catalyst

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Some analysts think this is finally the year that Apple will unveil a foldable iPhone — and the impending launch has been hailed as a potential catalyst for the stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Marl-Brock had been telling others and that was "the catalyst" for what happened later.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The jobs report for March could also be a macroeconomic catalyst that leads investors to trade Bitcoin due to a lack of anything else.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The pool of individual investors that acted as a catalyst for private-credit firms’ rapid growth is now a source of fragility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Perhaps there is some special inorganic, nonliving catalyst in the soil that is able to fix atmospheric gases and convert them into organic molecules.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan