invest
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Beijing is encouraging wealthy entrepreneurs to invest overseas via closed-loop systems that keep the life of the investment under state oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Since I live in Pennsylvania, I understand that I will owe a 15% inheritance tax, leaving me with approximately $17,000 to invest or save.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
This chimes with other research which suggests that men are twice as likely to invest in stocks and shares than women, external, and women are more likely to subscribe to cash ISAs than men, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The results may also be important for companies that invest in sustainability initiatives.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
“You can’t have luck when someone else has skill. So long time ago, we decided to invest in the stock market. There’s no skill in that. Even your mother agreed.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Vance is a multimillionaire who owns several homes and invests in assets including real estate and cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sport England also invests in the Active Partnerships network, external, which boosts free sporting and exercise activities in different areas.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
That means when someone invests money, the fund company generates new shares or units.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Zero in quantum mechanics invests the vacuum with infinite energy.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
It said the payments, together with previous payments from Burford to investors, means an estimated 99% of the money originally invested by the roughly 70 known victims will have been returned.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
What the insurers’ disclosures didn’t specify was whether they knew the loans they had invested in were made to Walter-related entities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
To close the gap, an additional $56.6 billion in capital — above what is currently spent — would need to be invested annually every year from 2026 to 2050.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"We lost not only the goods but also all the money invested in them... I hope I have the strength, courage, and resilience to get over this," she said, breaking into tears.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’d convinced him I was damaged goods, not worth the time or effort he’d invested in me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Leslie Vooris shares some recommendations for elevating your drinking experience by investing in fancy glassware.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Alongside its blockbuster cancer drugs, the company has been investing in developing a weight-loss treatment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The first question is whether you’re genuinely passionate about investing, or just trying to grow money on the side while working a full-time job.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The cut comes at a time when other countries are investing in their own national observatories to prepare for, what many astronomers believe will be, the dawn of a golden age in radio astronomy.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those widening differences have left the educated and affluent in a superior position when it comes to investing in their children.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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