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Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Manufacturing orders dropped—the first decline since January—reversing some of the gains in March that came on the back of stock building after the outbreak of the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“We see this improving performance as proof that Badger’s manufacturing and commercial strategies are delivering intended results,” the analyst says, pointing to new truck builds ramping up on the back of higher demand in 1Q.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Four years ago he led his team into the Euros on the back of demoralising form.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
It was so tall that the woman in the driver’s seat sat just a little lower than Akira and Sue on the back of Dodger.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
