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A luxury EV effort from Sony and Honda, a high-tech vehicle dubbed Afeela, was shut down before it ever hit the road due to Honda paring back its EV offerings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Shares traded as high as $891.27 intraday, reaching a market cap of $1.005 trillion, before paring some gains.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Oil prices jumped following the claim before paring their gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Western Digital sank as low as $404 before paring those losses, declining 0.6% to $431.78.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Cordelia remembers all kinds of things: the graying underwear dripping on the clothesline in the cellar, the kitchen paring knife that was worn right down to a sliver, the winter coats from the Eaton's Catalogue.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood