benchmark
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Joining the S&P 500 tends to boost a stock because passive index funds that track the benchmark gauge are legally required to load up on members’ shares.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The benchmark S&P 500 has gained 7.9% over the same period.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The result was a two-day chip slide that on Friday dragged South Korea’s benchmark Kospi—heavily influenced by Samsung and SK Hynix—down more than 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
A benchmark for borrowing costs across the economy, the yield on the 10-year note is now above 4.5%, up more than a half a percentage point from before the Iran conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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