benchmark

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Samsung’s surge helped drive Korea’s benchmark Kospi 6.7% higher to 7402.18, above the 7000 level for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Brent crude prices, the global benchmark, have surged more than 35% over the past three months, and were last changing hands at $111.25 a barrel.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The market, however, is still “a ways off from that here,” at roughly $100 a barrel for U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The benchmark Brent crude oil price passed $115 a barrel shortly after the reports that Fujairah had come under attack, up more than 5% on the day.

From BBC • May 4, 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