Sentences with phrase «as the quarter progressed»

Spending per transaction increased as the quarter progressed and rose 3 percent, but the number of transactions didn't budge.

Fifth, as each quarter progresses (remember, the futures contracts expire each quarter) the fair value declines, increasing the likelihood that the spread will hit the buy or sell level.

The average days on the market (DOM) declined as the quarter progressed ending Q1 with an average 22 DOM.

Not exact matches

«Our second quarter performance exceeded our expectations, driven by a return to growth for Coach, sales gains at Stuart Weitzman and the contribution of Kate Spade as we continued to make progress on the brand's integration,» CEO Victor Luis said in a statement.

As a consequence, business strategy too often focuses solely on financials and quarter - to - quarter progress.

The net effect is likely to be slower growth in tax revenues in the first quarter of 2018, and a possible fall in revenues as the year progresses.

This despite the fact that our most reliable statistical evidence indicates a recession in progress which will eventually be dated as having started during the first quarter of this year.

Broader EAFE flows totaled $ 11.7 billion in the first quarter while Japan equity brought in $ 14.2 billion; corporate governance reforms have shown progress and pensions have announced further reallocation of assets to equities as well.

To its credit, the recent advance did indeed generate enough of a positive breadth reversal to move us to as much as 20 % unhedged during the fourth quarter, but that signal was reversed in late December (the S&P has made no net progress since then).

-- You can convince your VCs of reviewing on a monthly base only those metrics that will measure progress more accurately at this stage, instead of all the financial data which is not relevant — You can set up the right financial systems / software to help measure basic financial information, and allow your VC access to additional financial figures every quarter or by request If none of these work: — You can try convincing your VC of using the right metrics as well as the financial ones, and to be measured by a mix of both — You can hire a seasoned part - time CFO who can at least free you of the hurdle of putting the numbers together

In summary, a 23 - year period in which the US economy achieved the strongest real growth in its history is strangely characterised in some quarters as a «great depression», quite likely because so many economists and historians do not understand that real economic progress puts DOWNWARD pressure on prices.

Supermarket cost war and Black Friday bargains motivate buyers to bring Xmas paying forward The ongoing grocery store cost war and on - line revenue drove the strongest British isles retail income progress in much more than a quarter of a century this thirty day period, as consumers rushed out to bag...

As FHFA states in its progress report, private mortgage insurance remains the primary form of credit enhancement used on mortgages sold to the GSEs with loan - to - value ratios over 80 percent, and in the first quarter of 2017 MI covered $ 48 billion of mortgages the agencies purchased.

TORONTO, April 23, 2014 - Pension assets rose for a third successive quarter as global financial markets continued to progress during the first quarter, according to the latest survey from RBC Investor & Treasury Services.

Long before the 1960s progress became increasingly identified with an enterprise, science, looked upon in many quarters as incompatible with religion.

Tottenham take on Gillingham FC in the League Cup tonight as they look to progress to the quarter finals.

If we do progress to the quarter - finals of the Europa League after that then it may become a bit more of a problem, as they are set to be played on the 5th and 12th of April, and we will then be back to playing every three or four days again, with our fixtures as follows....

Velez's quality eventually shone through in the second half as they nullified the Chilean threat to progress to the quarter - finals.

The projected three month absence will, if accurate, see Wilshere miss away games against Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the first knockout stage of the Champions League, should Arsenal progress, though he would be back in time for any quarter - final.

The Foxes could easily have turned around the second leg and progressed to the quarter - finals of the Champions League, as well as avoiding relegation.

As the Daily Star have reported, Giroud does still feel that Arsenal have a good chance of overturning the 3 - 1 scoreline and progressing to the quarter - finals of the elite European competition for the first time in five years.

The second - leg of the mouthwatering Champions League Quarter - Final with Real Madrid will be played tonight at the Bernabeu but Juventus face an uphill task they want to progress through to the Semi-Finals as they were defeated 3 - 0 at the Allianz Stadium last week.

Brazil have progressed to the round of 16 as Group A winners and will face Group B runners - up Chile for a place in the quarter - finals at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on June 28.

The 22 - year - old has been a key player for the Central American nation, as they have defied the odds to progress to the quarter - finals of the tournament.

It seems as though at least 2 will progress into the quarters, with the stumbling block potentially being Barca's match against Manchester City.

In a game that promised goals after a fascinating first leg, Monaco and Manchester city produced another four goals, as the French side won 3 - 1 on the night, progressing through to the quarter finals of the Champions League on away goals, after a 6 - 6 aggregate scoreline.

But they now face a Round of 16 game in Nice next Sunday against one of the best third - placed teams, with France as likely quarter - final opponents if they progress.

They have of course played in the FA Cup during that time, progressing to the quarter - finals with a comfortable 2 - 0 victory at home to Blackpool, but to all intents and purposes David Moyes has the exciting prospect of picking from a squad that should be a lot fresher than that of his opposite number, one that will also be boosted by the return of several important figures, as Everton attempt to extend their unbeaten league run to six matches at Loftus Road.

Blackman denied Gray a quick second goal before opposite number Schmeichel kept his side ahead and ensured they progressed to the quarter - finals with a good save to thwart George Baldock as Sheffield United posed a rare threat.

A year later Javier Hernandez got the only goal of a bad - tempered tie as Real progressed 1 - 0 on aggregate in the quarter - finals.

La Magica are flying out to Spain for the first leg of their Quarter - Final tie, with most pundits and fans putting the Spanish side as the favourites to progress through.

Real Madrid progressed to the last four of the Champions League for the eighth consecutive season as they saw through their quarter - final challenge versus Juventus.

As the debate progresses and arguments get more heated, you hand out badges to a quarter of the room.

Cameron argued that the coalition was «making progress» on appointing women to top jobs, as almost a quarter of Tory cabinet ministers and one in five frontbenchers are women.

ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.

Only problem is as the game progresses, naturally it gets harder but the computer becomes faster in response when in close - quarter combat and can be frustrating.

While this intricate balance of growth is maintained, there will be a continuous rise in progress in all quarters of life, whether that be personal growth, or development of the nation as an entity.

Three - quarters of school heads believe the attainment gap has started to close and almost all expect progress in the next five years as a result of national attainment funding, new research has shown.

«It is hard to point to this past quarter century as progress.»

Testing as a tool of assessing student progress has been around since Day 1, but using student test scores as a measure of teacher effectiveness has caused a backlash in some quarters.

During the quarter, it says it «grew its user base by 2.5 million readers, bringing its total registered users to 14.5 million, with 15 percent of its new user base coming from the U.S.» That last point is important, as it suggests the Toronto - based Kobo is making some progress in cutting into a U.S. e-reader market dominated by Amazon (s AMZN) and, in a distant second place, Nook (s BKS).

As we conclude the first quarter of the year, I have to say it has been a worthwhile exercise to track my progress monthly.

Looking forward, each month and quarter will not be as consistent in progressing, but over time, my gains will be noticeable.

Even below 30 % equities, the impact on SWR is on the order of a quarter - to a half - percent and it becomes less as retirement progresses.

The refugee crisis for Syrians trying to enter Europe sounds a personal note as we learn of Aiman and his family progressing from the refugee camp in Turkey to an apartment in Izmir and finally on to transient quarters in Holland.

These elements become more important as the game progresses, giving you the leverage you need in the ultra-tough last quarter of the game.

The work nonetheless leads into the following two sections, the Pavilions of Traditions and of Shamans, which accurately point to an increasing sense of doubt across some quarters of the Western world as to whether the promise of modernity and the progress of Enlightenment have resulted in a step forward for humankind.

«Central to the issues we are going to have to deal with are: patterns of production and consumption in the industrial world that are undermining the Earth's life - support systems; the explosive increase in population, largely in the developing world, that is adding a quarter of a million people daily; deepening disparities between rich and poor that leave 75 per cent of humanity struggling to live; and an economic system that takes no account of ecological costs or damage — one which views unfettered growth as progress.

As the first state to value nuclear for its environmental benefits, New York gives Environmental Progress and the pro-nuclear environmental movement the momentum we need to save one - quarter of Illinois» clean power.

«We are very much in the middle of an existential fight over the future of customer - sited solar in the U.S. and, as the state with by far the biggest solar industry and over a quarter million solar roofs already, all eyes are on the CPUC to see whether the agency will continue to stand for solar progress and customer choice, or cave to that utility pressure.»