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When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.

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She said the AI giant’s conversion to a new structure doesn’t portend an imminent public offering as the company prioritizes growth and R&D over profitability.

But the staggering rate of volunteerism on behalf of Mamdani’s campaign is evidence that the story of his candidacy — and what it could portend for Democrats — reaches far beyond the five boroughs.

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To be sure, some analysts said that the recent declines don’t necessarily portend a prolonged selloff, and were even welcome after signs of froth in a market that had run up so far, so fast.

The decline is good news for American consumers because cheaper crude portends lower prices for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heating oil.

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