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yield

[yeeld] / jild /






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The 10-year Bund yield fell 2.1 basis points to 3.105%, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The company had been the beneficiary of a federal “loan guarantee” program that aimed to spur investment in experimental technologies that were unproven but could yield huge financial or climate dividends.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Enormous quantities of them, year after year, without complaint and, critically, without much regard for the yield.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The 10-year Bund yield faces upside resistance at year-to-date highs around 3.21%, while a rate hike by the European Central Bank in September is almost fully priced, the rates strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

She sat up, then, and pushed her hair fretfully back from her face and she shrugged her shoulders when he would have drawn her to him, and she would not yield to his coaxing.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Treasury yields took another step lower as hostilities remained suppressed in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Demand for Treasurys partially recovered from last week’s slump, sending yields lower, as oil prices plunged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It would also avoid adding unnecessary pressure to an economy already absorbing higher energy costs and multi-decade-high Treasury yields.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The precious metal remains at risk amid elevated global yields in an environment where oil prices are volatile, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

A jungle yields no abundance to feed the multitudes, and supports no leisure class.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Weatherley then holed-out after a 53-ball stay which yielded nine fours and two sixes and Baker followed him straight after to start the Steelbacks celebrations.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

But his search yielded only crushed masonry; no bones, and no sign of his son, or the others killed with him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Overall, though, the 78th Emmy Awards nominations yielded a typical slate of choices.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

In Belgium, the site of Goyet yielded the remains of four Neanderthal females and two immature individuals.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Of course, all of this searching had yielded a big fat doughnut.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

With short-term Treasurys and money funds yielding roughly 4%, waiting in the short end of the market is a paid position rather than money left on the table.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

With Japan’s 30-year bond now yielding near 4%, an insurer in Tokyo can finally earn a decent return at home, in its own currency, with no exchange-rate risk.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Dodgers starting pitcher Eric Lauer turned in a quality start, yielding three runs in six innings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Nations that once bludgeoned each other found common purpose, yielding years of economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Gradually, her attitude of passive unhappiness wore Mrs. Weston down and all that kept her from yielding was the impossibility of admitting defeat to her husband.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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