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“The streamers are newer. They don’t have established libraries of ’80s and ’90s movies to reboot, and yet they’re still looking for familiarity of titles,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Altmann said he’s looking for a total pullback by the S&P 500 of around 6% or 7% — which he sees as possibly halfway done already due to recent drops.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"I still had nothing in my bank account. I felt like I was a professional footballer, but I still had to go looking for a job," he told Die Zeit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That they picked one with Nick Bilton’s rich and diverse experience, rather than somebody else’s rich and diverse experience, tells you only that he had something they were looking for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I watched him leave, looking for a clue that would let me know he was the Butterfly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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