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Wall Street JournalMonday, 1 June 2026

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Growing Home-Insurance Risk: Claims That Don’t Get a Payout

Some carriers are less likely to reimburse policyholders when a disaster strikes

Jean Eaglesham and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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AI Trade Powers Stocks to Historic Rally

S&P 500 signals more gains ahead after one of its best ever 2-month runs

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Bill Gates’s Image Is Cracking

Billionaire carefully crafted his persona, but Epstein ties eroded his reputation

Emily Glazer
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‘Backrooms’ Scares Up Gen Z Box-Office Gold

Ben Fritz and John Jurgensen

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