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The group, which said it would now use return on tangible equity as its profitability metric instead of return on equity, guided for a return of more than 14% in 2026, rising to more than 15% the following year, up from 13.6% in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doing so can mean a bigger paycheck now, instead of waiting for another supersize refund in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Instead of just coming in and saying, well, ‘This is how we’re going to do it,’” Patterson said, “it’s been a little bit more work of trying to put it all together.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is important to be seen as a key team member, preferably by pumping yourself up instead of dishing dirt on co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Premier League club were in the bottom pot of seeds and PSG ended up facing the Magpies instead of comparative minnows such as Pafos and Kairat Almaty.

From Barron's