lagging
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They tell clients in a note that data show ANZ is lagging its major bank peers on growth in mortgages, business lending and deposits.
But many fields that Microsoft highlighted as having the greatest potential to be affected by AI—including those historians!—are the ones where adoption is lagging.
That was the most of any state, lagging behind only Washington, D.C., which has been hit hard by federal downsizing, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
From Los Angeles Times
This time, U.S. passenger airline stocks—represented by the S&P 500 Passenger Airlines Index External link —held up fairly well, but are lagging behind the index in 2025, having dropped roughly 3.5% this year.
From Barron's
Her comments add to growing fears that Europe is lagging behind the United States and China when it comes to AI, with proponents of the technology blaming issues from overregulation to underinvestment.
From Barron's
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