benchmark

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That benchmark briefly topped $140 a metric ton in mid-March, the highest level since late 2024, though far below the $440 reached in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Long-short managers generally aim for “alpha,” meaning they want to outperform the benchmark in addition to harvesting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Perhaps more importantly, the benchmark 10-year note yield hit 4.6% this past Friday, exceeding the earnings yield of 4.53% on the S&P 500, based on 2026 estimated earnings.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Fed-funds futures and the bond markets are increasingly pricing in the possibility that the Fed won’t cut its benchmark interest rate in 2026 — and that policymakers may even be considering a rate hike.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 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