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New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

Motor vehicles sales in Western Australia for the year to November are down 8.5 per cent on the same period last year, with sports utility vehicles the only part of the market that held up.

She has worked with more than 100 entrepreneurs over the last 10 years from start - ups to 30 - year - old businesses.

Last year, Bitfinex announced a tie - up with Palo Alto - based BitGo, which uses multiple - signature security to store user deposits online, allowing for faster withdrawals.

A positive sign: The firm, founded in 2006, has accelerated its growth in the last year, with its customer base up about 22 % from a year earlier, to 950 customers (that growth was about 9 % from a year before that).

Last year, the Bank of Canada estimated that 31 per cent of residential mortgages with the Big Six bank lenders are up for renewal in the next one to three years.

Well, TRE finally got up and running late last year, and companies with more than $ 1.5 million in annual sales can now sell their receivables online to the highest bidder.

Store owners in some cases report up to doubling traffic levels across the weekend with peaks in traffic hitting on the Saturday before the weekend winds down, last year alone the NFIB reported independent merchants saw record Saturday sales with consumer spending close to $ 5.7 billion.

Another example: On a trip to Guatemala last year — Liu frequently travels to source countries to meet with suppliers — he struck up a conversation with an older American gentleman while having dinner.

He said late last year that he wanted to «change the world» with start - up investing and that he wanted to see at least one female interviewed for each opening in a start - up.

With such high rates of engagement, it's no wonder he's moved up 4 spots since last year from # 11 to # 7.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is an early user, signing up some 100 employees last year with plans to roll the product out to 30,000 of its 100,000 employees by the end of this year.

President and CEO Steve Easterbrook struck a bullish tone while discussing the results with analysts, touting last year's launch of all - day breakfast 2.0 — an update that saw the addition of McGriddle and other items — as having lived up to expectations.

Last year, the company increased the amount to be returned up to $ 130 billion (from its earlier target of $ 100 billion) with a target of the end of this year.

The chicken producer plunged into crisis Monday after police said BRF executives conspired with laboratories to falsify test results and cover up a salmonella outbreak, the latest fallout from a food - safety investigation that threw the country's meat industry into disarray last year.

Safety experts point to the numbers: U.S. pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, with 5,376 in 2015 and nearly 6,000 last year, the most in two decades and up 22 percent from 2014, according to data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Association for a recent report.

And iCloud, the company's service to back up photos, video, documents and user settings over the Internet, has laboured for years to meet Apple's «It Just Works» standard without ever living up to expectations (internal frustration with the situation boiled over last fall when Apple insiders talked — anonymously — to reporter Jessica E. Lessin at tech news site The Information about the business unit's disarray).

Last week, the $ 100 million acquisition was finalized — $ 65 million in cash up front with the ability to earn up to $ 30 million more over the next two years.

Recently, a travel survey found that nearly 68 percent of flyers were satisfied with airport security, up from to around 65 percent satisfaction last year.

And it has massive financial problems to contend with — running up a $ 16 billion loss last year.

They can be set up in minutes with basic tools and last up to 20 years.

As a result, you will end up with a mortgage that lasts for years and you have to work to pay off that mortgage.

Last year, Hulu said it had roughly 12 million subscribers, which means the service still has a long way to go to catch up with its larger rivals, as Netflix boasts over 100 million subscribers around the world while more than 80 million people have Amazon Prime accounts.

Those can yield big savings: In an analysis last year, Hipmunk found savings of up to 63 percent compared with hotel rates in popular cities.

After raising $ 20 million last year, BaubleBar teamed up with Target to create a line called SugarFix, and just launched an affordable fine jewelry line.

Given how the economy has been over the last few years, you might have needed to put up with the abuse just to get by.

Having battled throughout his life with depressive episodes, the Foundry Group managing director publically owned up to his struggles last year on his blog.

The founders point out how attendance at conferences in general has gone up dramatically over the last five years because people are making these digital connections with brands and peer - to - peer, and want to meet people in real life.

Affliction never planned to take a jab at the fight - club crowd until last year, when it partnered up with none other than Donald Trump.

Or your PC can fetch files relating to that approaching customer or colleague and prompt you with zingers like, «Oh hi, boss, just noticing that sales are up 14 percent so far this month over last year at this time,» or «Gee, Mr. Freedman, you must have heard about the special we're having on the Monster Lawn 6000 tractor for Teeny Lawn 300 owners.»

The economy is growing again, with gross domestic product up 2.3 % compared to 1.7 % last year.

Perry Chen has been working with a team of volunteers every Monday night for the last year to come up with an organization that helps people discover and support nonprofits for $ 1 a day.

Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft last year, but just months after that it launched a new brand - licensed tablet computer, produced under license by Taiwan's Foxconn, with an intention to follow up with more devices.

Seeking to protect its console business, the Japanese group had for many years resisted introducing mobile games with its best - known characters such as Super Mario Bros. and Pokemon, finally yielding to investor calls last year when it announced a tie - up with mobile specialst DeNA Co..

And 14 % were committed to aligning their goals with climate science, which requires deep cuts in emissions to achieve Paris agreement goals, up from 9 % last year.

The operating system is a minor upgrade over last year's Android Nougat, but according to Google, it comes with efficiencies that will speed up its apps.

Last year the movement inspired college students to take up the mantel, with some successes (the system president and chancellor of the University of Missouri resigned over outcry they failed to address campus racism).

According to Statistics Canada, last year nearly 30 % of fathers took at least some leave to be with their new baby — up from 3 % a decade earlier.

Nearly 300 people filed solar - related complaints with the state last year, an increase of 25 %, according to the California Contractors State Licensing Board, which pledged to step up enforcement.

Avon has racked up about $ 1.8 billion in losses and last year sold off its North American business to private equity firm Cerberus, a huge blow for a company founded in 1886 in New York when a door - to - door bookseller found that the perfumes he mixed himself were popular with his customers.

Last fall Airstream2Go partnered with Exclusive — a luxury destination club wherein members pay a fee to have year - round access to very plush lodgings all over the globe — to offer three trips: one up the California coastline, another in and around Yellowstone National Park, and a third in the Southwest, through Zion, Bryce, and the Grand Canyon.

Analysts seem certain of this fact, with Forrester research predicting the mobile payments market will swell to $ 192 billion by 2019 in the United States alone, up from $ 52 billion last year.

Last week, Relativity announced a 20 - year leasing agreement with NASA to use the E-4 facilities at Stennis, which gives the start - up access to four robust testing chambers for larger tests.

Four times a year, following U.K hunting missions that can last up to a month, Shantz returns with 20 - and 40 - foot containers brimming with rustic treasure.

Gilead, fresh from its CAR - T cancer drug victory last year, has struck a deal with gene - editing specialist Sangamo that could be worth up to $ 3 billion (with $ 150 million in upfront cash).

Baker won't reveal the details, but the company is said to have pulled in revenue of around $ 70 million last year, most of it from a deal with Google in which the search engine giant kicks back a commission on ad revenue obtained when a Firefox user enlists the browser's Google search bar and ends up clicking on a sponsored link.

With sales projected to be up 4.1 percent to $ 616.9 billion compared to last year, it is vital for companies to evaluate how to prepare for the upcoming season and take necessary steps to ensure a profitable fourth quarter.

Its stock has shot up by 40 % since last year, and it continues to book significant contracts around the world, including with the Swedish Transportation Authority, the Texas Railroad Commission and the State of California.

Last year, Fitbit announced a program in conjunction with health insurer UnitedHealthcare (unh) called Motion that pays participants up to $ 1,500 in credits if they meet certain health goals.

«Often in the hands of entrepreneurs or families, small businesses with up to 99 employees are typically more flexible when economic shifts occur but can lack the deep pockets to survive a major decline in the economy,» notes the Index besides a graph showing a sharp decline in wages during the worst years of the economic crisis and a steep increase over the last three quarters of last year.