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Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A young woman I photographed in her nail salon had matched herself entirely to the space, and the pride and beauty she took in it was visible just standing in the doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Vuong shared a memory about watching talk shows while working at his mom’s nail salon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Nvidia earnings later this week could be the final nail in the coffin, particularly given the stock’s 31% gain since the start of the second quarter.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

He shook the nail polish to mix the color and began to apply it to Minna’s nails with what his mother used to call his “surgeon’s hands.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman