windfall

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Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal, which uses a tax windfall to help wipe out California’s deficit over the next two fiscal years.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Some clients are authorizing him to promise salaries that match or exceed the workers’ Silicon Valley pay—a windfall given China’s lower cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Comments from a senior South Korean official floating the idea of redistributing profits from the AI windfall to citizens weighed on Korean stocks, tapping the brakes on what has been a breakneck run-up this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“A windfall, unexpected gold. Excellent, you can lend me some...and there’s a thing here,” he turned the cup again, “that looks like an animal...yeah, if that was its head...it looks like a hippo...no, a sheep...”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling