Sentences with phrase «last year gained»

When Battlefield: Bad Company 2 released last year it gained numerous new fans thanks to its fantastic online battles, and it took the fight to the Call of Duty series by providing a perfect counterpoint to its tighter, more close combat focused gameplay.

Our top picks from last year gained an incredible 48.8 %

The initial proposal that passed last year gained approval by limiting application to specific, designated disabilities and conditions.

A bill introduced last year gained little traction in the Legislature's higher education committees, Ferrara said.

But Republicans last year gained full control of the chamber and Klein lost the title, plus the ability to have veto power over which bills come to the floor for a vote.

Last year it gained complete acceptance as a national sport.

And last year we gained about # 25 - 30m from player sales, plus we realeased like 15 players freeing up an insane amount of wages so it's not like we just dropped # 80m end of story.

Ghash.io was launched in July 2013 and last year gained some notoriety through its success: In June 2014, it briefly gained control of 51 % of the entire bitcoin network.

Could it be that Ethereum turned in such superior performance last year gaining over 7,500 % that it was only natural to go through a period of under - performance?

Not exact matches

Shares of Exxon are down about 4 percent over the last year, compared with a 9 - percent gain for the S&P 500 energy sector.

Last year, the founders of Boulder, Colo. - based Ubooly learned a few real - world lessons when they traveled to CES in hopes of gaining big - time exposure.

Craig Fehr, Edward Jones's Canadian investment strategist, points out that every other sector besides utilities and telecoms posted double - digit gains last year.

At last year's general election the party fell short of gaining the sort of Leave - voting Labour seats they needed for a majority.

The issue of mandatory arbitration for harassment cases gained national attention last year when former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued network president Roger Ailes over alleged sexual misconduct.

The blame for the sub-zero performance of last year's top 10 dividend payers fell squarely on a single stock, without which this basket would have rewarded investors with a 7 % gain.

Net income jumped to $ 433 million from $ 280 million last year, reflecting gains from the sale of company - owned restaurants to franchisees.

Cases were detected during testing in February and November last year, while one was detected in January this year, according to the statement, which was released on Friday but did not gain public attention until Saturday.

Procter & Gamble (pg) waged a number of battles last year with activist investor Nelson Peltz, who succeeded in gaining a board seat after months of fighting.

Co-founders Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz (last we saw them, they were firing a pair of hard - partying friends named Holly and Molly) will be back for a new season on E! later this year... AmieStreet.com, a music - downloading start - up that raises the price of a song as it gains popularity, hit the jackpot when users found recordings on the site by Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the woman linked with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Microsoft's Bing search engine has gained little traction in China since launching last year.

Sotheby's has been a strong performer in the stock market recently, gaining more than 138 % in value after hitting a low of $ 19.13 in mid-February last year.

Semiconductor stocks like Nvidia, Applied Materials and Micron were synonymous with stellar gains last year amid strong demand and the cryptocurrency frenzy.

But the news is particularly ironic for Bitstamp, which gained popularity after the collapse of another exchange called Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy last year after losing approximately $ 650 million in a cyber attack.

Last year I saw a lot of cool orange book covers with the catchy title Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain.

Last September, palladium gained the upper hand over platinum for the first time in 16 years.

«To honor Barbara Bush as a commencement speaker is to honor a woman who has gained recognition through the achievements of her husband, which contravenes what we have been taught over the last four years at Wellesley.»

One of them, Berkeley's Emmanuel Saez, said the incomes of the richest Americans surged last year in part because they cashed in stock holdings to avoid higher capital gains taxes that took effect in January.

The company's shares have lost value in each of the last two years after a seven - year streak of gains.

Note the trend since 2015 of diminishing year - over-year price gains that turned into actual price declines late last year (red columns) and took a bigger dip in March:

Despite the optimistic outlook, the increase in spending is expected to fall short of last year's gain of 5.2 percent.

Google introduced its option, Google Home late last year and it quickly gained compatibility with many top - tier smart home accessories.

Volkswagen released this spot on YouTube several days before last year's Super Bowl and gained plenty of hype in the process.

With $ 6.8 million in sales last year, the company's environmentally friendly products are clearly gaining recognition, as its revenue has shot up by 588 percent since its founding in 2011.

And with last year's acquisitions, second - generation CEO Tom Gaglardi, 43, appears to have finally gained some respect.

Unlike last year's attempt to rally, the technicals suggest gains over the past month are a little different, said Maley.

As for Jobs, reports of Zuckerberg's relationship with him resurfaced last year, in the wake of news that Zuckerberg, early in the Facebook era, had gained insights and wisdom from a month - long trip to India.

Home prices keep pushing higher, with the median new home price above $ 300,000, a 6.1 % gain over last year.

Those gains came despite weathering the Brexit vote, which the state - owned company considered one of the biggest risks last year.

Before Chrysler debuted its «Born of Fire» commercial at last year's Super Bowl, the auto company had to gain approval from the National Football League.

The company reportedly finished 2014 with a 26 % gain in revenue in the year's last quarter, while over four million people subscribed.

The securities industry averaged 176,900 jobs in New York City last year, down slightly after three straight years of gains.

To gain approval under the International Entrepreneur Rule, which could go into effect by the end of the year if approved, entrepreneurs would need to show that their startup was founded in the last three years, as well as maintain at least a 15 percent ownership stake in the company.

Added to last year, when it lost 20.5 % in a relatively flat year for markets, the fund's declines are now greater than its 2014 gain.

Those families who have benefited the least from the big increase in stock prices over the last few years have the most to gain, proportionately, from the drop in oil and gas prices.

For investors who got in before the 2014 gains, Ackman «s record remains strong with his flagship Pershing Square International fund still earning an average 12 % a year over the last decade.

And while 19 black women gained seats on Fortune 500 boards last year, boards remain nearly 80 % male.

NEW YORK, Jan 3 - The U.S. dollar extended gains against key currencies on Wednesday after the release of minutes from last month's Federal Reserve meeting, while world shares smashed records on investor optimism in the new year.

They spent $ 8.5 billion on luxury goods overseas during the month — an 18 percent gain over last year.

Pantera Capital, a hedge fund that gained attention for returning 25,000 percent over its lifetime through the end of last year, saw the value of its cryptocurrency fund cut nearly in half in March, according to an investor letter Tuesday.

Even after last year's extraordinary job gains, only about 59 percent of the population is employed.