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Merck’s adjusted gross margin improved by 40 basis points to 78%, thanks to a favorable product mix.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield pulled back more than 5 basis points to 4.21%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was down more than 7 basis points at 3.685%.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere in the markets: The yield on 10-year Treasury bonds fell by 8 basis points, to 4.3 percent.
—Kevin Granville, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Economic growth in the U.S. is forecast to slow to 1.8% in 2025, ninety basis points lower than the IMF's prediction from January.
—Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield pulled back more than 5 basis points to 4.21%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was down more than 7 basis points at 3.685%.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere in the markets: The yield on 10-year Treasury bonds fell by 8 basis points, to 4.3 percent.
—Kevin Granville, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Economic growth in the U.S. is forecast to slow to 1.8% in 2025, ninety basis points lower than the IMF's prediction from January.
—Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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