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A recent survey of 750 U.S. chief financial officers found essentially no negative employment effect from AI last year, with most believing the technology will prompt only minor reductions in overall staffing this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But he now appears to have shifted course in the hopes that doubling down on the threat of devastating attacks on the country's core infrastructure can prompt Tehran's leadership to come to the table.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

If fundraising stalls simultaneously, such a development could prompt a liquidity crisis and force fund managers to use their cash reserves, borrow money or sell assets to pay shareholders out and satisfy their own lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Morgan Stanley warns that high oil prices, fueled by the Iran war, could hinder corporate profits and prompt the Federal Reserve to maintain or raise interest rates due to inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“Pah. Photographing a banana for the prompt yellow? That’s so cliche.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon