Sentences with phrase «quarter points on»

He also leads the Lakers in total fourth quarter points on a respectable 47 percent shooting from the field and 36.8 percent shooting from behind the arc.

After the 21 - year - old Webster torched the Jazz for 24 third - quarter points on Jan. 5, Utah reserve Matt Harpring observed, «It was tough when what's - his - face got hot.»

«They're going to be facing the quarter - point increase on terms of that debt for their servicing... That's a quarter point on an annual basis.

At the NAR Midwinter Business Meeting in Honolulu, Tuccillo told attendees he wasn't surprised by the Fed's decision to cut the federal funds rate by a quarter point on Jan. 31.

Not exact matches

The central bank's policy committee voted unanimously on Dec. 14 to raise its benchmark interest rate a quarter point to 0.5 %.

«But it seems that launching low - cost long - haul flights without connecting services is challenging,» Gagey said, pointing to Norwegian Air Shuttle, which on Thursday reported a bigger than expected loss for the last quarter of 2017.

«A lot of people are banking on it to make up for the first - quarter number, it needs to deliver... I really think that that number might be the trigger point on does this market have the legs to go higher.»

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

they tend to target the lowest points above its waterline, which are typically on either quarter or at the stern.

Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

But there is no escapting the fact the country's consumers are not happy campers: Market researcher Nielsen found that consumer confidence in Malaysia fell to 78 points over the July - September period, down 11 percentage points on the quarter, marking a record low since the survey began in 2005, as well as Southeast Asia's worst reading for the quarter.

He points to activist investors as a particular thorn in the side of management, forcing it to focus on quarter - to - quarter earnings and giving up board seats instead of investing in research and development.

Musk tried to further clarify a point that he made on Tesla's second quarter earnings call, when he insisted that Tesla doesn't have a demand problem.

Analysts at JPMorgan pointed out Thursday that shares of Royal Caribbean and Carnival have outperformed on average the S&P 500 during the third and fourth quarter over the past five years.

Forte pointed to indications on Overstock's third - quarter earnings call that the company could sell its home goods e-commerce business to focus on bitcoin's blockchain technology through its Medici Ventures division.

At Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, Buffett joked it was likely that his body is one - quarter Coke at this point.

More importantly, 23 percent said they plan to add workers, a decrease of three percentage points from the first quarter; 9 percent said they planned to scale back on the number of workers they have, an increase of two percentage points.

The result of the company's efforts has been a gross profit margin that is on the mend, rising 3.3 points to 36.4 % of sales last quarter.

A quarter - percentage - point difference on a $ 25,000 loan is $ 3 a month, according to Bankrate's McBride.

Coal remains cheaper, but when you factor in the reduced capital cost (gas plants cost between a quarter and a third what coal plants of equivalent output do), the life - cycle costs point to gas, even in the absence of a price on carbon emissions.

Just like it did a year ago, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday sent its key short - term interest rate up by a quarter of a percentage point.

VERIFONE SAYS MPOS IS CATCHING ON WITH LARGE BUSINESSES: Demand among medium - to large - sized businesses for mobile point - of - sale (mPOS) devices is growing, according to terminal manufacturer VeriFone's second quarter earnings call.

Consumer confidence in Malaysia fell to 78 points over the July - September period, down 11 percentage points on the quarter, the report released late Tuesday said.

Profit trends declined one point to a net negative four percent reporting quarter on quarter profit improvements, one of the best readings in survey history.

On a conference call to discuss first - quarter results on Thursday, Crescent Point executives said they would not comment on which side is leading so far in shareholder votinOn a conference call to discuss first - quarter results on Thursday, Crescent Point executives said they would not comment on which side is leading so far in shareholder votinon Thursday, Crescent Point executives said they would not comment on which side is leading so far in shareholder votinon which side is leading so far in shareholder voting.

While it may not sound like much on paper, the Federal Reserve «s anticipated move Wednesday to hike its benchmark interest rate target up a quarter point will have ramifications.

Morgan Stanley's Delinquency Diffusion Index, an aggregate measurement of year - over-year increases in the delinquency of several types of personal loans, stood at 19.2 (on a 100 - point scale) for the first quarter of 2016, up from its low in October, 2014, driven by increases in auto loan and credit card delinquencies in 2015 — but far below the 60 - point threshold associated with a pre-recession state.

So, is Check Point losing ground in the cybersecurity space to rivals, or will it be able to spring a positive surprise when it releases its fourth - quarter results on Jan. 31?

The downside is that the interest rate on a HELOC is variable and often tracks any movement in the federal funds rate, which is expected to increase up to three more times after this week's quarter - point hike.

Although we successfully raised prices and improved our inventory position quarter - by - quarter, gross margin fell 220 basis points on the year.

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.

The economic gains and market returns that emerged during the Reagan Administration began from a starting point of 10.8 % unemployment, a current account surplus, and market valuations that - on the most historically reliable measures - were less than one - quarter of present levels.

The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate a quarter point to 1.5 percent on December 13, 2017, marking it the third increase in 2017 and...

We've got a really strong operating business model in place now, and we've been in a situation this past quarter with a number of activities going on, and still putting up 4.5 points.

Usage of our proprietary cards increased 10 basis points over the last year in the quarter reaching 48.7 % and while on the subject of credit I want to point out that we signed over new loan expansions of our partnership with Citi that now goes until 2025 instead of 2016 expiration of our original contract.

To keep the economy on a sustainable path, I expect that it will be appropriate to remove monetary policy accommodation at a regular but gradual pace — and perhaps a bit faster than the three, one - quarter point increases envisioned for this year in the assessment of appropriate policy from the December 2017 FOMC meeting.

In its 2017 fourth quarter earnings call, the brand had laid out a new year plan of action that involved a focus on digital initiatives with a delivery - integrated point of sale system and a social media marketing strategy.

«Samsung's smartphone sales declined 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 and its share dropped by 2.9 percentage points year on year.»

Morgan Stanley U.S. chief economist Ellen Zentner estimates that a 20 % broad - based tariff increase could, after four quarters, result in a 1 percentage point drag on real U.S. GDP growth.

Fourth quarter same — fourth quarter restaurant labor expenses were 50 basis points lower than last year on a percentage of sales basis due to increased productivity and lower restaurant manager incentive compensation expense.

On a blended same - restaurant sales basis, results for Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse were down 1.9 % in the fourth quarter, which includes the adverse effect of an earlier Lenten season and Easter that impacted blended same - restaurant sales by 40 basis points.

Huawei, Oppo and BBK accounted for 21.3 percent of smartphones sold to end users worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 7.3 percentage points year on year.

Homeownership tends to encourage spending on durable goods and hence its depressed levels could explain why real U.S. consumption growth over 2011 - 2017 has been much weaker (by about half a percentage point annualized every quarter) than the pre-recession average.

Recent trade data from the ONS pointed to a slightly depressing net - trade number in the third quarter, although surveys for export orders remained robust.

Daniel Ives of FBR Capital Markets & Co. commented in a note on Monday that his recent field checks within the cybersecurity sector through the third quarter point to «white hot deal momentum» as companies and governments continue upgrading to next - generation security platforms and software.»

Nonetheless, it rose a full percentage point from 34.3 % in the first quarter a year ago — the fifth consecutive quarter it has gone up on an annual basis.

Canada's central bank opted against raising interest rates on Oct. 25, deciding that two quarter - point increases over the summer are enough for now.

This move incorporated six rate hikes, including three quarter - point moves, two half - point increases, and one three - quarter point move to close out the cycle on November 15.

Reuters cited «a disappointing outlook from Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)» as one of the factors weighing on the market this morning, but as I pointed out in my review of Cisco's fiscal second - quarter earnings, the outlook wasn't disappointing and today's decline in the stock looks like a buying opportunity for long - term, value - oriented investors.

At this point, most on Wall Street are expecting a nominal quarter point hike in rates.