Sentences with phrase «from year ago levels»

What's more, foreclosure filings have posted a 37 percent decrease from year ago levels.

Employment and business investment spending remain weak given the nearly 30 % lower oil price from year ago levels.

Employment and business investment spending remain weak given the nearly 30 % lower oil price from year ago levels.

Not exact matches

Some 12 years ago, Bob Blackwell walked away from a high - level job at IBM to start his own firm, Blackwell Consulting Services, based in Chicago.

Dealmaking in Europe has more than doubled from year - ago levels, led by accelerating activity in the UK, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.

Non-compensation expenses of $ 1.5 billion increased from $ 1.2 billion a year ago primarily reflecting higher levels of business activity and costs associated with the U.K. bank levy.

In Dallas, the suburban market occupancy level climbed to about 91 percent from 86 percent a few years ago and 82 percent in 1990, says Cheri White, CCIM, senior vice president of Davidson Conine Realty Advisors, Inc., in Dallas.

Gasoline prices have been moving up steadily with the price of oil, and are now up 33 cents from last year's levels and almost 20 cents from just a month ago, according to AAA data.

It could take five years for Saudi Arabian oil production to return to levels from two years ago and that leaves overall GDP constrained, Moody's said.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

We expect to benefit from a higher level of new generic introductions in the fourth quarter versus a year ago, including the third quarter launches of generic versions of Lexapro, SEROQUEL and PLAVIX; we will have some cost associated with the Alliance Boots transaction, the magnitude of which in part will be determined by the actual closing date of the first step.

Fee - paying assets under management were higher by almost $ 5 billion from year - ago levels, although they eased slightly lower in the quarter, and uncalled capital commitments rose to $ 58.8 billion, up from $ 41.2 billion 12 months ago.

After - tax economic net income also dropped 30 % to $ 465.3 million, and that worked out to $ 0.42 per adjusted unit, down by roughly a third from year - ago levels.

The mix of information — state level, anecdotal, federally collected, dating from two years ago to last week — is sure to fuel the country's evolving conversation and concern about the potential for violence in a divided America.

If five years from now the yield simply returned to its level of a decade ago (and just in case you think I'm cherry picking, over the past 25 years it has averaged a 7.5 % yield and at the low in 1981 was twice that), bond investors would suffer a meaningful loss of capital.

But «buy - and - hold» investors in the S&P 500 Index are still 25.5 % down from the levels of 10 years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Index a similar 23.5 % lower and the Nasdaq Composite Index a massive 52.5 % under water.

U.S. sales were up between 10 % and 15 % from year - ago levels.

The company once again pointed to China as an area of intense growth, with sales there nearly doubling from year - ago levels and representing about half of total revenue for the quarter.

Net losses were down by about 60 % from year - ago levels, and even though production was down slightly from the third quarter of 2016, Whiting managed to make considerable progress even with sales of assets that had contributed substantially to production in last year's results.

Adjusted net income came in at $ 4.78 billion, up about 10 % from year - ago levels, and that worked out to adjusted earnings of $ 1.74 per share, topping the consensus forecast for $ 1.72 per share among those following the stock.

They are returning to moderate levels from where they were a year or 18 months ago; and the effect should be positive for Canadian companies, as they will continue benefiting from a lower Canadian dollar.

Its materials processing unit was the biggest contributor to the revenue gains, with segment sales climbing by nearly 50 % from year - ago levels.

The so - called Redbook survey showed last week that same - store sales were up 3.2 % over year - ago levels at 20 of the largest U.S. chain retailers despite continued pressure from online competition.

China's average home prices rose from year - ago levels for the second month in a row in January, signaling that the property market recovery is gaining momentum after last year's slump.

Inflation expectations of consumers, as measured by the Melbourne Institute, fell sharply from above 7 per cent in the months preceding the introduction of the GST to 4.6 per cent in July, around the levels recorded a year ago (Graph 42).

After having dipped in the second half of last year, home prices in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia have been recovering, are up from levels one year ago, and are now at new heights or trending toward them (Greater Vancouver: 11.4 % y - o - y and Fraser Valley: 18 % y - o - y).

While benchmark home prices were up from year - ago levels in 11 of 13 housing markets tracked by the MLS House Price Index (HPI), price trends continued to vary widely by location.

Home prices were up modestly from year - ago levels in Regina (+1.7 %), Ottawa (+4 %), Greater Montreal (+3.3 % y - o - y) and Greater Moncton (+4.7 %).

While benchmark home prices were up from year - ago levels in 11 of 13 housing markets tracked by the MLS HPI, price trends continued to vary widely by location.

Though we don't expect it just yet, a jump in new claims to about 20 % above year - ago levels (currently implying about 320,000 weekly new claims) would be indicative of a shift from «oncoming» to «commenced» recession.

If that estimate proves correct as companies file their quarterly disclosures, it'll be the biggest quarter for buybacks since 2007 and a 40 % jump from the level a year ago.

The labour market, meanwhile, continues to benefit from the economy's strong performance over 1997 and early 1998, and unemployment remains below the levels of a year ago.

BBT also reported that its credit quality improved to the lowest level since 2007 at 0.40 percent from 0.75 percent a year ago.

The index fell slightly from year - ago levels, and even after adding in returns from dividends, the S&P's total return was only about 1 %.

The coal producer said that net income was higher by nearly a sixth from year - ago levels, but adjusted pre-tax operating earnings dropped by double - digit percentages, and overall revenue was down 4 % compared to the first quarter of 2017.

For its part, DryShips has also seen some forward momentum in the charter rates that it has been able to collect, in some cases doubling from year - ago levels.

Chad, I don't want to discourage you from reading on cosmology, but you must on some level suspect that something is amiss since cosmology wasn't brought to its knees years ago by BGV.

GOP puppet, won't work for long, the GOP is terrible with economic policies on the national level, seen all the way from the Great Depression 100 years ago.

As Nigeria begins its transition from a military to a civilian government» the process working its way up from local levels, where civilians are already in charge, to the national level, where elections are scheduled for next year» it faces the possibility of a crisis like the one that almost destroyed the country twenty - four years ago.

Be blessed my brother cause; this a trap that turns one brother against another; when we turn from our sin the devil is angry and does every thing he can to take you back i believe after this act was done eddie repented years ago; but the devil came to rob and steal and keep him from reaching the next level in Christ why were they quiet so long

After all, when we offer a person (in reality) demotion to the level of the lowest, no measure of achievement, and approval only from the poor — all for the sake of life - giving community to others ---- we are making the same offer a Certain Man made to all of us 2,000 years ago.

At its most fundamental level, Christianity requires a belief that an all - knowing, all - powerful, immortal being created the entire observable Universe and its billions of galaxies about 13,720,000,000 years ago (the approximate age of the current iteration of the Universe) sat back and waited 10,000,000,000 years for the Earth to form, then waited another 3,720,000,000 years for human beings to gradually evolve, then, at some point in our evolution from Hom.o Erectus, gave us eternal life and a soul, and about 180,000 years later, sent its son to Earth to talk about sheep and goats in Greco - Roman Palestine.

Millet: Cultivated 4,000 years ago from wild West African grass, this nutty - flavoured grain is known to be heart healthy, containing a high level of protein, magnesium and niacin.

On a personal level, I've finally got my head around the FODMAP diet, and feel well the majority of the time — a big improvement from where I was a year ago.

One year ago today: Chocolate cupcakes with strawberry swiss meringue buttercream Two years ago today: Homemade ricotta Yellow Cake Cupcakes with Peach Buttercream (makes 12 - 18 cupcakes and enough frosting for 30 +) From Martha Stewart 1 1/2 cups all - purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 recipe of this frosting subbing peach jam for the strawberry Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line the cups of a standard (12 - cup) muffin tin with paper or foil liners.

Further, he's represented Portugal at every youth level from U16s to U23s before making his senior debut two years ago, and so despite his young age, he has pedigree and experience both for club and country.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

So while some Arsenal fans have complained about the big centre forward not being good enough ever since he joined us from the French club Montpellier some years ago, a lot of us and most rival fans think he is pretty good and Giroud feels pretty happy about the credit and respect he gets at club level.

Whith EVERYBODY else looking to buld and be able to competet at the highest level, Arsenal missing CL and becoming mid level mediocrity is a very real possibility but should we all jsut harken back to days of yesteryear and chant wengers name for what he achieved twenty years ago rather than ten???? stupid stupid attitude many of my fellow gooners have we have been conditioned to NOT expect anything from the club and to accept it as ok even though we are charged the most expensive season ticket prices in europe.