benchmark

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The Asian benchmark for LNG has nearly doubled since the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

—Asian equities were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was flat, and China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Fresh jitters around the global oil shock had U.S. benchmark crude prices up another 3% to about $116 a barrel on Tuesday, while global Brent was 0.5% higher, near $110 a barrel, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The S&P 500 is getting a bit of a shake-up later this week, as an operator of convenience stores joins the benchmark index.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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