Sentences with phrase «at forecasting as»

The two populations should be the same if the models work equally well at forecasting as they do hindcasting.

If the model is as good at forecasting as hindcasting, then the populations of (model - hindcast) and (model - forecast), for the same time period around day zero should be the same.

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The buyer seems positive and eager to get started with the proposal (suspiciously enough, without raising concerns or objections), and the salesperson takes that at face value, letting emotions cloud their judgement and forecasting the deal as a «sure thing.»

The data «reflects a deteriorating export market and strengthened domestic consumption» that may cancel each other out and keep gross domestic product growing at 6.5 percent this year as Beijing had forecast, said Helen Lau, analyst at Argonaut Securities.

My idea of financial forecasting consisted of looking at last month's sales, sticking my finger in the air and taking my best guess as to what next month's sales were going to be.

Comment: Despite some macro slowdown and stock market gyrations in China, we remain confident in our $ 625 million forecast for FY 2016 even at current exchange rates and optimistic on the prospects for this market over the long - term as the drivers we've consistently mentioned are more relevant than ever,» said CEO Victor Luis.

The rise in Treasury yields leaves them at the highest since mid-2014 though the move had been paused in Europe as lower - than - forecast early German inflation numbers had nudged its borrowing costs lower.

As the tax plan advanced in Congress, forecasting shops at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and others penciled in a faster pace of Fed rate increases — essentially expecting the Fed would need to lean against the inflationary outcome.

The U.S. central bank has been itching to raise interest rates, and the market was forecasting as of 5 p.m. last night that there was an 82 % chance that they would at their December meeting.

Panera Bread on Tuesday lowered its full - year earnings forecast as it works to speed up service at its popular bakery cafes.

UnitedHealth shares fell Monday after the company issued its 2018 forecast, but shares recovered Tuesday as the company laid out its plans at an investor meeting.

That means the value of your products is changing just as fast — and that it's crucial to be able to forecast and react quickly at the micromarket level.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its key rate at 1.75 %, as most analysts were expecting, and lowered its inflation forecast.

In February, the Bank of England cut its forecast for British wage growth, which Governor Mark Carney named as a key determinant of future interest rates in a speech at the start of the year.

The BoE left its forecast for growth this year steady at 2 %, as the economy expanded faster in the first half of 2016 than it had expected in May.

China's uneven economic recovery signals a looming dilemma for policymakers as official data released at the weekend showed inflation at a 10 - month high in February while factory output and consumer spending were weaker than forecast.

Feb 13 - PepsiCo Inc's sales topped Wall Street forecasts in the fourth quarter, as higher demand at its snacks business that makes Doritos and Cheetos made up for a decline in sales of sugary drinks.

Templates for VisiCalc, SuperCalc, and other popular programs include tax - preparation models from Professional Software Technology (priced at $ 49, $ 99, and $ 149; P.O. Box 269, Rockport, MA 01966) and agricultural applications created by AgriSoft ($ 19.95 per disk; Suite 202, 1001 E. Walnut St., Columbia, MO 65201) VisiCalc's publisher, VisiCorp, recently issued its own set of seven interrelated applications worksheets; available on a single disk under the title «VisiCalc Business Forecasting Model» ($ 100) are such easily filled templates as Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow, and Cost of Goods Sold.

As argued in an earlier piece (Deficit Outcome for 2010 - 11 will be $ 7 billion lower than forecast in October 2010 Update — December 2010: www.3dpolicy.ca), we expect that the deficit in 2010 - 11 will be at least $ 7 billion lower than forecast in the October 2010 Update, based on the financial results to the end of October 2010 and an analysis of the impact of one - time accrual liabilities which inflated the 2009 - 10 deficit outcome.

As expected, the bank held its overnight rate at 0.5 percent, where it has been since July 2015, even as it trimmed GDP forecasts, saying downward pressure on inflation will continue while economic slack persistAs expected, the bank held its overnight rate at 0.5 percent, where it has been since July 2015, even as it trimmed GDP forecasts, saying downward pressure on inflation will continue while economic slack persistas it trimmed GDP forecasts, saying downward pressure on inflation will continue while economic slack persists.

As a result, inflation by the end of the forecast period is projected to be around 3 per cent, though this is still at the top end of the RBA's target.

PepsiCo Inc's sales topped Wall Street forecasts in the fourth quarter, as higher demand at its snacks business that makes Doritos and Cheetos made up for a decline in sales of sugary drinks.

Nonetheless, the updated forecasts carried a fairly clear message: policy would probably need to be tightened further, at some point, if things continued to evolve as expected.

China's exports rode a global trade boom last year, expanding at the fastest pace since 2013 and serving as one of the key drivers behind the economy's forecast - beating 6.9 percent expansion.

(Reuters)- PepsiCo Inc's (PEP.O) sales topped Wall Street forecasts in the fourth quarter, as higher demand at its snacks business that makes Doritos and Cheetos made up for a decline in sales of sugary drinks.

As part of the changes to the budgetary process in 1994, four private sector forecasting organizations [2] develop detailed fiscal projections on a National Accounts basis, based on the average of the private sector economic forecasts and the tax and spending policies in place at the time of the last budget for the next five years.

Although this is encouraging news, at least five to six months of financial data are required before one can properly assess the current results to the June 2011 Budget forecast of $ 32.3 billion for the fiscal year as a whole.

For the year ahead, i.e. 2002/03, we are forecasting the economy to continue growing at 3 1/2 to 4 per cent as it completes the eleventh year of its expansion and enters the twelfth.

In 1996, as demand pressures were easing, inflation was forecast to move lower, even though inflation at the time was still 3.1 per cent.

Even as he introduced the Model 3 at an event last summer, Mr. Musk warned that the company would find itself in «production hell» — and as those words proved prescient, he has had to repeatedly dial back his forecasts for how many Tesla could churn out.

«From our optics, if you define cyber as data collection, storage, security, analysis, threat intelligence, operations and dissemination, then the $ 1 trillion market forecast from Cybersecurity Ventures barely scratches the surface» says Jeremy King, President at Benchmark Executive Search, a boutique executive search firm focused on cyber, national, and corporate security.

Moody's forecasts at least a $ 50 billion tally of deals by the end of this year and possibly as much as $ 70 billion, from $ 42 billion in 20153.

As a result, the budget surplus for 2015 - 16 was not reflective of the economic forecast at that time.

And as we enter into this season of everyone trying to tell you what to do with your money by predicting things, we are offering a handy guide to forecasting by going back and looking at some of our favourite recent moments in financial predictions.

Based on the financial results for the first seven months of 2016 - 17, public debt charges could be as much as $ 1 billion lower than forecast in the Update, while direct program expenses could be at least $ 2 billion lower.

Although this is encouraging news, at least five to six months of financial data are required before one can assess the current results to the March 2012 Budget forecast of $ 21.1 billion for the fiscal year as a whole.

Based on the financial results for the first nine months of 2016 - 17, public debt charges could be as much as $ 1 billion lower than forecast in the Update, while direct program expenses could be at least $ 2 billion lower.

Although this is encouraging news, at least five to six months of financial data are required before one can assess the current results to the June 2011 Budget forecast of $ 32.3 billion for the fiscal year as a whole.

If you look at production forecasts for oilseeds — where exports could exceed 3.5 million barrels per day by 2020 — as well as U.S. production in the Bakken — watch this animation to get a feel for how fast that's growing — then there's definitely a market for significant new pipeline capacity.

This is encouraging news, although at least five to six months of financial data are usually required before one can properly assess the current results to the latest budget forecast for the year as a whole.

The Index looks at the results of three leading indicators to gauge confidence in the commercial construction industry — backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue forecasts — generating a composite index on a scale of 0 to 100 that serves as an indicator of health for the contractor segment on a quarterly basis.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

American Outdoor Brands Corp. forecast weak firearm sales for at least a year, becoming the latest gun maker to report disappointing results as lawmakers discuss tougher regulations.

Accessories and iPod — as part of Apple's move into television, we expect the introduction of an updated Apple TV microconsole (which will continue to service the massive install base of televisions offered by other OEMs), along with improvements to Beats headphones to drive growth far in excess of the decline in iPod which at our forecast $ 1.1 billion of revenues in FY2015 is largely irrelevant to Apple financially

Executives» forecast for the current quarter was a bit underwhelming, with sales expected to come in between $ 60 billion and $ 62 billion as gross profit margin stops at roughly 38 %.

At a base level, Double Up should only be used during times when the price of your chosen asset is clearly trending in the predicted direction, higher or lower (as forecast) than the entry price.

Independent economists, such as those at Toronto - Dominion Bank, say Harper can only forecast balanced books this year if he assumes the price of oil will bounce back somewhat.

If our friends at Deutsche Bank are right in forecasting the US unemployment rate to decline from the current 17 year low of 4.1 per cent to 3.2 per cent by - late 2019, the US Federal Reserve are going to have a delicate balancing act as they lift the cash rate in trying to keep inflationary expectations under control.

The consensus forecast calls for EPS at Urban Outfitters to be the same as in the year - ago period, while EPS at Deere, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gap, Staples and Wal - Mart will be smaller than a year ago, if analysts» expectations are on target.

Though you might not realize it looking at a weather forecast in various parts of the nation — as it seems the...