benchmark
Example Sentences
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Glenn Hogben, chief executive officer of industry trade body The Air Charter Association, said Henderson's conviction set an "important benchmark" for future prosecution of those involved in illegal charter operations.
From BBC
The S&P 500’s slide in March has the widely followed U.S. equities benchmark approaching correction territory, after more than half of the index’s industries already landed there.
From MarketWatch
The S&P 500’s slide in March has the widely followed U.S. equities benchmark approaching correction territory, after more than half of the index’s industries already landed there.
From MarketWatch
That broke a 13-year streak of trading at a premium to the benchmark index since February 2013, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's
The benchmark global oil futures and the S&P 500 have moved in opposite directions in 12 of the past 13 trading sessions.
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