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—The dollar rose to a two-week high against a basket of currencies as ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz supported safe-haven assets and kept oil prices elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Both Super Micro and CoreWeave pointed to swelling backlogs reflecting ongoing customer demand for AI hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Move over, sunshine" says the Independent, noting that the eclipse brought a "moment of shade" to the ongoing heatwave.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The recovery in growth rates, which was already recorded in March, continues despite ongoing external pressure and constraints in certain sectors," said Russia's economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
However, with no such protection, the Indigenous peoples stood their ground against ongoing incursions into their homelands.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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