benchmark

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Most loans carry floating rates tied to SOFR, the key short rate benchmark, with an average margin of about five percentage points.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

While Vanguard Wellington’s fixed-income benchmark targets high-quality corporate bonds, she currently has just over 20% of her sleeve invested in Treasuries.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

By Trivariate’s tally, 238 stocks in the S&P 500, or nearly 48%, were up in the first quarter, while 57% of the index beat the stock-market benchmark.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

On Thursday, though, benchmark U.S. crude futures jumped 11% to $111.54 a barrel, after a national address by President Trump provided little clarity on an exit strategy from Iran or a reopening of the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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