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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports First Quarter Diluted Earnings of 46¢ Per Share and Declares Quarterly Dividend of 18¢ Per Share
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that for the first quarter of 2025, n...
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