Not exact matches
«With EEDAR estimating current League of Legends revenues to be more than $ 1 billion
per year, this means that the value of Riot is significantly higher than $ 1 billion and Tencent would have paid a lot of money for the
remaining 7 % of the company's shares,» Walker says.
But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released earlier this
year showing that, since 2009, the debt service ratio — a measure of income spent to pay debt — has
remained steady at around 14
per cent, not much higher than the long - term average.
It said this would support its target of 5 percent
per year on average output growth between 2016 and 2022, even though Total noted that the global environment
remained volatile with persistent uncertainty around the evolution of global supply.
If these increases occur, this will be the sixth consecutive
year in which Telus has increased its divided by 10
per cent or more in what Entwistle calls a multi-
year dividend growth program, which
remains a priority for the company.
Perth dwelling values fell 1
per cent in January as Australia's combined capital cities showed a 0.9
per cent rise, with the local market expected to
remain soft this
year.
Still, prices
remained close to their highest levels in more than three
years: Brent crude futures shed 0.64 percent to trade at $ 74.16
per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate eased 0.43 percent to $ 67.81.
Commerzbank strategist Carsten Fritsch said that «according to the OPEC report, demand for OPEC's oil must be 33 million barrels
per day for the rest of the
year to get rid of any
remaining oversupply.»
While Japanese consumer spending
remains sluggish, Donki's revenue grew 12
per cent to 684 billion yen ($ 5.6 billion) in the fiscal
year that ended in June.
Failure of prices to recover raises the prospect of even deeper cuts to investment by oil and gas companies next
year and would likely result in Canada's economy
remaining on a slower growth path than the 2.2
per cent pace we are expecting.»
If nothing changes, the memo to Morneau estimates potential growth will «
remain low» over the next 15
years at 1.7
per cent.
«Butter consumption
remains solid after
years of decline and increasing in terms of domestic
per - capita consumption,» said BB&T Capital Markets analyst Brett Hundley.
Yet despite the enthusiasm for social - media marketing — and estimates that total business spending on it will surpass US$ 3 billion
per year by 2014 in the U.S. alone — many questions
remain.
In Montreal,
year - over-
year prices increased between 3.6
per cent for detached homes and 3.3
per cent for semi-detached, while prices for standard condominiums
remained relatively flat.
The company says North American lumber demand
remained strong in the last quarter with U.S. housing starts in line with a
year earlier and Canadian housing starts up 16
per cent from 2016.
Yum Brands, in reporting third - quarter earnings, stated «foreign currency translation
remains a strong headwind» and that it expected the exchange rate «to impact full -
year earnings
per share by about 5 percentage points.»
The company's gold division, despite the strong rise in the bullion price,
remains second - rate and most of this
year's forecast pre-tax and pre-interest profit of $ 132 million (up 12
per cent on 2003) will come from tantalum.
In recent
years, rich countries have not kept their promises to provide aid to the developing world at a rate of 0.7
per cent of GDP, and although aid has not declined, it has
remained flat for some time.
The price collapse itself lasted for 5
years but oil prices
remained below $ 90
per barrel in real dollars until 2007, almost 27
years.
Chief executive Andrew Mackenzie praised the record production levels in iron ore and said BHP «
remains on track to achieve 6
per cent volume growth for the 2018 financial
year».
In the current Update, it has been increased by an additional $ 7 billion for 2012 - 13, but
remains at $ 20 billion
per year thereafter.
The
remaining 82
per cent is seeing steady growth, although it has moderated slightly so far this
year, due to the setback in the U.S and spillovers from the resource sector.
The speech says that the Bank's central forecast
remains for inflation in Australia to pick up over the next couple of
years, but for inflation to be nearer to 2
per cent, than 3
per cent at the end of this period.
The Australian dollar has
remained in a relatively steady range over the past couple of
years, at levels that are a little above average against the US dollar and about 10
per cent above average in trade - weighted terms.
Growth in household credit has
remained relatively stable at around 5.5
per cent since the beginning of the
year, a pace below the historical average (Chart 22), following an extended period of rapid growth that led to a substantial buildup in household debt.
Hydro One said it expected the Avista deal to add to its earnings
per share in the mid-single digits in the first full
year of operation and that its 70 percent to 80 percent targeted dividend payout ratio will
remain unchanged.
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73
per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders
remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five -
year average at March - end, the biggest in four
years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their
year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth
year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
This is expected to occur despite the official overnight rate
remaining unchanged at 1.00
per cent through this
year.
In brief, underlying inflation should
remain in a 2 to 3
per cent range over the next
year.
Trepp and his fellow panelists agreed that even with up to 1.5 million square feet of new office space potentially delivered to market in the next three to five
years, the Vancouver market would
remain «in balance», peaking at no higher than 14
per cent vacancy when the new supply arrives.
7.4 % represents a weighted average interest rate based on a borrow amount of $ 20,500
per year for the Stafford loan and
remaining from Direct PLUS.
This is mostly due to much lower oil prices after the oil shock (expected to
remain around $ 53
per barrel in the next two
years), as oil proceeds still account for more than 50 % of government revenues.
Only a small minority (roughly 15 to 20
per cent) of middle - income Canadians retiring without an employer pension plan have saved anywhere near enough for retirement and the vast majority of these families with annual incomes of $ 50,000 or more will be hard pressed to save enough in their
remaining period to retirement (less than 10
years) to avoid significant fall in income.
The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides up to $ 10,000
per year of law school loan repayment for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to
remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three
years.
Of course, plenty of analysts and investors
remain bullish on the stock, with some projecting it will climb past $ 1,000
per share this
year.
Although gross household wealth fell slightly in the March quarter, it
remained 12
per cent higher than a
year earlier, and 40
per cent higher than three
years earlier (Table 6).
Export growth has eased a little, following the surge in December 2003 as exporters sought to avoid the cut in tax rebates on 1 January, but growth over the
year remains exceptionally strong at 43
per cent.
This
remains at the higher end of outcomes over the past few
years, though slightly below the most recent peak of 4.4
per cent in June 2003.
The main exception to this global pattern has been Japan, where 10 -
year bond yields have
remained remarkably stable, generally trading in the range between 1.7
per cent and 1.8
per cent so far this
year (Graph 8).
Growth in industrial production has slowed gradually but
remains strong; production expanded by 14.4
per cent over the
year to December, down from a peak of 19.4
per cent in March.
And despite falls in both the June and September quarters, services imports
remained 7
per cent higher over the
year to the September quarter, owing to a surge in international travel by Australians in late 2003.
Inflation of non-tradable items was 1.1
per cent in the March quarter and
remained above 4
per cent in
year - ended terms.
Commodity prices have changed little on average over recent months and
remain at high levels; the RBA Index of Commodity Prices fell by 0.8
per cent in SDR terms over the three months to January to be 10.2
per cent higher over the
year.
The household sector
remains the key driver of growth, with retail sales having risen by 6.4
per cent over the
year to March.
Household consumption
remained strong in 2004, increasing by 5.4
per cent over the
year to the September quarter.
The WPI measure of public - sector wage growth, at 3.9
per cent in
year - ended terms,
remained higher than private - sector growth, which stood at 3.4
per cent.
After reaching a peak of 3 3/4
per cent in mid January, the implied 10 -
year inflation expectation fell sharply in the first quarter of the
year to a range between 2 3/4 — 3
per cent, where it has
remained.
Base metals prices were broadly unchanged over the three months to January, and at 11.2
per cent higher over the past
year, they
remain around the highest levels seen since 1990.
Resource exports to most destinations increased in the quarter, but somewhat surprisingly given the rebound in their economies, exports to the initial crisis - affected economies fell and
remain 5
per cent lower than a
year ago.
Yields on 10 -
year US government bonds have
remained within a relatively narrow range around 4.2
per cent over the past three months.
In value terms, manufactured exports rose by 5
per cent in the March quarter, though they
remained around 6
per cent lower over the
year.