Word: benchmark
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This credo is at the heart of what scares traditionalists about the market and entices the newer generation. I was schooled at Goldman Sachs--could it be just 15 years ago?--that nothing could be safer, and have less risk, than U.S. Treasuries. They set the safety benchmark against which you could measure everything else, and when I got in the business, that benchmark was a hefty 14%. That return, backed by the full faith and credit of Uncle Sam, was simply too competitive to even consider equities. Stocks had done nothing for a generation; bonds seemed like the only...
...outwheeled, GM will unveil its new Chevrolet Suburban next month. Considering that the Excursion is nearly a foot longer than the current Suburban (18 ft., 3 in.) don't be surprised if GM has enlisted the Pentagon for design cues. "We set the benchmark for this type of vehicle," boasts Chevrolet/GMC spokesman Dee Allen. "We don't intend to simply hand it over...
...Four seniors, four years, three Ivy rings, one benchmark of excellence. In three months, these four young women will march into Harvard Yard to emerge as college graduates, and it will be my pleasure to walk alongside them. They have played their final games in Lavietes Pavilion, but the standard they have helped set will raise the bar of Ivy League women's basketball forever...
Four seniors, four years, three Ivy rings, one benchmark of excellence. They have played their final games in Lavietes Pavilion, but the standard they have helped set will raise the bar of Ivy League women's basketball forever...
...Yankees are the benchmark of excellence in baseball, whether we talk of a team or of individuals...