Sentences with phrase «last year a week»

The only amusing thing about this followup statement is how closely it resembles the semi-non-apology Rush Limbaugh offered his listeners last year a week after he proposed that I kill myself if I really think human population growth is bad for the planet.

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LONDON, April 30 - The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

Wages in the U.S. rose 2.5 percent in 2017 from the year before, according to the latest nonfarm payrolls data released last week.

Similar data for China was not available, but the country's consumption has been growing, Last year, Chinese consumers reportedly spent 840 billion Chinese yuan (just under $ 140 billion) in retail and catering services over the week - long holiday, an increase of 11.4 percent from 2016.

Last week, we opened up the vote via Facebook Likes for this year's Readers» Choice, the coolest young company of 2016.

However, that's due in part to a high comparative base from the second quarter last year, when the U.K.'s unexpected decision to leave the EU caused a huge surge in trading in the last week of June.

Last week, a report from the China Tourism Academy and Ctrip said they expected the number of outbound Chinese travelers this year to reach a new record of 6.5 million.

That has prompted investors to take another look at the widening interest rate differential trends between the United States and Europe which hit the highest in nearly 30 years at 236 basis points last week, and protracted weakness in the greenback.

Or is there something we all can do to wring at least some accomplishment out of these last few weeks of the year?

A poll last week suggested that Labour would fail to take Wandsworth and Westminster, but indicated the party was still on track for its best result in 40 years in London.

Hyundai Motor group, which includes Kia, last week said it planned to lift U.S. investment by 50 % to $ 3.1 billion over five years and could build a new plant there.

A newspaper is reporting that a Florida state senator who resigned this week after using a racial slur hired a former Hooters «calendar girl» and a Playboy model with no political experience to be consultants for his political action committee last year.

Backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt last week, preparing for his talk with the founder of Frontback — an app that lets you take pictures with both of your iPhone cameras at the same time — Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, is reflecting on the six - year history of this start - up launch conference.

Since her father won last year's presidential election, the First Daughter's company has filed trademark requests with U.S. officials for branded lingerie, lounge wear and athletic apparel, Bloomberg reported this week.

Last week, an 18 - year - old named Keziah Daum posted pictures on Twitter of herself, her date, and her friends at their prom.

More than 4.5 million people would have to sign up for plans this week in order to match last year's numbers, according to analysts.

Marfeel, which brought in around $ 10 million in revenue last year ($ 11.8 million USD) from publishing clients around the world — and made the Inc. 5000 EU list at No. 283 this year — doesn't anticipate that the events of this week will have a lasting impact on sales.

A Pew survey released last week found that 85 % of U.S. adults now get their news on a mobile device at least some of the time, up from 72 % last year and 54 % in 2013.

Even before Wednesday's decision, five of the country's largest banks hiked five - year fixed rates 15 basis points to 5.14 per cent last week.

Bitcoin has struggled to claw back to $ 10,000 in the last several weeks and remains roughly 36 percent lower for the year.

Canadians worrying about the state of their retirement savings can enjoy some good news this week: Canada has been ranked 10th in the 2016 Global Retirement Index, up from 12th last year.

Its concerts coincide with gatherings of world leaders, such as its Global Citizen Week in New York last month during the UN's General Assembly meeting, as well as encouraging people to lobby governments and institutions year - round.

Last week, Simmons pleaded guilty to charges that he wasn't a CIA agent at all, and he faces up to 40 years in prison.

Last week Snap reported its best quarter ever last week since its March 2017 IPO, beating Wall Street revenue expectations for the fourth quarter of 2017 and posting the biggest net user addition in over a yLast week Snap reported its best quarter ever last week since its March 2017 IPO, beating Wall Street revenue expectations for the fourth quarter of 2017 and posting the biggest net user addition in over a ylast week since its March 2017 IPO, beating Wall Street revenue expectations for the fourth quarter of 2017 and posting the biggest net user addition in over a year.

Last year, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets concluded that a single episode of The Big Bang Theory was more valuable to advertisers than an entire week's worth of viewing on YouTube.

Does it last a few weeks or a year?

Last week, a study published by the Kauffman Foundation using census data from the past 50 years, revealed some eye - opening statistics about the number of immigrant - led companies in America.

This is the latest merger involving the pharmaceutical outsourcing market; last week, inVentiv Health and INC Research announced their own marriage, and Quintiles and IMS Health merged last year to birth a clinical research giant.

Last week, the National Retail Federation estimated that Americans will spend $ 2.4 billion on candy for Easter this year, which is more than was spent on Halloween candy.

The disclosure confirms media reports last week that said Dell was considering going public after operating for roughly five years as a private company.

The common currency rose to a two - and - half year high against the dollar on doubts over the U.S. currency but also after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave two speeches last week with no indications about the bank's next steps for monetary policy.

Last year, Mihaly gave water to people from a $ 10,000 turnkey campsite because they hadn't sufficiently prepared for a week in the desert.

And the company said last week it did not require an additional capital raise this year apart from credit lines.

Documents tabled in the legislature include an email from Bill Hawkins, then the chief of staff to federal International Trade Minister Ed Fast, dated a week before Dunderdale announced the fishery fund last year.

«The company reported strong Q1 operational metrics last week and reiterated full year guidance,» Strugger said.

Instead of shooting skyward after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates last week, yields on the 10 - year Treasury note fell — and have been steadily falling ever since.

NHL 12 has sold more than 415,000 copies since its release worldwide on September 13, a 19 % increase over last year and the franchise's best ever first - week sales.

Sales for the last quarter of 2001 were up 35 % over the same period the previous year, surpassing a projected increase of 20 %, which Marchica considers outstanding considering that his sales reps were grounded for weeks after September 11.

The whistleblower, who would only describe himself a 20 - year veteran of buy side firms, told CNBC that the manipulation he's seen through «irregular patterns» contributed to last week's market plunge.

In currency markets, the euro held at two - year highs following remarks by ECB President Mario Draghi last week, while the dollar remained weak ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week.

That's despite an artificially tough comparison that Apple will face: The December quarter this year will include the normal 13 weeks, while the December quarter last year was 14 weeks.

By contrast, stocks in the S&P 500 Apparel Retail Index are changing hands at the fastest clip since 2012 — an average of 700,000 times more a week than they did last year.

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters)- Seven years after being devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, L'Aquila's abandoned city center is a stark reminder of the struggle facing Italian towns hit by a quake last week.

Last week, Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi cut his fiscal - year earnings - per - share estimate for Apple based on his team's analysis of supply - chain companies that «increasingly point [ed] to weakness.»

With U.K. life expectancy a long 80.75 years and the average retirement age of 65, a significant amount of people are working longer, however, with data from the Office on National Statistics (ONS) released last week showed the number of older people aged 65 - 74 who were economically active had almost doubled in the last ten years to 16 percent.

Last week, Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi cut his fiscal - year earnings - per - share estimate for Apple based on his team's analysis of supply chain companies that «increasingly point [ed] to weakness.»

Last week, the House narrowly approved a Senate version of the 2018 federal budget, clearing the path for the Republican - controlled Senate to pass its tax reform plan later this year.

WHAT THEY DID: An earlier version of the Senate plan would increase deficits by roughly $ 1 trillion over 10 years, even when taking into account additional economic growth forecast with the tax cuts, the Joint Committee on Taxation said last week.

The governor announced last week that 57.4 million visitors came to the state during the first six months of the year, the highest number ever, according to the report.

Last week, Sanofi agreed to buy U.S. haemophilia specialist Bioverativ for $ 11.6 billion, its biggest deal for seven years and a major play to strengthen its presence in treatments for rare diseases.