It may still be worth holding Treasury bonds yielding around 4% as a hedge against a sharp economic downturn.

在这种情况下，持有收益率4%左右的美国国库券来规避经济大幅衰退仍然是值得的。

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Investors can already get more dividend income from holding shares of major companies like Intel Corp., General Electric Co. and Home Depot Inc. than they can from the 10-year Treasury note.

投资者从持有英特尔、通用电气和家得宝等公司股票中获得的股息已经超过了10年期美国国债收益。

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The Treasury plans to sell about a third of its stake, reducing its holding to 40%, which at current price expectations could generate a loss of up to $5.4 billion.

财政部计划出售三分之一的股票，把股份持有率减持至40%，这在现有价格预期下会使损失高达54亿美元。

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As always on a Wednesday it's a very busy committee day -- with the Treasury Committee holding its third session on the Autumn Statement with George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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In his June investment outlook, Mr. Gross acknowledged the downside risk in holding Treasury bonds, especially at these low yield levels.

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The Treasury is currently holding meetings with individual ministers ahead of the October's spending review, likely to be the toughest in a generation.

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