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The dollar and 10-year Treasury yields both briefly fell in July after the president said he hadn’t ruled out firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, for instance.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

This is a rare instance when U.S. stock exchanges take a breather on a day that is not a federal holiday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s true he’s not in his right mind, but it’s just another instance of the casual disregard of the character’s moment-to-moment reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Some states, for instance, order doctors to “make every reasonable effort to promote the welfare, autonomy and best interests of” their patient.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

But in this instance, hindsight does not make us clairvoyant so much as blind to the ghosts and goblins that floated above the political landscape in the 1790s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis