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Incumbent firms are at the highest risk, because they have legacy capital invested in old ways of doing things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s a 3.2% increase compared with a year ago and the highest annual rate since December 2025, though the overall level remains low.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Enrollees are paid the highest of the state, federal or local minimum wage and work an average of 20 hours per week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Thayil’s memoir will absolutely encourage readers to listen again, or listen deeper, or even listen for the first time, and that’s really the highest praise you can give a rock and roll memoir.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“I would also suggest a very brilliant young woman who just got her diploma, Katherine Coleman. She’s a mathematician and earned the highest GPA we’ve ever had here.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson