Sentences with phrase «most interesting years»

Given changes in the county legislature, he might face a most interesting year here in Ulster.

On page 384, Fleurette suggests that their year of harassment at the hands of Henry Kaufman was also the most interesting year of their lives, and therefore might not have been such a bad thing in the end.

Not exact matches

Actor Augustin Legrand is taking over the role of «The Most Interesting Man in the World» months after the 77 - year - old American Jonathan Goldsmith bowed out of the role he played for nearly a decade in TV commercials and other promotional spots for the Heineken - owned beer brand.

«I can at most venture a personal judgment, based on some examination of the historical evidence, that the initial effects [on employment] of a higher and unanticipated rate of inflation last for something like two to five years; that this initial effect then begins to be reversed; and that a full adjustment to the new rate of inflation takes about as long for employment as for interest rates, say, a couple of decades.»

«We think this is one of the most egregious [conflicts of interest] we've seen in recent years, and it seems to be more widely practiced... To me, it sounds like a commission, and clients approach the adviser operating under the banner of fiduciary expecting those biases to not exist.»

For me, one of the most important, and surprising, discoveries over the last few years has been that choosing the best approach to balancing business and social concerns starts with a decision to make shareholder interests the higher priority.

Every few years, some interests on the left or right become frustrated that most Americans care deeply about the small - business community — and that concern gets in the way of those interests» policy objectives.

Starting off with my favorite holiday of the year, Halloween is one of the most mindless holiday marketing months and I am not talking about zombies; though when I read some of these Facebook pages it makes me wish I was one... What I mean is that it's relatively easy to research and find quality content that can be used to boost interest in your cause, so why not do something more ghoulish?

«Buyer interest stayed elevated in most areas thanks to mortgage rates under 4 % for most of the year and the creation of 1.7 million new jobs edging the job market closer to full employment,» said Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist.

«This is probably one of the most interesting names I've come across in recent years.»

In recent years, however, Lewis has missed his goal more often, most likely due to the poor economy, but possibly also due in part to the public's loss of interest in televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and Charo.

«According to the most recent assessment, the steady oil price recovery since summer 2017 and renewed interest in growth opportunities has led to oil majors catching up in terms of exploration activity this year, both in the shale industry and offshore deep water,» OPEC said.

Not only has the billionaire businessman turned president - elect called for doing away with trade deals favored by President Barack Obama, he expressed interest in renegotiating the North America Free Trade Agreement, a 22 year - old trade pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that eliminated most tariffs on products traded between the countries and strengthened intellectual property enforcement.

Leonisa supports their employees with financial assistance and time off for maternity, illness, marriage and housing loans with low interest that most employees can pay off within seven years.

Most of the people I've worked with over the years tell me that they're interested in buying a franchise that has a recognizable brand.

It's Microsoft's most important franchise for the Xbox, and even though it's changed hands from Bungie to Microsoft - owned 343 Industries, the development team has twice shown us it's capable of Master Chief's mantle: first in 2012 with «Halo 4,» and this year with «The Master Chief Collection,» which remastered and remixed the first four major titles with new graphics and interesting gameplay additions like playlists.

For the most part, China, which has owned around $ 1 trillion of U.S. bonds for several years, has held on to these assets, collecting billions in interest payments.

Kocherlakota's views put him at the dovish extreme at the U.S. central bank, where most policymakers, including Fed Chair Janet Yellen, expect to begin raising interest rates this year.

A time when applications to most two - year MBA programs are down, there's renewed and growing interest in accelerated programs.

Recently, at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit, legendary value investor and Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) CEO Warren Buffett said that if you are looking to place a bet against the dollar, or that interest rates would soon rise, you should just take out a plain vanilla, 30 - year fixed mortgage.

And it could convert some pirates to paying subscribers — Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes admitted on an earnings call last year that «Game of Thrones» is the most pirated show in the world, which he said was «better than an Emmy» for driving interest in the network.

Alexander agrees that we'll remain in a low - interest - rate environment for at least two or three years, though he can see the Bank of Canada increasing rates by, at most, 1 % between now and 2015.

Altman runs the most prestigious tech - startup accelerator in Silicon Valley, Y Combinator, but in recent years has increasingly expressed interest in political ideas.

But here, in alphabetical order by state, are 10 of the best of the rest — the most interesting winners we found in the SBA's state - by - state list of Small Business People of the Year.

The case for lower interest rates is weaker, but most forecasters still expect the Bank of Canada will wait at least a year to raise borrowing costs.

The family sold most of its interest in the company to the Carlyle Group before reacquiring a majority of JMC last year.

Most of the 125 stores opening in the next year will be located in former Zellers locations, and that's where Target's impact gets interesting.

But we won't know the most interesting answers until months, maybe years, from now.

The most interesting result, however, is based on an idea proposed more than 50 years ago by the German sociologist Theodore Adorno.

News that Dos Equis was wrapping up its advertising campaign revolving around «The Most Interesting Man in the World» caught a lot of people off guard, but Jonathan Goldsmith, who has portrayed the iconic character for the past nine years, says the writing was on the wall.

«Most informed investors believe that when interest rates go higher, as they are expected to within the next few years, condo prices will be hit very hard,» says MacKenzie.

Excluding proceeds from the equity financing completed in the first quarter and excluding other financing - related amounts (interest and royalty) and without the company's high level of research and development payments, most of which relates to advancing the REDUCE - IT study to completion this year, net cash outflow in the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was approximately $ 0.1 million.

(The actual «most popular» list would be pretty boring, Google says, because it wouldn't change much: We search for generic stuff like «weather» and «Google» year after year, although I'm convinced that this list is more interesting than the search engine is letting on).

As the latest Annual Report from the Bank of International Settlements states: «In most advanced economies, the fiscal budget excluding interest payments would need 20 consecutive years of surpluses exceeding 2 % of GDP just to bring the debt - to - GDP ratio back to its pre-crisis level.»

Fluent surveyed 3,240 American adults about which inventions they think are most likely to occur in the next 50 years, and the results are interesting to say the least.

The company also holds a majority interest in CT Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CRT.UN), which acquired most of the company's real estate last year, and operates a financial services division which includes credit cards.

The factory data added to reports on auto sales, housing and employment in suggesting the economy was regaining some speed, but probably not fast enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to start raising interest rates next month, as most economists had anticipated at the beginning of the year.

A combination of rising inflation and interest rates, global trade tensions and emerging skepticism toward the tech sector pushed most asset classes into negative territory year - to - date.

Dos Equis also faces significantly more competition than when the «Most Interesting Man» first graced TV screens nine years ago.

Hey Caitlin, I know it's been over a year since you posted, but I too love reading and disagree with Financial Samurai — personal finance is the most interesting non fiction literature in the world!!

The report's most valuable insights will come in future years, as trends become clear, but even the first year's data contains interesting nuggets.

Additionally, when most people refi, they start over at 30 years again, effectively making their previous payments 100 % interest.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)-- Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and most of her colleagues are insistent that they plan to raise interest rates this year.

So unlike brokers, we have no conflict of interest pushing us to recommend high volumes of trades whether we believe in the potential of those trades or not We have no perpetual bias for a bull market as most of Wall Street has to be (to justify the heavily - weighted stance of «buy» vs. «sell,» a stance that always persists even in harshest bear markets) Instead of all of these kinds of anti-investor establishment motivators, we will sell our products on subscription, with a customer - friendly, overwhelming motivation to deliver an experience that will win very profitable renewals for many years to come.

So much that most emerging markets have been raising their interest rates since last year trying to keep things from overheating.

Official short - term interest rates - the instrument of choice for central banks - were cut aggressively but soon hit the zero lower bound, where most of them have remained for the past five years (Chart 1).

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

The emergence of further interest in Vocus brightens buyout prospects for a firm which has seen its share price slide in the wake of a May profit warning as it struggles to make the most of acquisitions bought in a three - year $ 2.4 billion shopping spree.

The proceeds of this transaction will be used to repay most of the Ontario government's interest - bearing loans to MaRS almost three years ahead of schedule.

Most economists still expect Fed policymakers to raise short - term interest rates twice more this year to try to keep inflation under control.