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Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

It won’t be long before stock performance starts to reflect that.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Meanwhile, even if oil began flowing through the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow, the hit to the global economy will be long lasting, analysts and oil industry executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The cord would be long enough, so I didn't unplug it.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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