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U.S. household debt rose to a level not seen in five years in the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Netbacks, profit after subtracting transport and other expenses, averaged C$ 16.80 per barrel of oil equivalent in the first quarter, compared with C$ 21.25 a year earlier.

In the second quarter, Foot Locker had earnings of $ 51 million, or 39 cents a share, down from $ 127 million, or 94 cents a share, a year earlier.

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.

Nanos Research, which conducts a weekly survey for Bloomberg, found that almost a quarter of respondents at the end of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past year, compared with about 20 per cent in early August.

Even after more than 20 years in business, the world's biggest streaming video service experienced some of its fastest growth ever in the first quarter, helping to give its stock a big lift.

Aetna's net income was $ 1.21 billion, or $ 3.67 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of $ 381 million, or $ 1.11 per share, a year earlier that was related to costs for its failed deal to buy Humana.

«Despite the temporary pullback in production in the first quarter, we still expect our oil sands volumes for the year to be within our original guidance of 364,000 to 382,000 barrels per day,» he told a conference call with analysts.

MILAN — Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported Thursday a 60 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter of the year as sales improved, particularly in the Americas, and demand rose globally for its Jeeps.

Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves estimated that the top 8 cable companies lost 463,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2015 compared to a decline of 141,000 for the second quarter last year.

NEW YORK — Taco Bell's new Nacho Fries were a hit with diners, with a quarter of all orders including the $ 1 spicy fries since they became available earlier this year.

Beyond this sense of optimism, seven out of 10 business owners said they fared the same or better than they did a year ago in the fourth quarter.

The coffee chain posted fiscal third - quarter earnings excluding items of 55 cents a share, up from 43 cents a share in the year - earlier period.

Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.

Continental posted net income of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $ 469,000, or less than a penny per share, in the year - ago quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.

The social networking giant said Wednesday that first quarter revenue jumped 49 % year - over-year to $ 12 billion versus an expected $ 11.4 billion and earnings per share of $ 1.69, easily beating analyst estimates of $ 1.35.

Union Pacific's freight revenues actually fell 1 % in the first quarter compared with the first three months of 2014, the first such decline in six years.

However, that's due in part to a high comparative base from the second quarter last year, when the U.K.'s unexpected decision to leave the EU caused a huge surge in trading in the last week of June.

Mobile payment accounted for approximately 56 % of Company sales in the first quarter of 2018, as compared to 31 % in the prior year period.

Pay television lost a record number of subscribers in last year's fourth quarter as more and more companies have opted to cut the cord.

Canadian pre-tax profits were US$ 9.1 million, down from US$ 20.9 million the prior year quarter when it gained US$ 8.1 million from a price adjustment on the sale of its stake in the Montreal Canadiens.

While tech IPOs are at their lowest number since 2008, health care, including biotech, is one of the hottest sectors of the year for number of filings, per Renaissance Capital's third quarter report.

«Arkema has made a very strong start to the year, with a 33 % year on year increase in adjusted net income despite a high basis of comparison in first quarter 2017 and the very strong appreciation of the euro.

We are seeing similar numbers in quarters for the rest of the year.

For the quarter ended July 20, Dick's adjusted earnings were 96 cents a share, up from 82 cents a year ago, but less than the $ 1.00 expected by Wall Street and even its own forecast of $ 1.02 a share to $ 1.07 a share.

Sales rose 7.9 percent to $ 3.45 billion in the first quarter from a year earlier, slightly above the average analyst estimate of $ 3.34 billion, with aluminum prices accounting for $ 109 million or about 40 percent of the increase.

McDonald's launched its digital app at the end of the third quarter last year and had millions of downloads within three months.

Worldwide demand for gold totaled 973.5 tons in the first quarter of the year, according to the Council's latest report, down 7 percent year - on - year.

Cash flow from operations — a key metric of financial health in the oil industry — came in at $ 7.4 billion for the quarter, matching the year - earlier period.

Despite returning to profit growth last year, investors sold off the company's stock after Exxon reported fourth - quarter results that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

REBIT margin, which corresponds to recurring operating income as a percentage of sales, rose to 12.8 % in first - quarter 2018 compared to 11.3 % in the corresponding prior - year period.

Despite Hefner winning a nearly two - year battle with the U.S. Post Office to secure second - class mailing privileges for Playboy magazine, the publication was still reviled in many quarters of pre-sexual-revolution America, and cautious investors wanted nothing to do with the project.

Services revenue increased only 18 % from a year earlier in the just completed quarter, the first of Apple's 2017 fiscal year.

Leightman Research Group data released Monday was roughly in line: Leightman estimated that the 13 top cable providers lost about 470,000 video customers in the second quarter, compared to a loss of 350,000 for the corresponding quarter last year.

Total upstream production came in at 689,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first quarter, compared to 725,100 boe / d in the prior year quarter, as oilsands output fell to 404,800 barrels per day from 448,500 bpd.

The 0.4 per cent growth rate for the gross domestic product, the economy's total output of goods and services, was the weakest quarterly performance in almost two years and followed a much faster 3.1 per cent increase in the third quarter.

The Fed is forecast to hit its so - called terminal rate in the third quarter of next year.

But it still recorded only 1.59 million new users, compared with estimates of 1.62 million — and sharply lower than the 1.9 million it signed up in the same quarter last year.

Harley said it shipped 63,944 motorcycles in the quarter, down 9.7 percent from a year earlier, while it reiterated shipments of between 231,000 and 236,000 motorcycles in 2018.

Similarly, about a quarter of the respondents reported they intend to hire new employees, up from about 16 percent a year earlier.

Barrick is in a stronger position now to focus on growth opportunities following two credit upgrades from rating agencies in the first quarter of the year.

Campbell has been looking to offset such soup declines that have going on for years (and fell 7 % in the last quarter) with new product innovations, including plant - protein milk and a bigger push of its Garden Fresh Gourmet products.

The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores with its digital business.

Sprint reported a profit of $ 69 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a loss of $ 283 million, or 7 cents per share, in the year - ago quarter.

The company said its profit of 1.02 billion euros was up from 641 million euros in the same quarter a year earlier, though net revenue edged down 2...

While hiring was down by 0.1 percent in March, the survey found that nearly 9 in 10, or 87 percent of small businesses, expect the first quarter to be the same or better than a year ago.

In the first quarter of 2013, for example, U.S. venture capital firms raised $ 2.9 billion from 44 funds — a decrease of 33 percent compared to the same quarter last year, according to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters.

Prior to the December guidance for the fourth quarter, which spans the important Christmas and new year shopping period, Lululemon shares had been trading above $ 65 per share for most of 2013 and usually between US$ 70 and US$ 75 per share.

Shares of Exxon Mobil have slumped since earlier this year, when the company's fourth - quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

Delivery contributed to 16 % of Company sales in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 3 percentage points year over year.