Sentences with phrase «increased as the quarter»

Spending per transaction increased as the quarter progressed and rose 3 percent, but the number of transactions didn't budge.

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.

Anthem's contribution to Express Scripts» revenue has been increasing, from 14 % in 2014 to 18 % in the latest first quarter, in line with the company's expectation of a bigger contribution as the contract neared its end.

Indeed, CVS Health's «front - store» comparable sales have only increased one quarter in the last eight, even as comparable pharmacy sales have soared.

Net income of $ 669 million after - tax increased $ 52 million due to higher core income, partially offset by net realized investment losses as compared to net realized investment gains in the prior year quarter.

A Piper Jaffray report attributed the stock drop to conservative margin guidance for the third quarter, as well as increased advertisement spending and employee hiring.

On the data front, fourth - quarter current account figures showed the deficit fell, hitting its lowest level in more than a year, as an increase in the primary income surplus offset a soybean - driven drop in exports.

As part of the overhaul, McDonald's has said it would toast its buns longer, change how it sears and grills its beef, and increase the Quarter Pounder patty size.

Other companies reporting quarterly results today include book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), which is expected to report a decline in its fourth - quarter sales — a drop that would represent the company's fourth - straight quarterly decline — as the retailer faces the increasing threat of online rivals as well as underwhelming demand for its Nook e-readers.

On Tuesday, Nike (NKE) is expected to post third - quarter profit that beats Wall Street's forecasts, as the company has seen strong sales growth amid increased demand for basketball and running shoes.

Investors responded to the Fed's quarter - point increase as if a weight had been lifted.

Gap has struggled in the past few quarters as a series of fashion misses put off shoppers amid increasing competition from retailers such as H&M, Forever 21 and Inditex's Zara.

Herbalife's quarterly sales rose 1.3 %, the first rise after five quarters of decline, as demand increased for its health supplements in North America and China.

The world's biggest smartphone maker kept its full - year investment plan conservative and warned it would be difficult to increase earnings in the first quarter as demand pulls back from the year - end holiday period.

Royal Dutch Shell (rds - a), France's Total (tot) and Norway's Statoil (sto) reported sharp increases in cash flow from operations in the second quarter as profits beat analyst expectations, meaning they can all comfortably pay dividends and reduce debt.

And even if the combative candidate assumes an annual bodyguard budget similar to the increased level of protection he employed last quarter, when his security expenses doubled to $ 99,634 for the three - month period (during which he was also granted Secret Service protection), he still wouldn't be paying as much for safety as Johnson.

Because most credit cards have a variable rate directly tied to the Fed's benchmark rate, that quarter - point increase will show up as soon as the next billing cycle, McBride said.

The tepid confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67 percent gave their situation a rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.

Awtani added provisioning requirements of public sector undertaking banks have increased with the surge in non-performing assets (NPA) and that there still exists stressed loans in the system which will probably be recognized as NPAs over the coming few quarters.

Over the March quarter as a whole, China's exports to the US rose 14.8 % from a year earlier, outpacing a 8.9 % increase in imports over the same period, seeing its trade surplus with the US swell to $ 58.25 billion.

SAP had been slow to move into the cloud, said Reuner, but after making the shift with acquisitions such as procurement software company Ariba in 2012, the first quarter of 2017 saw it sell more subscriptions than expected, with new cloud bookings increasing by 49 percent to 215 million euros ($ 244.9 million) and shares hitting a record high.

LONDON — BP says first - quarter earnings surged 70 percent as the energy company profited from rising oil prices and increased production.

Gross margins for the third quarter fell to 47.5 percent from 48.8 percent last year, as it had to resort to increased promotions to sell products that would usually have been sold at Sports Authority.

Air Canada reported a smaller - than - expected loss in its first quarter as its revenue grew compared with a year ago, boosted by increased capacity and passenger traffic.

The restaurant chain's sales have fallen for eight straight quarters, even as competitors like Domino's and Papa John's have seen revenue increase.

The U.S. trade deficit, meanwhile, narrowed sharply in March as exports increased to a record high amid a surge in deliveries of commercial aircraft and soybeans, bolstering the economy's outlook heading into the second quarter.

The jeweler's shares did rise 5 % in premarket trading as Tiffany reported its first total sales increase in eight quarters thanks to strong results in Japan and China.

As I mentioned last quarter, we are seeing some deterioration in the credit quality of applicants, but the majority of the increase is the result of our subprime partners providing more attractive offers to our customers.»

Royal LePage says that after a «remarkably drab winter» for real estate activity, the final month of the first quarter saw inventory increase noticeably as the industry saw what had been an underperforming spring market turn a corner in the final few weeks.

Despite the increase in debt, households continued to get richer in the third quarter as their net worth gained 2.2 per cent on the back of a strong stock market.

Equifax Canada said in a new report Monday Canadian consumers now owe $ 1.821 trillion including mortgages as of the fourth - quarter of 2017, marking a six per cent increase from a year earlier.

The deal comes after Canon late last month reported a slight increase in fourth - quarter profit, as a weaker yen and rising sales of office equipment offset weakness in a camera division competing with smartphones capable of high - quality imaging.

Under Previous Standards, Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter grew 14.9 % (11.5 % excluding the impact of FX movements) versus prior year, primarily as a result of an increase in Total Revenues.

As a result of this new dynamic, since 2010 a one point increase in the VIX Index has been associated with about a quarter point decrease in equity multiples.

Canadian Natural production averaged a record 1.02 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the fourth quarter, a 19 per cent increase from the year - earlier period, as it ramped up the latest expansion of its Horizon oilsands mining and upgrading project.

The world's largest package delivery company, viewed as an indicator of economic strength, reported revenue increased 10 percent to $ 17.1 billion in the first quarter from a year ago, topping analyst expectations of $ 16.47 billion.

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Statistics Canada reported the key ratio crept lower as total household credit market debt, which includes consumer credit, mortgage and non-mortgage loans, increased 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter to $ 2.13 trillion.

The expected macroeconomic impact of the December 2017 tax reform, particularly the lower corporate tax rate and the temporary full expensing of investment, together with increased government spending, will begin to be felt in the second quarter and emerges as a powerful fiscal stimulus in the remainder of the year and in 2019.

These increases were partially offset by lower stock - based compensation expense as a result of forfeitures of stock during the quarter and making our annual stock grant later in the quarter than we did in the first quarter of 2017.

Auto loan balances increased for the 18th straight quarter, this time by $ 39 billion, and stand at $ 1.05 trillion as of the end of September.

The increase in hiring by small businesses is an encouraging sign for the economy amid estimates that the 16 - day government shutdown could have sliced off as much as 0.6 percentage point from fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Other Revenue was $ 3.5 million, up from $ 3.4 million in the prior quarter, primarily reflecting increased revenues from the company's OnDeck - as - a-Service (ODaaS) business, offset by a $ 0.7 millionreduction in the fair value of the Company's loan servicing asset.

Unilever posted better - than - expected first quarter revenues and increased its quarterly dividend by 12 % as it continues to appease shareholders after a failed takeover attempt by Kraft Heinz.

Of the increase of about $ 2.5 billion since 2006 - 07, about three - quarters relates to measures introduced as part of the Economic Action Plan.

More alarming, the company's cash drain — as measured by free cash flow — increased dramatically, to a little more than $ 1 billion, from $ 276.8 million in the previous quarter.

Core inflation has been lower than expected in recent months... Core inflation is expected to increase gradually over coming quarters, reaching 2 per cent by the middle of 2013 as the economy gradually absorbs the current small degree of slack, the growth of labour compensation remains moderate and inflation expectations stay well anchored.

As for ancillary, or non-ticket, revenue, Delta reported making $ 521 million during the quarter, a phenomenal 67 percent increase over the same quarter in 2017.

Smaller providers in broadband such as Plusnet experienced a good quarter, increasing their share by focusing at the value end of the market.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.