Sentences with phrase «performance year by year»

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To be specific, Comcast's subscriber base grew by 53,000 during the most recent quarter, substantially more than most analysts were expecting, and a much better performance than the same quarter a year earlier, when the number of subscribers shrank by 8,000.

The Desmarais family kicked off the new year by snapping up Performance Sports Group, the company behind the Bauer and Easton brands, for $ 575 million with partner Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents» Dinner Saturday night during a performance by standup comic Michelle Wolf, who attacked the administration's relationship to the truth as well as the past behavior of the president, who did not attend the event for the second year in a row.

Flannery said GE is «keenly aware of the pain» caused by its poor performance and dividend cut last year.

These excellent results are supported by the success of our innovation drive in advanced materials, the benefits of increased production capacities in specialty molecular sieves in France and PVDF in China last year, the integration of XL Brands in adhesives and the confirmation of the very good performance of our intermediate chemical businesses.

And at last year's holiday party, we surprised team members with a live, one - hour performance by Nelly in 2016.

This year's finals, at L.A.'s Staples Center, featured a performance by a full orchestra and new music by platinum - selling artist Zedd.

While fourth - quarter net income climbed 21 per cent from year - ago results depressed by a litigation charge, Its quarterly performance missed both analysts» estimates and the company's own expectations.

Disruptive innovation: Tesla (TSLA) floored the German luxury car incumbents by commercializing an incredibly high - performance electric vehicle just seven years after the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?

The study, released Monday, shows performance shares were used as CEO rewards by 51 % of companies surveyed last year, up from 47 % the previous year and 41 % in 2011.

«Cash flow after organic investments increased to $ 2.8 billion, up by more than 50 percent from a year ago, thanks to good operational performance and continued spending discipline,» added Pouyanne.

By 2012, the business had sales of $ 4 million, 30 full - time employees, 800 independent contractors, and troupes in 25 cities putting on roughly 5,000 performances a year.

Marks & Spencer ended up by more than 1.3 percent after keeping its fiscal - year guidance unchanged on Thursday and announcing a better - than - expected performance in both clothing and home - product sales for its third quarter.

Increased supervision of insurance companies and other tightening measures by Chinese authorities have contributed to the Shanghai stocks» muted performance this year.

When tech entrepreneur Kieran Snyder analyzed performance reviews done by a diverse group of managers at a variety of companies a few years ago, she found that constructive feedback given to women included strong elements of «negative personality criticism» that were all but absent from the suggestions for men.

By the looks of this year's North American Auto Show in Detroit, soon you'll be able to buy a KITT of your own: almost every dashboard boasted touch screens, voice control, real - time performance data and more.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role Barkhad Abdi in «Captain Phillips» Bradley Cooper in «American Hustle» Michael Fassbender in «12 Years a Slave» Jonah Hill in «The Wolf of Wall Street» Jared Leto in «Dallas Buyers Club» * WINNER

«It's a courageous act to admit that a mistake was made — to cut bait and move on, as opposed to saving face and trying to make it work, and then three years go by while company performance continues to decline.»

A better - than - expected reading on GDP was accompanied by the weakest performance in consumer spending in nearly five years.

An ESG investment is an investment in a portfolio of companies that have been screened for certain criteria, such as a fossil free portfolio, or an index of companies that seek to improve their environmental and social performance year after year by embracing ESG as a business strategy.

You may have heard about the recent decision by the Minnesota Twins to let Ron Gardenhire, their long - time manager go — most likely due to the fact that the Twins have had lackluster performance in recent years.

Legere has generally held the upper hand in the competition between the two companies performance in the market, as T - Mobile has added by far the most new subscribers over the past few years and surpassed Sprint last year to become the third - largest U.S. carrier.

Carlyle said most of its funds generating performance fees appreciated by 3 percent on average, even as the S&P 500 index slid 1.2 percent in the first three months of 2018, the index's first quarterly fall in 2-1/2 years.

Poor performance and high fees drove money out of the money managers» funds by about $ 70 billion last year, the biggest drop since 2009, according to data tracker HFR.

The company considers same - property NOI as an important operating performance measure because it is frequently used by securities analysts and investors to measure only the net operating income of properties that have been owned by the company for the entire current and prior year reporting periods.

The movie is a love letter to the forgotten musical (remember, most of the Academy voters are on the older side), the creativity of the story by writer - director Damien Chazelle is incredible, and the performances by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are some of the best of the year.

Bets the European Central Bank might consider raising interest rates by the end of 2018 due to evidence of higher inflation and business activity in the euro have lifted the euro, which was poised for its best yearly performance versus the greenback in 14 years.

The weakest aspect of Canada's economy this year was the feeble performance of private investment, projected by the Conference Board of Canada to contract by nearly 8 per cent compared to 2014 levels.

According to one limited partner who has been involved in every Founders Fund pool since 2007, performances have ranked in the «top quartile, if not the top decile» of all VC funds of their vintage (i.e., the category determined by the year the fund closed), with annual returns in the 35 % to 45 % range.

Released a year before «Jaws,» it features some incredible car chases and a strong performance by a young Goldie Hawn.

I always suggest automating performance management with a software that collects data by tracking task and goal completion throughout the year for a painless process.

A New York Times writer declared that «there's not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year, or any year soon.»

The annual gathering is part meeting, part pep rally, and this year's installment was hosted by late - night comedian James Corden and featured performances by music acts Katy Perry, Nick Jonas, and Maxwell.

The beleaguered technology company's core business is up for sale after years of lackluster performance, with bidders including frontrunner Verizon, inventor Dan Gilbert (backed by Warren Buffett), TPG, and a consortium that includes Bain Capital and former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.

That's why a brightening economic picture in 2013 (U.S. GDP grew by an average of 3.4 % in the second half of 2013 and job growth was the highest since the end of the recession) helped improve TravelCenters» performance and stock last year.

The $ 3 trillion hedge fund industry, which has been struggling to outperform stock and bond markets, could see assets shrink by as much as 30 percent in the next three years if performance continues to disappoint, according to a report this month from Boston Consulting Group.

This year's overall list tracks private company performance by way of revenue growth between fiscal years 2010 and 2013.

«The director of sales at XYZ Co. credits my training program with improving her department's performance by 10 percent over a two - year period.»

The two biggest gainers in the past year were Wang Wei, who added $ 22.7 billion to his fortune as the founder and majority owner of China's largest package delivery company, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, who boosted his fortune by $ 21.9 billion thanks to Amazon's strong performance.

It's all about the unpredictable at the MTV Movie Awards, hosted by comedian Kevin Hart and action star Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson, where fans vote for their favorite films and performances from the year.

Analysts hold the view that the independent analysis conducted by Grant Samuel and Associates looks shaky considering the poor half - year performance.

«Even if you believe the managers at a fund like HYLD can beat the market — and they've run into some real issues over the past year on the performance front — do you think they can beat the market by 1.18 percent per year?»

Its rankings are based heavily on a company's long - term financial results and — for the first time this year — take into account its environmental, social, and governance performance as measured by investment research firm Sustainalytics.

Maple Leaf says positive trends and performance in its underlying business were offset by market conditions in pork markets which were materially below a year ago.

Jessie J will headline the performances this year, singing John Lennon's «Imagine» moments before midnight; she will be joined by Daya, Wiz Khalifa, Demi Lovato, Carrie Underwood, and others.

Leo from Buffer published a great post last year showing how easy it was to double the performance of his blog posts by split testing two different headline variations on Twitter.

National hotel performance has been strong over the past several years, driven by solid leisure and individual «transient» business demand, which has risen nearly 40 % since 2007.

These funds have been pulling their members» money out of hedge funds in recent years, after getting hit with a «double whammy — poor investment performance accompanied by huge fees.»

That year hedge fund performance suffered as managers were surprised by events like a plunge in oil prices, Brexit and the U.S. election.

As identified by the FT, the listing reflected each practice's performance in six primary areas, including assets under management, asset growth, compliance record, years in existence, credentials and accessibility.