penny
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Entwhistle said many women carefully count every penny when shopping.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
She writes the dates on them and displays them in penny passports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Due in part to these unusual countervailing forces, the trading pattern of SpaceX shares has resembled that of a penny stock on the pink sheets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Adjusted earnings of $2.63 a share was a penny worse than Wall Street expected, while revenue of $2.46 billion was up 1.9% from last year but also a penny less than expected.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
She should be reading fairy tales and taking her nickels to the sweet shop for a bag of penny candy.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Based on the share prices at the time of the proposal, it implies a value of 925 pence for each Segro share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Citi has a buy rating on the stock and 990 pence target price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Easyjet shares trade 6.7% higher at 576 pence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The fund management group reported a fall in fiscal 2026 profits and cut its dividend to 19 pence a share, from 72.0 pence, as part of a rebasing plan announced last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Having spent that much, Lyddie squandered fifty pence more to get the child a beginning reader and a small paper volume of verses that the bookseller recommended.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
"There are so many people struggling to get by. Some months, we are really scraping the pennies and it can be difficult."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Refineries cost a lot of money and essentially make pennies on the dollar,” said Ed Hirs, an energy economist in Houston.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Exxon Mobil lived through it when Hugo Chávez nationalized its projects in 2007 and spent years in international arbitration recovering pennies on the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The grocery store was where women gathered to socialize, and children came along hoping for a few pennies for a treat.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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