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The S&P 500 gained 0.1% to eke out a record, and has climbed 3.5% in its nine-day run—the longest streak of daily gains since early May 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

All of those stocks have enjoyed stellar gains so far this year–Micron and SK Hynix are up more than 200%, Samsung has jumped 190% and thermal technology company Modine has climbed more than 100%.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Becerra on Tuesday said he believes he has climbed in the polls because voters are now paying attention to the race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The S&P 500 has climbed 8.1% this year through Monday, with Alphabet, Nvidia and Amazon all widely surpassing the index’s gains, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Because, yes, Balekin hasn’t noticed that the Ghost has climbed onto the ledge with the Blood Crown.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black