benchmark
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Meanwhile, the Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index, a financial benchmark tracking the price corporates pay to access AI tools, registered another fall to $1.05.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Both main crude contracts were down 2.3 percent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at $92 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
One way Caballero infers this is by comparing Treasury yields to swaps, derivatives used to manage interest exposure that serve as a sort of benchmark corporate borrowing rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Among the best performers on Japan’s benchmark index, Shimano rises 4.9%, Daiichi Sankyo 4568 6.08%increase; green up pointing triangle adds 4.7%, and Shiseido is 4.0% higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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Stock-market weakness over several recent trading days, with the major benchmarks losing ground in three straight sessions through Tuesday, may represent more than just normal volatility.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Over the decade through June, just 13% of active large-cap funds outperformed their benchmarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Like Grande to her adoring fans, Maddie is Deena’s idol, and Deena measures Maddie’s success by her work benchmarks and public visibility.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
During Thursday’s testimony, Aspell said the highest ammonia level detected was 70 parts per million, which is more than 15 times higher than California’s short-term health-based benchmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
But O’Malley was confident that Richard would be able to meet the benchmarks she’d set.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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