Sentences with phrase «high gains on»

And the study participants who frequently read for pleasure made the highest gains on the test.

A new study shows that students who achieve the highest gains on standardized tests do not show improvements in their cognitive skills.

Providing high gain on such a small footprint could enable new opportunities in low cost broadband spectroscopy, precision manufacturing and hyperspectral imaging.

The results echo findings from a 2012 OECD analysis, which showed that countries that invested in their schools in more targeted ways — such as through teacher salaries or early childhood programs, or by supporting struggling students — were the ones with the highest gains on PISA, not countries that spent the most overall.

The I - Zone schools showed some of the highest gains on reading and math tests in the state last year, higher than both the rest of the district and the ASD.

He couldn't replace the life insurance policy by «investing the difference» because he couldn't get the high gain on his investment.

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Investors are proving resilient on the heels of last week's global market correction, buying on the dip and pushing U.S. stocks higher for the best two - day gain since Brexit.

Almost all of the gains on the wireless side were due to customers upgrading to higher - priced plans or adding more devices to their plans, as opposed to an influx of new customers.

The dollar's breakout is gaining steam, and the greenback has now pushed to a fresh high for the year, amid signs its rally will keep on going.

LONDON, April 24 - Oil rose above $ 75 a barrel on Tuesday to its highest since November 2014 before paring some gains, supported by OPEC - led production cuts, strong demand and the prospect of renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Shareholders» equity of $ 22.979 billion decreased 3 % from year - end 2017 due to the impact of higher interest rates on net unrealized investment gains.

Investors and traders were with the bookies, as the pound rose to the a five - month high on the eve of the vote and European stock markets posted their largest three - day gain in almost a year.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended 0.08 percent higher with banking stocks leading the gains on expectations of a probable interest rate hike in the U.S. next week.

Meanwhile, gains in Amazon.com and Google parent company Alphabet launched the Nasdaq composite index to hit a fresh record high on Friday.

Billionaire investor Stephen Jarislowsky, whose firm manages $ 35 billion in assets, wrote an op - ed for the Financial Post that says higher taxes on capital gains would, «hammer another nail in the coffin for Canadian investments, particularly at a time when our economic outlook is already relatively weak.»

It's a point of view that's gaining traction: The fictional Gregory is said to be based on billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, a vocal critic of higher education.

Others maintain that the cumulative effect of harvesting losses year after year can inadvertently subject investors to a higher capital gains rate later on, which negates any savings and then some.

Suncor Energy Inc., the world's second - largest oil - sands producer, said first - quarter profit fell 23 percent on lower output, higher costs and absence of a gain from insurance settlements a year earlier.

Then, you'll be able to gain high - quality followers quickly when you find bigger accounts in your niche from Engagement or Facebook groups, Telegram and KIK apps, and negotiating cross-promotion on stories or post captions.

The «return on time» doesn't spend on that task is infinite, in addition to gaining that same time to invest in a higher impact project.

LONDON, May 2 - The dollar consolidated gains on Friday after hitting a 3 - 1 / 2 month high in the previous session as investors waited for the outcome of a U.S. «Despite the moves we have seen in the dollar in recent days, financial conditions haven't really tightened noticeably but that may change if the rally continues,» said Manuel Oliveri, an FX strategist at Credit...

Asia markets traded higher on Friday, following notable gains on Wall Street, helped by strong quarterly results from some of the biggest U.S. companies.

Carried interest, which is a fund manager's profit, is taxed at the capital gains rate, rather than the higher rate on ordinary income.

That sounds damningly high, but it adds up to just 35,000 jobs per year, or a seventh of the number of jobs the U.S. economy has gained on average per month this year.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia - Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.1 % too, but after a string of all - time highs, it was still on track for a 6.5 % monthly gain.

Beyond the requirements that liquidity and regulators impose on us, we will purchase currency - related securities only if they offer the possibility of unusual gain — either because a particular credit is mispriced, as can occur in periodic junk - bond debacles, or because rates rise to a level that offers the possibility of realizing substantial capital gains on high - grade bonds when rates fall.

The beermaker's financial performance has earned Brito high marks from Wall Street — the stock is up more than 150 % over the past four years, compared with the S&P's 68 % gain — but it is Brito's management style that has earned him a place on Fortune's 2013 Executive Dream Team.

LONDON, April 12 - Cryptocurrency prices jumped on Thursday, led by a surge in bitcoin to two - week highs, with people active in the market citing a squeeze on traders who have bet against prices, given a lack of obvious news to trigger the gains.

NEW YORK / LONDON, Jan 18 - Gold was flat in a narrow range on Thursday, first dipping as the dollar rose and then rising as the dollar moved lower, but bullion's gains were limited by higher U.S. $ 12, or 0.9 percent, at $ 1,327.20 per ounce.

The fact that companies today are building most of their value pre-IPO versus post-IPO (if they IPO at all) means that investors who don't have access to high - quality venture capital and other private opportunities are missing out on considerable gains.

HOUSTON, Jan 26 - Oil prices settled higher on Friday after hitting three - year highs, with crude also posting a weekly gain as a weaker U.S. dollar underpinned prices.

The indicator shows Wall Street is still not very bullish on the market at all and until strategists recommend clients own even higher levels of stocks, the market will continue to gain.

On the surface, it's only logical to figure that sectors with the highest effective tax rate — what they pay after deductions — would stand to gain the most at least on proportioOn the surface, it's only logical to figure that sectors with the highest effective tax rate — what they pay after deductions — would stand to gain the most at least on proportioon proportion.

Through 2010, S corporations beyond the seventh year of this so - called «built - in gains holding period» get a break: the taxes on realized gains, normally paid at the highest corporate tax rate before being taxed once more on an individual return, are waived entirely.

The Australian bourse has clocked up its best two - day gain in over 33 years after the market closed four per cent higher, following the biggest point gain ever on Wall Street and news of the federal government's $ 10.4 billion economic stimulus package.

TORONTO, Jan 3 - Canada's main stock index notched its highest - ever close on Wednesday, boosted by a jump in shares of BlackBerry Ltd after it announced a self - driving deal with China's Baidu and by sharp gains for several marijuana producers.

TORONTO, Jan 3 - Canada's main stock index hit a fresh all - time high on Wednesday, boosted by a jump in shares of BlackBerry Ltd after it announced a self - driving deal with China's Baidu and by sharp gains for several marijuana producers.

The S&P 500 had fallen nearly 5 % from its most recent record high on Dec. 5 before the strong gains on Wednesday and Thursday.

In the U.S., markets started the last trading day of the month mostly higher as banks continued to build on this week's strong gains.

Reducing tax liability is always important, and even more so since 2013, when rates on capital gains went up and a new tax on investment returns was imposed on some high earners.

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The Dow Jones transportation average gained 0.6 percent on Thursday after hitting a new multi-year high dating back to March 2015.

The S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent to finish at 2,767.56 and reached an all - time high, with energy surging on the back of rising oil prices.

Bitcoin touched a fresh all - time high on Monday as the digital currency continued to gain favor with investors.

Under current law, high - income fund partners pay the long - term capital gains rate of 20 percent on their carried interest income, instead of the 39.6 percent individual tax rate that applies to the ordinary wage income of high earners.

TORONTO, Jan 3 (Reuters)- Canada's main stock index hit a fresh all - time high on Wednesday, boosted by a jump in shares of BlackBerry Ltd after it announced a self - driving deal with China's Baidu and by sharp gains for several marijuana producers.

Indeed, the 10 - year Treasury yield hit a four - year high on Friday after the latest monthly U.S. jobs report showed solid wage gains, effectively confirming an expected rate increase at the Federal Reserves next meeting, in March.

Emerging markets went sailing higher with stocks enjoying their biggest daily gains in nearly four weeks though another day of weaker oil prices took a toll on Russia again, where the rouble was down another half a percent.

According to Forbes» list of the world's highest - paid TV actresses in 2017, Vergara's big financial gain this year comes not only from her role on the hit series «Modern Family,» but from two licensing deals, and her uber - popular line of perfumes.

The event, held on Thursday and Friday, is a high - profile stage for new technology from the tech giant that may or may not ever gain traction.