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Index funds do not promise a specific return, other than that holders will do exactly as well as the index, minus an infinitesimal annual fee.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Ciena lifted sales guidance for the fiscal year to $6.3 billion, plus or minus $100 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In 1993, scientists discovered a mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic called Hg1223 that reached superconductivity at minus 140 degrees C, or 133 K. That material held the ambient-pressure record for more than 30 years.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value, or NAV, reflecting, among other factors, the value of their holdings minus the cost of operating the fund.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It was like a newspaper on election night; general staff headquarters on D-Day minus one.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey