gain

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The stock was on pace for its third gain in the last four sessions and its largest single-day percentage increase since last July, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, he believes Apple intends to maintain both the memory content and pricing of its phones, allowing the iPhone maker to gain share even as the overall phone market shrinks by roughly 10%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

What’s different this time, Bechtel says, is that fusion has finally passed a key milestone—achieving net energy gain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The US is also negotiating a minerals deal with DR Congo to help gain access to the central African country's vast reserves of key metals such as cobalt, tantalum, lithium and copper.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

By monitoring Soviet communications on the cable, the NSA was able to gain crucial intelligence about Soviet missile tests on the nearby Kamchatka Peninsula.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau