gains

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Shares dropped 18% to $33.37, giving back a big chunk of the gains it had racked up since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Add in the fact that conditions are still supportive of equities moving higher, and it seems likely that tech can keep making gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

People betting on sports tend to invest less, which means potentially missing out on big gains over time due to compound growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“In a way, this proves that investors who have been raising worries about how concentrated the market’s gains may have been right all along,” said Fundstrat’s economic strategist Hardika Singh.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But none of these projects ever comes anywhere near realization, and none of the three superstates ever gains a significant lead on the others.

From "1984" by George Orwell