benchmark
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In early trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF front-month contract rises 2.4% to 51.36 euros a megawatt-hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Nasdaq, where SpaceX will trade, announced earlier this spring that it would speed up the timeframe for including such mega listings in its main benchmark index.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Treasury note—a benchmark for borrowing costs across the economy—settled at 4.595%, its highest closing level since February 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
U.S. stocks, at the benchmark level, have seen a massive run in call option buying this month.
From Barron's • May 15, 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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