In Home Depot's results, momentum in the average ticket, sales per square foot and the volume of high-ticket items will gauge underlying home-improvement demand.
Under normal circumstances (meaning reasonably flexible markets and reasonably high employment), employers gauge how much they are willing to pay someone to do a particular job.
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Many believe the Wilpons have been offering up a minority share in the Mets for awhile now, quietly canvassing friends and high net worth individuals to gauge interest.
Estimates vary on the number of Americans who have had affairs, but one gauge puts it as high as 60%.
Traders monitor the data to gauge the mood of speculators, although excessively high or low numbers are viewed by many as signs of overbought or oversold markets that may be ripe for price corrections.
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Traders monitor the data to gauge the general mood of speculators, with excessively high or low numbers viewed by many as signs of overbought or oversold markets that may be ripe for price corrections.
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The Environment Agency said the river at Buildwas Gauge was 4.68m (15.4ft) high and rising on Monday morning.
According to Reuters, the two-year U.S. interest rate swap spread--a gauge of financial system stress--was quoted at a record high 166.5 basis points in Asia, suggesting that concern about defaults among banking counterparties were worsening.
Inside the Spark EV, critical vehicle functions are clearly and intuitively displayed on one of the vehicle's two reconfigurable, high-resolution, seven-inch color LCD screens, including a confidence gauge that shows the expected driving range based on driving habits and other conditions.
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The CBOE Market Volatility Index, the "fear gauge" known as the VIX, rose to a one-month high, in a reflection of the raised worries about the economy.
The CBOE Market Volatility Index, the "fear gauge" known as the VIX, jumped as much as 13%, to a one-month high, in a reflection of the heightened worries about the economy.
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