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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:  
Schedule of short-term investments

Short-term investments were as follows (in millions):

At September 30, 

At December 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

Trading securities

$

246.8

$

208.0

Weighted average interest rate

 

5.5

%  

 

4.5

%

Available-for-sale

$

0.3

$

0.3

Weighted average interest rate

 

0.8

%  

 

0.8

%

Total

$

247.1

$

208.3

Summary of activity investments

The following table summarizes the activity of these investments by category (in millions):

Three months ended

Nine months ended

 

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Trading:

Interest earned

$

3.3

$

3.3

$

7.6

$

3.9

Unrealized gain (loss) at the end of the period

$

(*)

$

(*)

$

(*)

$

(*)

Available-for-sale:

Interest earned

(*)

(*)

 

(*)

(*)

Investment redeemed

$

$

$

$

0.1

(*) Less than $0.1 million.