earning

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Here’s the headline: You have unusually strong income security, with two Social Security checks, a pension, a spouse still earning a salary with another 80% pension on the way, and long-term-care insurance in the bag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

BetMGM, its digital sportsbook joint venture with Entain, reported a year-over-year jump of 11% in adjusted earning before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization in the first quarter, though monthly active users declined.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Originally known as CBS All Access, Paramount+ rebranded in 2021 and has had similarly limited awards success, with programs such as “1923,” “Tulsa King,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Picard” earning below-the-line recognition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

About 90% of children born in 1945 were earning more than their parents at age 30, but only about 50% of those who were born in 1985 did, according to Harvard’s Opportunity Insights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Olivet Baptist was the biggest of them all, membership nearly doubling from 4,271 in 1916 to 8,430 in 1919, earning it the title of largest black church in the world.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield