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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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Here’s what I have learned from my windfall.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The chancellor is expected to use a windfall tax on banks to fund a package of spending measures to help households manage rising energy bills.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

On Friday, Italian major Eni kicked off earnings season for the energy majors with an extraordinary dividend and buyback hike after volume growth, higher prices and exceptional refining margins provided a cash windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Friday’s buyback hike is Eni’s third of the year and illustrates how the conflict in the Middle East and record high refining margins are offering energy majors an unexpected windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the FOURTH.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

MarketWatch columnist Aditi Shrikant explains how a tighter budget, automatic payments and unexpected cash windfalls can shrink your balance without sacrificing your financial safety net.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Pacific island nations are divided on whether deep-sea mining will deliver economic windfalls, or environmental catastrophe.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Refiners PBF Energy and Valero also reported windfalls, with the latter earning $3.7 billion, another fivefold increase from the year before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

After that he always stuffed his pockets with windfalls.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes


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