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[in-deks] / ˈɪn dɛks /




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The S&P 500 index was also up 0.7% early Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The central bank primarily uses the price index for personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, which tracks the prices American consumers pay for goods and services, to evaluate inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

—The dollar fell slightly, with the DXY dollar index dropping 0.1% to 98.292.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Uncertainty, divergent sector returns and high index concentration make active investment management more valuable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I was sure it was just about his body mass index or the tensile strength of his ligaments, but still, he had her ear and he wasn’t using it to talk me up.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen




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