The company, which aims for gross profit in the 35 to 37 percent bracket, reported a gross margin of 36.4
percent during its fourth quarter.
Profit and revenue soared 17
percent during the fourth quarter despite flagging prices for advertising at the search engine leader.
Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) reported that same - store sales rose seven
percent during the fourth quarter as cold weather in the U.S. helped sales of certain winter related products.
As a result, the homeownership rate declined to 66
percent during the fourth quarter of 2011.
The average transaction cap rate for all properties over $ 2.5 million declined to 7.0
percent during the fourth quarter of 2011, 30 basis points lower than the same period one year ago.
«On housing, we upped this year's 30 - year fixed mortgage rate forecast by 30 basis points to an average of 4.4
percent during the fourth quarter as a result of the unexpected spike in long - term interest rates at the start of the year,» says Duncan.
Same - store sales in the region declined 7
percent during the fourth quarter, the Framingham, Massachusetts - based company said on Thursday.
It had been 94.8
percent during the fourth quarter of 2015, Axiometrics said.
«The Bureau of Economic Analysis has estimated the average coupon on single - family loans was about 5.2
percent during the fourth quarter of 2011.
U.S. home prices rose 6.89
percent during the fourth quarter of 2002 from the same period in 2001, as record low mortgage rates fueled home sales to all - time highs, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
The vacancy rate edged up to 14.8
percent during the fourth quarter, compared with 14.7 percent during the prior period and 13.5 percent a year ago.
When sublease space is factored in, the overall suburban vacancy rate fell to 23
percent during the fourth quarter, still high but lower than the 23.6 percent rate of the third quarter, or 24.8 percent a year ago.
Not exact matches
But that result is actually a little bit better than what happened
during the
fourth quarter of last year when the economy shrank 6.3
percent.
Core earnings per share (EPS) for the
fourth quarter came in at $ 4.80, an incredible 94
percent increase from $ 2.47
during the same
quarter in 2016.
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who is up for re-election in a state where 58
percent of voters approved of President Donald Trump
during the first
quarter, now finds himself 1 point underwater — 43
percent approve, 44
percent disapprove — after a net slide of 17 points from
fourth quarter, the biggest decline of any senator
during that period.
The company's fixed income, commodities and currencies trading sales rose 12
percent during the
quarter, which is a dramatic improvement from the 46
percent revenue decline in its
fourth -
quarter.
Huawei, Oppo and BBK accounted for 21.3
percent of smartphones sold to end users worldwide
during the
fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 7.3 percentage points year on year.
In the
fourth quarter of 2000, as the market began to forecast the coming profits recession, consumer staple stocks - the shares of companies with stable revenues and earnings - rose 21
percent, the best performing group
during that period.
Business travelers headed back on the road, and worldwide systemwide REVPAR increased nearly 6
percent during the year with the
fourth quarter up over 8
percent.
(Reuters)- Trading revenues at Bank of America Corp are on track the be 15
percent lower in the
fourth quarter than they were a year ago, Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said
during a question and answer session at an industry conference Tuesday.
The company exceeded its sales plans for e-book sales
during the company's most recent
quarter.It is the
fourth straight
quarter of topline growth exceeding 50
percent since selling the Nook in 2009.
During RIM's fiscal
fourth quarter for 2010, 48
percent of its revenue came from outside North America.
Total worldwide shipments of tablets and so - called 2 - in - 1 devices (hybrids of laptops and tablets)
during the
fourth quarter of 2014 fell by 3.2
percent compared to the
fourth quarter of 2013, according to IDC.
Apple recorded an impressive 75
percent global marketshare
during the
fourth quarter, but it has slipped from a peak of 95
percent in Q3 2010 due to rising competition from Android.»
During the
fourth quarter of 2012, only 4
percent of mortgage borrowers opted to lengthen their loan term; but another 69
percent kept the same loan term, according to Freddie Mac.
During the
fourth quarter of 2009, the foreclosure inventory rate for prime loans reached 3.31
percent, FHA mortgage foreclosures were at 3.57
percent, subprime borrowers were at 15.58
percent and those in the VA loan were at 2.46
percent.
Student loan debt may be preventing borrowers from buying a home, starting a family, and s aving for re tireme nt, but for Discover Financial Services, its helping it boost earnings and revenue.Late last week, Discover Financial Services reported a 13
percent jump in net income
during the
fourth quarter and a 4
percent rise in revenue.
Late last week, Discover Financial Services reported a 13
percent jump in net income
during the
fourth quarter and a 4
percent rise in revenue.
However, if you buy more than 40
percent of the business property you put into service for the year
during the
fourth quarter, the midquarter convention takes over.
Because Discover is offering the bonus rate at wholesale clubs
during the first AND
fourth quarters of 2018, you can essentially earn 5
percent back at stores like Sam's and Costco for half of 2018.
No - frills cards make a comeback Direct mail offers for cards with no rewards and no annual fee jumped to 30
percent of all offers in the
fourth quarter of 2011, up from just 13
percent during that time period the previous year, according to Mintel research.
(Discover's 5
percent cash back on Amazon purchases is only available
during the
fourth quarter, and though Discover matches first - year cash back, that likely wouldn't trump 5
percent on Amazon purchases all year long.)
For example,
during the
fourth quarter of 2017, the Chase Freedom card offers 5
percent back at Walmart and department stores, and the Discover it card offers 5
percent back at Amazon.com and Target.
During the fourth quarter of 2014 and first quarter of 2015, at least 118 partners at the 200 largest U.S. - based law firms by domestic headcount had made lateral job moves, while that number dropped 16 percent, to 99, during the fourth quarter of 2015 and first quarter of this year, according to data on law firm hiring collected by L
During the
fourth quarter of 2014 and first
quarter of 2015, at least 118 partners at the 200 largest U.S. - based law firms by domestic headcount had made lateral job moves, while that number dropped 16
percent, to 99,
during the fourth quarter of 2015 and first quarter of this year, according to data on law firm hiring collected by L
during the
fourth quarter of 2015 and first
quarter of this year, according to data on law firm hiring collected by Law360.
Furthermore, our data shows that year - over-year spending in these apps
during the
fourth quarter of last year grew nearly 88
percent to approximately $ 242 million, up from an estimated $ 129 million in 4Q16.
Industry analyst International Data Corp. reported April 3 in its Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker that worldwide converged systems revenue increased 9.1
percent year over year to $ 3.6 billion
during the
fourth quarter of 2017.
According to Gartner, Apple shipped 5.4 million Macs
during the period, a 1.4
percent year - over-year growth rate that garnered the company 7.6
percent market share in the
fourth quarter.
Apple rose to become the world's
fourth - largest PC maker in 2017, as Mac sales increased to nearly 20 million
during the year, according to the latest estimates shared by research firms IDC and Gartner.The roughly 19.6 million total is based on Apple's reported Mac sales of 13.9 million units in the first three calendar
quarters of the year, while IDC and Gartner estimate Apple sold another 5.4 million to 5.7 million Macs in the
fourth quarter.Apple officially reported sales of 18.5 million Macs in 2016, so the company is looking at year - over-year growth of around four to six
percent based on the IDC and Gartner data.
The company also reported that it live streamed more than 1,140 events
during the
fourth quarter of 2017 with 60
percent of the views coming from a global audience, according to ZDnet.
Microsoft's Windows phone platform captured just 4.3 million phones, or 1.1
percent of all smartphones sold worldwide
during the
fourth quarter, according to Gartner.
BlackBerry was the declining player in the smartphone operating system market
during 2013 and resulted negative 77
percent year - over-year change with shipping 1.7 million smartphones in the
fourth quarter.
Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system gained even more than Android with 46.7
percent year - over-year change, however, 8.8 million smartphone shipments and 3
percent market share
during the
fourth quarter are far behind the Google's operating system.
The new iPhone models, including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, captured about 61
percent of the total U.S. mobile phone market
during the
fourth quarter, which is less than the last major iPhone release, according to data Consumer Intelligence Research Partners released last week.
The total worldwide consumer spending for the iOS App Store was over $ 11.5 billion
during the
fourth quarter, or 95
percent ahead of the Google Play Store's revenue numbers.
U.S. corporations continued their solid growth
during the
fourth quarter, with profits rising by approximately 8
percent year - over-year.
Driven by a flight to safety, investors bought more U.S. Treasury bonds, keeping 10 - year treasury yields below 2.0
percent during most of the
fourth quarter.
The national vacancy rate for office properties remained unchanged
during the
fourth quarter at 16.9
percent.
Despite economic growth of 3.0
percent annualized for the
fourth quarter of 2011, incoming data suggest that economic growth slowed
during the first
quarter of 2012.
Total existing - home sales2, including single family and condo, declined 1.0
percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.07 million in the
fourth quarter from 5.12 million in the third
quarter, but are 2.6
percent higher than the 4.94 million pace
during the
fourth quarter of 2013.
During the
fourth quarter, the 10 - year Treasury yield increased about 80 basis points from 1.63
percent at the start of October to 2.45 at year - end and it continues to hover around that same level.