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That purchase has paid off big time for Meta, which has also navigated the transition to new content forms, like Reels, that were initially a drag on revenue.

Only Miss Penelope Lumley sat straight-backed and uncomplaining as the time dragged on.

As the shutdown dragged on without meaningful negotiations on healthcare, Gray said, he grew concerned that Republicans were too comfortable “using vulnerable Americans as political leverage.”

The increasingly risk-averse mood on trading floors also dragged on the crypto sector, with bitcoin erasing all its gains this year -- just over a month after hitting a record high.

Builders tried to explain that higher interest rates, economic uncertainty and local regulations were a drag on housing activity.