benchmark
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Long-short managers generally aim for “alpha,” meaning they want to outperform the benchmark in addition to harvesting losses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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
Coming into Friday trading, Delta stock was down about 2.6% over the past five days, but benchmark oil prices were up 2.5% over the same span.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The U.S. benchmark was up nearly 10% so far this week, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch • 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
Vocabulary lists containing benchmark
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