Sentences with phrase «for base hits»

In baseball terms, think of it as going for base hits, consistently, rather than swinging for the fences repeatedly and increasing your odds of striking out.

Not exact matches

For Ricky's, a New York City - based cosmetics and costume shop with 10 permanent locations around Manhattan (and 30 more pop - up shops), the storm couldn't have hit at a worse time.

Innovation is about «small ball» — a succession of base hits and quick scores rather than swinging for the fences and hoping for home runs.

Operating on a simple drag and drop basis, its intuitive user interface means it should be a hit with everyone from pre-schoolers right up to senior citizens, but it should also be a great help for the small business owner or manager.

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

Perth - based Automotive Holdings Group will incur a $ 35 million write - down hit from the closure of some of its underperforming businesses, in response to the weak market for car retailers combined with recent regulatory changes by the corporate watchdog.

Sitting on the shelf for a year due to financial issues with its production company, this comedy based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo Bank robbery, which at the time was the second - largest cash robbery in US history, is finally hitting screens.

The company had to halt operations on Feb. 10 after it was hit with financial penalties for operating as an Internet - based tech platform rather than as a transportation company, which Taiwanese authorities have said was a misrepresentation of its business.

The only female hedge fund manager to present at the Sohn Conference, Debra Fine suggested Canada - based content producer DHX Media (dhxm) was better positioned than Netflix to capitalize on television programing for kids, including its plans to bring back the 1990s hit, The Teletubbies.

«American Idol» debuted in June 2002, during the summer broadcast doldrums, an indication that Fox didn't have high hopes for the imported singing contest based on producer Simon Fuller's hit British series, «Pop Idol.»

Based on the responses, executives for firms directly hit by the metals tariffs are already seeing serious consequences.

But «Ready Player One,» based on a 2011 novel, is vying for moviegoers at a time when the box office has been dominated by serial tales of comic - book superheroes and sequels to established hits, making it tougher for new material to shine.

Try some audio reading: George R. R. Martin's hit medieval fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for HBO's award - winning show Game of Thrones, is about as far from bumper - to - bumper traffic as you can get.

Katz has hit on a growing — if still small — market, says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst for the New York City - based research firm NPD Group.

West Perth - based miner Metals X has hit back at Northern Star Resources» bid for Tanami Gold's Central Tanami project with claims that the deal conflicted with legally - binding obligations.

He refused to reveal which cities are contenders for the sports - based offering that has been a hit in the U.S. and U.K., which have a combined 30 locations.

The Cupertino, Calif. - based tech titan is reportedly making moves to acquire the Nashville - based label for a steep $ 250 million, according to the music industry publication Hits Daily Double, though an iTunes spokesperson denied the report.

Shares in Perth - based online advertising business Tech Mpire rallied today on news the company had hit a revenue milestone of $ 25 million, but it was a different story for former high - flyer 1 - Page.

The Toronto - based company announced Wednesday that the hit superhero film accounted for 22 per cent of its box office revenue in the first quarter.

At least 12 air strikes hit Latakia's northern countryside as pro-government forces clashed with fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front and Turkmen insurgents in the Jabal Akrad and Jabal Turkman areas, the British - based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Besides being the host of the hit show, he is the author of Raise the Bar: An Action - Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions, appears as an expert on numerous news outlets, and has released online courses to help hospitality entrepreneurs build their business, overcome obstacles and find success.

Perth - based Paladin Energy has been hit by the weak uranium price, reporting a $ 338 million net loss for the full year.

Build a production - based economy and mindset with a compensation program that gives incentives for hitting objectives, such as more money or other bonuses (iPads, Disney trip, time off, etc.).

Perth - based contractor Macmahon Holdings has flagged a hit to its earnings for the year after terminating its contract in Nigeria and incurring losses at Newcrest Mining's Telfer gold mine in WA.

Based on our foot traffic intelligence covering over 50 million users a month, we predicted Apple iPhone 6s sales, a hit Q4 for McDonald's all - day breakfast, and a tough Q1 for Chipotle.

While some hit the stores the day after Thanksgiving, Justine Lackey, president of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. - based Good Cents Bookkeeping, a money - management firm for entrepreneurs, has another tradition.

For Jason Wilson, the founder and CEO of the Gadsden, Alabama - based brewery Back Forty Beer, his overseas business took a hit as soon as President Trump was elected back in 2016.

One base hit: a call to the U.S. Postal Service, where he learned that for $ 8.25, it would pick up shipments of any size, quantity, or weight (under 70 pounds) at his company.

The Tennessee - based boot camp program hits all the high notes for industry hopefuls and pulls strings to help them get started.

Drug giant Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a $ 417 million verdict in the latest trial focusing on alleged links between talc - based products like its Johnson's Baby Powder, use by many for feminine hygiene, and ovarian cancer.

If you fall into the group that's tired all day, on the other hand, it might be nice to know it really is a thing, so you can tell all those annoying early risers and Energizer bunnies constantly urging you to buck up and stop hitting snooze that there is a biological basis for your permanent exhaustion.

Its monthly active user base just hit 300 million, making it an attractive platform for advertisers.

The only way I know if I have moved enough on a daily basis is if I hit my metrics for steps.

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You can get rich in the market, but do yourself a favor and do it the best possible way — by aiming for a series of base hits instead of swinging for the fences.

Indeed, Ethereum, the platform behind the Ether cryptocurrency that is used as a base for tokens sold in ICOs, recently hit a record high of $ 1,000 up from less than $ 500 at the end of November.

A new Ethereum - based cryptocurrency has hit the market that secures its value to oil, a first for the digital money sector.

With $ ACAT and $ ALLT falling substantially lower after hitting our stop prices just on an intraday basis, odds are good these stocks may move even lower in the coming days, which would trigger the deadly emotion of hope for traders who failed to sell at the proper exit point.

Missile strikes on Syrian government bases overnight killed dozens of pro-regime forces, raising the risks of a wider regional war just weeks after Israel was blamed for hitting an air station in the country used by Iranian elite forces.

Autonomy, which was based in Cambridge, England, had been known for a «dog - eat - dog» sales culture that drove employees to do whatever it took to hit their quarterly targets or risk incurring the wrath of CEO Mike Lynch, Pelz - Sharpe said.

The sector actually hit a low point around mid-February, based on concerns for lower global growth as well as crude oil's slide below $ 30 a barrel, but has rallied significantly over the past month.

The benchmark 10 - yr yield, for instance, finished at 2.95 % on Thursday — which is about eight basis points below the more than four - year high it hit last week.

You can see that while conventional (non-government) loans are cheaper for those with excellent credit, they aren't if you get hit with risk - based surcharges.

Typhoons have battered the Philippines over the past year and the country's already vulnerable coconut trees took a hit even as demand for trendy coconut - based products is climbing.

The investment hit a new high in 2015 as Montreal - based Ivanhoé Cambridge and a partner bought a landmark office building called Three Bryant Park in New York City for $ 2.2 - billion (U.S.)-- a deal set to be the largest U.S. acquisition of a property ever made by a Canadian investor, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

Toronto — Dominion Bank has lifted its posted rate for five - year fixed mortgages by 45 basis points to 5.59 % as government bond yields hit their highest levels since 2011.

As for IndieGogo and Rockethub, the heavy hitting perk - based players who intend to support equity crowdfunding, I have a suspicion they'll avoid competing on this front, electing instead to target for - profit projects.

Four out of the nine economists projected the GDP contracted for the first time since October - December 2015, when it shrank 0.3 % on quarter, or 1.1 % on an annualized basis, hit by sluggish consumer spending amid a slow wage recove

Apart from releasing its goal of hitting a market cap of $ 650 billion to become one of the world's most valuable companies, the California - based electric car maker and energy company also confirmed that Elon Musk would continue to lead the company for the next decade.

Bold is one way to describe the plan, which provides for 12 escalating tranches of stock option grants based on hitting market cap, revenue, and adjusted EBITDA.