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Prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough were already dim.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Prospects of an extended U.S.-Iran cease-fire are buoying tech fortunes by potentially reducing energy prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Prospects for Japanese shares after the election result look promising, according to Wall Street analysts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Prospects for such a bill are unclear, however.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Chalmers, On Political Economy in Connexion with the moral State and moral Prospects of Society, 1832.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm