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Gold settled 0.1% higher, up five of the past six sessions, while silver fell 0.1%, down for a second-consecutive session.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Intel, left for dead by investors as recently as last year, has jumped more than 50% in the past nine sessions after announcing a series of new chip-making partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Future talks between the two countries are under discussion, according to a White House official, but nothing has been scheduled since a face-to-face meeting in Pakistan this past weekend failed to result in a deal.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The software sector has also seen some life in the past couple of sessions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Her hair had a choke hold on me, and I couldn’t get past it.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening, Unit 1
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening (Unit 1)
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