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Cracker Barrel reported adjusted earnings of 29 cents a share for its fiscal third quarter, down from 58 cents last year but much better than the loss of 48 cent expected by analysts.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

County were asked to decide on increasing the sales tax by half a cent in order to offset federal spending cuts on healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Sixty per cent of the cases this year are in the Northern Territory, followed by Western Australia with about 36%, with a few cases in South Australia and even fewer in Queensland.

From BBC • May 26, 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

Instead, they hardly paid and begrudged her every cent.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock