Syriza, which broke a two - party - led system, has disappointed some on the left for implementing austerity measures and the reputation of the mainstream parties remains damaged following what is perceived
as years of failed promises.
But
as years of research reveal, it's not only about who is on the team, but how they work together.
Harwood: I've heard this year described
as the year of the angry white, college - educated woman — and the numbers Democrats among college - educated women are very strong.
In the fast - food industry, 2014 will be remembered
as the year of the mashup.
As the year of the fire monkey kicks off, in this week's Trader Poll, tell us which of the monkey's traits best match your approach.
One day, when humanity has been conquered by the robot armies, the year 2017 will be remembered
as the year of AI ascendance.
The current year of 2014 became characterized
as the year of the entrance of soccer to the new level of -LSB-...]
Calendar 2017 can be characterised
as a year of strong and stable returns for global equity investors.
The year 2017 may forever be known on Wall Street
as the year of bitcoin.
As the Year of the Monkey gives way to the Year the Rooster, Chinese consumers are expected to travel abroad and hunt for properties among other things, reports the Financial... Ler mais >
«It appears 2016 will go down in history
as the year of the autonomous vehicle partnership,» said Karl Brauer, an analyst with the auto research firm Kelley Blue Book.
Not exact matches
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.
Originally planned
as a five -
year competition, the deadline shifted a number
of times before being called off in January.
As with every
year, there were a lot
of snubs and a lot surprises when the Oscar nominees were announced.
As Fortune previously reported, Jurassic World is expected to be one
of the most popular toy trends this
year.
After five
years of negotiations, handwringing, and pushback, the biggest trade deal in more than two decades, known
as the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), has now been finalized.
In 2015, less than a
year after retiring
as CEO
of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 %
of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.
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.
Only two
years ago they were rating AAA all the toxic bonds that created the crisis,» said Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, adding that the downgrade was executed «not because
of what Greece is doing but because
of the decisions being taken by the EU that are not considered
as going far enough.»
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.
«DEAFENING SILENCE:» TIME recently named the men and women who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment
as TIME's Person
of the
Year.
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.
Adena Friedman's first
year as CEO
of Nasdaq has been pretty remarkable.
The number
of data professionals in Canada — people employed
as statisticians, mathematicians and actuaries — has increased by 48 % over the past five
years, making it the fastest - growing job category in the country.
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.
In the two
years since Watson Health launched, it has struck partnerships with an impressive array
of academic institutions, such
as the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and prominent biopharma companies like Pfizer (pfe), Medtronic (mdt), and Johnson & Johnson (jnj).
As seen in the chart below from the IIF, the vast majority
of that $ 25 trillion increase over the past five
years occurred in emerging markets, swelling from $ 42 trillion to $ 63 trillion.
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 it.
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Oil eased on Wednesday, but held in sight
of three -
year highs reached the previous day,
as rising U.S. fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish market.
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.
(
Years later, he would describe his decision to accept the job
as a «Vermont leap
of faith.»)
Over the next three
years, the Canadian Tire analysts will study decades worth
of competition results dating back to the 1930s, and dissect any insights out
of the data
as possible, writes Marketing's Jered Stuffco.
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.
The Cannabis Cultivation Summit met at the Marriot in March
of this
year, and the most recent National Cannabis Industry Association conference has emerged
as a foundational event in cannabis space.
The news
of the program, announced Wednesday night, comes
as a Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report shows U.S. entrepreneurship education lagging and follows a decrease in VC fundraising last
year.
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.
As of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10 years, rather than over 15 years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in Februar
As of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10
years, rather than over 15
years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in Februar
as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in February.
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.
NEW YORK, April 23 - The U.S. dollar rallied to a four - month high on Monday
as the 10 -
year Treasury yield's climb toward the psychologically important 3 percent level spurred buying
of the greenback, leaving the euro and yen lower.
The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report,
as the balance
of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start
of the
year.
As a fundamental component
of the economy, entrepreneurs should have not only a day, but a month, a
year and even a decade dedicated to them.
The so - called «buy the dip» phenomenon has been a hallmark
of the eight -
year bull market, helping sustain it
as traders use weakness
as an excuse to load up on more shares.
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.