decade

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An Egan-Jones spokeswoman said its private letter ratings, which it began to provide about a decade ago, have been good predictors of how rated investments performed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A decade later, the Philadelphia Inquirer described the new stock-trading “bucket shop,” and its attractions.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

After the transition costs fade, we estimate that corporate tax collections per percentage-point of the rate will recover to pre-reform levels by the end of the decade.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The center is a fitting next chapter to a career that has accelerated over the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

During the decade following Redemption, the convict population grew ten times faster than the general population: “Prisoners became younger and blacker, and the length of their sentences soared.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander