Sentences with phrase «near a record high in»

Ocean temperatures: As meteorologist Angela Fritz observes, sea surface temperatures off the Mid-Atlantic coast were near a record high in September, and 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the long term average.

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Despite the recent softness in data — the Citi economic surprise index for the eurozone is now at its lowest since June 2012 — markets remain stubbornly bullish on the euro with overall bets still near record highs as longer - term expectations remain optimistic.

Honey bee death rates went up in places where higher levels of naled were recorded near hives, according to a National Center for Biotechnology Information study.

Experts predict that Americans will hit the road in near - record numbers over the Thanksgiving weekend despite higher gasoline prices, USA Today reports.

Yet with global growth declining, oil inventory at record levels, and momentum on the side of increasingly cost - competitive renewable energy technologies, there remains a high possibility the energy sector will face another existential crisis in the near future.

With Americans feeling better about their finances, they will hit the road in near - record numbers over the Thanksgiving weekend despite higher gasoline prices, experts predict.

It might be difficult to recall, what with a hit movie out and LEGO sales near an all - time high, but just a decade ago the company was on the brink, bleeding $ 1 million in cash a day and posting record deficits.

Hedge fund managers have amassed a near - record position of 1.405 billion barrels in petroleum and show no signs of rushing to take profits despite the rise in prices to their highest level since 2014.

COPENHAGEN, Oct 9 - Denmark's current account surplus swelled to a near - record high and the trade surplus rose in August, signs its economy was holding up well in the face of recession across Europe.

In the third quarter, the ratio of household debt to disposable income rose to another record high of 165 %, nearing the peak of U.S. borrowing prior to the financial crisis.

Gold prices, which hit a record highs near US$ 1,900 an ounce back in August, have been falling since beginning the year and stock prices of miners have come down with them.

Keep in mind that Bitcoin is still near its record high, and up nearly $ 1,000 already from its low in 2015.

OPEC oil output is rising in March, a Reuters survey found, as higher supply from Iran after the lifting of sanctions and near - record exports from southern Iraq offset maintenance and Continue Reading

Is record high Chinese investment in Germany driving the near record German Trade surplus?

The case advances as foreclosures remain near record highs as a result of the 2008 financial crisis, which was set off by a collapse in subprime real estate financing.

The stock hit a record high of $ 147.17 / share in 2017 and is currently trading near $ 85 / share.

According to some market watchers, gold has yet to fully adjust to the reality of tapering, and is vulnerable to further weakness when the central bank finally begins to wind down its monetary stimulus — a major pillar of support that has driven gold to record high near $ 1,920 in September 2011.

22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a provider of tobacco harm reduction and development of proprietary hemp / cannabis strains, broke out above multi-year resistance near $ 1.50 in 2013, rallying to a record high a few months later at $ 6.36.

It also contains the extremes near 20 in 1929, 1972, 1987 and the then - record high level of 21 in 1996.

Although the S&P 500 is nearing an all - time high, the large American companies represented in this index have already eclipsed their earnings records.

In 2013, the stock broke out above multi-year resistance near $ 1.50, rallying to a record high a few months later at $ 6.36.

The very high levels of production in the world's top crude exporter for March were not a one - off as the Kingdom continues to produce near record levels.

In spite of weak economic news coming out of virtually everywhere, stocks, while volatile, still remain near record - highs.

Why are stocks at or near record highs after the economy shrank for the first time in three years last quarter?

With corporate taxes being cut to 21 % from 35 %, corporate profit margins before the tax relief already near record highs, and the window open to tax - efficiently repatriate foreign earnings, one would logically conclude that corporations should be in robust financial health.

As Heath wrote: «Wednesday's market turbulence comes amid near - record highs following an eight - year bull run fueled by strong earnings, especially in the technology sector.

From my perspective, the record M&A activity that we've seen this year has created the most attractive opportunity we've seen in the last 10 years, with merger spread investments near all - time high rates of returns.

The stock just hit a record high of $ 70.10 / share in 2017 and is currently trading near $ 48 / share.

Class III milk and milk protein prices suffered in February 2013 as cheese inventories remained at near record highs going into the month.

The prices paid to US milk producers in January 2014 were at a near record high, and are expected increase further in February.

The number of New Yorkers in city shelters now approaches 58,000, a near - record high.

After checking the facts, I discovered that the highest reimbursement turned in by any singular legislator for 2016 was $ 1,104, and that was turned in by a legislator who lives around 30 miles from the Ulster County Building and who has a near perfect attendance record.

The levels of dioxin measured in the air near the smoldering pile «were the highest ambient measurements of dioxin ever recorded anywhere in the world,» levels at least 100 times higher than those found downwind of a garbage incinerator, according to an analysis published by EPA scientists [pdf] in 2007.

«A near - record area was expected because of wet spring conditions in the Mississippi watershed and the resultant high river flows which deliver large amounts of nutrients,» said Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D. executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), who led the July 21 - 28 survey cruise.

Several stations in the North Slope of Alaska and the Brooks Range had record or near - record high temperatures in the permafrost at depths of about 65 feet, showing how much the warming is affecting the Arctic environment.

Near - record highs are in the forecast through Saturday.

For example, a carbohydrate - rich meal in the evening was found to delay the circadian rhythm of core body temperature and reduce nocturnal melatonin secretion.30 This is relevant, since sleep propensity and quality are highest near the declining limb of the core body temperature curve when melatonin levels are increased.31, 32 Although body temperature and melatonin were not recorded in the current study, these effects would be consistent with an increase in SOL on night 5 and the association with nocturnal arousals observed here.

To the contrary, we are breaking records down here in Texas with highs near 100.

Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm «s Star Wars: The Last Jedi drew in a near - record $ 220 million in the domestic box office, the second - highest opening weekend of all time behind 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

After a near record - breaking opening weekend in China, Avengers: Infinity War is now the fifth - highest grossing movie of all time and the 11th highest - grossing film of all time and the highest - grossing superhero movie ever with over $ 1.6 billion in global gross.

Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, a high school in Newark, New Jersey, run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, has recorded a near 100 percent college - acceptance rate for their predominantly African American and Latino young men — a rate that soars well above the average for the city.

Despite a mediocre track record of school improvement, Ohio was a winner, partly for its «simple, yet bold, long - term aspirations,» including «a near - 100 % high school graduation rate from schools teaching at internationally competitive standards,» elimination of achievement gaps, and higher - ed completion rates «that are among the highest in the nation and world.»

«In 2011 Alabama moved from near last to 25th in the nation in overall grades and scores [Education Week assessment]... 12th in the nation for standards, assessments and accountability... data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historic gain of eight points in fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historIn 2011 Alabama moved from near last to 25th in the nation in overall grades and scores [Education Week assessment]... 12th in the nation for standards, assessments and accountability... data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historic gain of eight points in fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historin the nation in overall grades and scores [Education Week assessment]... 12th in the nation for standards, assessments and accountability... data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historic gain of eight points in fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historin overall grades and scores [Education Week assessment]... 12th in the nation for standards, assessments and accountability... data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historic gain of eight points in fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historin the nation for standards, assessments and accountability... data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historic gain of eight points in fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historin fourth grade Reading for Alabama public school students — the... highest gain ever in NAEP recorded historin NAEP recorded history.

In 2014, Louisiana achieved record - high levels of high - school graduation — 75 percent — and was still near the bottom of states.

The Land Rover LR4 and the Jaguar XJ, both of which formerly recorded poor TQI scores, also were ranked highest quality vehicles in the near - luxury SUV and luxury car categories, respectively.

No. 3 Corvette C6.R Continues Hot Streak in High Desert SALT LAKE CITY — Corvette Racing's final warm - up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was run in near - record temperatures as a heat wave in Utah's high desert tested America's premier production sports car tHigh Desert SALT LAKE CITY — Corvette Racing's final warm - up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was run in near - record temperatures as a heat wave in Utah's high desert tested America's premier production sports car thigh desert tested America's premier production sports car team.

I also wouldn't expect anywhere near the build quality of an Apple iPad Mini, for the fact that the iPad Mini is made of aluminum, and this is made of plastic, alone, but also because Acer doesn't have the best track record in building the highest quality devices.

Among all existing Tablets of any size, the iPad mini 4 takes first place and breaks performance records in many of the most important test categories including: lowest screen Reflectance (2.0 percent), highest contrast rating in high ambient light (225), a near perfect log - straight intensity scale and gamma of 2.22, and the highest absolute color accuracy (average / maximum color errors of 1.9 and 4.2 JNCD — tied for first place with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4).

While the overall manga market declines, fanboys looking for a silver lining like to point to record - breaking high sales of the biggest titles, like One Piece, which sold six times as many copies in 2011 as the nearest competitor, Naruto.

The possibility of an increase in the prime rate offered by lenders comes as household debt levels sit near record highs.