Sentences with phrase «percent points higher»

The growth was 3.74 percent points higher than the rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2016, which was — 2.34 percent.

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The most Fed - sensitive 2 - year yield fell about 3 basis points to 2.49 percent, from a more than nine - year high.

At 0847 GMT, the FTSE index was up 0.57 percent to 7,563.38 points, a high since the beginning of February, when sterling was however about 5 percent higher than it is now against the dollar.

At one point the beat rate was as high as 80 percent, a record, according to Bespoke.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed up nearly 24 points, within 0.1 percent of its record high.

If the funder is selling directly to merchants, given today's sky - high marketing costs, acquisition can take a bigger chunk out of the 40 percent — more like 12 to 15 points (the industry average cost of acquisition for a $ 30,000 advance is $ 2,600).

If you plan to return to work after 12 months and at 11.5 months you realize you still don't have daycare arranged, you probably won't be able to extend your benefits at that point because you've already been claiming benefits at the higher, shorter - term 55 percent rate.

Forty - five percent of those surveyed by NFIB said they found few or no qualified workers to fill open positions, which is 3 percentage points higher than September a year earlier, and 4 percentage points higher than the same time period in both 2013 and 2012.

At 12:46 p.m. (1646 GMT), the 10 - year Treasury yield was up 1 basis point at 2.983 percent after rising to 3.003 percent, which was the highest since January 2014.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up between 0.2 and 0.3 percent.

U.S. two - year Treasury yields reached 2.453 percent on Friday, the highest level since September 2008 as the two - year's spread versus two - year German Bunds grew to 302 basis points, the widest in more than three decades.

Poland's 10 - year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 3.14 percent, its highest level in four weeks, rising more than U.S. and German yields which it often tracks.

The S&P 500 has had a remarkable year — up 19 percent — while the Dow Jones industrial average added more than 150 points intraday Tuesday to trade at an all - time high above 24,000.

Collegium Pharmaceutical was one of the largest gainers by percentage points Thursday, closing 19.3 percent higher after news that its chronic pain medication, Xtampza, will be more accessible to patients with United Healthcare insurance.

European revenues were up 18 percent, fueled by exchange rates and higher pricing, but margins were down 1.5 percentage points to 1.3 percent for the region.

To reach that line, Worth said, the S&P 500 would have to fall 222 points, or 7.7 percent from its all - time high hit last Friday of 2,872.87.

The above - referenced editorial also points out that 48 % of state and local revenues collected in N.J. come from property taxes, which is off - the - charts high: «No other state derives more than 41 percent of its revenue from that source; the U.S. average is 33.1 percent.»

«For 30 years, interest rates have been coming down, lower highs and lower lows but we're at a point now in terms of a long - term trend line where 2.6 percent represents the point where an interest rate reversal should take place.

The highest earners would see their rates jump seven percentage points to 38 percent.

U.S. stock futures are sharply higher in early trading, after Thursday's 421 - point surge for the Dow surge, which added to big gains in the prior session and chalked up a 4.2 % two - day rally for the index — its biggest two - day percent gain since November 2011.

But as Congress moves toward repealing the mandate as part of tax reform, voters, legislators and industry experts have flocked to its defense, pointing out that doing away with it would cause already high premiums for individual health plans to rise by 10 percent.

The average contract interest rate for 30 - year fixed - rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($ 453,100 or less) increased to its highest level since April 2014, 4.50 percent, from 4.41 percent, with points increasing to 0.57 from 0.56 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan - to - value ratio loans.

In July, the proportion of Americans aged 25 through 54 who had a job or were looking for one rose to 81.8 percent, up a half - percentage point from a year earlier and the highest since December 2010.

Italian 10 - year bond yields fell 2.5 basis points (bps) to 1.754 percent while other euro zone yields were pushed higher by a sell - off in U.S. Treasuries and data suggesting the euro zone economy was not as weak as expected.

President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner are unlikely to reverse several scheduled tax increases, including the 0.9 percentage point increase in the Medicare tax rate on wages and salaries of more than $ 200,000 for single filers ($ 250,000 for married filers); a 3.8 percent Medicare tax on unearned income of higher income filers; and an increase in the capital gains tax rate.

The Dow Jones industrial average briefly tumbled more than 1,500 points Monday into correction territory, or 10 percent from a recent high, but closed 1,175 points lower after falling nearly 666 points Friday.

It is understandable «Types of current credit» garnered the highest percentage of incorrect responses because this factor accounts for a mere 10 percent of credit score points.

This is over 100 basis points higher than its recent low of 0.501 percent seen as recently as August.

Fifty - eight percent reported capital outlays, down 8 points from February's impressive reading (highest since 2004).

Small business owners expecting better business conditions fell 11 points to a net 32 percent and expected sales fell to a net 20 percent, though both remain at historically high levels.

Eight percent predict higher sales, which is an increase of five points over November.

This week the average interest rate on 1 - year CDs rose to 0.42 percent, 1 basis point higher than it was last week.

Seasonally adjusted, a net 25 percent plan price hikes (up 1 point), the highest reading since 2008.

The 30 - stock index also briefly entered correction territory for the first time since last month, falling 10 percent from its 52 - week high at one point late in the day.

The net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes fell 8 points, to a net 20 percent of owners.

Reports of higher worker compensation rose 2 points to a net 33 percent, the highest reading since 2000.

Preferred personal auto's underlying loss ratio improved 3.6 percentage points to 70.1 percent, driven by improved frequency and higher average earned premium slightly offset by higher severity.

Case in point: China's gross savings rate has been high for decades, averaging around 45 percent of GDP for the last 20 years, per the World Bank.

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 4 points higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures up 0.05 percent ahead of the cash market open.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index made its biggest gain since late April as it rose 26.68 points, or 1.1 percent, to finish at a record high of 2,488.11.

Thirty - one percent of technology marketers report that their organization's overall content marketing approach is extremely or very successful — that's up seven percentage points from the previous year, when 24 % reported high success.

Loeb recently told Third Point fund investors that shares of the oil and gas company could be 60 percent higher, and he outlined changes it could make to add value, such as spinning off its retail business or selling its Canadian natural gas assets.

For example, U.S. 10 - year Treasury yields closed in on 2.50 percent last week, roughly 50 basis points (0.50 percent) higher than their late April levels.

The Nasdaq composite jumped 72.07 points, or 1.1 percent, to 6,432.26, three points below the record closing high it set Sept. 1.

In stock markets, a market cycle said to be complete when the Standard & Poor composite index, (S&P 500) is fifteen percent above the lowest point, or fifteen percent below the highest point.

The Dow's tumble of 1,033 points on Thursday officially marks a stock market correction, which means the market is down 10 percent from its previous high.

For example, while high yield spreads are considerably lower than they were at the January market bottom, they are approximately 200 basis points (2 percent) wider than they were two years ago, as Bloomberg data shows.

The Chicago - based airline generated about 39 percent of last year's revenue abroad, about 10 percentage points higher than Delta or American, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.