industries

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Among manufacturers, 16 of 18 industries surveyed reported paying higher prices in May, while none reported getting a break on costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Big Tech continues to lift profit margins for the S&P 500 overall — but the other industries have also helped drive the biggest earnings-per-share gains for the index since 2021.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

But capital-intensive industries whose cash flows are current, contracted, or partly protected from higher financing costs held up much better.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“But as we look at private-sector jobs picking back up, it is broader than it had been in 2025—and it’s also very specific to industries that employ noncitizens,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The deep-pile carpets, the expensive genuine wood desks, reminded him that garbage collecting and trash disposal had, since the war, become one of Earth’s important industries.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick