breakneck

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Bitcoin and its peers have struggled to keep up with a breakneck rally in stocks in recent weeks.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A breakneck rally in shares of Intel powered the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh records on Friday, with investors looking past geopolitical tensions to double down on tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“The contrast between the slow grind lower in March and the subsequent breakneck rally highlights the U.S. equity market’s pronounced right-tail asymmetry and its longer-term progression toward a more bubble-like regime,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But calibrated, not breakneck, expansion appears to be factored into the business projections.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Both carts hurtled onward at breakneck speed, a wall of rock on one side of the narrowing road and a large tree on the other.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook