South Korea’s Kospi recently hit an all-time high, but the index appears to be overly reliant on two heavyweights — Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — according to BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky in a note.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
For a group of British retail heavyweights, the government’s move to close a tax loophole on low-value goods from overseas by 2029 would come too little, too late.
The largest Presidential Suite has hosted quite a few bigwigs over the years.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Per IndieWire, the young filmmaker spent his senior year of high school fielding offers from Hollywood bigwigs for a feature-length Backrooms while applying to colleges.
Other notables In his last year as CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett received compensation worth $389,488 — down 4% from the year prior.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
More notables from Marlins’ win over Braves Miami’s 12-0 shutout win over Atlanta on Monday night is the largest run differential in a shutout at home in franchise history.
His broad network of advisers includes many prominent figures, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House.
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Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Altogether, Russia fired 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian Air Force figures, which said the vast bulk of the drones and just over half of the missiles were shot down.
These are the biggies so far, although the ballot likely will be filled with a host of other significant questions.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
For the sedan, Toyota partnered with most of China’s software biggies, including Xiaomi, Huawei, and Momenta, to stand a chance to compete against the likes of BYD and Geely.
The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).
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Drew Mackie,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.
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