Sentences with phrase «positive every year of»

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It was a year full of shock and controversy, to say the least, but its unfortunate events at least sparked a number of positive changes — especially within the workplace.

The dollar made most of the running, though, as it turned positive for 2018 just ahead of a two - day Fed meeting that is expected to pave the way for another two or even three U.S. rate hikes this year.

A quick «congrats on the great work» email, thank - you note or pat on the back can go a long way in cultivating improved job performance and a positive company culture for the rest of the year.

That's not too surprising given the years of positive coverage of Huajian in party - controlled media and the fact that many foreign news sites, especially Chinese - language ones, are blocked inside China.

Over the past few months, Paulson has bought 3.7 million nonvoting shares of Viacom, which he said on Tuesday has begun to show positive results under a plan overseen by Chief Executive Bob Bakish after years of declining advertising and viewership.

To take advantage, you must have an export credit sales volume of less than $ 5 million in the past three years before application, your company must qualify as a small business under the Small Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive net worth.

There was some positive news last year: Women - led companies made up 4.94 % of all VC deals in 2016 — the highest percentage in the past decade.

«This year, under the guidance of our leaders, the China - India relationship has realised good development and shown a positive momentum,» Wang said.

But Dwyer, whose S&P 500 year - end target of 3,100 is the second highest on the Street, doesn't see a positive period between May and September blowing the socks off investors.

Despite fears about China's financial stability, UBS is positive on Chinese financials this year, its head of China strategy explained Tuesday.

It also expects to be profitable and cash - flow positive in the second half of the year.

Tesla took a positive outlook for 2018, saying that «the planned ramp of both Model 3 and our energy storage products, our rate of revenue growth this year is poised to significantly exceed last year's growth rate.»

Western Australian retailers have a positive view of business conditions in the year ahead, according to a recent survey by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with one third expecting an improved market in the 2018 financial year.

While some viewers called it «gross» and «vulgar,» the spot racked up some 20 million YouTube views by the end of last year, at one point yielding one share for every nine views — proof positive that schoolyard humor never goes out of style.

So the firm expects earnings - per - share growth to slow in the second half of the year as the positive effect wears off.

Earlier this year Merck halted trials on its once - promising Alzheimer's drug after an independent panel of ruled there was «virtually no chance of finding a positive clinical effect.»

End - of - financial - year specials failed to maintain May's positive tone on new car sales for Western Australia, with numbers for June down 5.5 per cent as the financial year ended with a whimper.

«The good news of this recovery this year is that the outlook is positive for both oil - importing countries and oil - exporting countries,» Jihad Azour, director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the IMF, told CNBC's Hadley Gamble on Monday.

Comments: «In addition to forecasting positive earnings growth this year (which we did not in 2012), we are also using a slightly higher multiple to reflect the positive impact of heavy central bank intervention on the equity risk premium.»

Apple's stock dipped at the start of 2016 due to concerns over a slowdown in iPhone sales, though share prices have since rebounded into positive territory for the year amid investor optimism for the company's new line of products.

The Small Business American Dream Gap Report examined today's economic landscape compared to a year ago and found that despite the positive outlook for small businesses, nearly three out of 10 small businesses reported finding it harder than in the past to reduce operating costs.

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux said Thursday that it expects the «overall positive demand trend» seen across the majority of markets in 2017 to continue next year, saying that it foresees demand in North America to grow by 2 to 3 percent.

Next year is expected to continue the positive momentum, with a growth rate of about 2.5 percent and the end of international assistance scheduled for the summer.

And, if he thinks he will stay for five years, he has a positive net present value of $ 12,712, assuming he saves that $ 280 every month during the first year and increases savings by 3 % each subsequent year.

Jassy earned positive reviews early on for leading Amazon's music sales efforts, and in 2002 he was chosen as one of Jeff Bezos's «technical assistants» — staffers who train for senior executive roles by shadowing Amazon's CEO for a year or longer.

«Last year from a reported revenue point of view, we had a positive revenue as a consequence of our credit spreads widening.

Of 1,500 surveyed consumers, IRI found nearly 80 percent had positive attitudes toward store brands, versus 73 percent a year ago.

Tax cuts, infrastructure spending and corporate cash repatriation should remain positive for U.S. markets over the next couple of years, but Rogers sees better opportunities internationally.

Last year The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center began clinical trials on the efficacy of SuperBetter to treat traumatic brain injuries, and the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center greenlighted a randomized controlled user study of the game to treat depression.

Critics complain «say on pay» votes are ineffectual because boards aren't bound to the results, but of the 53 U.S. companies for whom shareholders rejected compensation plans in 2012, 45 made changes and got positive votes the following year, according to Institutional Shareholder Services.

They are the only company in their space to offer mattresses for different kinds of sleepers, with hundreds of positive mattress reviews and new stores opened and opening this year in Arizona.

Over the years, I have seen the positive effects of EQ when working alongside leaders in companies large and small.

«International investors have embraced the positive changes in the accessibility of the China A shares market over the last few years and now all conditions are set for MSCI to proceed with the first step of the inclusion,» Remy Briand, MSCI Managing Director and Chairman of the MSCI Index Policy Committee, said in a release.

If managers wait till the end of the quarter or year to salute positive results, employees may only barely remember the context.

«Despite the sell - off, tech is still one of the only two sectors with positive returns this year, after leading the market last year with a 38 percent return,» said Neena Mishra, director of ETF research at Zacks Investment Research.

But after five straight years of positive returns, sentiment among equity analysts neared an all - time high, with the Wall Street consensus calling for an 11.1 % gain, according to a recent study by Bespoke Investment Group.

«The average IPO so far this year has been priced below the midpoint of the range and the returns have been positive both from the IPO and also for post-IPO investors,» she said.

Apple units increased 3 % year over year and while positive it stops short of investor expectations for a super cycle,» he wrote.

SpaceX was cash - flow - positive in the fourth quarter of last year and is on track to reach profitability when the books close on 2007.

The company decided to debut it this year because of positive customer response.

Three years is plenty of time to start, grow and even exit a business, but having a personal as well as a business plan will help give you something positive to look back on and provide a solid foundation for any future entrepreneurial endeavors.

After navigating the company through its first substantial challenges (the U.S. authorities investigated Alibaba's accounting practices last year, concerned about data from its blockbuster annual sale), Tsai is making more positive headlines of late.

Trump's positive outlook on relations with Kim Jong Un is a marked departure from social media taunts in November of last year, in which he called Kim «Little Rocket Man» and noted that his people and military «put up with living in such horrible conditions.»

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Managers presented with this scenario were 15 % more anxious than excited and more than twice more likely to act unethically compared with their counterparts, who were presented with an end - of - year scenario that focused on positive outcomes.

But Zuckerberg himself has said being too «focused on the positive» for the first 10 years of Facebook's existence blinded the company to much of the abuse it was enabling as well as to emergent effects of social media like hyper - polarization.

While 51 percent of U.S. survey respondents had a positive view of China two years ago, only 37 percent of Americans say the same today.

The Vanguard High Yield Corporate Bond fund has underperformed Treasuries in the recent downturn, but it still has a positive return of 0.5 percent in the year - to - date through Oct. 27.

Investors will look to send U.S. stocks to their fifth straight week of gains with a strong finish to a week that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally get back above the 17,000 - point mark and creeped into positive territory for the year.

OPINION: The effects of recent positive export numbers on WA's trade - exposed economy could be a positive for the year ahead.