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European-listed companies tend to trade at lower multiples than their U.S. peers, and NYSE-listed stocks are also eligible for inclusion in blue-chip indexes like the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“You must be eligible for payments, and you must be in a country where we can send payments.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Tens of millions of children are eligible for the accounts, with those born between 2025 and 2028 eligible for $1,000 federal seed money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Candidates from both parties are eligible to participate due to California’s “jungle primary” system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of political affiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Frank, what leaders are you talking about, getting invited to Brussels? Who on earth around here is eligible for a thing like that?”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver