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South Korea’s two memory makers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which account for about half of the benchmark Kospi’s total market capitalization, jumped 11% and 7.7% on Friday, respectively, after heavy losses earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He had landed in the Indian city hours earlier with his brother, carrying dental records for Ashok and Shobhana Patel.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mortgage rates bounded higher earlier this year as the war fed into higher inflation expectations.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The bitter feud captivated Hollywood earlier this year after Cipriani went public with his grievances against Shell, whom he met nearly two years ago through powerlawyer Patricia Glaser.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I saw now that it’d been stupid to challenge him earlier.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu