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The big surprise in the report is that Saskatchewan's economy is projected to slow sharply to 1.4 per cent growth after a 4.5 per cent surge in 2013.

Next year is expected to look more like this year, with gyrating stock prices on track to end close to where they started, than the bull market's euphoric earlier years like 2013 and its 32 per cent surge in the Standard & Poor's 500 index.

A 169 per cent surge in e-book revenues since the start of the year contrasted with a 24.8 per cent decline in print book sales to $ 442m over the two - month period.

The rate of increase slowed from an 8.6 cent surge in the previous statewide survey on Aug. 9, a week after Iraq invaded Kuwait.

This new survey confirms the findings of an earlier ITV / ComRes poll of people who watched the debate, which gave the Lib Dems an astonishing 14 per cent surge in support.

Analysts say non-alcoholic beverage volumes rose 7 per cent in supermarkets in the six months ending June, with a 34 per cent surge in bottled water offsetting a 3 per cent decline in carbonated soft drinks.

Mr Cousins believes the best performer this profit season will be Harvey Norman, which is forecast to report a 21.3 per cent surge in net profit to $ 262 million, fuelled by strong demand for furniture, appliances and homewares and a reduction in tactical support for franchisees.

For the 12 months to June 30, a2 Milk reported a profit of $ 30 million, on the back of a 127 per cent surge in revenue.

Rare earths hopeful Arafura Resources has received a speeding ticket from the ASX after a 25 per cent surge in its share price.

The claim comes one year after the ATO had a landmark win in the Federal Court against US oil company Chevron over a similar issue, and as Exxon's Australian subsidiary reported a 43 per cent surge in revenue to $ 10.37 billion and a 26-fold increase in annual profits.

Other data released earlier this month showed that the value of building permits issued in April jumped 10.5 per cent on the back of a 51.9 - per - cent surge in multiunit residential permits.

Local IT firm Empired has decided against declaring a dividend payout to its shareholders, despite reporting a 135 per cent surge in net profit for the 2015 financial year.

Nedlands - based sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has posted a massive 1,598 per cent surge in half - year profit to $ 55 million.

Mid-tier nickel miner has posted a strong half - year with a 782 per cent surge in profit to $ 23.6 million thanks to lower costs, along with productivity and efficiency improvements.

Not exact matches

Shares in South Perth - based Noble Mineral Resources have surged more than 37 per cent on news Chinese group Zhongrun is to invest $ 87.7 million and take a 42 per cent stake in the company.

Henderson - based contractor Civmec lifted profit to $ S10.4 million ($ A10 million) for the first half of the financial year, up 59 per cent, on the back of a big surge in revenue.

Shares in Perth - based Carbon Conscious have surged on news it commenced milk production at a Chinese - owned dairy farm in the South West, with the company planning to expand its cow herd by nearly 500 per cent by 2017.

Shares in Perth - based MOD Resources surged 350 per cent today on positive drilling results at the company's copper tenements in Botswana.

Shares in Poseidon Nickel surged by over 10 per cent after it announced an offtake agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West.

The average selling price for all homes in the Greater Toronto Area, including houses and condos, surged to $ 916,567 in March, a 33 per cent rise from the year before, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.

In after - hours trading in New York, where Talisman is also listed, the stock surged 7.8 per cent to US$ 13.75 shortly after the announcemenIn after - hours trading in New York, where Talisman is also listed, the stock surged 7.8 per cent to US$ 13.75 shortly after the announcemenin New York, where Talisman is also listed, the stock surged 7.8 per cent to US$ 13.75 shortly after the announcement.

It no doubt has much to do with Vancouver detached - house prices surging by 37 % in the year to this May, and Toronto's soaring by a still ear - popping 15 per cent.

The Louisville, Kentucky - based company, which also operates Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, said late Wednesday that sales at established locations in China surged 15 per cent.

«From 1980 to 2007, in that period, revenues from the top 1 per cent of income earners went from 1.6 per cent of GDP, to 3.1 per cent of GDP, a huge surge of revenues from the highest income earners,» he said, crediting tax cuts with generating that wealth during those years.

Its stock, which surged for years despite narrow profits, has dropped 18 per cent in 2014 to about $ 326, in part because investors have been losing patience with its habit of plowing revenue back into new ventures.

The Quebec - based convenience store retailer, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said its net earnings attributable to shareholders surged about 62 per cent to $ 463.9 million.

It raised the penalty for exporting lumber to the U.S. from a combined rate of 10.8 per cent to 15 per cent; it also hit Canada with the so - called «surge mechanism,» designed to discourage investment in Canadian sawmills.

These programs have set us apart from more traditional business organizations, and have led to a surge in new Members under the age of 35 — 60 per cent of which have been women.»

Europe's troubles haven't yet had an impact on demand for Asian goods, as China recently reported that its exports surged 48.5 per cent in May from a year earlier.

Revenue from services surged 31 per cent to a record $ 9.2 billion in the quarter.

And if you take out the surge in inventories of the third quarter of 2012, the growth rate would have been -1.6 per cent instead of 0.7 per cent.

The big housing market story in Manitoba was a surge of homes being offered for sale with new listings growing to levels almost 14 per cent above where they were a year ago.

The reason: a surge in yields on US Ten Year Government Treasury Bonds, which hit a four - year high of 2.86 per cent.

In March, total hours surged 1.1 per cent, the biggest monthly increase since Canada emerged from the Great Recession in 200In March, total hours surged 1.1 per cent, the biggest monthly increase since Canada emerged from the Great Recession in 200in 2009.

A surge in Australia's terms of trade has mitigated the effect of these developments on the trade deficit, which is estimated to have been around 3 1/4 per cent of GDP in the December quarter 2004, wider than at mid year but broadly similar to the outturns of the past year and a half (Graph 32).

Export growth has eased a little, following the surge in December 2003 as exporters sought to avoid the cut in tax rebates on 1 January, but growth over the year remains exceptionally strong at 43 per cent.

-LRB-...) Orders of new machinery by businesses, considered a leading indicator of overall capital investment, surged to a five - year high in November, rising 9.3 per cent to Y882.6 bn.

And despite falls in both the June and September quarters, services imports remained 7 per cent higher over the year to the September quarter, owing to a surge in international travel by Australians in late 2003.

Those winter shutdowns were expected to dampen demand and prices for Australian iron ore and coal in particular, but prices for both commodities have remained strong; iron ore prices have surged 26 per cent since October 31 to be fetching $ US77.74 per tonne on Tuesday, according to Metal Bulletin.

Just 6.97 per cent of Galaxy shares were sold short in mid-January, but that number has since surged to an all - time high of 15.49 per cent.

The stock has surged 400 per cent since, with investors betting on its copper resources as part of a wider play for minerals that are used in batteries - a similar story that Kumova oversaw at Syrah with its graphite resources.

WTI surged as much as 55 per cent after dipping below US$ 42 in June.

The a2 Milk Company's net profit surged nearly 200 per cent due to booming demand for its baby formula in Australia and China.

Treasury shares finished at $ 10.53, down slightly on Friday, after a big share price surge of 11 per cent on a buoyant set of results announced on August 18 as investors crunched their numbers on the $ 800 million inventory of luxury wines that will be steadily rolled out for sale over the next few years in the $ 20 a bottle and higher price point.

Respected agribusiness analyst Belinda Moore also found the halt surprising, given Mr Helou's comments in the press this week and the company's success with its Devondale - branded product range, the sales of which surged 46 per cent to $ 264 million in the first half of the year.

He said the gulf between the forecast and actual figures came after sales of its Devondale - branded milk powder surged 300 per cent in the six months to December 31.

The claims and cross claims will make for a riveting court case and no doubt pique investor's interests as the success of a2 — and the surge in its share price from 55 cents to almost $ 2 in the past year — rests largely on its health claims, which will be scrutinised in open court.

The overall sales of the label surged 46 per cent to $ 264 million in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2015.

JP Morgan expects Blackmores shares, which surged 481.8 per cent in the past 12 months, to rise from about $ 202 to $ 225 before the end of 2016.

But growth in premium beers has been overtaken by a surging craft beer segment, where boutique brewers are experiencing an industry - wide rise of between 15 to 20 per cent.