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Adjusted Pre-tax margins rose to 29.8%, up almost 280 basis points compared to last year.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield ticked higher by close to 2 basis points to 4.297%.
—Alex Harring,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Their previous quarterly forecast was for an additional 50 basis points of easing.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
The 10-year Treasury yield added nearly six basis points at 4.745%.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield ticked higher by close to 2 basis points to 4.297%.
—Alex Harring,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Their previous quarterly forecast was for an additional 50 basis points of easing.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
The 10-year Treasury yield added nearly six basis points at 4.745%.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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