The Jonathan Coulton song Mandelbrot Set is a tribute to both the fractal itself and to its father Benoit Mandelbrot. The second book of the Mode series by Piers Anthony, Fractal Mode, describes a world that is a perfect 3D model of the set.
Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index (BBDXY) tracks the performance of a basket of 10 leading global currencies versus the U.S. Dollar. It has a dynamically updated composition and represents a diverse set of currencies that are important from trade and liquidity perspectives.
Area Index. The Bloomberg Washington D.C. Area Stock Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of businesses that affect the D.C. area economy. All of the index members are headquartered in either Washington D.C., Maryland, or Virginia. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 29, 1995.