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Not only are Chinese cars “ready for prime time in America,” but “U.S. car shoppers really are missing out,” according to testers at the car-buying site Edmunds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Private credit has been a prime beneficiary owing to banking regulations enacted after the Enron fiasco of the early 2000s and the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In 1998, Orbán led Fidesz to election victory, and at 35 became Europe's youngest prime minister, taking Hungary into Nato in 1999.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“You’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” said Birotte, a former U.S. attorney himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Instead of the prime minister, it sounds like she hacked some appointments secretary,” answered Brooklyn.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti