.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Kiki Rice dribbled to the hoop, deked and then put up a shot over the Toronto Tempo practice squad, crisp ombre blue-and-burgundy nails releasing the ball into the basket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Across party lines, governments now promise a familiar basket of benefits: pensions, direct cash transfers, scholarships, free or subsidised electricity, cheap foodgrain, self-help group support for women and allowances for unemployed youth.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

She scooped up the shirts, dropped them into her basket, and sighed.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu