nerves

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Alphabet raised $85 billion in an equity offering earlier in June to fund its upcoming capital expenditures, testing some investors’ nerves.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Blockbuster earnings from Micron in the U.S. midweek appeared to have steadied nerves among investors, but the calm proved fleeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The guarded tone seems to be enough — for now — to ease nerves in the $30 trillion Treasury market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Differences in nerves, vessels and joints can alter how diseases reveal themselves, influence how scans are interpreted and shape patterns of movement and injury.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

“Too much Mountain Dew,” Jonah said quickly, to make it clear that it hadn’t been from nerves or anything like that.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix