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A sudden stop to immigration could sever relations with the EU, whose 450 million citizens are currently free to move to Switzerland if they have a job offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The bad news is the losses inflicted on foreign investors could spill over to bond and currency markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The sheer size of SpaceX’s IPO will test the trading infrastructure at Nasdaq and could have ripple effects in the broader market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It will take several days for SpaceX shares to show up in any major index funds, so the offering’s wider impact on the market could play out over the next several weeks or longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

They smuggled shortwave radios into the hills so they could listen to overseas reports, which they would transcribe into their articles.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly