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research and development



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R & D
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The EIB said that an initial 1 billion-euro tranche—signed at a ceremony in Brussels Monday—would bolster Airbus’s research and development in European aerospace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

On the most recent earnings call, Nvidia said that it’s allocating its capital across research and development, ecosystem investments and share repurchases.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Our research shows that companies with more cheap stock options invested less in capital expenditures and research and development after going public.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The cost of the Mark I had already doubled from the original estimate of $10 million, and CRD’s president, Fred Powell, was forced to question “the wisdom of continuing further research and development work.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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