Sentences with phrase «for at least a quarter»

And the fiscal drag from spending reductions won't lift for at least another quarter.

Is it reasonable to speculate that perhaps mutual fund holdings of Treasuries as a percentage of the total outstanding has peaked at a high unseen for at least a quarter century?

Yet those who'd hoped that Shake Shack could manage faster growth without relying so much on store openings will have to be patient for at least another quarter.

Good Eli will show up for at least a quarter this time, I hope.

It accounts for at least a quarter of the savings target set for the NHS for the rest of the decade.

India has the highest number of TB cases in the world, and accounts for at least a quarter of all cases worldwide.

There has been something similar in physics for at least a quarter of a century.»

Then two years ago, then - chancellor George Osborne provided funding for at least a quarter of schools to run longer school days to allow extracurricular activities, though this was scrapped in favour of Justine Greening's capital scheme to build new sports facilities.

Is it reasonable to speculate that perhaps mutual fund holdings of Treasuries as a percentage of the total outstanding has peaked at a high unseen for at least a quarter century?

More specifically, though, try to make sure the protein comes from good sources (not byproducts) and accounts for at least a quarter of the total calories.

Make sure that you have included an address which will serve you for at least a quarter of a year.

Not exact matches

Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.

On the chip sector «for the 6th consecutive quarter, we expect an at least in - line C4Q / C1Q with upside bias,» analyst John Pitzer wrote in a note to clients Monday.

The retailer's shares tanked 19 % to $ 28.37 — their lowest level since 2010 — after it reported that same - store sales, or revenue of stores open at least 14 months, rose a mere 0.1 % in the second quarter, well below its own forecasts for a rise of 2 % to 3 %, and short of Wall Street projections for a 1.4 % gain.

The September 1 Gross Domestic Product release will be the one that will let us know whether or not we are in a recession, at least by the semi-official definition of «a period of at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product for Canada, as reported by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act.»

According to at least one estimate from a former senior executive at News Corp. (which owns the Journal), the newspaper is likely to come in as much as 30 % below its revenue targets for the most recent quarter.

A 2014 survey conducted by Powersports Business magazine and RBC Capital Markets indicates retailers that sell BRP vehicles are outperforming their competitors: 32 % of BRP dealers reported an increase in motorcycle sales of at least 20 % in the fourth quarter of last year (compared with 13 % for dealers overall), and 42 % of BRP dealers expect another 20 % jump in sales for 2015.

But given the size of Trump's expense reimbursement, it seems likely that at least some of the nearly three quarters of a million dollars that Trump was reimbursed by his company for expenses should have been included in wages.

Also excluded are companies that failed to report full financial statements for at least three - quarters of the current fiscal year.

Sales at stores open for at least one year fell in the third quarter by 2.3 % at company - owned restaurants.

Women are already the Holy Grail for marketers: they make 85 % of all brand purchases, three - quarters of women identify as the primary shopper in their household and almost one in four shop at least once a day.

It was a volatile close to the third quarter for the stock market, as evidenced by the fact that the Dow fluctuated by at least 100 points in either direction for five days in a row last week.

(Digital sales rose by at least 10 % for the 34th straight quarter).

The economy may be healthy enough for them to raise interest rates, but the new 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent target for the benchmark fed funds rate, up a quarter point from where it had been, remains far below the historical norm — and, by all indications, the Fed still expects rates to stay low for at least a few more years.

Furthermore, mobile ecommerce has risen considerably, with almost a quarter of shoppers having used their smartphone for payment at least once.

Mark Kalinowski, the Janney analyst, raised his forecast for sales at Wendy's restaurants open at least a year to 5 per cent in the third quarter, citing the possibility that the burger would be released during that period.

Five diabetes treatments were among 27 branded drugs showing price gains of at least 20 percent in typical dosages since the first quarter of 2014, a survey for Bloomberg found.

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

It bought $ 5 billion in the first quarter of 2014 (ended December 2013), and (at least) $ 14 billion since then, for $ 40 billion of its total $ 60 billion authorization in the first, call it, 10 months of the program.

As for individual stocks (at least the stable, quality businesses), you don't liquidate just because a recession may depress earnings next quarter, or even for a few years.

We can draw two conclusions from the information conveyed in the two graphs above: 1) the Fed is terrified of letting the stock market move lower and, for now at least, has a solid iron floor beneath the stock market; 2) the credit condition of corporate America has been deteriorating since early 2013, punctuated by 3 quarters in a row of declining earnings for the S&P 500.

The lock - up agreements pertaining to this offering will expire 150 days after the date of this prospectus; provided, that such restricted period will end ten business days prior to the scheduled closure of our trading window for the first full fiscal quarter completed after the date of this prospectus if (i) such restricted period ends during or within ten business days prior to the scheduled closure of such trading window and (ii) such restricted period will end at least 120 days after the date of this prospectus.

Mobile advertising represented just over half of all Facebook's marketing dollars in the last quarter of 2013, and for the same period in 2014, analysts expect mobile ads to make up at least two - thirds of all ad revenue, making Facebook primarily a mobile ad company.

For five countries — Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Haiti, Tajikistan and Liberia — remittances from citizens abroad are equivalent to at least a quarter of GDP.

E-Trade, however, offers a tiered commission schedule that reduces costs for high - volume traders: Investors who trade at least 30 times per quarter qualify for reduced commissions of $ 4.95.

At least for the time being, the minimum wage debate, and looming increases in New York, did not prevent Dunkin Brands from dishing out strong second quarter sales and profits.

Anyone who pays into Social Security for at least 40 calendar quarters (10 years) is eligible for retirement benefits based on their earnings record.

Wal - Mart lowered its full - year profit forecast on Thursday and warned sales would be flat through the end of January, after sales fell for a third straight quarter at U.S. stores open at least a year.

H&M said it's maintaining its targets for sales growth of at least 25 percent from e-commerce and new businesses this year, even though it missed that rate in the first quarter.

I am not sure I can keep that quarterly amount up for the whole year, but at least I laid a good foundation in this first quarter.

The first estimate of US GDP for the fourth quarter is set to be released this Friday and the median forecast is 3.0 % according to MarketWatch, which if met or exceeded will be the first time 3 consecutive quarters to show at least 3 % growth since the first quarter of 2005.

Regarding economic data, the positive tone that has been in place for several months continued, with third - quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures coming in ahead of consensus estimates at an annualized rate of 3 %, marking the first increase of at least 3 % in consecutive quarters since 2014.

In a shot across the bows for a number of companies, LGIM said it would vote against British companies where women did not represent at least a quarter of the board, and wanted a full breakdown of any gender pay gap and plans to close it.

President Donald Trump's hopes for growth as high as 4 percent may come true, at least for one quarter.

«Currently insured» means you have acquired at least six quarters of coverage during the last thirteen - quarter period when you either died or became eligible for disability benefits.

To qualify for Social Security, you have to earn wages in at least 40 quarters (called «quarter of coverage» in Social Security - speak).

Last quarter, Vital reported an ultra-high grade intercept of 4m grading 157 grams per tonne from 76m «associated with the emerging high grade southern zone at Bella Tondi which now appears to extend for at least 200 metres».

In the conference call, CFO Tony Tripeny said the company expected strong growth in this division to continue, projecting for «at least 25 %» growth in the current quarter.

In order for a price decline to be significant, home prices in any quarter within 10 years had to fall by at least 5 % relative to the original home price.»

Schools that don't use traditional terms such as semesters or quarters usually must pay you at least twice per academic year — for instance, at the beginning and midpoint of your academic year.