Sentences with phrase «first performance by»

So Mr. Peck enlisted the Brooklyn - based Mr. Dzama to do both the sets and the costumes for his ballet, which will have its first performance by the New York City Ballet on Feb. 2.

Choreography: Mark Morris Set design: Howard Hodgkin Costume design: Katherine McDowell Music: Zakir Hussein and Ethan Iverson Lighting: Michael Chybowski First performance by the Mark Morris Dance Group at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley on 19/04/02.

I have also very much enjoyed our first performance by Lee Musiker, who spent 12 years as Music Director for Tony Bennett.

Not exact matches

In Trump's first three full quarters in the White House, GDP clocked growth just shy of his vaunted goal of 3 %, a performance that by recent standards looks stellar.

Coles and Bunnings were the top first - quarter perfomers among Wesfarmers» retail businesses, with the Perth - based conglomerate also reporting weak performances by its Target and Kmart divisions.

The episode was its best metered performance in a decade, topped only by the first post-election interview with President - elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in 2008.

The memory of Clinton staggering and stumbling after leaving a 9/11 memorial event last month was largely erased by Trump's destructive performance in the first presidential debate.

Carlyle said most of its funds generating performance fees appreciated by 3 percent on average, even as the S&P 500 index slid 1.2 percent in the first three months of 2018, the index's first quarterly fall in 2-1/2 years.

Led by the charming Bill Paxton and the always - stellar Helen Hunt, with supporting performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cary Elwes, the film transcends its hokey storyline to become a first - rate entertainment.

He mentioned he had just read one of my articles (one of the first ones I had written for this column) and was fascinated by the correlations I made between the culture of the U.S. special - operations community and building high - performance teams in the business world.

But while those suffering severe memory problems are obviously the first contenders for treatment with devices of this type, Science Alert also notes that these findings are part of a more general push toward performance - boosting brain implants that may soon be used by the healthy as well as the impaired.

While the U.S. economy shrank a surprisingly sharp 2.9 % in the first quarter of 2014, the worst quarterly performance since the first quarter of 2009, the economy is expected to improve drastically in the second quarter helped by better weather conditions, some pent - up demand after a harsh winter, and job growth.

Its rankings are based heavily on a company's long - term financial results and — for the first time this year — take into account its environmental, social, and governance performance as measured by investment research firm Sustainalytics.

rose by 3 points in the first quarter, with 52 percent disapproving and 34 percent approving of his job performance.

(Reuters)- Asian stocks edged up in April after declines the two previous months, helped by receding tension in the Korean peninsula and a strong earnings performance in the first quarter for regional equities.

By paying executives for performance that does not generate real cash flows, Valeant's board of directors created the misalignment that precipitated the executive behavior that got the company into so much trouble in the first place.

«Cigna's strong first quarter performance was driven by the continued, effective execution of our proven growth strategy, which we expect to further accelerate through our pending combination with Express Scripts,» said David M. Cordani, President and Chief Executive Officer.

In the first quarter revenue fell 2 percent, compared with a companywide 2 percent gain that was powered by strong growth in international markets and consistent performance from its Frito - Lay snacks unit.

«Our first quarter revenue represented the strongest first quarter performance in Stifel's history, as net revenue of $ 750 million increased by 11 % from the same quarter a year ago.

The favorable market performance associated with many historical economic expansions is fully accounted for by 1) favorable post-recession valuations, with the S&P 500 averaging less than 9 times prior peak earnings at the recession low, expanding to just over 11 times peak earnings in the first year of the bull market, and 2) favorable trend uniformity, which typically emerges almost immediately in the form of a powerful breadth thrust off of a bear market low, and is confirmed within a few weeks by much broader trend uniformity.

Yum China's first quarter was weighed down by a poor performance from Pizza Hut, despite some unusual new flavors.

«Cigna's strong first quarter performance was driven by the continued, effective execution of our proven growth strategy, which we expect to further accelerate through our pending combination with Express Scripts,» Cigna CEO David Cordani said Thursday in a release announcing the quarter's financial results.

Siemens Healthineers first post-IPO profit risesBERLIN — Siemens Healthineers AG (SHL.XE) on Thursday said it grew both revenue and profit in its first earnings results since its mid-March stock market debut, helped by a strong performance at its core medical - imaging business.

Indeed, technology offerings have had an average first - day return of 30 percent and a total average return of 47 percent, a sector performance bested only by the consumer industry, according to Renaissance.

The results in the U.S. marked the second consecutive quarterly increase, and the best performance by McDonald's since it reported an 8.9 % same - store sales gain in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2012.

HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Although small business owners are slowly proceeding with growth plans in 2011, 40 percent are now delaying their expectations of an economic rebound to the first quarter of 2012 or later, according to the most recent Business Confidence Survey released today by Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions to America's best businesses.

The main drivers of the first - half performance were solid growth in the combined New Zealand properties, offset by reduced turnover in the international business, continued competitive and economic pressures in Darwin and a weaker Australian dollar, the company said.

CBS expects «another record year» with a strong performance in the first quarter underpinned by strong growth in its streaming services, giving it confidence in its 2018 outlook.

The first was a commissioned report completed by the Conference Board of Canada comparing the performance and cost of health care systems between Canada and five other countries.

The so - called January Barometer, as first mentioned by Yale Hirsch of the Stock Trader's Almanac, suggests the performance of stocks in the first month of the calendar year dictates where prices will head for the year overall.

Edmonton, March 6, 2014 — Canadian Western Bank (TSX: CWB)(CWB) today announced strong first quarter financial performance led by record quarterly net income available to common shareholders, record total revenues and very strong 4 % loan growth.

By: Nadine James 3rd May 2018 Lacklustre investor performance, stemming from investors» decision to embrace a «wait and see» approach in light of geopolitical uncertainty muddying growth and market outlooks, has contributed to soft first - quarter gold demand, the World Gold Council (WGC) reports.

Oman, the poorest Gulf Arab country on the basis of economic output per person, was cut for the first time by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the negative impact of lower oil prices on government finances, economic performance and balance - of - payments.

A similar strategy adopted by Binance, saw the Binance Coin shoot up in value by 22,000 percent in the first six months (the past performance of a similar coin is no guarantee of future returns of course).

Part of the divergence may be explained by the fact that the quarterly figures include commissions and other performance - based pay, which rose sharply in the first quarter, and may not be repeated.

Here is an example strategy: «At the first day of the month, look at the performance of bonds versus stocks by calulating the 3 - month performances of two exchange traded funds, SPY (the SPDR S&P 500 ETF) and TLT (the iShares 20 + Year Treasury Bond ETF).

«I'm encouraged by the 2 % organic sales growth we delivered in the first quarter, led by improved performance in North America,» Falk said in a press release.

As evidenced by our first quarter performance, our zero based budgeting process contributed to our results, as we successfully leveraged our SG&A expenses on same - store sales growth below our 2.5 % to 3 % leverage target.

The economy is being powered by a tightening labor market, which has largely maintained a strong performance that started during former President Barack Obama's first term.

At first this cult, or worship was conducted by the father of the household, but in time there arose a specialized priesthood for the performance of the appropriate sacrifices and rituals, and the hymns were probably largely produced by them and for their use in the cult.

The first essential is that the human units involved in the process shall draw closer together, not merely under the pressure of external forces, or solely by the performance of material acts, but directly, center to center, through internal attraction.

The event will include a welcome address by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a specially commissioned poem read by Scotland's Makar, Jackie Kay, and live performances showcasing a cross-section of Scotland's rich musical talent.

Although the three synoptics follow the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist with his temptation by the devil, John follows the acknowledgement of Jesus by the Baptist and the selection of the first disciples with the performance of his first miracle at Cana of Galilee.

Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard has reported that sales growth of its Jameson brand accelerated appreciably in the first six months of its current financial, with volumes growing by 16 % to 3.17 m cases, to produce one of its best performances ever.

STAPLES Center's sixteen years have also been marked with performances and special events that brought international stature to the downtown Los Angeles venue including concerts by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (who played the arena's first - ever public event on October 17, 1999), Mana, Prince, U2, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Usher, Jay - Z, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Roger Waters, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Sade and Justin Timberlake, as well as world championship boxing, family shows and special events.

11 Apr 2018 — Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reported a sales volumes increase of 8.0 percent in the first half of the company's fiscal year 2017/18 results, which is significantly above the global chocolate market growth rate of +2.5 percent, helped by a strong performance in Europe and accelerating growth in the Americas.

First - quarter earnings per share of $ 2.34 beat projections by $ 0.36, and the strong performance of Constellation's beer business has led the company to increase its fiscal 2018 earnings - per - share outlook to a range of $ 7.90 to $ 8.10.

Focus - Pernod Ricard's Q1 Performance by Region, Brand Earlier today (24 October), Pernod Ricard released its sales and volumes figures for the 2013 - 14 first quarter.

Italian dairy group Parmalat has said it is encouraged by its first half performance in the light of the difficulties facing the world economy.

Here, just - drinks takes a closer look at the company's performance by region - as well as the numbers behind its main brands - in the first half of the group's fiscal - 2018.