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Yet that could change if $4-a-gallon gas sticks around or higher oil prices start cutting into margins.
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The road passes between the fast-food joints and then cuts into a wooded area.
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I take it, and can’t help but notice how the deep purple crescent shapes that my nails cut into the soft flesh of my palms smile obscenely at me.
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Treasury market is now partially discounting a rate increase in 2026, although Morgan Stanley’s economists factored a few cuts into their models.
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But increased capacity risks cutting into the company’s pricing power, suggesting that elevated margins won’t be sustainable.
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