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But an even more important metric for the Federal Reserve is core PCE, which excludes the more volatile categories of food and energy.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Anthropic is on track next month to hit $50 billion in “annualized revenue”—a metric startups use that employs short-term sales to forecast a yearly figure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

April’s seasonally adjusted annual selling rate, or SAAR, the auto industry’s preferred selling metric, was 15.9 million External link, down 7% year over year—the eighth consecutive month of year over year declines.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Learning about photosynthesis, we kept one tray in the dark and one in the light, and measured them every day with metric rulers.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides