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Behan

American  
[bee-uhn] / ˈbi ən /

noun

  1. Brendan (Francis) 1923–64, Irish playwright.


Behan British  
/ ˈbiːən /

noun

  1. Brendan . 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)

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“Nvidia is the gravitational center of the AI universe and even if you don’t own it, you’re going to feel its pull,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at ETF provider Direxion.

From Barron's

“Nvidia is the gravitational center of the AI universe and even if you don’t own it, you’re going to feel its pull,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at ETF provider Direxion.

From Barron's

“Customers are deploying Palantir’s AI tools at scale. The commercial momentum we’re seeing suggests this is no longer just a government contractor story,” Jake Behan, head of capital markets at the investment firm Direxion, said in comments shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

“As we have seen thus far this earnings season, earnings beats aren’t necessarily being rewarded owing to extended positioning and lofty expectations already baked into price,” Jake Behan, head of capital markets at Direxion, said in a note.

From MarketWatch

“Energy storage looks to be the lone highlight this quarter,” Jake Behan, Direxion’s head of capital markets, said in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch