Sentences with phrase «percent of first year»

Whereas the total commission on a permanent policy typically is equal to about one year's premium with about 55 percent to 80 percent generally being paid in the first year, commission rates on term insurance policies tend to run about 40 percent to 60 percent of the first year's premium, and about 5 to 8 percent of each successive premium.

Typically commissions for the sale of life insurance policies can be more than 50 percent of the first year's premium for term life insurance.

More than 1,700 of the exotic 480 - horsepower Nissan GT - R supercars, or approximately 70 percent of the first year allocation for the United States market, have already been spoken for, with deliveries of those initial orders expected to continue throughout the coming months.

Under new qualifications implemented with the top - two primary system, minor party candidates must collect 10,000 signatures to waive a filing fee equal to 2 percent of the first year's salary for state offices or 1 percent for members of Congress.

The filing fee for a candidate seeking the office of United States Representative, state senator, or state assembly member is 1 percent of the first year's salary for that office.

Good recruiters typically charge 25 percent of first year salary for the candidate hired, but their experience is especially helpful for start - ups not used to hiring key personnel.

Not exact matches

LONDON, April 30 - The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

MILAN — Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported Thursday a 60 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter of the year as sales improved, particularly in the Americas, and demand rose globally for its Jeeps.

Revenue for the first half of this year was $ 560.6 million, an increase of 51 percent over the same period last year.

Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.

Sales of craft beers — which take up an estimated 10 percent of the suds market — were up 18 percent in the first half of last year.

Sales rose 7.9 percent to $ 3.45 billion in the first quarter from a year earlier, slightly above the average analyst estimate of $ 3.34 billion, with aluminum prices accounting for $ 109 million or about 40 percent of the increase.

Worldwide demand for gold totaled 973.5 tons in the first quarter of the year, according to the Council's latest report, down 7 percent year - on - year.

The First of Long Island shares have declined 7 percent since the beginning of the year.

The dollar has rallied through much of the past week as concerns over the U.S. - China trade dispute receded, and as the U.S. 10 - year bond yield shot past 3 percent for the first time in four years.

While hiring was down by 0.1 percent in March, the survey found that nearly 9 in 10, or 87 percent of small businesses, expect the first quarter to be the same or better than a year ago.

In the first quarter of 2013, for example, U.S. venture capital firms raised $ 2.9 billion from 44 funds — a decrease of 33 percent compared to the same quarter last year, according to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters.

We know that more than 90 percent of small business owners still believe that banks are a first stop for business financing, despite more than a 30 - year history of banks decreasing the amount of their loans going to small businesses.

Spotify reported first - quarter revenue of 1.139 billion euros ($ 1.36 billion), up 26 percent from a year earlier, or 37 percent excluding currency effects.

Blackstone said on Thursday first - quarter earnings per share fell 20 percent year - on - year, as a stock market slump weighed on the value of its holdings.

That might sound like a lot of companies getting funded, but in terms of the number of deals it's actually quite a steep drop — 19 percent from a year earlier — and the lowest number since the first quarter of 2012.

About 30 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs spent the first few years of their careers developing a strong foundation in finance, according to a study by consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles.

The output rose 2.8 percent in the first month of the year compared to December.

HSBC, Europe's largest bank, announced a 5 percent rise in pretax profits in the first half of 2017 as well as the third share buyback in a year.

French firm Bouygues jumped 5.17 percent after reporting higher sales and profits in the first nine months of the year.

3i Group, meanwhile, popped 2 percent after reporting a lower return in the first half of its fiscal year but an increase in net asset value per share.

UBS said Friday its net income rose 79 percent in the first quarter of this year.

Newly available data from the Taxi and Limousine Commission that was analyzed by the New York Daily News shows total trips in the first half of 2015 were down 10 percent to 77 million, compared to same period last year.

Sales in central London have tanked 41 percent in the first quarter of this year to just 3406 sales compared with the previous year, data from real estate investment adviser London Central Portfolio showed Monday.

Bernanke noted that when the Fed launched its first round of bond buying in late 2008, the average rate on a 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage was a little above 6 percent.

During the first two quarters of the year, earnings surged 15.5 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively.

In the U.K., data showed an increase of 2.1 percent in wages in the first quarter of the year, but real wage growth turned negative.

Nike's share of the U.S. sport footwear market slipped to 53.3 percent in the first six months of 2016 from 55 percent a year ago, while Adidas's rose to 6.3 percent from 4.2 percent, according to market research firm NPD.

Ryanair posted an 11 percent rise in net profit for the first half of the year, and iterated it's still on track for solid full - year results despite recent flight cancellations.

For this first - of - a-kind study, Pew surveyed adults who use prepaid cards at least once a month and found that 59 percent currently have a checking account and 45 percent had used a credit card in the past year.

«When you go up 7 or 8 [percent] in the first month of the year, you have to imagine compounding that rate in the 80s or 90s.»

While there's little indication of the market souring, it's clear that investor interest is driving up initial valuations — 30 percent of offerings have exceeded price expectations this year, according to Renaissance Capital — and that some companies» stocks quickly deflate from their first - day gains.

Research published in February shows that 2016 was the first year in which the iPhone dropped in the rankings of smartphone sales in China, falling from 15 percent of market share to 11 and selling fewer units even as demand for smartphones grew.

U.S. industry sales of large SUVs have jumped 11 percent in the first half of the year, Ford Motor Co. estimates, compared with increases of 9 percent for midsize and 4 percent for small SUVs.

New hires make the decision whether they want to stay with an organization within their first year of employment, 90 percent of business owners said in Aberdeen's New Hire Onboarding 2013: A Look At New Hires Report.

According to Reuters, 90 percent of currency traders expect a rate hike in the first half of next year, by July 2018.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was up 58 percent over the same period last year.

We did our first sales push starting at the end of October of last year — we hired salespeople, we brought in a CFO, and we grew 100 percent.

Settlements with companies dropped 53 percent in the first half of this year, according to the data.

Higher prices paid to farmers, combined with lower imports, may increase grocery and restaurant costs for baked goods and cereals as much as 4 percent next year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday in its first forecast of food - price inflation for 2018.

Suncor Energy Inc., the world's second - largest oil - sands producer, said first - quarter profit fell 23 percent on lower output, higher costs and absence of a gain from insurance settlements a year earlier.

Yields on the securities have climbed to their highest levels in six years, and total returns were negative 2.6 percent for the first two months of 2018, making for the worst start of a year for the asset class since 1981.

(Repeats to additional subscribers) NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters)- The U.S. benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield topped 3 percent for the first time in more than four years on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the durability of the U.S. economic expansion and stokes the view the three - decade - old bull market in bonds is numbered.

Though the failure rate for startups is often exaggerated, it's still relatively high: 20 percent of businesses fail within the first year, and about half of U.S. businesses fail within five years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 10 percent average return on the S&P 500 may not seem impressive at first, despite the fact that it's more than double what one can expect from a 30 - year Treasury bond and way more than what a certificate of deposit from a bank pays.