Sentences with phrase «given year increased»

Their analysis found that being covered by a mandate in a given year increased by about 3.4 percent, on average, the probability that a child with ASD received ASD - specific health care services via private insurance.

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At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.

Wolfgang Kiener, senior analyst at BayernLB, told CNBC via email: «Given only a slow increase of core inflation, we expect the ECB to reduce QE from October on to 15 billion euros per month and to stop it altogether at the end of year.»

Barclays said, given the growth in Netflix's programming over the past year, the number of hours viewed per subscriber should arguably have increased, not held steady.

And yet signs of a «Francis effect» abound: In a poll in March, one in four Catholics said they'd increased their charitable giving to the poor this year.

While the industry, regulators and lawmakers would like to increase the frequency of examinations, fewer than 1 in 10 firms will undergo a routine regulatory audit in any given year.

It's probably a bit lower than that, given that Dell's earnings have likely increased over the past two years.

Given that growth may already be slowing, you can expect Snap to have a rough first year, especially as direct competition from Facebook's multiple platforms increases.

«For example, high - quality engineers or scientists may be more interested in joining a company started by an entrepreneur who previously started a company in a good industry and year if they believe (justifiably given the evidence) that this track record increases the likelihood of success,» they write.

Mexico saw a 9 % increase in tourist visits in 2016, but the upticks of violence in Quintana Roo and Baja California Roo have given Mexican businesses and officials an unpleasant reminder of what in recent years has befallen Acapulco, a once vibrant tourist hub in Guerrero state.

That doesn't mean supervisors have to implement every idea a millennial worker suggests, but giving these younger workers a voice — rather than making them wait years to «pay their dues» to be heard — will increase engagement and make them more likely to stay put.

Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of oil and gas companies to continue the exponential increases in oil - by - rail shipments into the future.

But Emmanuel Saez, an economist at the University of California — Berkeley, says the impact of Hollande's tax increases should be limited, given their expiry in two years.

Of course, to give credit where it's also due, it doesn't hurt to have general manager Theo the Brainiac extending a string of increasing wins per season (61, 66, 73 and 100 and counting) for five straight years.

But after Trump called out Pakistan on New Year's Day for providing «safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan» and saying «33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years» has «given us nothing but lies & deceit,» it can be expected that the US will resume targeting jihadists with increased zeal in 2018.

Companies in the S&P 500 are on track to give investors more than $ 1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividend increases this year, according to Howard Silverblatt, a senior analyst at S&P Dow...

Offering financing is an option that large retailers have used for years to give their customers more purchasing power, encouraging larger average order value (AOV) and thus increasing revenue for the brand.

In the year I've known her, I've seen how growth in her business has actually increased her ability to travel and given her time to do more things she loves.

Over the past year, the number of people with jobs has increased by more than 2 1/2 per cent, a positive outcome given that the working - age population is increasing at around 1 1/2 per cent a year.

«Given XRP's ~ 4000 percent increase over the course of the year, R3 suddenly wants to tap into the value of XRP, though the facts are clear that they did not earn any option based on our agreement.»

The harsh winter weather and port delays that damped growth at the start of the year have given way to increases in consumer spending and housing, bolstering Federal Reserve projections that the setback was temporary.

They talk about getting up to 3 or 4 %, which looks unlikely given that 10 year rates are at 2 % and as you pointed out their predictions of 10 year rates increasing have always been wrong.

In addition, the study states that in markets where Super Bowl viewing is higher in a given year, Budweiser sales increased during subsequent big sporting events such as the NCAA's «March Madness» and MLB and NBA matchups.

The retailer also says that worldwide order growth increased by 266 percent over the same day last year — which isn't as remarkable, given that the same day last year was not «Prime Day.»

Given the large number of borrowers switching to P&I loans, it's not surprising that scheduled housing loan repayments have increased over the past year (Graph 3).

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

The extent of Amazon's responsibility is debatable, given that other cities with large, younger workforces have seen dramatic rent and cost - of - living increases in recent years, including Washington D.C..

I invest $ 115k for my 4 - plex, a year later, I increase rent to give myself a $ 10k boost in yearly income.

Given this, we expect the rate of dividend growth to moderate beyond this year, with increases likely tracking closely to earnings growth, which figures to average 8 % -10 % annually between 2018 and 2020.

Sophia, made by Hong Kong - based Hanson Robots, is no super advanced intelligence yet, but some experts think that if her intelligence keeps growing rapidly — and it likely will given near exponential growth of the microprocessor, increased investment in the AI sector, and the inevitability of quantum computing — she could be as smart as people in 10 or 20 years.

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.

Given the current status of the EI Account, the annual increases in the premium rates will be restricted to increases of 10 % for at least another 5 years, if not longer.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

Given the dramatic increase in popularity of digital currencies during the past few years, it is quite possible that the entire fiat currency system will experience major changes during the next 5 to 10 years.

Obviously, as I have argued many times, this has not been nearly enough given the much higher increase in inflation and it is part of the reason why the domestic imbalances have seemed to have gotten worse in the past year, not better.

Given our same - restaurant assumptions and new restaurant plans, we anticipate that the total sales increase for the year will range from plus 6 % to plus 7 %.

For the players, among the key issues is the NHL's request for wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockout.

That's because portfolio turnover increases the amount of taxes that must be paid on capital gains and boosts the total amount of commission dollars that must be paid in a given year.

«Given a property inventory overhang of two to five years in lower - tier cities and China NBS reporting the number of unsold new homes nationwide increased 14 % to 437 million square metres as at 31 October, inventories are likely to remain a problem for China's property sector,» says Dhar.

I haven't seen any good estimates of this effect, but given the current «cost» of the federal dividend tax credit regime (roughly $ 3 billion a year), it's probably not unreasonable to think that a 50 + % increase in the federal corporate tax rate (from 15 % to 24 %) might cost the fisc.

Given that each VIX futures contract has a constant vega exposure of 1000, the S&P VIX Short Term Futures Inverse Daily Index has been gradually increasing its vega exposure over the past couple of years.

The Ft reports on the sharp increase in the number of wealthy Chinese acquiring UK «golden visas» that give residency in return for investing # 2m or more in assets (they can apply to settle permanently after a period of three years if they invest # 5m and after two years if they invest # 10m).

Resource exports to most destinations increased in the quarter, but somewhat surprisingly given the rebound in their economies, exports to the initial crisis - affected economies fell and remain 5 per cent lower than a year ago.

Agreed this is above our pay grades: I don't think many foresaw a 25 % increase this time last year, given they already appeared ruinously priced for long - term investors even then!

It is not easy picking stocks consistently over time, but as we've seen, historically the stock market increases in value over time which is why indexing is a strategy that works — if you give it decades — not years.

However, given previous years» experience, the lapse in 2017 - 18 and outer years will be increased accordingly, thereby lowering program expenses in those years as well.

This is an extremely large increase, given that the Economic Action Plan stimulus spending was not expected to have a major impact in 2011 - 12 (remember it was originally supposed to be a two - year program only - 2009 - 10 and 2010 - 11) and that departmental / agency budgets were to be frozen in 2011 - 12 at their 2010 - 11 levels.

With growth expected at 20 % for the next half - decade and likely beyond, given the potential for Teavana in the $ 90B global tea market and other initiatives to increase the size of each patron's check, a price of 30x earnings today will look like a bargain in a few years.

In the fourth quarter, Goodman announced price increases within its bakery and grocery business — an important milestone given intense price pressure in these businesses over the previous two years.

Energy authorities in UAE, OPEC's fourth largest oil producer, last year gave ADNOC permission to increase output by 400,000 barrels a day to 3.5 million barrels a day by 2018.