break even

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Its guidance for this year was break-even or better, but that was before the conflict in the Middle East sent crude, and by extension jet-fuel prices, skyrocketing.

From MarketWatch

That is because the break-even production cost for oil from the sands is relatively low, around $30 to $40 per barrel, according to Enverus senior energy analyst Michael Berger.

From Barron's

The break-even rate aims to gauge the level of inflation at which owning bonds or Treasury inflation-protected securities produces the same return.

From MarketWatch

On Thursday, a gauge of expectations for inflation over the next year, known as the one-year break-even inflation rate, jumped to 4.62%, according to Bloomberg data.

From MarketWatch

The break-even rate aims to gauge the level of inflation at which an investment, such as owning bonds or Treasury inflation-protected securities, produces neither a gain nor a loss.

From MarketWatch