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The frugality of the middle-class customer figures as a recurring theme in recent corporate earnings reports.

GE Healthcare estimates that Intelerad will add $270 million in revenue to its balance sheet in its first full year of ownership, with about 90% of that on a recurring basis.

Renewable-fuel tank rates are typically 30%-50% higher than conventional tankage, which could support long-term recurring income, she says.

The sting of a higher health-insurance premium may lessen when payment is set on auto-pay, he said, while a bigger car loan may feel more manageable when it becomes a fixed, recurring expense.

In the long list of Scottish specialties—from whisky to haggis to deep-fried Mars bars—none had proven harder to digest than the recurring failures of its national soccer team.