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European-listed companies tend to trade at lower multiples than their U.S. peers, and NYSE-listed stocks are also eligible for inclusion in blue-chip indexes like the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Melendez has hit three home runs in four games since becoming eligible and Brown is also contributing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Players with non-European clubs have been eligible for the prize since 2007, though in reality the two veterans will be judged almost entirely on their international impact over the summer.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The index isn’t just a compilation of the largest U.S. companies, and the largest eligible candidates don’t always get the nod when it’s time to make changes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The State decided to invoke an unprecedented theory of “transferred intent” to make the crime eligible for the death penalty.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson