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Margins may also trend slightly higher to around 41.5%, plus or minus 100 basis points, according to guidance, supported by improved cost efficiency and pricing power.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield added 2 basis points to 3.757%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) last voted to cut rates in December 2024, slashing the target range by 25 basis points to between 4.25 and 4.5 percent.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Treasury 10-year yields rose around seven basis points last week, but fell during European trading hours Monday.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield added 2 basis points to 3.757%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) last voted to cut rates in December 2024, slashing the target range by 25 basis points to between 4.25 and 4.5 percent.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Treasury 10-year yields rose around seven basis points last week, but fell during European trading hours Monday.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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