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The watchdog said that the gap between councils' predicted spending and the funding and income they receive was £529m - down from £647m in the previous year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“While prices have come down from their peak, businesses are still facing higher costs for labor, transportation and energy, and some of those costs will eventually find their way to consumers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Aramco set the official selling price for July loadings of its Arab Light crude to Asia at $9.50 above regional benchmarks, down from a premium of $15.50 a barrel in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Before they left, I got out the notes I had taken down from Peter Avakoff and read them over.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell