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For weeks, rumors circulated that the company was planning a large layoff as it poured tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

A review of federal spending data by the news organizations also revealed how the first Trump administration had made hundreds of contract modifications, increasing the cost of the border wall project by billions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The Asian giant has significantly expanded its space programmes over the last 30 years, injecting billions of dollars into the sector in order to catch up with the United States, Russia and Europe.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

A star can burn for billions of years, but it dies just once and quickly, and only a few dying stars explode.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson