beating

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Hartford County’s economy took a beating after the housing bubble popped in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Crokes Cross shares the record for longest-priced winner with Blowers, which won at the same price at Exeter in December, beating the previous record of 250-1, set at Kelso by Equinoctial in1990.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The South Korean consumer electronics giant’s operating profit likely rose 14% on year to 1.433 trillion won for the January-March period, beating the market consensus estimate of 1.376 trillion won, Cho reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Even Nvidia, the undisputed champion of artificial intelligence chipmaking and the beating heart of the broader AI boom, has slumped 18% since the tech trade turned sour last autumn.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Inevitably, their attention turned to the beating heart of capitalism, the big Wall Street investment banks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis