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[in-deks] / ˈɪn dɛks /




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Contracts can also be written against a basket of related companies or an entire index of corporate-debt issuers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The IDX would also remove "all shares with high shareholding concentration from the composite stock price index" to provide a more reasonable picture of JCI movements.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The move provides a boost to stocks and a built-in base of sticky shareholders, thanks to exchange-traded funds that track the index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

While there isn’t a dedicated AI credit-default-swaps index, many of the sector’s big issuers already have been included in the broader investment-grade “CDX index.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Then he stopped in the middle of the living room and poked his index finger into Michael’s chest.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

It has plummeted more than 40 percent since the start of the year, placing it among the world's worst-performing indexes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Silicon Data says its indexes rely on public and private GPU rental records from more than 40 sources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It is considering reclassifying Indonesia as a "standalone market", which could force investment funds tracking the MSCI's emerging market indexes to sell Indonesian holdings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

U.S. stock indexes started the morning with a dip, too, but rebounded after a report from a Qatar-owned media outlet said mediators presented a proposal to revive talks between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

We checked indexes and even leafed through some of the books page by page to be sure.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

However, that exposure will grow if Anthropic goes public because its shares would become included in several stock indices, including the Russell 3000, which New York City tracks for its own investments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Major indices rose after the Labor Department said the U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, well short of expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Forest fires have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore in toxic smog, pushing air quality indices into "unhealthy" territory.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Remarkably, just 2% of global equity market indices are trading above both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, down from 66% a week ago, the strategists find.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

By the researchers’ estimate, growth in their private-credit investments accounts for all the increase in that indexed annuity share.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Rates were going up, but they indexed really close to inflation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Still, consumer advocates say indexed annuities can be a magnet for misleading sales pitches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

After stumbling, the Nasdaq accelerated, with its gain in Bespoke’s indexed series reaching 592.5% in March 2000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

It appeared as a jumble of cascading windows floating in front of me, displaying text, maps, photos, and audio and video files, all indexed, cross-referenced, and pulsing with life.

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

As the search indexing of the chat logs is no longer occurring, it is likely Anthropic used available tools to quickly block the chat log links from search results.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lastly, investors should want to avoid the implementation costs associated with the indexing approach that many equal-weighted and quality-focused strategies tend to use.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Also until 2020, for retail investors to buy DFA’s funds they had to go through fee-charging advisors, which would seem to violate the code of indexing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

But, he notes, the “average pop has gone down since then even though indexing has increased.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

By late 1966, Elizebeth and William were spending several hours a day indexing their library, at least when they were well enough.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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