Sentences with phrase «lowest years on record»

That is, the five lowest years on record all happened in the past five years.

Still, sea ice is far below the long - term average and stands to rank among the lowest years on record at its end - of - summer nadir.

The 2009 minimum has recently been calculated at 5.10 million km2, the third lowest year on record and still well below the IPCC worst case scenario (Copenhagen Diagnosis 2009).

While weather conditions in September could change the minimum extent number or date, it is unlikely that the ranking as the fourth lowest year on record will change when final numbers have been tallied.

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Studies indicate that the US now has its lowest number of unintended pregnancies in 30 years, not to mention the lowest teen pregnancy on record.

But a long period of U.S. economic growth could be interrupted in the coming years, despite a historically low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, and record - shattering momentum on Wall Street that added trillions to the value of stocks in 2017.

The market is not far from record highs, the unemployment rate is at a low 5.6 percent, and the Federal Reserve is on track to raise rates later in the year.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

LONDON, Oct 3 - Key Euribor and Libor bank - to - bank rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters)- Key Euribor and Libor bank - to - bank rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

LONDON, Oct 3 - Key Euribor bank - to - bank lending rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

And additional years of work ahead of claiming would help Kittle replace zero - and low - income years on her record from when she was a young mother.

Rates on government bonds in Germany and Switzerland fell further into negative territory after Brexit, while yields on 10 - year Treasuries dropped below 1.5 % and touched record lows.

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday decided to keep its interest rates unchanged at 1.5 percent — a record low — and said it expects the Aussie economy to grow around 3 percent a year over the next few years.

Last Friday, the yield on the 10 - year Treasury fell to as low as 1.385 percent, an all - time record.

DETROIT (AP)-- U.S. sales of new cars and trucks fell in August, ending summer on a low note for the auto industry and making it less likely that this year's auto sales will match the record set in 2015.

The study drew on data from nearly 6,000 millennial renters (age 18 to 34) at a time when homeownership for Americans under 35 years old is at its lowest point in the history of Census recorded data dating back to 1984.

Spain's household savings rate fell to its lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year as high unemployment and wage deflation in the latest recession obliged them to devote more of their disposable income to consumption, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Bustle's organic reach on Facebook in July 2016 was 13 percent lower than its average for the year — partially skewed by record reach in January — but only a third of its traffic comes from Facebook.

With the VIX having dropped to record low levels (Figure 1), shorting the VIX has produced a handsome return so far this year (up 70 % based on the ProShares Short VIX Short - Term Futures ETF (SVXY)-RRB-.

«Five - year mortgage rates currently sit at their lowest level on record.

The Greenback is recovering the bulk of last week's losses, with the Euro weaker despite German IP and Exports better than expected, and Euro Unemployment coming in at 7 year lows — Sterling falls to October Lows on Article 50 headers — Turkey's Lira fresh record low on Moody's, Peso eyeballing lows into Auto Show Headlows — Sterling falls to October Lows on Article 50 headers — Turkey's Lira fresh record low on Moody's, Peso eyeballing lows into Auto Show HeadLows on Article 50 headers — Turkey's Lira fresh record low on Moody's, Peso eyeballing lows into Auto Show Headlows into Auto Show Headers.

With interest rates still hovering near the lowest levels they've ever been in 5,000 + years of recorded human history, it's very difficult to achieve a significant investment return without taking on substantial risk.

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These low rates have encouraged investors in recent months to pile on risk, taking U.S. equities markets to record highs earlier this year despite an economy that's still being slowed by relatively high unemployment, huge debt levels, and tighter government spending.

Alibaba's shares skidded to a record low in New York on Wednesday after China's biggest e-commerce company posted its slowest revenue growth in over three years.

The various measures of underlying inflation recorded slightly lower outcomes in the quarter, although on a year - ended basis they show inflation at a similar rate to the headline measure (Table 14; Graph 71).

Still reeling from the effects of Britain's decision to leave the European Union, global investors showed increased demand for the safe haven of U.S. Treasuries, resulting in the 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield hitting a record low on July 6th.

On balance, it seems likely we're in a speculative bubble, fuelled by the record low interest rates of recent years and the arrival of Buy To Let investors scared of the stock market.

The 10 + years that Bush's trickle down tax cuts for the rich were in effect was the lowest period of economic and job growth on record.

The figure marks a two per cent year - on - year decline since 2016, and is significantly lower than the 85 per cent recorded in 1983 when the annual poll was first conducted.

Macquarie Group looks set to report its second highest profit on record, aided by a lower Australian dollar, as the financial services giant flagged earnings may climb as high as $ 1.52 billion for the year ending March 31.

On Saturday he needed to use it only 24 times in 18 holes as he brought in a score of 65, the lowest round in the Masters in the past seven years and only a stroke more than Lloyd Mangrum's 1940 tournament record.

Um pesonal experiments sorry nobody gave him 150million pounds to sign eonaldo or messi or 100 million pounds to sign a player oh plus another 400million to fill out the other ten sorry he was given ants and has still won our record signing 55million i mean other teams are able to spend more on bench sore pine slivered second strings than hes been on starters over the years and hes still won only manager invincible oh and then when the other clubs new we were low on cash and winning started injuring our star players and do nt say it does nt happen cause it does um he still won whole given ants to spend hes done amazing extend please one or to bad seasons compared to twenty great seasons and had our strikers finished their chances this year in 5 or six key matches we'd be sitting pretty reall only 3 or two and a draw or saw and we'd be sittingin the thick of itextend now that the board an owner are willing to spend snails for him finally atleast a little more than ants cause of inflation

Urena is a [frantically googles] right - handed... starter, who, uh... [still googling] was acquired in 2008 as an amateur free agent and... [moving on to Bing]... was strangely effective last year, with a 14 - 7 record despite a 5.20 FIP and one of the lower strikeout rates among qualifying starters?

As usual Jon you make some good points but with all respect to Leeds, Villa and Forest, no way would Spurs spend the amount of time in the lower leagues [just one year] that those three have spent recently and I'm sure you remember that great Spurs side in their double year dropping their first point after 14 games to Man City and suffering their first defeat to Sheffield Wednesday by the odd goal in three on Boxing day and almost beating our 66 point record [2 points a win in those days] which stood from the glorious thirties thanks to a shock home defeat on the last day of the season by West Brom with their frightening forward line of Jones, White, Smith, Allen, and Dyson and to make things worse the following year the signing of Jimmy Greaves, and don't let anybody tell different without doubt the greatest striker the English game as ever seen.

Last year, when load - shedding reached its peak over a three - year period, the economy recorded its lowest growth in 15 years: expanding by 3.9 percent mainly, on due to a slump in commodities prices and energy supply deficit, which affected the manufacturing, industries and services sectors... the biggest contributors to the country's GDP.

My fear stems from the fact that a renowned economists and a vice Presidential candidate of a party whose philosophy stands on ideals of conservatism, will confidently move around with a message of establishing one factory in each district at this point of our national reconstruction.How do you implement such a policy after scrapping 70 % of taxes across, build 350 secondary schools, free secondary school etc.You sum up all these deceitful platitudes and you begin to shiver.We are made to believe that the issue of unemployment would be buried under their government forgetting that, we were made to lineup in hot sun to register for employment only to be told in 2005 by Ghana Statistical service that unemployment figure for that year was the highest do far and remains the highest today.The lowest unemployment figures recorded between 2001 - 2016 was recorded in 2013 under Mahama.So who possess the practical record to support his call.

Already Buhari has started giving excuses for the abysmal performance.He attributed the quagmire to drop in the price of oil globally and cleverly laid the blame on the doorsteps of all Nigerian accusing them of relying solely on oil.All renowned rating agencies including fitch continue to downgrade Nigeria ever since Buhari took over and it is projected that Nigeria will not be able to repay its debt obligations.Fitch for instance downgraded Nigeria's longterm foreign currency issuer default rating to B + from BB - and longterm local currency IDR to BB - from BB.The general position expressed by almost all the Briton wood institutions is that Nigeria's fiscal and external vulnerability has worsened under Buhari and it is projected that the government's general fiscal deficit could grow up to 4.2 % by the end of 2016 after averaging 1.5 % under the previous regime.A recent capital importation report by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics confirms that, last year, the country recorded total inflow of capital into the economy stood at $ 9.6 billion which was a 53 % drop from previous year and the lowest recorded total since 2011.

As announced on 15 January, we had a strong production year in 2012, particularly in our low - cost iron ore business where we produced a record 253 million tonnes.

The NHS is now back in balance and delivering improvements in health outcomes, the lowest waits on record, as well as providing a level of care that ten years ago was only offered to those who could afford it,» she argued.

Homicides and shootings on pace to hit record lows by the year's end.

Ten years after the foreclosure crisis began, the pain grinds on locally in low - income areas and communities of color, while big financial institutions are riding high with billions of dollars in profits amid record stock - market peaks.

Few believe the Democrats will gain a majority in the Senate this year, leaving Spitzer with two years to amass a record of success on his governmental - reform agenda of lowering taxes and balancing the state budget before attempting to take on a controversial social issue.

Four days later, the interest rates paid by the U.S. government on its new 10 - year bonds were plummeting on their way to record lows (1).

The Greater Accra region recorded the highest year — on — year inflation rate of 18.1 percent, followed by the Ashanti region with 15.8 percent while the Volta region recorded the lowest of 13.1 percent.

School districts in the 2016 - 17 budget year will have a record - low cap on property tax increases, a report from the New York State Association of School Business Officials found.

The Nassau legislature's Office of Budget Review noted in a report that soaring police overtime in Nassau, which topped a record $ 70 million last year, can not be blamed on low staffing levels or union work rules, a fiscal adviser to the county legislature said.

In my three plus years in the Senate, I've delivered on my promise to ensure our region gets its fair share, which includes record school aid, lowering middle class taxes, enacting equal pay for women, and supporting a better business environment while protecting the rights of workers.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»