expense

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Wells Fargo kept its outlook for noninterest expense the same, at around $55.7 billion, after seeing $9.35 billion in the first quarter — up 8% from the previous one.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This expense line has been a concern for investors; SG&A costs as a share of gross profit rose to 95.4% in the fourth quarter from 91.4% a year ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“I think it’s emblematic of the way in which the ‘F’ at the FDA has often been silent — and food issues have often been deprioritized at the expense of drug issues,” she adds.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Routine testing includes payroll, expense vouching, cash procedures, search for unrecorded liabilities, accounts receivable, acquisitions of new buildings and equipment, and the cost of goods sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This Sunday was to be a feast day for everyone, but more especially for the twenty-four elders, who were, that day, to be gloriously banqueted at the saints’ expense and labor.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin