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By this time
next year, short - term rates might be a full percentage
point higher than today.
Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise, over the
next decade, if it lowered the rate of growth in Social Security
by one percentage
point, reduced increases in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care spending
by a proportional amount, and held discretionary spending below growth in GDP (albeit from the higher base established
by the new laws).
Just like any filler word, «so» is used
by speakers at
points of uncertainty to stretch the time their brains have to think about the
next point, response, or question.
Next Monday, Blue Point Brewing, which is owned by AB InBev, is unveiling a new Pilsner called Delayed, a Penn Station - exclusive beer named in honor of the train you thought you were going to take home right after work, but will now be spending the next few hours waiting on inst
Next Monday, Blue
Point Brewing, which is owned
by AB InBev, is unveiling a new Pilsner called Delayed, a Penn Station - exclusive beer named in honor of the train you thought you were going to take home right after work, but will now be spending the
next few hours waiting on inst
next few hours waiting on instead.
And it also means that bond market traders believe we're likely to see at least a quarter
point hike in interest rates
by the middle of
next year.
If the bulls are right, EPS would grow 8.5
points faster than the economy (assuming 2.5 % real annual GDP growth plus 2 % inflation) for the
next ten years, hitting over 16 % of national income
by 2028.
Lockheed Martin was quick to
point out that the F - 35 was recently selected
by South Korea as its
next fighter.
As lawmakers and the public scrutinize dramatic price increases for other old drugs — most recently with the Mylan - owned EpiPen, which saw its cost go up
by 500 % in the past nine years — the
next flash
point may be insulin, a drug both ubiquitous and complicated.
But prices are falling dramatically, to the
point where they'll probably be accessible
by the mass market
next year.
When your thinking is clouded
by doubt, when you're second - guessing yourself, and when quitting looks like the best choice, look to these quotes to encourage you and
point you towards your
next steps.
If the average Western consumer hasn't heard of Lenovo
by this
point, they inevitably will over the
next few years.
A simulation
by Oxford Economics suggests a 25 percent U.S. tariff on $ 60 billion worth of Chinese exports, with comparable retaliation, would reduce China's growth
by about 0.1 percentage
point this year and a little less
next year, chief Asia economist Louis Kuijs in Hong Kong said in a recent note.
«Star Player» allows users to watch the UEFA Champions League soccer games while competing with friends and other fans for
points by anticipating what will happen
next.
Start
by reading through Google's own SEO Guidelines, which should give you a jumping - off
point for the
next time you're reworking your personal or business website.
The crucial
point is that the first increase likely won't be followed
by a second one at the
next policy meeting six weeks later and a third one after that.
Even so, new projections released
by the Fed show that officials expect three quarter -
point rate hikes
next year, one more than was forecast in the September projections.
UAVs are «a mainstay,» said Ryan Hartman, senior vice presidents of Programs at Insitu, owned
by Boeing.Over the
next 25 years, he said, «Technology will have evolved to the
point where we'll be operating unmanned systems in the national airspace safely and responsibly.»
A Forbes piece recently highlighted the
next five years of user experience trends, and made key
points about how users are being changed
by the internet of things, voice and bots.
The Totem
Point Management CEO unveiled Monday his long position in semiconductor stock Xilinx at the
Next Wave portion of the Sohn Investment Conference, presented
by CNBC.
The dollar is seeing some support as the markets anticipate that the Fed will raise interest rates
by a quarter -
point next Wednesday.
To justify the current price of $ 47 / share, Jarden must grow NOPAT
by 13 % compounded annually for the
next 16 years, at which
point, Jarden would be generating over $ 66 billion in revenue.
The fund reduced its estimates of American growth in 2012 and 2013
by a tenth of a percentage
point, anticipating that the economy will expand just 2 percent this year and 2.3 percent
next year.
GDP growth must drop every year for the
next five or six years
by at least 1 percentage
point a year.
On all the available information, resources sector investment will probably rise
by another 2 percentage
points or more of annual GDP over the
next couple of years.
At this
point, you've lowered the venture's risk
by achieving concept - stage milestones and you have identified your specific financing needs ($ 500,000 K to $ 2 million) for the
next stage.
We've amassed more money and knowledge at this
point and I'm confident we won't be swayed
by emotion when the
next bear market comes.
And in the so - called «Flash Crash» last August 24, the Dow fell more than 1,000
points in the first five minutes before ending the day down 588, but had recovered completely
by the
next week.
Speaking
by phone from Montreal on Wednesday, economist Paul - Andre Pinsonnault predicted Governor Stephen Poloz will cut the policy rate
by a quarter
point to 0.25 percent
next month, matching a record low set in 2009 during the global financial crisis.
Scott's office also
pointed to a memo sent
by Education Commissioner Pam Stewart to Runcie last month detailing how students who do not wish to take the test this spring can take them later in the fall or
next spring, or they can take alternative assessments to satisfy graduation requirements.
«
By mid-2020, we will be most vulnerable to the
next recession,» Zandi said,
pointing to the fading impact of government spending and tax cuts.
This is the
next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night
by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily,
by 1 - 2 percentage
points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2
points below the printed rates).
BHP Billiton
points out that, over the
next 20 years, China's urban population is likely to increase
by almost 250 - million people and the rising middle class will be looking to upgrade to «bigger and better apartments, sitting above more extensive underground car parks, which will demand steel - intensive building and renovation,» she asserts.
By Downgrading Daddy, Moody's will have something to
point to when the
next round of congressional hearings into the practice of pay - for - play ratings agencies takes place (which better be soon).
Reflecting indications that US economic growth remains robust and concerns that inflationary pressures may be building, markets are now expecting the federal funds rate to reach 3 1/4 per cent
by August, which implies 25 basis
point increases at three of the
next four FOMC meetings (Graph 17).
The biggest damage to portfolios came Thursday when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 700
points, followed
by a 425 -
point fall the
next day.
There are some analysts who believe that Chairman Powell and his colleagues on the FOMC may try to get ahead of the curve and increase rates
by more than 25 basis
points when the Fed
next moves.
While the Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates
next week
by 25 - basis
points, Hansen said that the key for the gold market will be the central bank's forward guidance.
Nevertheless, FED officials generally would need additional data
points to conclude the formation of a new trend (the famous saying of «3 data
points form a trend»), but even slightly stronger optimism over inflation would already serve as a stark contrast vs. market speculation of outright deflation followed
by Federal Reserve implementing negative rates, or completely ruling out rate hike for the
next 10 months.
If you wait until after December 31st it will be too late to implement any of these tax planning strategies since you are already into your
next tax year
by that
point.
It is inherently an action generated through laziness — build links
by easily assimilating competitors and / or nearby verticals, to the
point where one syphons the
next into infinity.
In contrast, trade union officials surveyed
by the Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training (ACIRRT) have revised down their forecasts for inflation
by around 1/2 of a percentage
point over the
next year and now expect inflation of around 3 per cent over the
next two years.
The FOMC
next meets in June, when it is widely expected to raise the key rate
by 25 basis
points to two percent.
... over the
next five years bonds will probably outperform stocks
by a few percentage
points, but both will return much less than double digits.
He
pointed to Amazon as an example, writing that the company recently revealed «a much lower level of long - term structural profitability, causing consensus estimates for the
next five years to drop
by 40 %, 22 %, 18 %, 14 % and 8 %, respectively.»
The Fed raised policy rate levels
by a quarter
point at its mid-March meeting, and the U.S. economy has achieved sufficient levels of unemployment and inflation to encourage further gradual policy tightening this year and into
next.
He could have eased the situation
by paying the workers in the order in which they'd arrived: those hired first would have left the vineyard with what they'd received and not been upset
by what happened
next But this is a central
point in the story.
W -
Pointing out the foolishness of other ppl's thoughts
by taking it to the
next logical step is something beyond most ppl.
As neil degrasse tyson
pointed out, each of our great mathematicians and scientists throughout the centuries reached their limit and declared God did it... only to have the
next guy push though that barrier, reach their own limit... and claim the same... This lady has the benefit of history and science at her finger tips, and judging
by her credentials is no stranger to the scientific process, and still fell into the same trap...