benchmark
Example Sentences
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“The first lease is not just a milestone, it will define the benchmark for every agreement that follows, and we intend to get it right,” Neugebauer wrote.
From MarketWatch
The prospect of a ground war in the Middle East drove benchmark U.S. oil futures above $100 a barrel.
Fiduciaries allowing their clients to invest in these assets would have to “objectively, thoroughly, and analytically consider, and make determinations on factors including performance, fees, liquidity, valuation, performance benchmarks, and complexity,” the Labor Department said.
From MarketWatch
The benchmark is now 8.4% south of its late January peak, having fallen more than 7.1% since the start of the conflict on Feb. 28.
From Barron's
A report from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows that only 20% of all U.S. stock fund managers managed to beat their benchmark last year compared with 59% of small-cap managers.
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