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The company guided for revenue of $3.9 billion, plus or minus $100 million for the third quarter, above the $3.61 billion expected by analysts.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Both results are well within the poll’s plus or minus 2.8% margin of error.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

The result marked a third negative reading in a row, but was better than expectations in a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, who expected it to decline further to minus 20.5.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

So if we divide the 4.92% yield on 20-year Treasury bonds by 1 minus a combined New York state and city income-tax rate of 9.876%, we have a fully taxable-equivalent yield of 5.46%.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

It was X plus 2 over 5 equals X minus 1 over 2.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers