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"It is the right decision, especially with the summer season coming," she said, adding that the restrictions had slashed her revenues by 80 percent.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Twenty-six percent of Americans who voted for him in 2024 disapprove of how he’s handling the war in Iran, as do 29% of Republicans, according to a Fox News survey in late March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
People had significantly altered 75 percent of land and 66 percent of ocean areas through agriculture, fishing, climate change, pollution, and other activities.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Oil prices rallied more than two percent, with Brent holding above $110 a barrel and WTI just a whisker below $100 a barrel.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The companies paid high dividends, and their shares were often costly to borrow: New Century, for instance, paid a 20 percent dividend, and its shares cost 12 percent a year to borrow.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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