gains

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The city’s doormen and nurses notched similar gains earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The London-based investment firm Qube Research & Technologies earned about $5 million of adjusted gains on those trades, the documents show, while Forza Fund Ltd. netted roughly $10 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Despite Monday’s gains, ServiceNow remains down 32% this year and down 49% over the past 12 months; the Nasdaq Composite has gained 12% and 36%, respectively, over the same periods.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Those stock sales will generate capital gains, which California treats as ordinary income and taxes at rates as high as 13.3%.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Every year in the dry season, when travel is possible, our cooperative gains a few new families.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver