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The consumer-price index rose 0.6% in September and gained 3.7% year over year, while the producer-price index was up 1.3% last month and climbed 6.3% year over year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Oil futures ended the session mixed with Brent modestly lower while WTI gained on bullish inventory data and reports that the U.S. could ease some sanctions on tankers that form part of shadow fleets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Germany gained control of the facility after occupying Norway in April 1940.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Since getting their start in television, Los Javis have gained experience teaching people who have never acted how to perform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
I had already gained the door; but, reader, I walked back—walked back as determinedly as I had retreated.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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