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"I've lost about 75 per cent of my tips, which is a significant amount of my income," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Taalas can price a million tokens to a fraction of a cent for as long as its model is wanted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“This is my 33rd year and I haven’t been paid a cent and I’m not looking for a cent,” said the 76-year-old, who is a former Servite parent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Only one per cent of professors in UK universities are black, making each appointment hugely significant.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He’d come home from jail at 11 P.M. in a taxi and the driver refused to take a cent from him.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Second-quarter profit was $17.6 million, or 31 cents a share, compared with $10.5 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
One planner’s rule of thumb is to skip net unrealized appreciation on any shares with a basis above 20 cents on the dollar.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The company also posted adjusted earnings per share of $6.13, a few cents above the $6.08 a share that analysts were modeling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 63 cents, ahead of the 37 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like a dollar for the first minute, and fifty cents every minute after.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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