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The company also increased its dividend to 25 cents a share from one cent a share, or 2,400%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The number of water voles nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent of them lost since the 1970s, the Mammal Society said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Each contract must have a “yes” or “no” outcome and will range in price between 1 cent and 99 cents, representing what the collective market thinks about the likelihood of an event.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Net income attributable to shareholders jumped to $102 million, or 3 cents a share, from $73 million, or 1 cent, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The article runs for a couple of inches, next to an ad for fur coats, thirty per cent off.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson