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Not exact matches
Starbucks» first -
quarter results show that the coffee chain continues to struggle with soft traffic
in the United States, quantified by a drop
in the
number of transactions.
The second
quarter GDP
numbers showed that companies
in most industries were spending, and imports
of machinery and equipment — a proxy for investment — are strong.
Pay television lost a record
number of subscribers
in last year's fourth
quarter as more and more companies have opted to cut the cord.
We are seeing similar
numbers in quarters for the rest
of the year.
Western Australian employers have downgraded expectations for increasing staff
numbers in the first
quarter of 2013.
The
number of Facebook's daily active users
in the United States and Canada also inched up to 185 million during the first
quarter from 184 million
in the previous
quarter.
The
number of venture capital deals declined sharply
in the last
quarter of 2015 as investors pulled back and got more cautious
That might sound like a lot
of companies getting funded, but
in terms
of the
number of deals it's actually quite a steep drop — 19 percent from a year earlier — and the lowest
number since the first
quarter of 2012.
Back then, the massive
number of website hits Trend Hunter logged translated into significant advertising revenues, but the bottom fell out
of the banner ad market
in the fourth
quarter of 2013.
According to Morgan Stanley, M&A offer intensity, the
number of offers relative to the
number of stocks, increased to 3.2 %
in the first
quarter from 2.5 %
in the fourth.
The British Chamber
of Commerce (BCC) cited higher than anticipated third
quarter gross domestic product (GDP)
numbers in the revision
of its full - year forecast to 2.1 percent from 1.8 percent.
In fact, in the third quarter of 2016, the number of monthly mobile active Facebook was a staggering 1.74 billio
In fact,
in the third quarter of 2016, the number of monthly mobile active Facebook was a staggering 1.74 billio
in the third
quarter of 2016, the
number of monthly mobile active Facebook was a staggering 1.74 billion.
The total combined
number of new U.S. distributors and preferred members is just slightly below what it was last year:
In the first quarter of 2016, Herbalife disclosed 83,276 new North American recruits, of which about 80,200 were in the U.S
In the first
quarter of 2016, Herbalife disclosed 83,276 new North American recruits,
of which about 80,200 were
in the U.S
in the U.S..
He also mentioned
in passing that Netflix users watched 12 billion hours
of programming
in the last
quarter of 2015, which is a huge
number.
I have constraints
in that I have to meet quarterly
numbers, which is a good thing — it's certainly good discipline — but it's a bad thing as well because if I wanted to invest, for instance, a $ 100 million to just make my brand name more accepted for two
quarters and
in the third
quarter I'll get traction, that's not an option I would consider without a lot
of pull.
That's more than double the
number of companies that went public
in the first
quarter of 2013, and the highest
number since the same period
in 2000, Renaissance reports.
Those findings jibe with just - reported data from the National Venture Capital Association, which reports 36 venture - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by
number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth
quarter in 2013.
The city saw a 42 % jump
in the
number of newly registered condos during the first
quarter of 2015, according to research firm Urbanation.
Those same ComScore
numbers still ranked RIM second among American smartphone consumers with 30.4 %
of the market (compared to Android's 31.2 % and Apple's 24.7 %) and, perhaps more important, RIM reported a 40 % increase
in sales for the third
quarter of 2010, to 14.2 million BlackBerrys.
The
number of daily video views on Twitter has almost doubled
in the past year, and the format has contributed more than half
of ad revenue for two
quarters running.
Moreover, while prisoners were generally taken, particularly if they were
in large
numbers — whole companies or even battalions
of soldiers giving themselves up, as sometimes happened — it was an unspoken rule that soldiers who resisted too long or too hard had given up any right to
quarter.
When the company nudged up prices above food - away - from - home inflation
in the first
quarter of 2014 (a rare move for McDonald's), the average check grew, but the
number of customers dropped.
Starbucks said it added 1.4 million Starbucks Rewards members
in the U.S.
in the last
quarter, raising its total
number of members to 14.2 million.
Perth - based Swick Mining Services says it made a
number of redundancies to minimise costs during the March
quarter and plans to make an impairment adjustment at year's end, despite an increase
in demand for underground drilling from its existing clients.
After companies from cable giant Comcast to satellite TV titan AT&T, which owns DirecTV, reported their fourth
quarter results, the total
number of pay TV subscribers dropped 3.4 % from a year earlier, the highest rate
of decline since the trend
of cord cutting emerged
in 2010, analysts at MoffettNathanson Research reported on Thursday.
A «powder keg is forming
in the installed base»
of iPhone customers, Arcuri argues: Currently, the portion
of existing iPhone customers who might be expected to upgrade into iPhone 7 is about 33 percent, a
number that has been consistent for the last six
quarters, Arcuri writes.
In the U.S., however, the last quarter of 2015 saw a drop of almost US$ 6 billion in investment over the previous quarter, while the total number of deals fell 13
In the U.S., however, the last
quarter of 2015 saw a drop
of almost US$ 6 billion
in investment over the previous quarter, while the total number of deals fell 13
in investment over the previous
quarter, while the total
number of deals fell 13 %.
Based on the IAB's
numbers and public financial
numbers from Google and Facebook, the two digital giants accounted for about 99 %
of the $ 2.9 billion
in advertising growth
in the third
quarter — with Google making up about 54 %
of the total and Facebook about 45 %, leaving just 1 % for everyone else.
Investment dollars from venture capital firms jumped nearly 40 percent
in the second
quarter to $ 13.8 billion, and the
number of deals increased 11 percent compared to the first
quarter.
The
numbers, which put the department store chain on track to post its first
quarter of comparable sales growth
in three years, are the start
of an awaited payoff to years
of investment
in Macy's e-commerce firepower, says Macy's departing executive chairman and former long - time CEO Terry Lundgren.
TripAdvisor has had a
number of factors work
in its favor this
quarter.
In the second
quarter of 1999, 139 companies filed an S - 1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission; for the same
quarter of 2001, that
number fell to 26.
The
number of companies buying back stock during the
quarter totaled 383, up from 380
in the prior
quarter.
The company said
in November when it reported its third -
quarter earnings that it was facing a slowdown
in the
number of people visiting its brick - and - mortar stores, although a stronger housing market seems to have helped lift its sales over the holiday season.
The drop
in filings sounds promising, though the study also found that the total
number of bankruptcies
in the first
quarter of 2011 is still 30 percent higher than
in the pre-recession first
quarter of 2008.
On - demand financing peaked
in the third
quarter of 2015,
in terms
of both the
number of deals and dollars, and the pace is slowing.
Although Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) were lower, and the
number of new listings fell to 31 from 43
in the first
quarter of 2011, the amount raised through secondary financings was up by 89 %, and the amount raised through supplemental financings was up by 19 %.
Ultimately, Google's chances
of even coming close to matching iPhone sales
numbers in the fourth
quarter and beyond are slim, if not nil.
NRG completed a
number of acquisitions
in the first
quarter of 2014 to boost operations and to widen its offerings into renewables.
The fact that Apple sold almost 61.2 million iPhones
in that
quarter, a
number that also beat predictions
of 56.8 million, also delighted investors, as the iPhone is an increasingly important part
of Apple's bottom line.
According to CNN, you'll face a tough market if you're looking to sell your business; the
number of sold small businesses fell 36 % from last year
in the first
quarter of 2009, and the price sellers paid dropped sharply.
The
number of Manhattan real estate sales was essentially flat
in the first
quarter, ending a monthslong decline brought on by a glut
of available condos.
It was still one
of the industry's top three selling titles
in 2017 — and its online mode continues to draw an increased
number of players and was the single - largest contributor to recurrent consumer spending (microtransactions, subscriptions and other post-release digital content)
in Take - Two's just - released fiscal third -
quarter earnings.
Already, the
number of condos on the market jumped 7 percent
in the
quarter, reaching a six - month supply.
The
number of angel investment deals for U.S. startups increased 33 percent
in the first
quarter of 2010, compared with the same period last year, Giga Om reports.
The
number of Manhattan real estate sales was essentially flat
in the first
quarter, ending a monthslong decline.