gauge
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Increased bond yields are weighing on popular AI stocks, as investors gauge whether Big Tech investment can hold up in the face of higher borrowing costs.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a gauge of builder confidence in the market for newly built single family housing, increased to 37 in May from 34 in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“The gauge is gone. The gray area is gone.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
It is a truer gauge of the sector versus a more widely cited ETF External link, which is heavily weighted toward Amazon.com External link and Tesla.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Hold on, Harry, this’ll do for ’em!” roared Hagrid, and Harry looked up just in time to see Hagrid slamming a thick finger into a green button near the fuel gauge.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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