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In 2026, when attention spans are measured in seconds, the Winter Olympic Games are feeling the consequences.
Atomic clocks, meanwhile, can be used for far more precise timekeeping, with broad applications spanning defense as well as telecommunications infrastructure and data centers.
From Barron's
All eyes turned to the Permian, a humongous oil field that spans West Texas and New Mexico and pumps roughly half of the country’s crude.
Founded in 1928, the firm is a major player in automotive and industrial parts and has around 10,800 locations spanning 17 countries.
The investment targets spanned a range of healthcare interests, from a vaccine administration firm that did business with UnitedHealth to a provider of digital health services that offers a product that competes with it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.