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The miner was trading at around 25 times forward earnings as of Thursday’s close, versus 21 times for the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Sales fell 10% to 49.33 billion kronor, versus the 50.92 billion kronor FactSet estimate, while the group’s gross margin fell to 47.2% from 48.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“This is not a red versus blue issue,” said Sheila Clark, president and chief executive of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Both have been trading at mid-teens multiples of their expected earnings for more than a year, versus single-digit multiples as recently as 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Having coined the phrase nature versus nurture, Galton had wondered how a scientist might discern the influence of one over the other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee