The outlier remains the United States, where gun violence and rates of mass shootings are among the highest in the world, with little progress made on tighter laws in the face of strong lobbying and constitutional protections.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2026
Prices were roughly double 2025 rates, according to data group Lighthouse Intelligence.
The simple act of passing shares from one generation to another can become a liquidity event in some jurisdictions, and if such outflows are not managed and properly planned for, almost no long-term succession can be successful.
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Radu Magdin,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2026
So, when companies that used to routinely print tens of billions in annual free cash flow start putting up immaterial sums — or even outflows — investors understandably start to be concerned.
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