percentage

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But as the federal-funds rate fell, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose by more than a full percentage point from mid-September until it peaked at 4.8% in mid-January of this year.

From Barron's

Wall Street analysts noted that management forecast spending on wafter fab equipment will grow at a percentage in the high single to low double digits this year.

From Barron's

According to the trustees report, that surcharge, known as IRMAA, could jump by a double-digit percentage over the next few years.

From MarketWatch

The loan company told her she could get a percentage of her settlement up front in a lump sum, with the company pocketing the rest as profit.

From Los Angeles Times

All that is why analysts expect operating margins to rise a few tenths of a percentage point this year to 5.5%, according to FactSet, and to remain near there in 2027.

From Barron's