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At a recent analyst call, management reaffirmed its 2026 guidance of oil and gas production of 165-175 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 156 mboepd last year, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s been a death by a thousand cuts, and this is the last big chomp,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

After setting aside their first few thousand dollars for emergencies, experts suggest that people start to simultaneously save for retirement as they finish building up their emergency fund.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The schedule promoted a free glam bar, which wasn’t staffed for most of the weekend, said Brielle Cenci, a vendor who paid several thousand dollars to have a booth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A woman official spoke a few words and gave me the two thousand silver dollars I had won for being the first musher to reach Iditarod.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell