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The Middle East accounts for 15.8 percent of Africa's imports and 10.9 percent of its exports, the report noted.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Federal government employment continued to decline, down 11.8 percent since October 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Around 40 percent of patients taking baxdrostat reached healthy blood pressure levels, compared with fewer than 20 percent in the placebo group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

There was also a slight dent in the unemployment rate, from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

It does not mean, for example, that if one bond goes bad, there is a 30 percent chance that the others will go bad too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis