future
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A higher P/E suggests that investors expect strong future earnings growth, although it can also mean that a stock is expensive relative to its current earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Natasha: The hesperaloe work in particular grew out of a “tiger team” that Kimberly-Clark established 20 years ago to start thinking about the future of fiber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This quarter demonstrated that we are already building that future: better engineering, faster shipping, new products and new ways for users to engage,” Gustav Söderström, Spotify’s co-chief executive, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Any future asylum claims would be considered on their individual merits, with applications against the facts of the case and available evidence.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And maybe, one day, a thousand years in the future when we all lived on Mars and could shuttle back and forth like civilized people, I’d have the guts to text them first.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Front-month WTI crude oil futures are down 0.6% at $79.88 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Find insight on oil futures, European energy stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Front-month WTI crude oil futures are down 4.6% at $80.77 a barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 4.5% lower at $83.98 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Find insight on oil futures, oil rigs, OPEC+ and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
We are even beginning to argue about which futures we like and which we prefer to cancel.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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