discount

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Shares are trading at about 18 times forward earnings, a sizable discount to the 23-times valuation they’ve had on average over the past five years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Employees can sometimes also get more shares through an employee stock-purchase program that typically lets workers buy up to $25,000 worth at a discount of up to 15% each year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Households that need more help, such as those on the lowest incomes, or with extra needs such as charging an electric wheelchair or a home ventilator, would receive a "discount on all their energy".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But instead of lying on a bed suited for a king, I'd have preferred to be at home on my rickety pallet with bedding from the discount aisle at Target.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda