The third quarter of 2008 saw 4,000 corporate insolvencies in England and Wales, an increase of more than ten per cent on the previous quarter, and more than 26 per
cent up from the previous year, according to figures released by the Insolvency Office.
That's 62 per
cent up from last year's $ 1.03 billion.
QBE's North American operation division's COR was 109.1 per
cent up from 98.5 percent in 2016 with the insurer eyeing «significant opportunities to further transform and refocus the business».
Not exact matches
In a move likely aimed at appeasing competition regulators, the mining companies scrapped plans to jointly market
up to 15 per
cent of production
from their Pilbara operations.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were
up 45
cents at $ 68.55 a barrel, having recovered
from an intraday low of $ 67.17.
The coffee chain posted fiscal third - quarter earnings excluding items of 55
cents a share,
up from 43
cents a share in the year - earlier period.
Just three per
cent of British households own a smart thermostat,
up from two per
cent last year, while a similar two per
cent own phone - controlled lights — the same amount as a year earlier.
Revenue was US$ 29.79 billion,
up more than four per
cent from a year ago and in line with analyst expectations.
For the quarter ended July 20, Dick's adjusted earnings were 96
cents a share,
up from 82
cents a year ago, but less than the $ 1.00 expected by Wall Street and even its own forecast of $ 1.02 a share to $ 1.07 a share.
This is
up 6
cents from a week ago, 30
cents from a month ago and 97
cents from a year ago.
Net income at Verizon Communications was US$ 2.25 billion, or 78
cents per share,
up 23 per
cent from a year ago, the company said Thursday.
Imperial raised its quarterly dividend to 19 Canadian
cents from 16 Canadian
cents per share and the number of shares that may be repurchased to
up...
New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were
up 5.3 per
cent on the prior year, according to the latest data
from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Brent crude futures were down 49
cents at $ 73.57 a barrel by 0911 GMT, while U.S. «Underlying sentiment is bullish... we've got an important decision
from Trump coming
up in May and we have OPEC potentially trying to» overtighten'the market,» Saxo Bank senior manager Ole Hansen said.
On Wednesday afternoon, the benchmark U.S. 10 - year bond was yielding 2.35 per
cent,
up 15 basis points
from before the Fed statement and
up sharply
from about 1.6 per
cent at the beginning of May.
According to the Canadian Bankers Association, 69 per
cent of household debt in Canada is made
up of residential mortgage debt, while 18 per
cent comes
from lines of credit and five per
cent is credit card debt.
In a survey TD released in September, 56 per
cent of respondents
from across Canada were willing to exceed their budget by
up to $ 50,000 to purchase a home.
In 2016, 64 per
cent of minimum wage workers across Canada were not teenagers,
up from 52 per
cent in 2006.
Black households now earn 61
cents for every dollar in a white household and Latinx households earn 73
cents on the dollar,
up from 59
cents and 71
cents, respectively, in 2015.
Since 2005, Couche - Tard's earnings per share have gone
up every year except one, rising
from 12
cents to $ 1.20 over that period.
Still, national home sales were
up from the previous month by 1.3 per
cent, according to CREA's latest statistics.
The company is also disclosing that it generated $ 317 million in revenue in 2012 and that it had more than 218 million active users as of the end of June,
up 44 per
cent from a year earlier.
IHS believes GM could add about $ 439 million in profit over the same three - year time period, while Gartner thinks auto makers will be earning
up to 10 per
cent of their revenue
from connected services by 2020.
It says 60 per
cent of its bookings come
from mobile players,
up from 27 per
cent when Mattrick joined in 2013.
A 2016 survey commissioned by the Canadian Bankers Association shows that 51 per
cent say online or internet banking was their primary method,
up from 47 per
cent in 2012.
Mobile banking was the route of choice for 17 per
cent of those surveyed,
up from five per
cent four years earlier.
For the full year, Quebecor earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $ 369.7 million or $ 1.53 per share in 2017,
up from $ 194.7 million or 80
cents per share in 2016.
On an adjusted basis, Restaurant Brands, which also owns Burger King and Popeyes, says it earned 66
cents per share for the quarter,
up from 36
cents per share a year ago.
Analyst Drew McReynolds of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. wrote that wireless revenue was
up 18 per
cent from last year and internet was
up 5.9 per
cent.
On an adjusted basis to remove one - time items such as the tax charge, Canada's biggest lenders earned roughly $ 11.3 billion,
up approximately 12.59 per
cent from a year ago
TD's domestic earnings were $ 1.76 billion in the first quarter,
up 12 per
cent from a year earlier.
Meanwhile CIBC, which purchased Chicago - based PrivateBancorp last summer, reported $ 134 million in profits,
up roughly 362 per
cent from the first quarter in 2017.
In a call with the media, Wal - Mart executives said super centres are getting bigger purchases on each trip
from people stocking
up on bulk items, but traffic has been weaker, particularly in the bottom performing 10 per
cent of its stores.
BMO's U.S. personal and commercial banking division reported net income of $ 310 million,
up 24 per
cent from a year earlier.
Earnings per share are expected to be 52
cents,
up from 43
cents a year earlier, on revenue of about $ 4.37 billion, according to FactSet estimates.
The CRTC found 29 per
cent of English - speaking Canadian adults said they used Netflix for streaming in 2013,
up from 21 per
cent in 2012.
If you bought the Beyoncé single «Formation» on Apple (aapl) iTunes for $ 1.29, Acorns would round
up to $ 2 and invest another 71
cents from your bank account.
If you charge a coffee at Starbucks (sbux) for, say, $ 2.67, Acorns rounds
up to the nearest dollar, withdraws the 33 -
cent difference
from your bank account and invests the money in your portfolio.
A recent survey
from the Canadian Bankers Association found that nearly 70 per
cent of Canadians do most of their banking on their computer or mobile device —
up almost 15 percentage points since 2015.
The company also
upped its dividend
from 15
cents to 19
cents.
Shares in VDM Group were
up 125 per
cent on news it had attracted a new cornerstone investor for an $ 18 million capital raising, highlighting the company's planned shift
from construction to mining.
Net income attributable to AT&T in the fourth quarter was $ 19.0 billion, or $ 3.08 per share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31,
up from $ 2.4 billion, or 39
cents a share, in the year - earlier period.
Adobe also raised its guidance for its fiscal second quarter results, forecasting earnings per share of 94
cents,
up from from the 91
cents, and revenue of $ 1.73 billion,
up from $ 1.72 billion.
According to TD, roughly 17 per
cent of homes in the region were resold within two years as of March 2016,
up from nine per
cent a year earlier.
Morgan Stanley said it would raise its divided to 25
cents a share,
up from 20
cents a share.
Still, BlackBerry shares were
up 77
cents from US$ 9.23 at Nasdaq's close on Thursday.
While downloads still command 40 per
cent of the market, streaming revenue now accounts for 20 per
cent of total revenue,
up from just 3 per
cent in 2007.
That was
up from $ 1.69 billion, or 59
cents per share, a year earlier.
RBC's Canadian residential mortgage portfolio was $ 258 billion in the latest quarter,
up 5.7 per
cent from $ 244 billion in the same quarter a year ago.
Brent crude was last
up 28
cents at $ 64.92 a barrel, climbing
from an earlier low of $ 64.06.