Sentences with phrase «compared with»

Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, cites research conducted by Adam Grant at the Wharton School who found that introverted leaders often get better results, compared with extroverts, because the latter can unwittingly squelch creativity by not giving up the reins and letting people run with their own ideas.

He stresses the simplicity of his devices compared with the unnecessary additions foisted on consumers by competitors, including Apple (aapl).

But the world has changed a great deal since the height of OPEC's power in 1979, when member nations accounted for 50 % of global oil production, compared with less than one - third today.

DTS earnings before tax of $ 13.1 million increased 16 % compared with $ 11.3 million in 2017, due to revenue growth and operating performance, as well as favorable developments related to self - insurance claims from prior years.

Likewise, compared with the figures from the list just two years ago, nearly three times as many companies, or 11 %, found a sugar daddy in strategic partners and customers.

At Cumberland Advisors, we expect a long stretch of rising US dollar strength compared with most other currencies worldwide.

FMS earnings before tax were $ 49.8 million, down 5 % compared with $ 52.3 million in the same period of 2017.

Debt to equity for the first quarter of 2018 was 199 % compared with 191 % at year - end 2017, and just below Ryder's long - term target range of 200 % to 250 %.

Sotheby's auction house had a net loss of more than US$ 80 million by the end of September, compared with a $ 35.7 - million profit for the same period in 2008.

(The company also reported losses of $ 59 million for the full year 2012, a 98 percent increase compared with the full year 2011.

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.3 % in August from a year earlier, compared with a 1.8 % increase in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

Financings worth $ 100 million or more fell by almost half in the fourth quarter of 2015, to 38 worldwide, compared with the third quarter.

U.S. industry sales of large SUVs have jumped 11 percent in the first half of the year, Ford Motor Co. estimates, compared with increases of 9 percent for midsize and 4 percent for small SUVs.

According to the Direct Marketing Association's Statistical Fact Book 2014, almost 80 percent of consumers will act on direct mail immediately compared with 45 percent who say they deal with email straight away.

The committee lowered its median estimate for the unemployment rate, expecting it to hit 3.9 percent by the end of 2018, compared with a September projection of 4.1 percent.

If it's in the middle, the valuation will be relatively high compared with the past.

As for the controversial chrome panda at Dropbox's new office, which drew a lot of criticism for its extravagance, Houston argued it was cheap compared with the total cost of the new office.

And 62 % of this year's companies were founded by two or more partners, compared with 55 % of last year's list.

In 2012, the incomes of the top 1 percent rose nearly 20 percent compared with a 1 percent increase for the remaining 99 percent.

The Company is also revising its forecast for full - year 2018 comparable EPS from continuing operations to $ 5.45 to $ 5.70, from the prior forecast of $ 5.40 to $ 5.70, and compared with $ 4.53 in 2017.

The poll also said 49 percent of voters believe Democrats should win control of the Senate, compared with 39 percent who want the GOP to maintain a majority.

That's an increase of 18.4 percent compared with a year ago.

In a recent Pew Internet survey, 59 percent of Americans said they consider online dating a good way to meet people compared with 44 percent in 2005.

The company reported the discount in its realized price compared with benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell to US$ 1.61 per barrel in the last three months of 2017, half of the US$ 3.24 per barrel discount in the previous quarter.

That's small beer compared with his final quarry of the day — Independence Blue Cross, a monster insurance company.

In 2010, 36 percent of survey respondents said an external company handled their tech support, compared with 24 percent in 2013.

As of last June, less than 2 percent of active participating security SBICs had losses high enough to be considered «impaired,» compared with 20 percent a few years ago.

Menu management can be compared with organizing a closet.

He said the use of water is «less than lethal» compared with protesters» use of slingshots and burning logs.

Alibaba's shipping network isn't always China's fastest: JD.com, for example, boasts same - day delivery in 40 cities, compared with only six cities for Alibaba.

Meanwhile, productivity gains are going to CEOs who earn, on average, about 300 times more than typical workers, compared with 71.2 times in 1990, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

April 30 (Reuters)- Whiting Petroleum Corp reported first - quarter profit on Monday compared with a year - ago loss as the U.S. oil producer benefited from higher oil prices and lower costs.

The new facility is a behemoth compared with the quiet surrounding village, but its size is in scale to the Chapmans» business.

MTS's full - year 2017 revenues totaled $ 8.6 million compared with $ 14.1 million for 2016.

In the case of frozen food we know food waste can be halved compared with fresh foods - less of it is thrown away.

The yen has already gone down more than 16 percent against the dollar since the beginning of the year, and it is now down 12 percent in trade - weighted terms compared with the year before.

While neither brand has made a huge dent in wearable sales — at least compared with devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit's various products — this news could hint at certain trends among makers of smartwatches and fitness bands.

More than half of millennials, defined as people between 18 and 34 years old, have set financial goals compared with only 38 percent of Americans age 35 and older, according to a new survey by Northwestern Mutual.

That's nothing compared with the $ 45 million CBS pays for the rights to broadcast these same games on TV.

The difference between the two approaches is a subtle one in that the central bank's current policy tool - a 101 trillion yen ($ 1 trillion) program of asset buying and lending - also expands the BOJ's balance sheet, which at a third of GDP is a bigger proportion of the economy compared with those of the U.S. and European Union's central banks.

On a non-GAAP basis (excluding stock - based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, reorganization costs, goodwill and technology impairment charges, the impact of the US tax reform and a loss from discontinued operations), the Company recorded a net loss of $ (1.6) million, or $ (0.54) per diluted share in 2017, compared with a net loss of $ (375,000), or $ (0.13) per diluted share in 2016.

The market is implying a funds rate of 1.83 percent at year's end, compared with 1.15 percent currently, a level that will be affected by this week's decision.

The company lost $ 69.3 million in the first six months of 2013, compared with $ 49.1 million at the same time last year.

March marked the third consecutive double - digit decline compared with the same month last year, when prices in the Greater Toronto Area soared to record highs.

According to a new Nielsen survey, 56 percent of more than 1,000 internet users in China said they would increase spending compared with 2014.

Banks like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs (GS)(another Dataminr investor) have backed 15 of those companies in 2015, compared with nine last year.

Carney, who is also governor of the Bank of England, pointed to the small size relative of the asset class compared with the entire financial syste.

April 30 - Whiting Petroleum Corp reported first - quarter profit on Monday compared with a year - ago loss as the U.S. oil producer benefited from higher oil prices and lower costs.

That compared with a profit of $ 50.2 million or 21 cents per diluted share a year ago.

Workers whose offices had windows received more natural sunlight («white light») slept longer, obtained better quality sleep and had a superior quality of life, compared with those who had little natural sunlight exposure.