interest

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Asked about potential conflicts of interest, Pentagon spokesman Parnell said, “The Deputy is a man of integrity who has conducted himself ethically throughout his entire career.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Alternatively, interest in weight-loss drugs may have peaked already.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“The stagflation-like tone of the beige book will reinforce the Fed’s wait-and-see posture on interest rates,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

To prove it, he recited the first lines of a poem that Penelope had begun teaching the children after their interest in birds had taken a firm hold.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood