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[cheef] / tʃif /




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Glaser had arranged a meeting in August 2024 between Cipriani and Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Laura Pomfret, chief executive of women's finance community Financielle, says people worry that speaking up will ruin the atmosphere.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“However, the dollar amount is not enough to move the needle in terms of gross capital flows in and out of the U.S.,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“We expect to see heightened volatility throughout this period,” said Todd Ahlsten, chief investment officer at Parnassus Investments, adding that he’s cautious on all of the upcoming IPOs caught up in the “AI hype cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But his eyes were sharp and intense, and there was never a question about who would lead the Mona Lisa investigation: Louis Lépine was the chief of police in Paris, and he led everything.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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