Sentences with phrase «as a year for»

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This is why so many entrepreneurs treat their start - ups as moonlighting gigs for months and, in some cases, years after they launch.

LONDON, April 30 - The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

The company, which started out primarily as a flash - sales site for high - end women's fashion, has diversified its product offerings over the past few years to include houseware items and travel packages.

For years, Harvard — once a top performer among universities, but in recent years an also - ran — pursued a «hybrid» approach, employing multiple teams of in - house investment managers as well many outside managers.

As our thoughts turn to nailing down plans for the year ahead, it's a good time to start thinking about these new rules of engagement.

If you count early cave paintings as infographics, then humans have been making and consuming this type of content for the past 32,000 years.

AT&T was confident it would win regulatory approval for its $ 85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner before year's end as the Justice Department continues its review, but was still awaiting details about any final requirements for the deal, a senior executive said.

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

There's even a chance the dreamy Prime Minister will provide some free publicity, as Justin Trudeau did for Microsoft Corp. when it opened an office in Vancouver last year, for example.

Among the wave of financial technology companies attempting to challenge the hegemony of Canada's Big Five banks are «robo - advisers,» such as Wealthsimple and WealthBar, whose platforms help clients create and maintain portfolios of mostly passive investments, such as exchange - traded funds, for fees in the neighbourhood of 1 % of assets per year.

That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson of the Year for 2017.

Trader Jim Lebenthal, whose «Halftime Report» model portfolio is up more than 30 percent this year, removed General Motors as one of this top holdings for the competition.

Only once every few years do they turn up at a high - profile wedding or bestow money on a worthy cause such as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC.

Jackie Stone, CMO of MiMedia, a personal cloud storage company, told Business News Daily: «I've worked in digital media for more than 20 years, and as we become more connected, more people have decided that staying «on» 24/7 is socially acceptable — and it's not.»

For years I've heard complaints from merchants, both large and small, who blame Amazon for the destruction of brick - and - mortar retail as we once knew For years I've heard complaints from merchants, both large and small, who blame Amazon for the destruction of brick - and - mortar retail as we once knew for the destruction of brick - and - mortar retail as we once knew it.

For years now, emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India have been the go - to place for many investors seeking growFor years now, emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India have been the go - to place for many investors seeking growfor many investors seeking growth.

The 30 - year - old is seen as key to making the summit with South Korea happen: She was the first member of the North's ruling family to visit the South since 1953 when she asked for a detente at the winter Olympics and is believed to have been in charge of the country while her brother was ill in late 2014.

The approval time for products with health claims can be as along as three years in Canada, much slower than the FOSHU regulatory system in Japan or similar setups in Europe.

During Sessions» confirmation hearings in 1986, Thomas Figures, who was an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years and an African - American working for Sessions in Alabama at the time, alleged that Sessions referred to the NAACP as «un-American» and repeatedly referred to Figures as «boy.»

Jillian wrote for Business Insider's technology vertical for three years, focusing on Alphabet (otherwise known as «Googphabet» or «Alphoogle»), Facebook, and ecommerce.

This is an enormous need for solar capacity: Only in 2015, after years of effort and investment, did the U.S. as a whole reach 20 GW of solar - generating capacity.

The number of active Corporate VCs — which serve as the investment arms of giant firms and include Intel Capital, Bloomberg Beta and GE Ventures — has grown by 15.5 percent year - over-year between 2011 and 2015, compared to a growth rate of 12.8 percent overall for VCs of any type in the same period, according to data from CB Insights.

For much of its 40 - year history, the medium has been ruled by huge console makers and mega-publishers, such as Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and Activision.

For one thing, the bank is sitting on a lot of cash (possibly as much as $ 4 billion by the end of the year, according to one estimate) and continues to churn out excess capital.

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents» Dinner Saturday night during a performance by standup comic Michelle Wolf, who attacked the administration's relationship to the truth as well as the past behavior of the president, who did not attend the event for the second year in a row.

As a CEO of an online community, I've researched successful audience builders for years.

Rasool is a 25 - year - old freelance journalist and also a student in international relations at a university in Istanbul, who has worked as a translator and fixer for VICE and other media outlets, including Al Jazeera and Associated Press.

DACA recipients» fears are not unfounded — the same fear surfaced several years ago after the Obama administration in 2014 attempted to expand DACA and implement a program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents.

MILAN — Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported Thursday a 60 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter of the year as sales improved, particularly in the Americas, and demand rose globally for its Jeeps.

The BlackBerry had been entrenched in the corporate world in North America for years before the company actively courted consumers, whereas it was already equipped with consumer - oriented features such as music and social networking capabilities when it entered new markets more recently.

I offered on the spot to buy the next year of his time for $ 5,000 an hour, as long as I got his profits in return.

Before joining the Times, Kate worked for more than six years as an on - air television reporter at CNBC, appearing on the channel's daytime programming with news, interviews, and analysis.

Consider the long - term value of working with freelancers, as they may be able to help you for months and years to come, and will likely appreciate the work.

Moaza Al Matrooshi, a 24 - year - old from Dubai, had one of her ovaries frozen as a nine - year - old and is thought to be the youngest to have had the tissue stored for future use in a pregnancy.

Overall, there was roughly $ 9 trillion in ESG assets for U.S. - listed products as of last year.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

But putting yourself on the hook for 30 years is a big deal and should be treated as such.

«She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men,» she said, and her words sparked emotions of anger and, at the same time, the motivation to fight for change.

At its analyst day, the company said it was gunning for sales in the year ending January 2021 to hit as much as $ 119.8 billion, compared with this year's estimate of $ 100.6 billion.

In the early years of Celebration, the theater held church services every Sunday morning as the town waited for a place of worship to be built.

While progressive farmers like Willemse have been dabbling in «precision ag» (also known as agri - tech) for nearly a decade, the past few years have seen scores of companies, old and new, blitz the sector.

Tram ridership has decreased for eight of the past ten years as new forms of public transit have increased competition.

For a number of years, the two were estranged, to the point where Sumner tried to buy out Shari's stake in Viacom and CBS (as he bought out her brother Brent).

The problem for Nintendo is the NX's launch is at least a year away — likely more, as the company reportedly just started talking about it with third party partners at this year's E3.

Victoria's Secret has been in turmoil for more than a year now as it looks to reinvent itself in an ever more crowded apparel field.

The move comes at the start of the time of year known as the annual upfront marketplace, between March and May, when many major U.S. media companies sell the bulk of their ad inventory for the next year.

This European country has reigned supreme as the most innovative in the world for the past four years, according to a new report.

Cost has been a huge sticking point for the F - 35, as numerous delays and cost overruns have spurred criticism over the years.