household

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Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek is tapping external investors for the first time since it became a household name, looking to raise funds for research and development, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The tax windfall consumers are enjoying now also won’t last through the latter half of the year, and higher energy costs could start weighing on both household and corporate finances.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“I grew up without a father in an all-female household and I felt very naked as a child in terms of needing to be protected by someone who was dominant and aggressive,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

That means the average energy bill for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will be about £10 a month lower from this month, which will put some downward pressure on inflation.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

As a child, Ona’s days were spent near her mother, gradually learning simple household tasks like churning butter, making soap and candles, washing laundry, and preparing food.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis