incentive

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“There’s this huge game theory incentive to be the first one to leave versus stick around, even if you think the fundamentals are fine,” said Brian Jacobs, a portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The vendors that provide such services also offer tools that are built to set bonus or incentive compensation, according to the report.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

And there isn’t very much the term-limited governor, playing out his final months in office, can offer as incentive to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There is no financial incentive for operators to return to coal, and the price of coal imported to Europe has recently surged, the experts said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Given the hard times, it gave his boys a powerful incentive to make it into one of those top boats.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown