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Surging bond yields were spooking investors on Friday, dragging down Asian, European, and U.S. stocks.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He assures Breitkopf & H�rtel that his old weakness for composition has not deserted him, that he must commit to paper some of the wonderful things which were spooking about in his head.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James