Apple is now spending billions of
dollars per quarter on R&D, and it needs to spend some of that cash on expanding beyond macOS and iOS in order to move the iPhone, iPad, and Mac forward.
The company's gaming platform years ago had earned a peak of a quarter - billion
dollars per quarter on its 30 percent tax on in - game purchases, and it leveraged Facebook's network effects to help games go viral.
It earned a peak of a quarter - billion
dollars per quarter on its 30 % tax on in - game purchases, and their addictive and viral nature helped Facebook grow its user count and engagement.
You may, however, need to think about shelling out a few more
dollars per quarter for their tech.
Google Cloud, which includes Google Cloud Platform and G Suite, has reached meaningful scale, and I'm excited to share today that it's already a billion
dollar per quarter business.
Not exact matches
But the phone - backed securities market will be tiny in comparison to the multi-trillion
dollar mortgage market — Verizon says it plans to securitize about $ 2 billion
per quarter.
New York City alone generates over a half billion
dollars in tickets
per year, while Los Angeles accounts for another
quarter billion
dollars.
Although Google didn't provide any revenue updates for its Cloud unit, which it revealed in its Q4 earnings is a billion -
dollar -
per -
quarter business, CEO Sundar Pichai said during the earnings call that Google is signing «significantly larger, more strategic deals.»
Couche - Tard, which keeps its books in U.S.
dollars, reported a profit of US$ 146.4 million in its latest
quarter, or 77 cents
per diluted share for the 12 weeks ended April 28 compared with a profit of $ 117.8 million or 65 cents
per share a year ago.
RBI, which keeps its books in U.S.
dollars and is also the parent of Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, said it earned US$ 395 million attributable to common shareholders or $ 1.59
per diluted share in its most recent
quarter.
The e-commerce software company, which keeps its books in U.S.
dollars, says its loss amounted to 16 cents
per share for the
quarter ended March 31.
The network still has almost 92 million subscribers, and simple math tells you they could recover the lost three -
quarters of a billion
dollars by charging a subscriber fee of something like $ 7.09, rather than $ 6.41,
per month — a large increase, but, with live sports still king, not out of the realm of possibility.
Chief Financial Officer Kevin Ozan said the strong U.S.
dollar would ding fourth -
quarter earnings
per share by 8 to 10 cents.
The top three US equity benchmarks closed mixed with the Dow slipping as IBM plunged 7.5
per cent after it reported narrower profit margins in the first
quarter and no revenue growth unless one factors in help from a weak US
dollar.
That includes deteriorating pavement and bridge conditions that alone will cost our economy $ 58 billion
per year, and the resulting highway congestion that will cost us more than a
quarter billion
dollars.
While Barbara Stymiest will provide a detailed review of our first
quarter results that were released earlier this morning, I am pleased to report record earnings for the
quarter with net income of almost 1.5 billion
dollars, up 28
per cent from a year ago.
[112] The company began to offer a dividend on January 16, 2003, starting at eight cents
per share for the fiscal year followed by a dividend of sixteen cents
per share the subsequent year, switching from yearly to quarterly dividends in 2005 with eight cents a share
per quarter and a special one - time payout of three
dollars per share for the second
quarter of the fiscal year.
The Korean won rose 10
per cent against the US
dollar in the December
quarter despite the reduction in Korean policy rates, weaker economic data and exchange rate intervention.
In contrast to the strength in volumes, the value of total imports declined by around 5
per cent over the year to the December
quarter, as the currency appreciation has lowered Australian
dollar import prices.
In the December
quarter, the US
dollar declined by 8
per cent against the euro, 7
per cent against the yen and 5
per cent on a broad trade - weighted basis.
The value of manufactured exports rose by 3 1/2
per cent in the December
quarter, and with a stronger Australian
dollar exerting downward pressure on prices in the
quarter, volumes look to have increased solidly.
Together, these two factors led to an increase in the Australian
dollar price of crude oil of around 7
per cent in the June
quarter.
Year - ended inflation slowed further to 1.5
per cent in the June
quarter, partly due to the appreciation of the New Zealand
dollar and the recent decline in oil prices.
In the March
quarter, the value of imports appears likely to have risen by around 2 1/2
per cent, with strong growth in import volumes and lower prices owing to a further appreciation of the Australian
dollar.
Foreign equities moved higher for a seventh successive
quarter, advancing 5.3
per cent in Canadian
dollar terms against 5.2
per cent for the MSCI World Index.
All of our businesses had earnings growth this
quarter; generating net income of 1.5 billion
dollars, and a return on equity of 17.5
per cent, while maintaining our strong Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.7
per cent.
Although the appreciation of the Australian
dollar has dampened export prices in Australian
dollar terms, the value of exports has edged higher since mid year, rising by around 1 1/4
per cent in the December
quarter.
The Chase Freedom ® can earn you 5 points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each
quarter.
B.C. home sales in March tallied $ 5.39 billion, a 20.6
per cent tumble compared with March 2017, while the association says sales
dollar volumes since January slipped 1.7
per cent to $ 13.9 billion, compared with the first
quarter of last year.
Organic free range eggs have come down in price considerably over the past 15 years, grabbing a
quarter of the Australian egg market, but still cost about two
dollars more
per dozen than eggs laid by caged chickens.
If a school district or a union can't make do with at least
quarter of a million
dollars per classroom, they should feel the wrath of their citizens rather than... Read More
B&N is shopping it around, but hasn't found anyone interested in buying an operation that's losing a
quarter billion
dollars a year on a gross margin of $ 68 million
per year (fiscal 2012 figures).
No forced conversion even after you sell the security, in other words funds remain in US
dollars Trades are 9.95 if you hold > 50000 in assets or if you make 30 trades
per quarter at least.
The Chase Freedom ® awards 5 points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each
quarter you activate.
For example, if you get the no - annual - fee Chase Freedom ®, you can earn 5 points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each
quarter you activate.
Chase Freedom ® Rewards: 5 UR points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each
quarter you activate; 1 point
per $ 1 everywhere else
For a flat fee of $ 30
per quarter, you can buy US securities in your RRSP with Canadian
dollars and avoid the usual spread, which is about 1.5 %.
You get 5 points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each
quarter you activate; all other spending get you just one point
per dollar.
Most rewards credit cards give you one point
per dollar but this one is 1.25 miles so over time the additional
quarter percent adds up.
The 30 - year fixed is very affordable (you buy a
quarter - million
dollar item for about $ 1,200
per month).
Up to $ 1,500 in spending during the
quarter in these combined categories is eligible to earn five Ultimate Rewards points
per dollar spent.
Plus, you can only earn five points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 of purchases a
quarter.
First, the purchase categories that earn five points
per dollar change every
quarter, and you have to actually register every
quarter in order to get the bonus.
According to GfK's panel representing 11,000 - plus pet retail outlets, growth in refrigerated and frozen food has accelerated from 15 percent in Q2 of 2013 to 21 percent a year later, with
dollar sales rising from $ 22.5 million to $ 27 million
per quarter.
The Citi Dividend Platinum Select is exceptional among these 3 cards because rather than limiting your 5 points
per dollar to $ 1,500
per calendar
quarter, it is limited to $ 6,000 in spending ($ 300 in cash back)
per calendar year, meaning if there's a particularly lucrative bonus category in one
quarter, you can generate all $ 300 in that category, and throw the card into your sock drawer for the rest of the year.
First, the purchase categories that earn five points
per dollar change every
quarter, and you have to actually register every
quarter in order to get the bonus.
In the past year, gas stations and commuter transit expenses earned five points
per dollar in the first
quarter, grocery stores and drugstores earned the bonus in the second
quarter, restaurants and movie theaters in the third and special holiday - related spending in the forth.
The standard Chase Freedom ® Card has rotating bonus categories that earn five points
per dollar on up to $ 1,500 in purchases
per quarter.
The standard Freedom card earns 1 point
per dollar on every purchase along with quarterly bonus categories where you can earn an extra 4 points
per dollar (up to $ 1,500 each
quarter).
These vary from
quarter to
quarter and cardholders can earn 5 points
per dollar on the first $ 1,500 spend in any of the quarterly categories.