1.   The current yield is used to estimate the cost of or profit from holding a bond.

2.   And farmers can now use digital yield monitors attached to their combines to track the performance of a field, practically row by row.

3.   Bond yields are used as benchmarks to set borrowing costs.

4.   Bond yields are used to set interest rates on some corporate bonds and consumer loans.

5.   Companies use Treasury yields as a benchmark for pricing their debt.

6.   Companies use Treasury yields as a benchmark for pricing their own debt.

7.   Corporations use Treasury yields as a benchmark for pricing their debt.

8.   Companies use Treasury yields as a benchmark for their borrowing rates.

9.   Corporations use Treasury yields as a benchmark to price their debt.