Sentences with phrase «lose a year as»

It is estimated that an area approximately the size of England is lost each year as a result of deforestation.

Not exact matches

These missed appointments can lead to poor health outcomes, increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and lost revenue for health systems — as much as $ 150 billion in the US every year, according to Health Management Technology.

Pay television lost a record number of subscribers in last year's fourth quarter as more and more companies have opted to cut the cord.

London will lose its crown as the world's leading financial center within five years.

During the 13 years Trump spent as chairman, the company lost a total of $ 1.1 billion and declared bankruptcy twice — all while Trump essentially paid himself roughly $ 82 million and also had the company pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy Trump Ice bottled water for their mini-bars.

Especially after losing legends such as David Bowie and Tom Petty over the last few years, I'm treasuring the chance to catch my favorite acts in concert while I can.

And then there are the more nuanced signs of trouble, such as the collapse of support among rural Americans, whom Democrats lost by eight points in 2008 and by 28 this year.

For one thing, those 10 - year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14 % and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market - watchers expect.

But a cure is still a long ways off, and for many, an ALS diagnosis spells a death sentence — often, patients die within five years as they lose the ability to control their muscles, eat, and breathe.

But it could be that 2016 is the year that so - called unicorns lose their horns, or become «uni-corpses,» as some financial experts like to quip.

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

In 2015, Ackman, the founder of hedge fund Pershing Square, announced his multi-billion dollar bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); he proceeded to lose nearly his entire investment, or $ 7.7 million every day for about two years, as Valeant stock sank 95 %.

August 14 - The ringgit, which had been on a downward trend, plunges to a 17 - year low, losing as much as 2.6 percent to 4.1180 per dollar, in part due to concerns about the Federal Reserve's expected rate hike, and also because outside investors are concerned about the turmoil surrounding Najib.

If you told her she had to drape her body in a billowing black sack every time she went outside, or that her right to vote was only a right as of a few years ago, she'd tell you you'd lost your mind.

For many, the Skype deal is seen — along with exuberance for the LinkedIn IPO and sky - high private valuations of companies such as Facebook — as a sign of a fast - inflating technology bubble: What else could explain such a lofty price tag for a company that lost $ 7 million in 2010 and $ 418 million the year before?

In its heyday, it was by far the most popular company on Facebook, but lost lustre in recent years as people moved on to other games and to mobile devices.

Nearly four - and - a-half years after Bill Ackman bet $ 1 billion that Herbalife stock would fall — a losing bet so far for the hedge fund manager — the nutrition products company is approaching what many investors see as a watershed moment, the final test that will determine which side was right.

The company's shares sank for years as the BlackBerry lost ground to the iPhone and phones running Google Inc.'s Android system.

Since late 2012, the once high - flying charity — which has raised some $ 500 million over the years to help 2.5 million patients, caretakers, and survivors get access to services such as fertility preservation, clinical - trial matching, and insurance assistance — has lost some of its biggest sponsors, including Nike and RadioShack.

That's been true for the thrill - seeking fans of movies like «Raiders of the Lost Ark» and audiences that prefer more thoughtful releases such as «Lincoln» almost six years ago.

The wounds from her most recent leading role were fresh: As the GOP nominee for California governor, the billionaire had spent 2 1/2 years campaigning and $ 110 million from her own pocket, only to lose decisively to Jerry Brown in 2010.

Even as legislators and presidential hopefuls discuss gun control measures, investors worry that a year - long surge in firearm sales is losing steam.

If the 67 - year - old lost all of his money overnight and had to start from scratch, he knows exactly what he would do: Start all over again as an entrepreneur, launching a new business he hasn't tried yet.

As crude prices began to plunge last year, many energy experts predicted a repeat of 1986 when U.S. oil companies lost their funding and the industry collapsed into a yearslong bust.

In July, Foursquare found that mid-market gyms like 24 Hour Fitness, Snap Fitness, and New York Sports Club lost 5 % of their gym visit share in the past year, as boutique fitness visits grew.

The firm, which provides U.S. cities with international travel predictions, reversed its 2017 forecast that foreign travel to the U.S. would grow this year and expects the country to lose as many as 6.3 million visitors by the end of the year.

Airbnb in its study projects a loss of $ 405 million over the next 10 years from the pockets of San Francisco Airbnb hosts who would lose rental income as a result of the proposed limit, according to Nulty.

As for a business's bottom line, a 2013 Gallup poll revealed depression alone costs U.S. workplaces an estimated $ 23 billion in lost productivity each year.

The first quarter year over year revenue comparison was negatively impacted by approximately $ 184,000 due to the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard (ASC Topic 606) as well as the loss of a large customer, representing revenue of approximately $ 800,000 in the current quarter, which was previously announced as lost in Q4 2017.

Though it is preventable and curable, TB still kills 1.5 million people per year — 300,000 more than are lost to AIDS annually — and rates as the world's most deadly infectious disease.

Meanwhile its currency, the ringgit, has hit levels seen since the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis and lost as much as 28 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar from the beginning of the year through the end of September.

That's not surprising, given that Spotify lost $ 1.5 billion last year (or $ 461 million on an operating basis, as opposed to GAAP.)

Cyber Monday is right around the corner and as the world's biggest day of e-commerce volume all year, it's a marketing opportunity not to be lost.

Rapid uptake of new technologies and intense competition between manufacturers have pushed margins on many sets into negative territory, and as Bloomberg Businessweek's recent profile of CEO Stringer pointed out, over the past eight years the company has lost an astounding US$ 8.5 billion on TVs.

By failing to name a person as your beneficiary, your heirs lose that ability to stretch and must distribute the IRA assets within five years, Frye said.

In some months of the year, women were actually losing jobs as men were making gains.

Priszm lost $ 30.7 million in the past two years, and is in the hole $ 1.5 million so far this year as same - store sales declined every quarter.

The move comes as Sears tries to bounce back from a five - year stretch during which it lost more than $ 8 billion as it closed hundreds of stores and sales dropped sharply.

«In our experience, markets tend to over-react to political shocks, as was seen in the example of Tiananmen Square — where the Hang Seng fell 22 % in a single day, losing 37 % from its peak over the entirety of the protest period, before steadily recovering back to previous peak over the following year,» the team wrote.

Taser shares have gained 44 percent year to date, but have fallen 12 percent this quarter after the company lost the New York Police Department body cam contract to Vievu Safariland at a price that Taser described as «near or below cost.»

The disorder eats away at motor functions and disrupts voluntary muscles; patients usually die within three to five years of the first symptoms as they lose their ability to breathe.

GM has abandoned several money - losing markets over the past three years as part of a broader strategy to boost profit margins and conserve capital to fund electric and automated vehicles as well as new models for core markets in China, the U.S. and Latin America.

With the new GOP health care bill expected to leave 14 million fewer Americans with health insurance next year, investors fear those hospitals could lose that many patients, as those people may no longer be able to afford to seek care.

But, for the most part, cities have not yet fully bought in to them, largely because of the inflexibility they introduce: Cities lose their ability to repurpose community - entrusted land for other uses, such as zoning it for commercial use if necessary, because the land is often locked into long - term leases, usually spanning in the 75 - year range.

Bloom was by Wendy Walsh's side during a press conference earlier this year in which the former Fox News contributor described losing her status as a contributor after rebuffing former host Bill O'Reilly's sexual advances in 2013.

Much has been made during the current election cycle about which political party is best aligned with the interests of Corporate America, with some arguing that the Republican party is losing its status as the «party of business,» while Fortune «s Chris Matthews argued that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson may actually be the best candidate for the business community this year.

As he told Inc. last year, Dunn once came close to losing everything over one mistake.

Most people will lose their years just as surely as they lose their hours.

But just a couple of years later, Netflix lost its exclusivity with Epix when the distributor signed a similar deal with Amazon (AMZN)-- news that also hit the company's share price hard, taking Netflix stock down by as much as 11 percent in a day.

Then comes 19 - year - old Bobby Voelker, the department's safety representative, who reports that there have been nine recordable accidents and 14 days lost as a result.