Word: benchmarks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...measure of possible future inflation -- is now at its highest level since February 1989. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 24.89 points, to 3911.15, in heavy trading. The S&P 500 fell 3.43, to 466.85. NASDAQ stocks dropped 2.82, to 767.80. Bond prices declined, as the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury rose to 7.90% from 7.87%. The price of gold fell five cents, to $390.95 per oz., in London trading...
...American Airlines, reported a 74% profit gain. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 18.50 points, to 3936.04, on heavy trading (319 million shares on the NYSE). The S&P 500 climbed 2.62, to 470.28. NASDAQ stocks jumped 5.81, to 770.62. Bond prices declined, meanwhile, as the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury rose to 7.90% from 7.87%. The price of gold rose $1.35, to $391.10, in London trading...
Somewhere, when I was young, I got the idea that the average American couple had sex twice a week, and I've carried this figure in my head for more than 30 years, as a benchmark, like the .300 batting average or the idea of three square meals a day. There have been times when any sex at all was a beautiful faraway ideal, like reincarnation, and there have been other periods when twice a day or hourly seemed pretty normal. But twice weekly was the norm, I thought, so it's a surprise to learn that according...
...surged 50 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. But then profit-takers moved in, leaving the Dow at 3889.95, a gain of 14.80 points. The S&P 500 rose 2.32 to 467.79. NASDAQ stocks inched up 0.89 to 767.89. Bond prices surged, as the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury fell to 7.85%. The price of gold fell a dollar to $386.95 in London trading...
...Board stocks fell on the day, while more than 900 advanced. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped1.68 points to 3875.15. The S&P 500 fell less than half a point to 465.47. NASDAQ stocks rose 1.43 to 767.00. Bond prices also dropped, as the yield on the Treasury's benchmark 30-year issue rose to 7.9%. The price of gold rose 25 cents to $387.90 in London trading...