Sentences with phrase «highest year on record»

We expect 2007 to be the fifth highest year on record for existing home sales.

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According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global debt levels rose by a further $ 21 trillion last year (US dollars), leaving total outstanding debt at $ US237 trillion, the highest level on record.

Bitcoin's price soared in 2017 — reaching a record high of more than $ 19,000 in December — but saw sharp declines at the start of this new year due to fears of regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrencies.

«We are confident that a thorough review of our track record over 30 years will underscore our commitment to upholding high broadcast standards, and will demonstrate that the transaction will not result in there being insufficient plurality in the UK,» the company said on Thursday.

Battered by nearly a year of off - and - on declines from record highs because of fears of a slowdown in iPhone sales, Apple «s stock now is valued closer to IBM, which has disappointed Wall Street for the past four years with declining revenue, than to Silicon Valley technology pioneers Alphabet and Tesla Motors.

Recorded crime in England and Wales is at a 10 - year high, according to figures slipped out by the Home Office on Thursday.

Western Australians opted to spend their free time travelling within the state last year, with Rottnest Island visitor numbers reaching their highest on record between July and December.

On Monday, as the market again reached a new record high, Trump tweeted that the first year of his presidency had seen 70 record closes (presumably he meant 70 record - high closes), which he said was more than any previous year.

Seven years on, their collective real debt is the highest recorded since the 1830s — even higher than the peaks reached to finance the first and second World Wars.

The news comes as bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, smashed through a new record high price on Wednesday, reaching $ 6,600 for the first time, following news of CME's plan to launch bitcoin futures later this year.

The market is not far from record highs, the unemployment rate is at a low 5.6 percent, and the Federal Reserve is on track to raise rates later in the year.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

With a new year in swing, it's time again to focus on setting new revenue records in 2011 by investing in the marketing strategies with the highest return - on - investment potential.

Compounding matters, the country endured unusually high rainfalls this year, including the wettest April on record.

Here again, bull markets have tended to carry on a while — even years of fresh record highs — after the bull / ratio peaks for a cycle.

Although SpaceX is a private company, The Wall Street Journal got its hands on company records which suggest its revenues may be as high as $ 1 billion a year.

Existing home sales are up 9.7 percent over a year ago, new home prices touch record highs and Matt Phillips says the hidden indicators on housing are buried in Home Depot's «rock solid» earnings.

The blue - chip Dow Jones industrial average has set record highs for 11 consecutive sessions — the latest was an 11.44 - point gain to 20,821.76 on Friday — the first time that's happened in 30 years.

Trade surplus in August jumped 77.8 percent year - on - year and hit a record high again, after reaching an all - time high of 47.3 billion U.S. dollars in July, the data showed.

Considering the market has been on a historic run to continuous record highs and double - digit gains over the past year, it's not entirely unexpected to experience a pullback.

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.

Spain's household savings rate fell to its lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year as high unemployment and wage deflation in the latest recession obliged them to devote more of their disposable income to consumption, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

«We're entering year nine of the longest uninterrupted auto credit cycle on record, and auto makers and suppliers will find it hard to push earnings much higher, which will drive them to get creative on expanding the multiple.

America's trade deficit with the rest of the world narrowed substantially in March, with exports striking the highest level on records that go back 26 years.

At this point, nine years later, the S&P 500 has set a series of inflation - adjusted record highs based on monthly averages of daily closes.

U.S. auto sales hit a record - high 17.47 million in 2015, and industry leaders Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) appear to be firing on all cylinders heading into this year's Detroit Auto Show.

After the third longest bull market advance on record, fresh deterioration in key trend - following components within our measures of market internals (see Support Drops Away) recently joined this extended, overvalued, overbought, overbullish peak, even as the S&P 500 hovers at the top of its monthly Bollinger bands (two standard deviations above the 20 - period average) and cyclical momentum rolls over from a 9 - year high.

Stocks posted record closing highs on Wednesday, adding to their already strong gains for the year.

Dubai again achives the highest annual property price rise at 28.5 %, but significant increases have also come in Taiwan, Indonesia, Turkey and Brazil Double - digit property price increases from emerging nations have helped global prices rise 4.6 % on average in the last year to a new record.

But this year is on track to be even bigger: Birinyi has tracked $ 201 billion in buyback announcements so far this year, the «record highest» at this point in time compared to other years, Chris Costelloe an equity trader there, said in an email.

We found that young high achievers — 30 years old, on average, and with strong academic records, degrees from elite institutions, and international internship experience — are antsy.

Canadians took on a record high debt load during the post-recession housing boom, taking advantage of five years of ultra-low rates.

These low rates have encouraged investors in recent months to pile on risk, taking U.S. equities markets to record highs earlier this year despite an economy that's still being slowed by relatively high unemployment, huge debt levels, and tighter government spending.

India's Sugar production is estimated to jump at record 31.5 - 32 million tonne in the current marketing year ending September on higher cane output, according to industry body...

Merkel, who enjoyed record high popularity ratings early last year, has grown increasingly isolated in recent months as members of her conservative bloc have pressed her to take a tougher line on asylum seekers and European allies have dragged their feet on the issue.

The Dow made 11 all - time closing highs during the first 18 days of the year, and investors responded by pouring a record $ 58 billion into stocks in the four weeks ending on January 17th.

According to the ABS measure, prices rose, on average, by 5 per cent in the June quarter to be 18 per cent higher over the year, with strong gains being recorded in all major capital cities (Graph 32).

Euro - denominated international corporate debt increased by nearly 70 % last year to the second - highest level on record.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

The year saw investment demand for the precious metal rise by 70 percent, while gold - backed exchange - traded funds (ETFs) experienced their second - highest inflow of investor interest on record.

On February 2011, the digital currency surpassed the historic milestone of $ 1, hitting record highs over the years to reach $ 19,000 in December 2107.

However, what is not in dispute is that religious freedom violations have hit record highs in recent years, as extensively documented in the latest reports from Open Doors, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, the US State Department, and Under Caesar's Sword, among others.

World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), took on about 11,000 cases last year — a record high since 1999 — and had almost 1,200 churches volunteer to help.

For example, between 1989 and 1996, men's clothing sales in America rose 21 percent to record highs; in the same period, women, taught by 30 years of feminism to look for less superficial routes to a secure identity, spent 10 percent less on clothing.

Constellation Shares Hit Record High on Strong Results Constellation Brands Inc. reported a better - than - expected 16.6 percent jump in quarterly sales, primarily driven by robust demand for its beers such as Corona and Modelo, and the company raised its full - year adjusted profit forecast...

Macquarie Group looks set to report its second highest profit on record, aided by a lower Australian dollar, as the financial services giant flagged earnings may climb as high as $ 1.52 billion for the year ending March 31.

They are selling milk at the highest prices on record, up 17 % in January on the previous year.

According to the Canadian Organic Growers Association, there were 3,780 certified organic farmers in Canada in 2007 — an increase of more than 200 from the previous year and the highest number on record.

U.S. wine exports in 2014 second highest on record: Exports of U.S. wine last year were the second-most valuable on record, reaching $ 1.49 billion in revenue, nearly all of it from California...

Mergers and acquisitions activity worth $ US10.5 billion has been carried out in Australia so far this year, the highest volume on record for the period, Dealogic data shows.