cutting

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In many cases, they turn profits for their investors by cutting payrolls and reducing services at their portfolio companies, then draining what’s left until there is nothing left.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

UBS downgraded the stock to Neutral from a previous Buy rating, cutting its price target to $100 from $170.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It sounded to Jackson as though the trial court was cutting counsel off, perhaps mistakenly saying the work had already been done.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Related inflation concerns could still keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, he cautioned, robbing small caps and other interest-rate-sensitive stocks of a key source of support.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Papa started cutting brush while I carried it over and arranged it over the top of the hole.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls