yield
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Hot, dry weather hurt sugarbeet yield prospects in the European Union, while the El Nino weather phenomenon weighed on production prospects in Asia and lower output in Brazil’s Center-South region added to supply concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Bonds operate like seesaws: When the interest rate, or yield, falls, the price rises.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
They estimate the Chinese lender to offer a dividend yield of more than 5.0% for 2026-2027 at its current valuation, after Bank of Communications raised its dividend payout ratio to 31% from 30%, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
For example, premiums on riskier corporate bonds — the extra yield investors demand versus safer government debt — were around the lowest on record this week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
She knew she had to sum up the numbers, so she added pi—3.14159—and e—2.71828—to yield 5.85987.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Then, bond yields are on the rise and the hosts discuss why global concern is rising with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Nvidia pays big for Hugging Face, bond yields continue to rise, and Kalshi and the NBA give two big cheaters the boot.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The comments prompted a reversal in yields on long-dated Treasurys and other developed-market sovereign bonds from multiyear highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But such periods also offer opportunities for income-seekers with money to invest to buy bonds with more attractive yields.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then the logic of the page yields to my father.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The slave-trade provision yielded a similar reversal for Douglass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
This stock screen yielded a list of 12 stocks that are near 52-week lows and favored by analysts who expect double-digit price rebounds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, to date, Mexico’s stepped-up efforts have yielded few results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her film career yielded classics like “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Many of these small animals thus yielded food, clothing, or warmth.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He is keeping 85% of his portfolio in stocks and the rest in a money-market fund yielding 3.62%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The booming, 10-inch speaker device is intended to connect with drivers who, in the view of law enforcement, are yielding less frequently to emergency sirens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
While AI is yielding tremendous returns for pension funds, it also bears a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But the zoos’ rigorous selection of California condors shows no prospects of yielding an economically useful product.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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