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In January, Zambia’s Minerals Minister Paul Kabuswe said the closure of the mine was responsible for Zambia failing to meet its production target of 1 million metric tons of copper last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The personal consumption expenditures index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric, rose to 3.5% on an annual basis in March, its highest level since August 2023.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Bookings, a metric that reflects Roblox’s deferred revenue, grew 43% to $1.73 billion, compared with analysts’ estimates of $1.74 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Its Google Cloud growth— a hotly watched metric —was a huge standout.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson