Following an unprecedented 30.7 per
cent gain in 2006, and a forecasted strong 24.4 per cent rise in 2007, the average MLS price is expected to climb by 3.9 per cent in 2008 and 5.4 per cent in 2009.
Statistics Canada said Friday that household worth in the country rose by three per cent to $ 217,700 on a per capita basis in the fourth quarter, largely as a result of a sharp 5.9 per
cent gain in the value of shares and other equities held by Canadians.
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction climbed 3.6 per cent in June, boosted by 12 per
cent gain in non-conventional oil extraction.
Growing in width, length, and wheelbase, the new 1 Series five - door, five - seat hatch offers improved rear seat accommodation and a 10 per
cent gain in luggage capacity (now 360 litres).
• Motorized throttle valve with a diameter of 74 mm (40 per
cent gain in passage section).
The decision drove a 3.7 per
cent gain in the share price of Caltex Australia, which stands to lose a major supply contract with Woolworths if the acquisition proceeds.
The economy expanded 6.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2013, compared with a 6.9 per
cent gain in the previous three months.
These gains are smaller compared to those under the TPP12 of about 0.1 per
cent gain in real GDP and about $ 45B in welfare gains.
SkyCity, which has four casinos in New Zealand and two in Australia, posted a 5.1 per
cent gain in earnings before interest, tax and depreciation and amortisation at its Auckland casino.
The regional benchmark delivered a 3.8 per
cent gain in April, its strongest month since December 2016, after suffering losses in February and March - testament to renewed investor optimism after a volatility shock in February rattled markets.
Canadian Fixed Income returns moved lower, posting a 2 per cent loss this quarter compared to a 1.4 per
cent gain in Q2 2017.
Elsewhere on the TSX, the information technology sector was ahead, largely due to a 10 per
cent gain in Wi - LAN (TSX: WIN) stock.
But it's hard to see their vote falling below the 23 per
cent they gained in 2005, and easy to imagine them gaining well above that number.
By combining the high - revving performance of petrol power and superior torque and fuel economy of diesel propulsion, Mazda quotes 10 - 30 per cent increases in torque and 20 - 30 per
cent gains in engine efficiency over the current Skyactive - G generation engines.
Following exceptional 30.7 per cent and 24.8 per
cent gains in 2006 and 2007 respectively, growth in the average price is expected to slow to 1.1 per cent in 2008 and 2.8 per cent in 2009.
Not exact matches
There was also a non-cash
gain of $ 133 million from a deal to buy a 37 per
cent interest
in Canbriam Energy Inc.
in exchange for northeastern B.C. mineral land holdings and $ 52 million.
Apartment units posted the largest year - on - year price
gains in March, up 17.8 per
cent, followed by townhouse / row units at 9.4 per
cent.
The stock
gained about seven per
cent in pre-market trade, rising to US$ 10.50.
The
gains were enough to lower the unemployment rate to a 4 1/2 - year low of 7.4 per
cent, a good sign
in an otherwise lacklustre report.
Since implementing that 15 per
cent charge last summer, the raw number of home sales have fallen about 40 per
cent, primarily
in the upper end of the market, and the steep price
gains have levelled off.
Shares
in Perth - based oil and gas company Range Resources
gained nearly 20 per
cent on the ASX after it announced it had attracted the backing of Hong Kong - based institutional investment group Abraham.
GAAP EPS of $ 1.62 included 15
cents of net restructuring charges and other significant items and was down 6 percent versus the prior year, reflecting the absence of a one - time
gain booked
in Q1 2017.
The gold sector also helped lift the TSX, up about 0.7 per
cent as June bullion
gained $ 6.70 to US$ 1,393.30 an ounce late
in the afternoon
in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
It projects that nominal growth — output
gains plus inflation — will bounce back to 4.7 per
cent in 2014 and stay there
in 2015.
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cents S - corp conversions: Normally when a corporation elects «S corporation» status, it has to pay taxes on any
gains it earned while still a C corporation («built -
in gains») and realized
in its first ten years as an S corporation.
The Australian bourse has clocked up its best two - day
gain in over 33 years after the market closed four per
cent higher, following the biggest point
gain ever on Wall Street and news of the federal government's $ 10.4 billion economic stimulus package.
Benchmark crude
gained 98
cents to close at $ 86.77 a barrel
in New York.
Revenue of $ 2.9 billion was up 24 % from the prior year, bolstered by
gains in subscription software sales, and adjusted earnings per share of 35
cents a share were up 25 %.
Google's stock
gained $ 33.04, or 3 per
cent, to $ 1,139.96
in midday trading Thursday.
The
gains came after the Toronto stock index dropped more than eight per
cent from its all - time high and leading Wall Street indexes slumped into a 10 per
cent correction for the first time
in two years.
The value of shares and other equities
gained 3.7 per
cent in the quarter, while the value of household real estate
gained 1.5 per
cent.
Despite the increase
in debt, households continued to get richer
in the third quarter as their net worth
gained 2.2 per
cent on the back of a strong stock market.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, oil futures for June delivery were up 37
cents to $ 114.30 a barrel, while
in London, Brent crude
gained 22
cents to $ 126.11.
The Pantry's stock (Nasdaq: PTRY)
gained $ 1 or 2.8 per
cent to $ 36.52 after rising 23 per
cent on Wednesday amid reports of a transaction
in the works.
Growth
in services was led by wholesale trade, which was up 2.0 per
cent, the highest monthly
gain since September 2014.
Ford led all major automakers
in 2013 with an 11 per
cent sales
gain to almost 2.5 million vehicles.
But HBR has also recently begun incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rankings into their methodology
in order to highlight corporate leaders who think beyond just short - term
gains and dollars and
cents.
Transcontinental shares
gained about eight per
cent at C$ 27.50
in morning trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Analyst Josh Sullivan at Sterne Agee CRT said that while Alcoa's value - added businesses
gained ground
in the aerospace and automotive markets during the third quarter, declines
in premiums and alumina pricing keeps him cautious on the company, and prompted him to cut his 2015 EPS estimate this week to 71
cents from 83
cents and his 2016 outlook to 72
cents from 90
cents.
In his «Breakfast with Dave» note Monday morning, Mr. Rosenberg suggested that the budget could have numerous implications for Canadian investors, reiterating his words from last month that the Liberals could raise the capital -
gains inclusion rate as high as 75 per
cent, from 50 per
cent, which has been the rate since 2000.
Returning the rate to that level, combined with the most recent uptick
in the top marginal personal income tax rate, would mean that Ontario investors would pay as much as 40 per
cent tax on capital
gains.
In London overnight, the FTSE 100 closed 1.3 per
cent higher with miners taking four of the top five places among
gains.
Budgetary revenues increased by $ 10.6 Â billion, or 4.6 Â perÂ
cent, driven by
gains in income tax revenues and other revenues.
On the London Metal Exchange, it was nickel's turn
in the spotlight as it soared 12 per
cent at one point to a more than three - year high of $ US15, 875 a tonne, before closing up 7.5 per
cent at $ US15, 275, its largest daily
gain in 6-1/2 years, Reuters reported.
The so - called core PCE price index rose 0.2 per
cent on a month - on - month basis
in March after a similar
gain in February.
Comparatively, the MSCI World Index
gained 1 per
cent in Q3 2017, a decline from 1.3 per
cent in Q2 2017.
The index
gained 5.4 per
cent this month, its best since January 2017, after posting losses
in February and March this year.
Plus, policy - makers will want to limit any further
gains in the Canadian dollar, which is up almost 9 per
cent since early June, when the central bank first adopted a tightening bias.
Our best estimate is that potential output will rise by an average of 1 1/2 per
cent per year over the next few years — that is not very impressive relative to history.2 We are counting on
gains in productivity to deliver fully two - thirds of that growth.
If wage negotiations, for example, were to build
in current low expected price increases — of the order of 2 to 3 per
cent — that kind of behaviour would clearly produce better national outcomes than if larger increases (not backed by genuine productivity
gains) were pursued and granted, only to be followed by a tightening of policy.