bargain

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The petrodollar system, born from the 1974 security-for-oil-pricing bargain between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, rests on three pillars: oil priced in dollars, transactions settled in dollars, and oil revenue recycled into dollar-denominated assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Here’s a look at valuations for shares of 20 large industry players, highlighting three bargain bank stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

By comparison, $125 million was “a bargain for the county,” said Govan, “Because they had the liability of ownership of those buildings and the deferred maintenance was extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

One veteran value fund manager thinks so, but he’s quick to point out that value doesn’t have to mean unloved stocks that are trading at bargain basement prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 1792 he told Washington that the bargain made that evening with Hamilton was the greatest political mistake of his life.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis