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The firm Air Space Intelligence won a $875 million, 12-year government contract earlier this year to build out Smart and a related system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
With that thought in mind, the list below contains those value stocks currently recommended for purchase by at least two of the investment newsletters monitored by my performance-auditing firm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Earlier in his life, he served for nearly 25 years as a helmsman with Burry Port Lifeboat, the firm said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Recently an honest woman who works for a top AI firm sighed in my presence when describing decision-making at this crucial moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Like most of what befell them in the financial markets, their first brush with a big Wall Street firm was delightfully weird but ultimately inexplicable.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Critics, meanwhile, argue that AI firms cannot be trusted to regulate themselves.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Crusoe had expected to expand the site with Oracle and OpenAI, but after the firms signed deals with other developers, Crusoe ended up leasing the additional buildings to Microsoft instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The inspector general recommended the high-speed rail authority update its travel policy to get advance written approval for trips, clarify expectations with staff and seek reimbursement for “unallowable expenses paid” from the consulting firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, urging technology firms to invest in what he called a "reliable" location.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
If you got your ISDA, you could in theory trade with the big Wall Street firms, if not as an equal then at least as a grown-up.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Price readings were firmer than expected through the spring before easing in June and July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The firmer reading was led by higher diesel fuel prices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
"It enables you to reach a much firmer and deeper understanding of the underlying reasons for the problems and indeed to seek solutions that come very much from the person and their family," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The project has been discussed around Louisiana for months, though firmer details came Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Tsk. Sikander is made of firmer stuff than you give him credit for."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday delivered his firmest statement to date of his determination to tame inflation, and the clearest explanation of how he thinks the Fed should get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
But then there’s also the nagging feeling that Tøndel doesn’t have the firmest grasp on his own material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
So far the firmest interest in Ramsdale has come from Wolves, who have made an offer to sign the 26-year-old England international on a season-long loan.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
“You are imaginary,” I said in my firmest voice.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
Then came Trump’s serial walk-backs—the “TACO” pattern, as traders call it—tensions eased, and the yuan stabilized and firmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Oil rose while Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
He said industry guidance had been "firmed up".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Solid job gains and low unemployment would be seen by a majority of Fed officials as further evidence that the labor market has firmed.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
The bull's tail went up and he charged, and Romero moved his arms ahead of the bull, wheeling, his feet firmed.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Japan’s consumer inflation picked up last month, firming expectations that the next interest-rate hike is around the corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The report suggests the labor market is firming across multiple sectors after near-zero job growth last year, despite more recent concerns about rising energy prices that have driven consumer sentiment to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
With the labor market firming, Fed policymakers flagged an increased concern about inflation, and rate hikes are potentially in the pipeline to tame raging prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Bank of Japan said it is carefully monitoring the risk that oil prices may accelerate underlying inflation, firming expectations of a summer rate hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The breaking-plow is used to loosen the soil, and to undo the firming that has been taking place while plant roots prevented deep tillage.
From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee
