Sentences with phrase «better second quarter»

We had the biggest growth in our company's history for the first quarter of 2016 and we're on the best way to an even better second quarter.

But after a good second quarter, the Cavaliers limped into halftime, allowing Tony Parker to go on a personal 6 - 0 run heading into the locker room, giving him 18 in the first half and putting San Antonio down just 50 - 44.

Retailing Books - A-Million had a good second quarter, and CEO Terry Finley gives at least part of the credit to graphic novels: «We also saw strong growth in the graphic...

DRAD had a very good second quarter, generating $ 3M in operating cash flow and ending the quarter up more than $ 2.2 M in cash.

Not exact matches

GDP still isn't at the level that most would like to see, but on Wednesday the Commerce Department did say that it performed better than expected in the second quarter at 1.7 %, up from 1.1 % in the previous quarter.

Bank of America (bac) and Goldman Sachs (gs) became the latest banks to report better - than - expected profits for the second quarter, despite mixed fortunes in their underlying businesses.

The retailer's shares tanked 19 % to $ 28.37 — their lowest level since 2010 — after it reported that same - store sales, or revenue of stores open at least 14 months, rose a mere 0.1 % in the second quarter, well below its own forecasts for a rise of 2 % to 3 %, and short of Wall Street projections for a 1.4 % gain.

For the second consecutive quarter, Continental bested rival Whiting Petroleum Corp to be the largest oil producer in the Bakken, solidifying that crown and its place as one of the most - prolific U.S. shale companies.

The provider of travel - related discounts delivered better - than - expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter in its Tuesday evening report, but the bookings miss overshadowed those results.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

Each of these seven companies has a large stake in the phone industry, and following the end of the second quarter, it's a good a time as any to see how 2011 is shaping up for them.

Sign - ups were strong both at home and abroad: Netflix added 1.07 million new members in the U.S., a new record for the quarter, and 4.14 million internationally, also its best ever for the second quarter and the third - best total for any quarter.

The second quarter of last year was the company's best ever, making it more difficult to top this year, the executives warned analysts.

The third quarter included the impact of FarmVille: Tropics Escape, as well as the long - delayed mobile racing game CSR 2, which launched at the end of the second quarter.

In the second quarter adjusted EBITDA, a broad measure of profitability, is expected to come in at $ 97 - $ 102 million, well below expectations for $ 122.5 million.

The company also cut its revenue outlook for the second quarter to $ 470 - $ 485 million, well below expectations for revenue of $ 538.1 million.

And we know that Jeep is the best - selling brand in FCA's NAFTA region, accounting for about 35 % of the just over 619,000 vehicles FCA sold in the region in the second quarter.

Daniel Yoo of Kiwoom Securities says SK Hynix should show better first quarter sales as demand has held up for chips and the company should perform well in the second quarter as well.

Pershing Square also dropped a few investments in the second quarter, selling off nearly 11.7 million shares of spirits company Beam, which sold to Japan's Suntory earlier this year, as well as roughly 3.7 million shares of apartment building operator Apartment Investment & Management.

On Wednesday, agricultural and chemicals company Monsanto (MON) is reports second - quarter figures that were likely hurt by the strong U.S. dollar as well as industry - wide price cutting on seeds.

The second - quarter slump might have been expected for economists, but it could surprise the stock market, which some analysts believe has been rallying well past levels warranted by fundamentals.

Retail sales were in good shape in the second quarter, with same - store sales rising for Canadian Tire, Mark's, FGL Sports and Sport Chek.

There is a shred of hope for pay services to cling to in the MoffettNathanson results, however: Namely, the fact that the third - quarter figure was substantially better than the 605,000 fewer subscribers the firm reported in the second quarter of this year, news that helped to trigger a sell - off in television - related stocks.

Perhaps more surprising is Buffett's second - best pick over the past year, as it has recently been known more for controversy than outperformance: United Airlines stock, up almost 44 % since the investor bought it in the third quarter of 2016.

Investors also rewarded Delta for better - than - expected profits, which rose 4.1 percent to $ 1.55 billion in the second quarter.

The tepid confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67 percent gave their situation a rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.

In the second quarterly report card since its record - breaking $ 25 billion IPO, Alibaba did post better - than - expected third - quarter earnings excluding items of 81 cents a share.

The company sees second - quarter sales being modestly lower than previously expected as well.

But the sales declines are only accelerating: in the first three months of 2014, North American revenue fell 21 % and Wall Street analysts are not expecting any better when Avon reports second - quarter results in late July.

Jefferies analysts said in a note that after adjusting for charges related to chicken plant fires, second - quarter fiscal 2017 results were «better than feared.»

While the U.S. economy shrank a surprisingly sharp 2.9 % in the first quarter of 2014, the worst quarterly performance since the first quarter of 2009, the economy is expected to improve drastically in the second quarter helped by better weather conditions, some pent - up demand after a harsh winter, and job growth.

Xavier van Hove, investment director at GAM, discusses Burberry's second - quarter sales data, as well as the company's share price drop.

Personal consumption rose 4.2 % in the second quarter of the year, the best reading since the fourth quarter of 2014 and near the best level we've seen since before the financial crisis.

It's a big drop on the first quarter's $ 82 million (# 52.2 million) but compares pretty well with last year's second quarter figure of $ 45.5 million (# 28.9 million).

Also on Friday, Finish Line reported better - than - expected fiscal second - quarter results and raised the high end of its fiscal 2013 earnings forecast.

When Facebook reports its second - quarter earnings Wednesday, the big question will be how well it's growing its mobile revenue — an issue that dragged its post-IPO performance.

Sales of small businesses with revenues of about $ 350,000 rose eight percent in the second quarter of 2011 over the same period last year, but the news isn't quite as good as it sounds.

The company, which reports its second quarter results Wednesday, has faced years of declining sales, as well as tough competition from discounters and online stores.

Whole Foods is capitalizing on the popular meal - kit trend, as well as a solid second - quarter earnings report.

Goldman did see a stellar quarter in its investment banking operations, which saw $ 2.14 billion in net revenues for the quarter and $ 7.37 billion for a year, its second best ever.

The second quarter results weren't that much better: only 2.3 %.

07/25/2017 Shares of McDonalds hit an all - time high following the release of better - than - expected second - quarter financials.

The second, third and fourth quarters of 2017 all presented higher percentages, as well: 14, 15 and 15 percent of venture dollars invested in those quarters, respectively.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares were up more than 4.5 percent after the company released a much better - than - feared fiscal second - quarter earnings report on Tuesday.

But the second quarter is looking better for the United States.

The current monthly results, along with the surprising better - than - expected economic growth for the second quarter of 2014, strongly suggest that the federal government will post a surplus in 2014 - 15, one year ahead of their political commitment to balance the budget in 2015 - 16.

GDP growth cooled a bit in the first quarter from the roughly 3 % rate we saw in the second half of 2017, but I still think the US economy is in pretty good shape.

Not only did oil rebound, but several companies reported stronger - than - expected second - quarter results, suggesting that better days lie ahead.

The good news culminated this summer with a StatsCan report that showed gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter.

Uber did better in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, as the ride - hailing service booked higher revenues.