Sentences with phrase «at substantial rates»

If a company's top line and bottom line is growing at substantial rates, and investors are getting paid a larger piece of the profit pie year in and year out, yet Mr. Market doesn't like the stock does that mean he's right?

In a shocker, the public is betting the underdog at a substantial rate of 67 percent -LSB-...]

There are three principal reasons for that, the first of which was that world financial reserves, particularly in the east, were growing at a substantial rate.

Rather, it rapidly accelerates the problem, since global emissions are increasing at a substantial rate such that generation D would be kept below some crucial climate threshold, but delay would mean that they would pass that threshold.

One scholar has «estimated that contingent fees in tort cases are generating upwards of 22 billion dollars in annual income and are increasing at a substantial rate.»

We are a worldwide brand, growing at a substantial rate and as a result we need driven personalities to make money and progress in this sales career.

Not exact matches

ESPN has already been shedding subscribers at a fairly substantial rate for some time.

Such rates will generally be higher than what home buyers currently pay, not only because banks now offer substantial discounts from posted rates, but also because many buyers (40 % according to a July 2011 TD Bank report) take mortgages with variable rates, which are lower than fixed rates at least 85 % of the time.

The point is that at near zero interest rates, the U.S. has a lot of buffer on this front, so if there is a reduction in the economy, it will be because of a substantial disconnect between supply and demand.

Ever since the bank introduced that extraordinary forward guidance in December of last year, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has been at pains to explain to investors and reporters that the 6.5 % target is a «threshold» and not a «trigger,» meaning that the bank could decide to keep rates low for longer if it is not satisfied that 6.5 % really indicates a substantial improvement.

A decade ago, residents of northern European countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden were going online at a faster rate than in just about any other area in the world, thanks in part to substantial investments in broadband infrastructure.

«To have the lack of more substantial wage gains at this point probably helps to alleviate some of the immediacy on the four - interest - rate - hikes - in - 2018 question,» said Hamrick, the Bankrate.com analyst.

Conclusion The substantial increase in e-cigarette use among US adult smokers was associated with a statistically significant increase in the smoking cessation rate at the population level.

At the same time, the current level of the exchange rate represents a big shift in relative prices, which should provide substantial ongoing assistance for the export sector (and the import - competing sector).

China's huge portfolio of NPLs at the end of the 1990s (perhaps as much as 40 % of total loans) was resolved by a decade of severe financial repression, so that lending rates of around 7 % — in an economy in which GDP grew nominally by 18 - 20 % and the GDP deflator usually exceed 8 % — implied substantial debt forgiveness.

Moreover, to support a stronger economic recovery, the FOMC is purchasing long - term Treasury securities at a rate of $ 45 billion per month and agency mortgage - backed securities (MBS) at a rate of $ 40 billion per month, and will continue purchasing assets until it sees substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market, conditional on ongoing assessment of benefits and costs.

Second, there is at least a significant risk that as the rest of the world struggles there will be substantial inflows of capital into the US leading to downward pressure on rates and upward pressure on the dollar, which in turn reduces demand for traded goods.

They want to hike rates but at no substantial costs.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

However we are struggling to see what could either seriously dampen inflation expectations or cause a substantial rise in US interest rates, hence why we are very bullish on gold at present.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

New facilities included «honeymoon» loans, a wider range of fixed - rate loans and the introduction of «basic» loans at substantial discounts to the standard variable - rate home loan, with similar conditions to those offered by mortgage managers.

The online travel giant continues to generate substantial free cash flow as it grows at an impressive rate, and we love its net cash position, inclusive of long - term investments.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Among youth — who use e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults do — there is substantial evidence that e-cigarette use increases the risk of transitioning to smoking conventional cigarettes.

At any rate it is clear that his mission won a substantial measure of success, so far as success can be gauged by vast audiences, wide notoriety, and an excited following.

Nigeria's economy, despite its substantial oil production (it is the fourth - leading supplier of oil to the U.S.), declined precipitously in the 1980s: at the beginning of that decade a naira was worth more than a dollar, while today's going rate values the naira at less than a dime.

In spite of these parameters, it should be noted that many of the sustaining - time programs were of high quality and dealt with substantial issues at a deeper level of analysis than was possible in programs forced to maintain ratings.

Most of these teams will be -200, -300, -400 or even higher on the moneyline, making it hard for substantial earnings even at an 80 % win rate.

If substantial paternity / parental leave were made available to UK fathers and were paid at reasonable rates and if this were taken up by substantial numbers of fathers this would require a revolution in thinking by government, employers, trades unions and others about the work / care nexus which could benefit not only fathers but mothers and children too (Green & Parker, 2006; Lewis & Cooper, 2005)-- and, ultimately, employers too.

The substantial increase in risk occurs at 42 week onwards with a stillbirth rate of 1 in 1000 (Decker 2016).

The rates of any breastfeeding at 6 and 12 mo among Hispanic, Native American, and white women are quite similar, but still require substantial improvement to meet the HP2020 goals of 61 % at 6 mo, and 34 % at 12 mo..

«Restricting the devolution to rates and thresholds, while keeping powers over tax reliefs and definitions of income at Westminster, will transfer substantial budgetary powers while maintaining a common tax base across the UK.

As the galaxy forms stars and increases its mass in a constant and substantial manner, its black hole grows as well, and does so at an even faster rate,» explains Mancuso.

From an epidemiologic perspective, preeclampsia is growing at a rate more rapid than diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and chronic kidney disease — diseases for which substantial research and treatment funding have been allocated,» explained senior investigator Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

However, if degassing is more dependent on seafloor pressure and regassing mainly dependent on mantle temperature, the degassing rate is relatively large at late times and a steady - state between degassing and regassing is reached with a substantial surface water fraction.

The list therefore contains some substantial specimens (OH9, 12 and 13), which are all way, way outside the morphological range of variation of modern humans, as well as some pretty insubstantial ones (OH11, 14 and 15) which I have not seen, and I bet no - one in AiG has seen — at any rate, if AiG have any evidence to dispute Tobias's assessments of them, then they are not letting on.

The good news is that disabling both brakes at the same time often increases the response rate by a substantial amount.

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The pace also becomes a substantial problem, as the movie progresses at a slow rate.

The state also invested substantial support for early readers and focused on retaining 3rd graders who fail to read at grade level; state law allows for, but does not require, those students to be held back, which both Skandera and Martinez criticized as insufficient in a state with exceptionally low rates of adult literacy.

These plans have, over the years, come to offer retirement at relatively young ages, at a rate that replaces a substantial portion of final salary.

In an analysis of the effects of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act recently published in the Kentucky Annual Economic Report, a professor of economics at the University of Kentucky asserts that the state's higher school spending levels have not led to significant gains on national tests or substantial improvements in the dropout rate.

The percentage of low - income students and English Learners meeting the standards increased, but these increases were not at fast enough rates to close substantial achievement gaps with higher income students who are fluent in English.

That might seem small at first glance, but relative to the current three - year cohort default rate of approximately 11 percent, it is a substantial change.

For example, last year, I wrote about a federally financed initiative that, at least initially, improved teacher - retention rates for teachers who transfered to low - achieving schools and received a substantial bonus.

Society is transforming at an accelerating rate, and the expectations about what our graduates are expected to know and be able to do are substantial.

In comparison, if there was pre-assessment data that showed Student B began the school year at the second rung, at a remedial rating, then the growth model would demonstrate that there was substantial academic growth.