earnings
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Tariff refunds contributed 16 cents a share to earnings in the third quarter, about 5 cents of which was redeployed to support the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Investors have been flocking back into these companies, and others producing stellar earnings, for safety amid the volatile rate backdrop.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hess Midstream’s deal with Chevron means lower earnings but also longer contracts, fewer shares outstanding, and expansion into a second region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 48 cents, ahead of the 36 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
We were living in Delano, and every day after coming home from picking grapes, Papa took out his small, metal box where he kept our savings and placed the day’s earnings inside.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 11-14
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