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Gross margin rose by 555 basis points year over year to reach 32.2%, which is also a record high.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The additional 10% tariffs would reduce China’s real GDP growth by 50 basis points this year, economists at Goldman Sachs said in a report Monday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Yields, which move inversely to prices, are on track to fall more than 10 basis points across the week, largely reflecting investor buying as tech stocks fell on Monday.
—Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the central bank has dialed back its aggressive rate-cutting strategy, the focus remains on future cuts potentially totaling 50 basis points, contingent on economic slowdown and inflation trajectories.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The additional 10% tariffs would reduce China’s real GDP growth by 50 basis points this year, economists at Goldman Sachs said in a report Monday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Yields, which move inversely to prices, are on track to fall more than 10 basis points across the week, largely reflecting investor buying as tech stocks fell on Monday.
—Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the central bank has dialed back its aggressive rate-cutting strategy, the focus remains on future cuts potentially totaling 50 basis points, contingent on economic slowdown and inflation trajectories.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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