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Last year, during the same week, the average rate was 46 basis points higher.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
As Foot Locker’s fourth-quarter gross margin is anticipated to drop by 1,000 to 1,500 basis points, the company is looking to get rid of unproductive assets.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the model showed that inflation declines about 10 basis points per 1 percent increase in tariffs at the time that the tariffs change (meaning a decline of 1 percentage point per 10 percent increase in tariffs).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
That's down by just a single basis point overnight.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
As Foot Locker’s fourth-quarter gross margin is anticipated to drop by 1,000 to 1,500 basis points, the company is looking to get rid of unproductive assets.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the model showed that inflation declines about 10 basis points per 1 percent increase in tariffs at the time that the tariffs change (meaning a decline of 1 percentage point per 10 percent increase in tariffs).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
That's down by just a single basis point overnight.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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