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Borrowers owed an average of $1,381 in 2025, nearly double what it was in 2009, according to Atlas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The decision ends a nine-week trial in which a jury decided the family of Mark and Jacob Iskander are owed nearly $200 million overall for the tragic September 2020 crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But then in 2022, after the pandemic, when the S&P 500 was down nearly 20% and bonds were down double-digits, the energy sector surged 60%.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The cost of a barrel of West Texas crude has fallen 19% to around $90 since peaking at nearly $113 in early April.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A clock ticks somewhere that I can’t see, nearly ten seconds passing before Mrs. Dannenberg speaks again.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse