Sentences with phrase «of the last year while»

Right now, the focus is on the present and celebrating the accomplishments of the last year while presenting the first blush of what the second year promises to hold.

So begins an eerie YouTube video (above) featuring prominent Guatemalan lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, who was, in fact, shot and killed in May of last year while riding his bicycle near his home in Guatemala City, The Washington Post reports (via the FP Legal Post).

«There were more than enough Albertan tradespeople eager to work on this project back when it started in the middle of last year while oil prices were sky high and the oil sands were going full throttle,» McGowan said.

In fact, the high end market has been getting soft since the fall of last year while the mid-end is holding steady, and the low - end is still thriving.

Not exact matches

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And while most emerging market debt continues to be issued in local currencies, the IIF said that foreign currency denominated debt issued in these nations swelled by $ 800 billion last year to a record high of $ 8.3 trillion.

Just three per cent of British households own a smart thermostat, up from two per cent last year, while a similar two per cent own phone - controlled lights — the same amount as a year earlier.

Furthermore, while The Guardian says that vodka sales showed an uptick of 1.6 percent last year, the Wall Street Journal points out that sales of Smirnoff brand vodka were down eight percent between June and December.

«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.

Crypt been a hit with viewers — a handful of episodes have been viewed more than 5 million times, while most generate numbers in the hundreds of thousands — and produced revenue in the seven figures last year, says Davis, who declined to get specific.

And while Upworthy is no doubt proud of its 167 million views, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures said last year that it had more than one billion video views in a single month.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

That's a big reason why Bank of America grew profits nearly 13 % last year even while sales were flat.

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While the percentage of the deals that went to women increased last year, women actually lost ground when it comes to the share of VC dollars.

Radiohead and Atoms for Peace frontman Thom Yorke last year described the service as «the last desperate fart of a dying corpse,» while pop megastar Taylor Swift pulled her entire catalog from Spotify in November.

While the year isn't over yet, 2016 is shy of last year's figure at less than $ 500 million.

The plummeting price of clean energy has allowed the US to decrease its carbon emissions over the last three years while the country's GDP has increased.

Airbus said its order intake for its helicopter unit fell 5 percent last year from 2016, while demand for passenger jets is surging as record numbers of travelers take to the sky.

And 2.9 gigawatts of new renewable energy projects were initiated last year, while 12.5 gigawatts worth of coal plants are set to shut down in 2018 — also part of an accelerating trend.

Last year, the HBO documentary Going Clear drew in millions of viewers as it went in - depth into controversial claims from former members and people associated with the church, while also investigating the religion's tax - exempt status.

In fact, last year the government added one such credit — for teachers» classroom supplies — while dropping four as of Jan. 1 2017, including the children's fitness and arts credits, as well as the education and textbook credits for students.

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia increased spending on the Bell Group litigation to $ 9.6 million last financial year, while also revealing in its annual report it has applied to the Supreme Court for a single trial to cover all related matters.

While some viewers called it «gross» and «vulgar,» the spot racked up some 20 million YouTube views by the end of last year, at one point yielding one share for every nine views — proof positive that schoolyard humor never goes out of style.

Rovinescu reportedly saw his wages increase to $ 4.6 million last year from $ 2.6 million in 2009, while also collecting a one - time retention payment of $ 5 million in 2012.

While the cable giant's mammoth $ 5 billion purchase of exclusive rights to NHL programming last year got all the headlines, Thursday's deal with World Wrestling Entertainment is equally interesting, especially to fans of the squared circle.

Further, 18 % of the respondents out of the 83 % have been using technology to support B2B since the last one and a half years, while 42 % have been using it for the last two years.

While Bitcoin surged last year along with other cryptocurrencies, much of that more than 20-fold rise was driven by men.

Like other major European airlines, the Franco - Dutch carrier benefited from low oil prices and strong travel demand last year, while the collapse of Monarch and Air Berlin has removed some competition from the market.

The casual dining chain's parent company Dine Brands Global (din) said on Tuesday it would close as many as 80 Applebee's restaurants this year on top of the nearly 100 it shuttered last year, while opening between 10 and 15 as it looks to improve the restaurant's fortunes.

Arlo's revenue doubled last year to $ 378 million, while sales at the rest of Netgear actually slipped 10 % to $ 1.03 billion.

While the U.S. is easing rules on banks, Europe has for the last couple of years toughened them.

Over the last few years, she's built a multiple six - figure business while living out of a suitcase and visiting 69 countries.

President and CEO Steve Easterbrook struck a bullish tone while discussing the results with analysts, touting last year's launch of all - day breakfast 2.0 — an update that saw the addition of McGriddle and other items — as having lived up to expectations.

The firm's analysis of the so - called Equilar 100 (top 100 companies by revenue) finds that the female CEOs in this group earned an average $ 22.7 million last year, while the male chiefs took home an average $ 14.9 million.

In currency markets, the euro held at two - year highs following remarks by ECB President Mario Draghi last week, while the dollar remained weak ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week.

So while it can be a complex topic to tackle, carefully considering your lifestyle, assets and debts will allow you to calculate a rough estimate of how long your money will last beyond your income - generating years.

Beginning Wednesday, which in Australia marks December 1's World AIDS Day, Apple will festoon 400 stores, a fourfold increase from last year, with (RED) signage, while expanding the number of products, games and apps whose purchases channel an undisclosed percentage of their sales price to the organization.

Despite the sweeping vistas available at home, the inhabitants of the area have a touch of the wanderlust: 24.2 % have been to Europe in the last three years, while 44.5 % have seen the Caribbean in the same period.

While desktop 3 - D printers like the Makerbot Replicator have made plenty of headlines over the last two years, the technology is still evolving and the printers leave something to be desired.

And while that issue is newly top - of - mind for many voters, some bedrock economic policy issues also deserve attention from the candidates during their last in - person exchange of the year:

«While the most recent dividend was paid in May of last year, we believe there is potential for the company to accelerate this timeline given our estimate of a 14 % FCF [free cash flow] benefit from tax reform and the company's strong underlying cash flow,» he wrote.

The report indicated that while more than 78 percent of organizations have engaged in lead generation programs throughout last year, only about 17 percent of these companies are actually meeting their lead generation goals.

While many Alberta businesses were feeling the sting of a slowdown in the oilpatch last year, ONEC grew its revenues by 16 %, increased its workforce

Ryanair last month agreed to buy a majority stake in a new Austrian leisure airline founded by Formula One former champion Niki Lauda, while easyJet bought a parts of failed airline Air Berlin last year.

While it may be true that «minority firm owners are less likely to have bank loans of any kind, they have easy access to transaction loans from nonbanks,» Veronique de Rugy of the American Enterprise Institute wrote in a paper last year.

3) Denver Beer Co.'s Graham Cracker Porter - While I haven't had the original, I did taste a couple of the offshoots (such as Coconut Graham Cracker Porter) at last year's GABF and enjoyed them thoroughly.

Google reported more than $ 14 billion in profit on $ 66 billion in sales last year, most of it from lucrative Internet advertising, while other ventures have required large investments without showing immediate returns.

Given that disparity, it shouldn't be too surprising that the Tigers posted an operating loss of $ 36.4 million dollars last year, while the league as a whole averaged an operating income of $ 34 million.

While Tesla expressed confidence about the second half of the year, negative free cash flow was more than $ 1 billion for the third time in the last four quarters.