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Micron’s stock has been on a tear recently after notching its first close above $1,000 earlier this week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, who formerly worked in economic development at the Salt River Project, a federal utility in the Phoenix area, said she sees parallels to an earlier boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Ministers say the move, announced alongside a government-commissioned review earlier this year, will reduce the risk that impermissible donations from foreign nationals will "slip through the net".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Through May, Ichor’s stock was up 353% from a year earlier, while its market cap had increased to $2.49 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

When they’d arrived at Palm Breeze Middle School an hour earlier, the sky had been clear, with no wind.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith