Hatfield

American

[hat-feeld] / ˈhætˌfild /

noun

a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into Welwyn Hatfield 1974.

Hatfield British

/ ˈhætˌfiːld /

noun

a market town in S central England, in Hertfordshire, with a new town of the same name built on the outskirts: university (1992); site of Hatfield House (1607–11), the seat of the Cecil family. Pop: 32 281 (2001)

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“Tech stocks are the ultimate safe haven,” said Hatfield, who expects the rally to continue should there be a resolution to the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“These ideas don’t even make sense internally — but they’re all out there, and all of these companies are going down,” Hatfield told MarketWatch Friday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“It really has been a battle; it’s been every day,” Hatfield said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“Fears that the economy was overheating were totally misplaced,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive of Infrastructure Capital Advisors in New York.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

And even after that, I didn't want to see Marlena or any of the black kids in Hatfield as any different from me, nor did I see Martin that way.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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