Loans outstanding to small businesses dropped
in the second quarter by.4 percent, according to the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.
Expectations had run high for Twitter since the messaging service, which for years had fought to revive growth in users, surprised Wall Street
in the second quarter by signing up 24 percent more people globally.
We estimate that the Alberta fires will reduce annualized growth
in the second quarter by about 1.00 to 1.25 percentage points.
Adjusted EBITDA margin improved
in the second quarter by 550 basis points to 26.8 %.
«The first tablet devices will launch
in the second quarter by [mobile network] carriers,» said Roy Chen, Arm's worldwide mobile computing ODM manager, during a press meeting in Taipei.
The company did have to concede that it had miscounted its user figures
in the second quarter by between one and two million, which masked a drop in its overall total.
Over the next five years, retail sales in Asia - Pacific are expected to expand and outperform the rest of the world, according to the Asia Pacific Quarterly Outlook published
in second quarter by Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI).
The city's office - vacancy rate jumped
in the second quarter by the most since the last recession, while the amount of space available for sublease almost doubled, according to a report to be released this week by brokerage Cushman & Wakefield Inc..
Take the $ 23.5 million loan originated in April for the historic Weyland Building at 1970 N. Milwaukee Ave.. The property was financed
in the second quarter by Wintrust Financial Corp. subsidiary Wheaton Bank & Trust, though the loan was replaced in the third quarter by one from Principal Life Insurance.
Not exact matches
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.
In the second quarter of 2013, tech IPOs represented about a quarter of all IPOs — and plenty of analysts are saying that we're going to start seeing a lot more tech companies (especially enterprise software) go public in the next several months driven, in part, by a backlog generated in a sluggish 201
In the
second quarter of 2013, tech IPOs represented about a
quarter of all IPOs — and plenty of analysts are saying that we're going to start seeing a lot more tech companies (especially enterprise software) go public
in the next several months driven, in part, by a backlog generated in a sluggish 201
in the next several months driven,
in part, by a backlog generated in a sluggish 201
in part,
by a backlog generated
in a sluggish 201
in a sluggish 2012.
Air pollution rose
by more than a
quarter in parts of northern China
in March, and the region has been hit
by another bout of smog
in the
second half of April,...
The
second quarter will be impacted
by strikes
by France's national railway workers (SNCF) which affect the transportation
by train of certain products and raw materials, and thus operations at certain sites, mainly
in advanced materials.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that business spending and home construction both increased
by 4.6 % and 13.4 % respectively
in the
second quarter, while consumer spending rose
by 1.8 %.
This was followed up
by a further decline
in April (the first month of the
second quarter), which was the fifth decline
in six months.
Shell disappointed the market with its
second -
quarter results, the first full
quarter following the completion of the BG acquisition
in February,
by missing expectations
by around 50 %.
Gross domestic product contracted at an annual rate of 0.5 %
in the
second quarter and 0.8 %
in the first, which is exactly what the Bank of Canada predicted
in July when it dropped its policy rate
by a
quarter point.
At the same time, iPad sales dropped again
in the
second quarter, falling
by almost 23 % to 12.6 million units sold, which brought
in $ 5.4 billion
in revenue.
But Sino - Forest disclosed
in its management discussion and analysis for both the first and
second quarters of 2010 that the revenue was generated
by selling standing timber, meaning the company did not cut down and transport any of these trees.
Meanwhile, Mac sales improved
by 10 %, to 4.6 million units sold
in the
second quarter.
The deal, slated to close
in Salesforce's
second quarter ending July, is expected to increase the company's 2017 revenue
by about $ 100 million - $ 120 million.
In September, the department store, which has been beset by 11 straight quarters of comparable sales declines, said it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, the second year in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associate
In September, the department store, which has been beset
by 11 straight
quarters of comparable sales declines, said it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, the
second year
in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associate
in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associates.
Total said it will raise first
quarter interim dividend
by 3.2 percent, while Scrip shares issued
in January for the
second 2017 interim dividend were bought back to prevent dilution.
Third Point: The hedge fund run
by Daniel Loeb disclosed Thursday that it bought more than 45 million shares of Ally Financial (ALLY) during the
second quarter, giving Third Point a 9.5 % stake
in the auto lender.
According to the E.U.'s statistics office Eurostat, gross domestic product among the Eurozone's 19 members rose
by 0.3 %
in the three months to September, down a shade from 0.4 %
in the
second quarter.
Earnings
in the
second quarter rose to $ 2.25 a share, topping the $ 2.21 projected
by analysts on average.
60 - day loan delinquencies
in the
second quarter of 2014 increased
by 7 percent (from 0.58 to 0.62 percent) from the previous year.
The numbers, as reported last month, back it up — this year's
second quarter saw 48 home sales priced at $ 5 million or higher, the most activity
in almost a year and a half, according to a report
by Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
«Our
second quarter performance exceeded our expectations, driven
by a return to growth for Coach, sales gains at Stuart Weitzman and the contribution of Kate Spade as we continued to make progress on the brand's integration,» CEO Victor Luis said
in a statement.
Gross domestic product grew at more than a 3 percent annualized pace
in both the
second and third
quarters, and is on track to expand
in the fourth
quarter by 2.9 percent, according to the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracking estimate.
«Most retirement savers are accustomed to market volatility, but the swings
in the
second quarter were especially dramatic, including a 600 - point drop followed
by a nearly 800 - point increase,» Doug Fisher, Fidelity's senior vice president for workplace investing, said
in a statement.
The rout
in the shares began last August after Teva badly missed
second -
quarter 2017 earnings and slashed its dividend
by 75 percent.
RIM stock plummeted
by 18 % as investors reacted to news that the company's
second -
quarter revenue will be
in the $ 4.2 billion to $ 4.8 billion range.
This is all a guess, mind you, but I'd rather take the points and hope than find myself
in the
second quarter hoping that Brian Hoyer and the Patriots
second unit and win
by two touchdowns.
Among the biggest losers are Newsweek owner IBT Media, which saw its visits drop
by 47 %
in the
second quarter, and TheStreet.com, which saw a drop of 53 %.
Shell led the charge, more than tripling profits
in the
second quarter from a year ago, boosted
by its refining and chemicals business and a 16 percent rise
in oil prices.
According to global market research firm NPD Group, LCDs now account for more than 90 % of TV sales — bad news for Panasonic, whose sales dropped
by about 25 %
in the
second quarter of this year.
The damage and production shutdowns caused
by the wildfire that razed Fort McMurray could subtract more than a percentage point from economic growth
in the
second quarter, the central bank said.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc. reported a 19 per cent increase
in second -
quarter profits, boosted
by rebounding business at KFC
in China where worries about food safety have eased.
The world's
second largest economy expanded
by 6.9 percent
in the July - September
quarter, slowing from a 7 percent increase
in the previous
quarter.
The company reported revenue grew nearly 15 %
in the
second quarter, and same - store sales increased
by 7.9 %.
And for the first time since the final
quarter of 2011, China's debt - to - GDP ratio didn't increase and stayed unchanged at 255.9 percent
in the
second quarter this year, latest data
by the Bank for International Settlements showed.
A drop
in installations
in regions served
by SCE and PG&E between the first and
second quarters of this year mostly involved U.S. installer SolarCity, a GTM Research analysis of installation data showed.
While the company was putting some emphasis on profitability — a
second -
quarter report to investors
in 2015 obtained
by Canadian Business highlights improvements to product margin and gross profit, for example — it continued spending heavily on marketing.
Analyst Cameron Doerksen of National Bank Financial said Transat's forecast for $ 1.5 million
in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amoritization
in the
second quarter is down from the $ 16 million anticipated
by analysts.
Poulsen was speaking after Dong Energy, which is headquartered
in Denmark, announced operating profit (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) had increased
by DKK 1.8 billion ($ 283 million), reaching DKK 4.4 billion
in the
second quarter of 2017.
While the U.S. economy shrank a surprisingly sharp 2.9 %
in the first
quarter of 2014, the worst quarterly performance since the first
quarter of 2009, the economy is expected to improve drastically
in the
second quarter helped
by better weather conditions, some pent - up demand after a harsh winter, and job growth.
The latest flash estimates for gross domestic product (GDP)
in the
second quarter of 2015 show that the economy expanded 0.3 percent
in the 19 - country euro zone, and
by 0.4 percent
in the 28 - member European Union, from the previous
quarter.
«Novartis» earnings momentum has been negative since the
second quarter of 2015, triggered
by deteriorating Alcon prospects, compounded
by eroding expectations for blockbuster candidate Entresto,
in view of its disappointing U.S. uptake,» wrote UBS's Alexandra Hauber
in a note.
Analysts are looking for revenue of $ 61 billion
in the fiscal
second quarter, or 15 % year - over-year growth, according to data compiled
by Bloomberg.