performance

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Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Microsoft had the worst start to the year out of all of them, dropping 23% for its worst quarterly performance since 2008.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Later on, there’s a significant tangent into grainy video, a music performance that deserves to be left a surprise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, the S&P 500 slumped 4.6% in the first quarter to mark its worst quarterly performance since 2022 as fears over high oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict hammered the market in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

For Booth, this was his final and greatest performance, not just for the small audience of soldiers at Garrett’s barn, but also for history.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson