The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index pressed 1 full point higher in the week of February 12, which marks
a new cycle high at a level of 48.1.
Not exact matches
The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing
new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than
new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life
cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably
high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more
high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop
new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our
new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of
new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales
cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.
As is frequently detailed on this blog, stocks and ETFs trading at
new 52 - week or all - time
highs typically repeat the «base, breakout, base, breakout»
cycle several times before eventually entering into a substantial correction, as there is a complete lack of overhead supply (no technical price resistance).
Although slightly below the average, this is much
higher than returns in the last two election
cycles when a
new president had to be selected: In 2008, the market plunged nearly 40 percent; in 2000, it ended down 9 percent.
Remember that the monthly supply of
new homes has been
higher, month over month for ever single month in this
cycle than the previous
cycle when we had a lot more sales.
The impact of this global expansion will likely be felt over subsequent
cycles, embedding
new systematic risk factors for
high - yield spreads.
New decision - making and buying
cycle processes are now being based to a
high degree on social interactions between multiple parties.
Those working part time due to inability to find a full time job is near
new highs for the current
cycle.
The BCI at 242.9 is above last week's upward revised 241.2, and for the current Business
Cycle is at a
new high indicated by the BCIp at 100.
New high - productivity injection blow molding machine delivers faster
cycle times compared to standard Model 65
A
new Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA) published by IFCO, a provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs), attempts to discredit the corrugated packaging industry for having the
highest recovery rate of any packaging system in America.
Due to the extremely
high temperature water and super-fast soil separation rinse
cycles, they guarantee like -
new diapers for every change without using harmful chemicals like chlorine or bleach.
Given
New York state's
high donation limits, the same donors will get hit up for more checks throughout the two - year election
cycle.
The 24th District is relatively inexpensive in which to compete compared to other media markets in
New York, but given the
high profile of the matchup and early indications of investment by the national parties, there is a good chance the district will see a flood of spending during the
cycle.
A DNAinfo
New York analysis of Campaign Finance Board records shows that nearly two dozen people who hosted fundraisers for de Blasio during the 2013 election
cycle ended up with lucrative jobs in his administration or
high - level appointments to city boards.
«The fact that they just increased tuition by another 30 % in this past legislative
cycle is going to further disincentivize
New York students from trying to pursue
higher education,» Donnaruma said.
The groups also want to limit
New York's
highest in the nation contribution limits which currently allow an individual to contribute more than $ 100,000 each election
cycle.
ALBANY — Though 2015 falls in the quietest part of
New York's four - year election
cycle, dozens of
high - profile positions will be filled in Tuesday's election.
This is an issue that polls very
high — a vast majority of
New Yorkers are in favor of seeing a statewide hourly wage increase (though perhaps not to as
high as $ 15)-- and next year is a key election
cycle for the Senate Republicans.
With the perceived confusion over funding for the government's free Senior
High School education policy dominating the news
cycle, the
New Patriotic Party government needs to outline to citizens its priority areas for development, the Operations Director of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu said.
The 19th district has been the site of several
high stakes House races in recent election
cycles, several of which featured candidates whose ties to the district had been criticized for being relatively
new.
I propose for this two - year
cycle, $ 2.1 billion increase to $ 25 billion, the
highest total spending on education in the history of the state of
New York.
That's a
new high for this
cycle.
New Mexico (Currently R): With so much uncertainty about Democratic field, it's hard to justify putting the
newest open seat of the
cycle any
higher on The Line than this.
NEW YORK CITY — In the ongoing battle to attract Latino voters this election
cycle, Council Speaker Christine Quinn scored a
high - profiled endorsement from the former Governor of Puerto Rico, Sila María Calderón on Monday.
New York County (better known as the borough of Manhattan) was the source of $ 200.9 million in federal contributions during the 2008 campaign
cycle, the
highest total for any county in the United States, according to Federal Election Commission data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
His ability to balance the will of the people with
New Jersey politics has turned him into a leader that Republicans across the country support, as he made appearances for many
high profile campaigns this past election
cycle.»
Validation of its
high - fidelity model and the predictive accuracy of its
new simulation methods are giving GE the ability to better integrate simulation directly into its product design
cycle.
Coastal wading birds shape their lives around the tides, and
new research in The Auk: Ornithological Advances shows that different species respond differently to shifting patterns of
high and low water according to their size and daily schedules, even following prey
cycles tied to the phases of the moon.
New computer modeling suggests that
high temperature TPV conversion — which captures infrared radiation from very hot surfaces — could one day rival combined -
cycle turbine systems when combined with thermal storage using liquid metal at temperatures around 1,300 degrees Celsius.
Sandia engineers developed and tested the
new receivers at the National Solar Thermal Testing Facility, studying their ability to withstand
high temperatures and pressures while absorbing sunlight as heat that can be stored or transferred to a power
cycle to generate electricity.
Under the microscope the
high point of the
cycle is undoubtedly division itself, especially the stately dance of the chromosomes which ensures that each
new cell is born with -LSB-...]
It has been known that
high levels of carbon dioxide in the air causes health and environmental hazards, but a
new study shows that
high concentration of Carbon dioxide might actually be helping plant
cycles, resulting to a greener earth.
Now, a team of researchers led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported that a
new lithium - sulfur battery component allows a doubling in capacity compared to a conventional lithium - sulfur battery, even after more than 100 charge
cycles at
high current densities, which are key performance metrics for their adoption in electric vehicles (EVs) and in aviation.
Shao and collaborators now combine the previous
Cycle 0 ALMA observations of ULAS J1319 +0950 with
new,
high - resolution observations from
Cycle 1 to draw a detailed picture of where the dust and the atomic and ionized gas (which traces the star formation) reside in this galaxy's core.
A
new study demonstrates the impact of Montmorency tart cherries on inflammation and oxidative stress after
high - intensity
cycling.
If you're trying out a
new style of training like
high frequency or low volume training, follow it closely for one training
cycle.
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Tennis, football, rugby, lacrosse,
cycling, yoga, boxing, ice hockey, surfing, rock climbing, show jumping, fencing, canoeing, clay pigeon shooting,
high dive, dressage, discus, caber toss, gangland B - Boying, Norwegian anvil hurling: the law of the universe dictates that, no matter which sporting activity tickles your fancy, once you join a club or a team you'll have oodles of
new pals within weeks.
You followed this
cycle when you learned to ride a bike, when you learned that second language in
high school and when you figured out that
new software last week.
In a bracing
new book that might be seen as a capstone to that work, Koretz excoriates our current reliance on
high - stakes testing as a fraud — an expensive and harmful intervention that does little to improve the practices it purports to measure, instead feeding a vicious
cycle of pointless test prep.
Though the 2017 election
cycle has yet to kick into
high gear, de Blasio has already made clear that he believes he deserves a second term largely on the strength of having established «universal,
high - quality, full - day» pre-K in
New York.
Planning for the
New Early Learning Model: Harnessing Potential in the Next School Improvement Grant Cycle, hosted by CEELO and the Center on School Turnaround (CST), reviews the eight components of the new model and discusses key requirements, including school leadership and expanding high quality prekindergarten and full - day kindergart
New Early Learning Model: Harnessing Potential in the Next School Improvement Grant
Cycle, hosted by CEELO and the Center on School Turnaround (CST), reviews the eight components of the
new model and discusses key requirements, including school leadership and expanding high quality prekindergarten and full - day kindergart
new model and discusses key requirements, including school leadership and expanding
high quality prekindergarten and full - day kindergarten.
A
new high - pressure fuel pump is fitted, while revised fuel injectors provide improved fuel atomization, allowing for a more controlled, efficient combustion
cycle.
Toyota will use
high - efficiency Atkinson -
cycle engines in its
new Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrains.
Ford's targeting the
new vehicle to achieve AT - PZEV (Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) status in the U.S., though it's hushed right now on the exact powertrain plans (except to say it will use in - house developed lithium - ion batteries and a
high - efficiency Atkinson -
cycle gasoline engine).
The
new hybrid powertrain features a 2.0 - liter Atkinson -
cycle engine with improved thermal efficiently, now at 40 % (up from 38.9 % on the 2017 Accord Hybrid, earlier post), the
highest for any mass - produced Honda engine.
The hybrid system in the Prius c comprises a SULEV (Tier 2 Bin 3)- rated 1.5 - liter in - line, four - cylinder gasoline engine (INZ - FXE) that utilizes an Atkinson
cycle to increase efficiency, a
new hybrid transaxle (P510), an air - cooled,
high - output 144V, 6.5 Ah NiMH battery and a variable - voltage system in which a boost converter boosts the operating voltage of the system to a maximum of 520 V DC.
Unveiled today in Detroit, the 2016 Tacoma is
new from the ground up, with a
high - strength steel body and frame, retuned suspension to improve on - road feel, 2.7 L four - cylinder, and an all -
new 3.5 L Atkinson
cycle V6, mated to a six - speed automatic transmission, or
new six - speed manual for the V6.