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Investors are dumping government bonds from the U.S. to Japan to the U.K., sending yields to multiyear highs as war-driven inflation forces central banks to reconsider the path of interest rates.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Investors are dumping Netflix’s shares after Chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings said he would leave the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

See: Investors are dumping stock-market winners and buying almost everything else.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

District Court in Los Angeles by Antelope Valley residents claims that waste-hauling companies including Athens Services and California Waste Services are dumping hazardous substances without authorization, which the companies deny.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

The French have demanded coal from Germany, and have got more than they can use, and are "dumping" it in Belgium and Holland, with the result that the British coal industry is ruined.

From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton