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But as Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, notes, “corporate profits are just one piece of the economic pie, and S&P 500 earnings are a relatively narrow and partial measure.”
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The potential changes follow a chaotic March for both travelers and carriers, when airlines faced spiking jet-fuel cots while frustrated passengers waited in hours-long security lines during the partial government shutdown.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Scientists recovered a very small but partial match to Quinn from a part of the device that had been sterile before it had been used and had not been touched since.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Beyond the emotional toll, losing partial vision has robbed Castellanos of a potentially lucrative career in esports, according to Pedram Esfandiary, one of his attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Mom watches him carefully for a while, her eyes half closed and the same partial smile stapled to her face as a disguise.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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