Sentences with phrase «from weak sales»
The report from that weak sales tax receipts are a «credit negative» for upstate counties due to their dependence on the revenue for their operating budgets.
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The company attributed the performance to its international business, where it saw higher expenses, lower profit margins and weaker gains from sales of assets.
Those have included fewer sales events and the departure from many department stores like weak Macy's locations, even if that hurts sales in the short term; the aim is to protect profit margins and stave off the cheapening of the brand.
Potential U.S. sanctions on sales of light crude to Venezuela's oil company PDVSA would hamper its already weak refining network while leaving at least one tanker in limbo, according to a source from the state - run firm and Thomson Reuters data.
Sterling has fallen on weaker - than - expected inflation and retail sales data and comments from BOE Governor Mark Carney on Thursday, which traders interpreted as the BOE's being less committed to raising rates in May due to recent «mixed» data.
U.S. retailers posted weaker than expected sales in December, the Monster job index declined from last month's highs and unemployment claims continued their steady trend lower.
Operating profit from display unit Samsung Display tumbled 90 percent to 110 billion won as weaker - than - forecast sales of the Galaxy S4 left smartphone screens sitting in the inventory, while subdued sales of television sets also had an impact on TV screen shipments.
As a result of weaker sales in the wake of the data breach, the third largest U.S. retailer also cut its fourth - quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) forecast for its U.S. operations to $ 1.20 to $ 1.30, from $ 1.50 to $ 1.60.
The 1 % who profit from a weaker economy, giving up some sales to retain dominance over pliant labor market, and 20 % share of national income, laugh all the way to the Fed Bank
The plan had been to take the company public again, but weak sales have prevented that from happening.
Gold was pressured by strength in the dollar (DX from 91.48 — 91.90), which was boosted by a weaker euro ($ 1.2139 - $ 1.2072, lower than expected reading on German Retail Sales), and pound ($ 1.3791 - $ 1.3713, UK Home Secretary Rudd steps down in immigration scandal).
Harlan Levy: From the most recent data, including robust retail sales, slightly declining consumer confidence, and weak manufacturing, what is keeping the U.S. economy recovering at its subpar pace?
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)-- Toy maker Mattel says weak sales of Barbie and markdowns to clear out excess inventory left over from a sluggish holiday season led to an unexpected first - quarter loss.
Toy maker Mattel said Thursday April 17, 2014 weak sales of Barbie and markdowns to clear out excess inventory left over from a sluggish holiday season led to an unexpected first - quarter loss.
The weakest estimates are from Australian Property Monitors (APM), based on land titles offices» records, but these are likely to be revised upwards as more sales are reported to state governments.
That suggests that weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from sales taxes and charging more for services such as health care.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- U.S. home prices rose in May from a year earlier at the weakest pace in 15 months as sales remain modest in the spring buying season.
In the firm's construction products segment, for instance, sales in western Europe dropped 27 percent as a result of unfavorable exchange rates, a «weak» construction environment and Grace's exit from «low - margin business.»
On Thursday, analysts from Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase both expressed concern about Apple's iPhone sales after Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) reported worse - than - expected guidance, saying, «Weak demand from our mobile sector will negatively impact our business despite strength in cryptocurrency mining.»
Toronto home sales fell 35 per cent in February from a year earlier, marking the weakest month of sales in nine years, though benchmark prices were up 3.2 per cent on the year, according to data released Tuesday by the Toronto Real Estate Board.
Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.
This pattern of a stronger - than - expected contribution from US consumers was reflected in July's retail sales report, which not only came in well ahead of consensus expectations, but also included significant upward revisions to the weak figures seen in May and June.
Revenue totalled $ 263.6 m (A$ 366.8 m) in 1H FY2016, down 1.5 % from 1H 2015, with weak dairy commodity prices for bulk cheddar cheese and whey powder adversely impacting sales revenue.
Weaker sales in wholesale food, grocery and liquor were offset by higher sales from convenience, hardware and automotive supply, sending group revenue up 1 per cent to $ 6.6 billion in the six months ended October 31.
Woolworths stock has fallen 14 per cent this month, partly on the back of weaker - than - expected first quarter sales and warnings from analysts that food and grocery margins are unsustainable.
The investment bank slashed its earnings forecasts for Retail Food Group by between 50 and 60 per cent after factoring in shrinking sales from store closures and weaker margins from increased investment to support struggling franchisees.
Our weak campaign finance laws and a commercial media that counts on huge revenues from political ads bought by corporate - sponsored candidates have put our democracy up for sale to the highest bidder.
The latest string of results echoed this: Moncler's first quarter sales grew by 16 percent, driven by strength in Europe, whilst Burberry and Tod's suffered from weak demand in the USA.
He also points to weaker sales during the month from games that launched during the final quarter of 2015.
American Honda sales dipped 1.7 percent in January from the year - earlier period following weak results for the Accord, CR - V and Ridgeline.
European luxury and sports cars sales have fallen off because of the weak dollar, competition from the Japanese and other factors.
Japanese carmaker Honda is phasing out its flagship Accord sedan from India following weak demand and dwindling sales, a top company executive told ET.
Based on our supply checks, we cut our 2012 Kindle e-reader unit sales forecasts to 12.3 million from 24.0 million due to weak demand.
People in sales will always talk about tracking down new leads, or developing hot leads (while shying away from weak leads).
RIM has been facing stiff competition from Apple's iPhone and handsets running Google's Android software and the Canadian company lowered its quarterly earnings outlook last week on weaker BlackBerry sales.
Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 7 smartphones are seeing strong initial sales among businesses looking to upgrade from older BlackBerry smartphones, however consumer sales have been weak according to Canaccord Genuity.
While this year's higher rates — up 50 basis points from a year ago — have put pressure on the budgets of some home shoppers, weak inventory levels are what's keeping the housing market from a stronger sales pace.»
The future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) remains highly uncertain at this juncture in the Trump presidency and the combination of oil prices stalling around US $ 50 / barrel and a declining trend in U.S. car sales points to a weaker contribution from trade in the second quarter.
Arguably, by investing now when the dollar is strong I am also exposed to the risk of the dollar depreciating against the Euro, but a weaker dollar would mean higher sales in dollar terms, which would compensate in large measure for any loss of value from a weaker currency: it's a case of swings and roundabouts.
Against weaker sales and earnings, the payout ratio has increased to 49 % from the five - year average of 35 % of earnings.
Showing them you're engaged in the sale and aren't going to let a weak link get in the way might also garner some goodwill from down the road.
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) have released their Q4 results for the fiscal year ending March 31, and it seems the company has bounced back nicely from last quarter, when they posted a $ 186 million loss due to weak Star Wars Battlefront II sales and a hefty one - time tax charge.
EA's stock price dove 8.5 % following the uproar over Battlefront's egregious lockboxes, the resulting decision to (temporarily) remove them from the business model, and weaker than expected sales.
That, and an uncertain housing market, which is prompting many contractors to delay buying new trucks, have combined to cut into pickup truck sales, which are down 5 percent so far this year from a weak market last year.
Acutely aware of the car industry's recent sales plunge and weaker domestic demand, government officials are hoping this new initiative will boost sales and new investment once again and discourage carmakers from scaling back their production by shifting to a new market.
The supplier of the camera module, LG Innotek apparently suffered an operating loss of $ 30.98 million in the second quarter of 2016 due to a weak demand for components resulting from a global slowdown of smartphones sales.
It is doing so at a time when the overall tablet market is no longer the growth juggernaut it once was, with weak sales from the likes of Apple and Samsung.
Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005935) turned in a lackluster quarter as competiton from mid - and low - end smarphone manfacturers hurt sales of the Galaxy s5, and tablet sales suffered from weaker global demand.
Another approach calls for pruning out weaker properties from acquired portfolios and then improving the remaining homes for rental and eventual sale.
Retail executives are notorious for coming up with excuses for weak sales, from the weather to a fluctuating holiday calendar, and analysts were skeptical of their claims.