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Rio Tinto’s board declared an interim dividend of $2.11 a share, which the miner said was equal to 50% of underlying earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The sum -- equal to more than $1 billion at the exchange rate at the time of the ruling -- led local media to dub it the "divorce of the century".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Last year, they bought a newly built three-bedroom house for $328,000, with a monthly mortgage payment almost equal to what they were paying in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Orlando.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
When most baby boomers were building their wealth, $100,000 was a significant benchmark relative to earnings at the time, and equal to several times the typical income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But nobody was certain whether their years were equal to each other or not, because nobody had ever thought to keep track, that Jinny knew of.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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