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Europe’s largest steelmaker made earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization—a key profit metric—of $2.02 billion for the third quarter, some 34% higher than in the same period a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Berthold thanked "customers, our team members and our partners for their continued support of David Jones through this period".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Qualcomm is going through a period of reinvention — at the same time that the broader consumer-electronics industry reckons with higher memory costs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
“I’m incredibly encouraged by the progress I’ve made in such a short period of time,” Campbell said in a statement released Wednesday by the Lions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It’s also our only fifteen-minute period, which means that I have about eight minutes left to do this.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Microsoft’s fiscal year ends in June, so I aligned its reporting periods with January through September.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Lowering LDL over extended periods is an important strategy for reducing cardiovascular risk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Both Luna and Villanueva guided the department through tumultuous periods for the county.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Note: Weather visualizations are for approximately five-minute periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
I didn’t want Mr. Mwila to catch me giggling or going, “Aw, shucks,” over having to do two periods of math.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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