Sentences with phrase «boosting by»

The sales growth got a boost by its 2015 purchase of Interline Brands the company's biggest acquisition in nearly a decade.

Online sales rose 14.1 percent from the year - ago quarter, boosted by sales for Presidents Day and Martin Luther King, Jr Day,...

Earlier Wednesday, research firm NPD Group estimated that the industry's sales increased by 5 % last year, boosted by Star Wars toys — a property that is closely associated with Mattel rival Hasbro (has).

The fast - food chain on Tuesday reported surprisingly strong first - quarter U.S. same - restaurant sales, boosted by customers» enduring interest in ordering Egg McMuffins throughout the day.

NEW YORK, April 25 - The dollar hit a four - month high on Wednesday, boosted by the benchmark U.S..

Mastercard Inc rose 3.1 percent after it reported a better - than - expected quarterly profit, boosted by higher consumer spending on credit and debit cards.

The Priv's 18 - megapixel camera is surprisingly good, although its results may be boosted by what is also a great screen.

Western Australia reported a surprise increase in new car sales last month, boosted by strong performances by Toyota and Hyundai.

By contrast, BP's stock fell by 3 % as some analysts said its results were boosted by a one - off tax gain, meaning its longer - term profits and ability to pay dividends could still be at risk.

The company reported a 15 percent year - over-year increase in first - quarter bookings, boosted by its HomeAway, Expedia and Hotels.com brands.

On one hand, marijuana sales boosted by consumer enthusiasm and holiday spirit are great for distributors of cannabis, who are already swimming in profits, but come at the expense of general employers who may notice their workforce is inexplicably missing in mass or notably less productive on April 20.

A big part of intelligence is confidence and happiness, so boost both by pausing to list not the things you have yet to do, but rather all the things you've already accomplished.

Procter & Gamble reports better - than - expected quarterly revenue, boosted by strong sales in its beauty, fabric and home - care businesses.

The Times saw its digital subscriptions boosted by 41,000 within one week of election day and added more than 276,000 new sign - ups to its paywall plan in Q4 2016 — that's more additions than in the whole of 2013 and 2014 combined.

Wal - Mart reported better - than - expected quarterly results, boosted by a surge in grocery and online sales.

Sky rose 4.1 percent, making it one of the top performers in Europe, boosted by the news that Comcast, parent company of CNBC, and Verizon said they are interested in buying certain parts of 21st Century Fox.

Initial shaving kit sales, boosted by an email campaign and strong word - of - mouth referrals, outperformed expectations.

Other winners on Tuesday morning included Carrefour (crrfy), boosted by a plan to increase sales, and computer peripherals and speaker firm Logitech (logi), which reported good sales and raised its guidance.

Wal - Mart was one of the best - performing stocks in the index after its strong earnings, which were boosted by a surge in grocery and online sales.

According to indictments announced by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week, the event was one of many that were boosted by operatives with the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll factory that was tasked with sowing political discord in the US.

What we've seen on the equity side is that they've been boosted by this low - rate environment, and the current slow pace.

Their economic recoveries have also been boosted by increased exports.

The company said Friday it earned net income of $ 15 million or six cents per share in the last three months of 2017, compared with $ 840 million or $ 3.43 per share in the year - earlier period, with the latter figures boosted by asset sales.

A University of Essex study found individuals» sense of well - being was boosted by as little as five minutes of outdoor exercise.

With Whole Foods shares boosted by Amazon.com's premium, Jana Partners — within a matter of months — pocketed about $ 300 million on its investment in the grocer.

Mastercard reported a better - than - expected quarterly profit, boosted by higher consumer spending on credit and debit cards.

Case in point: Koblasa's latest start - up Ming.ly, a personal relationship manager, got a big boost by participating in the Twiistup conference.

Musk's plan would rev up the pods from their stations using magnetic linear accelerators, but once they're in the main travel tubes, they would be given periodic boosts by external linear electric motors.

Pfizer's financial fortunes were boosted by strong demand for flagship drugs like Prevnar, the rheumatoid arthritis treatment Xeljanz, and the blood thinner Eliquis.

UBS beat market expectations with a 19 percent jump in net profit for its first quarter, boosted by strong equity trading activity.

Growth is looking up, however; the World Bank projected a maintenance of 6.7 percent growth until 2020, boosted by increased infrastructure spending and remittances.

Revenue from fixed - income trading surged about 29 %, while equity trading revenue rose about 7 %, boosted by volatility around the Fed's interest rate hikes.

The previous year's result was boosted by the sale of stakes in Arrow Energy and the Lenton coal project in Queensland.

It is hard to find a winner in the coal - mining industry these days but some investors were quick to spot a Perth - based winner yesterday in the form of Wesfarmers, which saw the value of its coal assets boosted by a deal in the Hunter Valley of NSW.

They had increased 1.2 percent in May and have been boosted by the housing market recovery.

Indeed, retail spending has been disappointing despite expectations for a rejuvenated U.S. economy boosted by the decline in oil prices.

The base 13 - inch MacBook Pro without a Touch Bar comes standard with 8 GB of RAM, but you can give it a meaningful performance boost by opting for the 16 GB RAM option.

BUDAPEST / PRAGUE, May 2 - The Czech crown firmed on Wednesday, boosted by expectations of hawkish central bank comments, while other Central European currencies hovered near multi-month lows set in the previous session on the back of a dollar rally.

Shell led the charge, more than tripling profits in the second quarter from a year ago, boosted by its refining and chemicals business and a 16 percent rise in oil prices.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc. reported a 19 per cent increase in second - quarter profits, boosted by rebounding business at KFC in China where worries about food safety have eased.

Still, Sal Guatieri, a senior BMO economist, wrote last week that «in no way are family incomes growing fast enough to justify the rampant price moves,» nor can it be explained by a sudden spike in mortgage lending, which was given a boost by the Bank of Canada's two rate cuts last year.

Prudential swung to a 2014 first - quarter profit, boosted by a strong showing in its retirement services business.

That thinking — markedly boosted by the carnage of the Great War, which was sparked in Sarajevo by a 19 - year old Bosnian student assassin, not a capitalist — made Labor a honey - pot for all forms of pacifism.

Revenue for the company controlled by media veteran Barry Diller increased 38 percent in the third quarter to $ 714.5 million, boosted by its search and dating businesses, which include brands like Ask.com, Dictionary.com and Match.com.

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

That would be bad news for the torrid earnings growth being enjoyed by US companies, since the large multinational corporations with heavy weighting in stock indexes have had exports boosted by a weak currency.

Meanwhile, motor vehicle and parts dealers posted a 2.1 per cent increase in December, boosted by a 2.9 per cent increase at new car dealers.

«Banks hope to lend early to get early returns... private investment and manufacturing investment are picking up due to firmer global demand (and) household loans could be boosted by property demand,» said Nie Wen, an economist at Hwabao Trust in Shanghai.

Food trucks aren't a new concept, but mine was boosted by the new - era concept of an incubator program.

Netflix said enthusiasm for new shows like Stranger Things is the main reason, but its subscriber numbers were probably also boosted by the easing of the «un-grandfathering» effect that hit it last time.