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Junk bonds, on the other hand, have rarely been so cheap. They carry an average yield of about 12.25%, vs. about 5% for the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond. The difference between those yields, known as the spread, represents a hefty premium of 7.25 percentage points. The long-run average spread of junk over T-bonds is just...
...only one we're seeing. The stock market has been quietly rallying. Initial public offerings of stock remain few, but those getting to market are being snapped up fast for the first time since the last gasp of Internet mania in early 2000. And the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond, a proxy for mortgage rates, shot from 4.17% to 5% in a blink. Higher rates are a burden to borrowers--but one that usually precedes a stronger economy. "The worst is over," declares Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com...
...shares in that windfarm yet. So far, the attacks seem only to have helped make dirty old petroleum even cheaper. Benchmark crude has fallen from $27 to $19 since Sept. 10. With the U.S. shocked into recession mode - into which it seemed to be heading in any case - and airlines cutting back dramatically on their jet-fuel consumption, world oil demand has taken its steepest drop since the early 1980s. What's more, the oil producers still can't get their act together. This month, opec decided to cut back production by 1.5 million barrels a day - but only...
...original Matrix DVD essentially cemented the format’s success. From documentaries on “bullet time”—the effects used to suspend the characters in mid air—to hidden features and an immaculate video transfer, this disc set a benchmark for DVDs that few have surpassed...
...employees’ compensation reflects a base salary, a lump sum for meeting the benchmark and a performance bonus for exceeding it over a five-year period...