Rate

Rate may refer to:

Science and finance

Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event

Rates (tax), a type of taxation system used to fund local government

Reaction rate in Chemistry

Exchange rate, specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other

Human growth

Birth rate, the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year

Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population

Other uses

Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)

Rate of travel, or velocity
Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Rate of travel, or velocity

Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Naval rating or rate, terms used to designate specialty or seniority of enlisted naval personnel

Rate of a ship, a term indicating a sail ship's firepower in the British Royal Navy

Rates (Portuguese parish), a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim

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SHYG: Wait Till The Beginning Of The Next Economic Cycle

Seeking Alpha 24 May 2019

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (SHYG) focuses on corporate bonds that have ratings below investment grades ... In the last recession in 2019, the default rate went up to nearly 15% ... Lower interest rate risk ... This means that in a rising interest rate environment, the fund can perform slightly better than other funds in the same category....

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Cortez two-bedroom rental prices see dip

The Journal 24 May 2019

The drop contrasts sharply with rental rates in neighboring La Plata County, which saw a 20% rise in rent for a two-bedroom unit in the past four years. Elsewhere in Montezuma County, rental rates remained more stable in Mancos and Dolores ... Three-bedroom rental rates dropped from $1,500 in 2015 to $1,200 last year....

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The Moore County News-Press 24 May 2019

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2. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

The Moore County News-Press 24 May 2019

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Why U.S.-China Trade Tensions Pulled Bank of America Stock Lower

Yahoo Daily News 24 May 2019

BAC stock is more attractive than Wells Fargo because the latter still has the account fraud scandal controversy to deal with.Rate Hikes on Pause ... Without rates rising, the growth in income from interest rate spreads will slow ... It benefited from past rate hikes and loan and deposit growth....

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FOREX-Dollar steady after coming off 2-yr high, pressured by lower U.S. yields

This is Money 24 May 2019

By Daniel Leussink ... yields in the previous session amid fears that a trade war with China will hurt the U.S ... The greenback was not helped by rising expectations for an interest rate cut by the U.S ... interest rates will be at current levels in October of this year, compared to 58.3% a month ago, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool ... ....

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NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund Completes Rights Offering, Draws Subscriptions Totaling Over 230% of Primary Offering

The Record 24 May 2019

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities, and the Fund's net assets, may decline in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, fixed rate debt securities will decrease in value when interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline....

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Commentary: Believe the science that vaccinations protect children

Times Union 24 May 2019

Measles is a highly contagious virus ... As the rate of individuals claiming religious exemptions continues to rise this number will only grow ... Since the introduction of the Prevnar vaccine in 2000 there has been a dramatic decline in rates of meningitis, blood infections and other invasive life threatening disease caused by pneumococcal bacteria ... ....

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He posted suicide prevention signs around his daughter's elementary school. His messages are simple

CNN 24 May 2019

(CNN)When Colby Wallace thinks about the suicide statistics, especially those focused around young people, he can't help but get upset. That's why he's trying to do something about it. "Be the change you want to see," Wallace told CNN affiliate KCPQ ... A new study shows suicide rates in girls are rising, especially for people 10 to 14 years old ... ....

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Home Economics: Our property finance expert answers your questions

Irish Independent 24 May 2019

What's good for the goose is good for the gander and while some banks haven't been slow in cutting interest rates for mortgage borrowers… they haven't forgotten depositors ... The only comfort customers should get is that it signals nobody expects mortgage rates to rise now....

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Facebook banned billions of fake accounts in the first 3 months of this year

The Daily Dot 24 May 2019

While the company says it proactively located 58.8% of such content late last year, the current quarter has seen a rise to 65.4%. The increased detection rate led to the removal of 4 million posts in the beginning of this year as opposed to 3.3 million during the final months of 2018 ... READ MORE ... H/T Business Insider ... ....

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The time to end nationwide insecurity is now!

Business Day Online 24 May 2019

It is thus imperative for the governments – federal and states- to rise to the occasion by designing programmes to crush this criminality ... With unemployment rate of 23 percent according to the National Bureau of Statistics, it is clear that there is restiveness in the country, since the unemployed youths can be forced to take to crime ... ....

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Elections 2019: BJP’s manifesto sheds light on what startups can expect from the new government

Your Story 24 May 2019

The government has promised a lot in their manifesto. Can they deliver? ... Since 2014, India has jumped about 57 places in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report ... Prior to the elections, the Hindu nationalist party had come under fire for rising unemployment rates and its failure to create jobs for the youth ... Also read. Elections 2019 ... .......