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...Baltic Dry Index is the worldwide benchmark for shipping rates of raw materials, and it has registered some eye-popping gains over the past month. The London-based index registered its 23rd straight daily gain on Wednesday, closing at 4,291, its highest mark since September and the longest streak of gains since July 2006. Daily rates for the largest Capesize ships, which typically carry iron ore, rose 6.8% on Wednesday to $93,197. Just five months ago, daily ship-rental rates were hovering just above $2,000, about the price of a great seat on opening...
...guilt before the Ad Board.Right now, no formal threshold exists by which the board should decide whether or not a student should be punished. Next year, the board will have to be “sufficiently persuaded” of guilt in order to exact penalties, Sundquist said.Such a benchmark was much sought after by those unhappy with current Ad Board policy.“It was my impression,” Losick said about the current standard, “that in practice it was often ‘more likely than...
France: The benchmark system is neither truly socialized nor fully equal...
...yard freestyle, sophomore Katy Hinkle in the 100-yard backstroke, and freshman Meghan Leddy in the 200-yard backstroke—with all of those victories coming in school-record time. The Crimson also won the 200-yard and 800-yard freestyle relays, setting a new school benchmark in the latter. “[The 800-yard relay] was a really great performance,” Clarke said. “I think that was the first time [we’ve] ever won that race. It’s definitely the first time that we’ve beat...
...India's benchmark stock index on Monday surged a stunning 17%, a record one-day gain powered by investor euphoria over a resounding victory in nationwide elections by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress Party...