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Stocks, indexes, and call-option implied volatility are advancing to ever-higher highs, despite innumerable risks that are almost too trite to mention.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Normally, ahead of stock-market declines, stocks are advancing sharply while earnings estimates are being cut at an accelerating rate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

At least 10 other states are advancing similar bills over concerns that power demand from data centers could harm the environment and increase electricity prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They are advancing on the back of freshman Jazzy Davidson’s 31 points and senior Kara Dunn’s 22.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

“Ben, I will need your Second Sons to scout our enemies. Where they are, how fast they are advancing, how many men they have, and how they are disposed.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin