Sentences with phrase «recent years they purchased»

In recent years they purchased Polaroid and The Sharper Image, two other companies that have a track record of shoddy products and abysmal customer support.

Not exact matches

Through manufacturer and government incentives, the purchasing cost has plummeted in recent years meaning it's not the upfront costly burden it once was, even for small businesses.

The network of board seats and purchasing contracts has unravelled in recent years, and each branch of the family now controls a distinct line of business.

Appealing directly to consumers has also informed TD's deals in recent years, like becoming the main issuer of Aeroplan credit cards this year, or its purchase in 2011 of MBNA Canada.

In recent years, many sectors experienced waves of mergers that gutted regional sales jobs as head offices centralized purchasing.

The company has been working to increase its video assets in recent years, particularly with the purchase of rich - content syndicators 5 Min Media in 2010, and the launch of its video library AOL On.

«If you look at... recent purchases over the last year we've bought more Apple than anything else,» Buffett tells CNBC.

«If you look at our holdings, you would assume that we like them in the order in which they rank by dollar value of holdings, but if you look at them in terms of recent purchases over the last year we've bought more Apple than anything else,» he said in a wide - ranging interview Monday on CNBC's «Squawk Box.»

The pace of the company's growth has been steady from the start, with gradual expansion coming from the purchase of flagging gyms in mid-sized Ontario communities, but has accelerated in recent years.

(Granted, a significant portion of this growth in recent years has been in the form of after - market bulk portfolio insurance purchased by the big banks to insure mortgages that do not by law require it, but the end result is the same.)

A surge in acquisitions by large Chinese companies in recent years has increased worries that several of them, which rely on borrowed money for their large purchases, could pose a risk to the banks that lend to them.

AB InBev's purchase of several craft beer makers in recent years means that it is in a position to offer a greater variety of products itself.

If 2 percent really was consistent with a neutral monetary policy, then the very low real rates of recent years — buttressed by our large - scale asset purchases — should have been extraordinarily accommodative.

Holders who purchase units at different times and intend to sell all or a portion of the units within a year of their most recent purchase are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of certain «split holding period» rules to them and the treatment of any gain or loss as long - term or short - term capital gain or loss.

By 2016, the most recent year for which there is complete data, companies spent $ 536 billion on purchasing their own shares, according to data from S. & P. Dow Jones Indices.

To that end, we've onboarded several real estate companies and processed several 6 and 7 - figure real estate purchases this year, including a recent deal which garnered press coverage from Fortune, Business Insider, and CNNMoney.

(9) While the number of approved requests for residential properties from China has increased in recent years, the Parliament of Australia's Report on Foreign Investment in Residential Real Estate (2014) found that Chinese purchases only absorbed two per cent of new housing stock, contrary to public perceptions.

In the most recent reporting year, share purchases reached a record $ 520 billion.

His hints of future violence are part of an emerging portrait of the 19 - year - old Broward County man who carried out the nation's most recent mass killing on Valentine's Day with an AR -15-style rifle he legally purchased last year.

In any event, even if one explains the fact that the US dollar has crashed in purchasing power in recent times, over a very condensed period of time, by more than 75 %, because it has been one of the strongest currencies in a pool of rapidly devaluing currencies for the past two years, I've discovered that quite often, even presentation of indisputable facts can not sway people to believe something that they simply do not want to believe.

Meanwhile, Albert Edwards of SocGen suggested that there has been an excessive «move away from equities» in recent years — instead of noting, for example, that the volume of U.S. government debt foisted upon the public (even excluding what has been purchased by the Fed) has doubled since 2007, not to mention other sources of global debt issuance, while the market capitalization of stocks has merely recovered to its previously overvalued highs.

Nor has Synchrony's recent jump in total net interest income (by 13 % on a year - over-year basis in Q2), on the back of encouraging growth in purchase volume from its cardholders.

And in recent years, buyers have been more willing to dig deeper into their wallets and accept higher per - square - foot prices — forcing them to find tenants willing to pay high rents to justify their purchases.

An accredited investor is defined as «any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person's spouse, at the time of their purchase exceeds $ 1,000,000» or «any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $ 200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $ 300,000 in each of those years and who reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current year.»

In recent years, many alternative strategies have become more widely available as mutual funds and ETFs with fewer purchase restrictions.

So, this year, instead of a gift guide, I'm taking a moment to share five recent purchases that have quickly turned into BGSK small kitchen classics.

The analysts examined the purchase of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and cocoa liquor world - wide, and concluded that global consumption has increased rapidly over recent years.

Chia has been gaining in popularity in recent years and is easy to purchase from health food stores and online.

The number of consumers who consider healthfulness when purchasing their food and beverages has shown a significant uptick in recent years, and dining out is no exception.

Global trade in food ingredients has increased dramatically in recent years, and companies are in a position to purchase ingredients and additives directly from an increasing range of suppliers worldwide.

But Wenger has started to sign big money players in recent years, with the purchase of Mesut Ozil almost tripling the club transfer record.

Bale has been linked with United on a number of occasions in recent years and could be another ideal purchase for the club in that area of the pitch.

In recent years, additional foreign owners have come into the league, including Inter Milan, which is owned by an Indonesian group, and Bologna, which was purchased last October by Joe Tacopina, Alex Rodriguez's criminal defense attorney.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

The 24 year - old has earned a key role in the Swiss side in recent years, and would be available to play in the Champions League knock - out rounds should he be purchased.

RVP well, I believe was purchased at least 8 years ago, and selling him to Manure is a perfect example of our club recent mismanagement.

Another recent example of confusing pairs of transfers include Fellaini and Juan Mata — two footballers who represent widely different ways of playing the game — and just last year Martial and Memphis Depay, who in the end were purchased in the same window for the same position.

The controversial rendered meat sludge that is treated with ammonia hydroxide to kill pathogens was dropped from fast food chains in recent years but is still purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for institutional feeding programs including school meals.

The ability to purchase up to three years of potentially valuable pension credit time is available to all state and local workers honorably discharged from the military from World War II through 1975, and to veterans of specific combat theaters including Grenada, Panama, and the Middle East, but not yet to veterans of Somalia, the Balkans or Afghanistan, among other more recent conflicts.

The plan is to purchase a rocket and a crew capsule from one or more of the other private space enterprises that have sprung up in recent years, such as SpaceX or Blue Origin.

More than 110 million people in the EU and the U.S. reported running recreationally in recent surveys; billions of dollars are spent globally each year to purchase running apparel and participate in races.

-- Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), the annual number of emission allowances that a covered entity may purchase at the strategic reserve auctions in each calendar year shall not exceed 20 percent of the covered entity's combined greenhouse gas emissions and attributable greenhouse gas emissions during the most recent year for which allowances or offset credits were retired under section 722.

After their steady rise in popularity in recent years, goji berries have become available year round at most grocery stores or specialty health stores, and they can also be easily purchased from online retailers.

These were a recent purchase since the pair I wore last year got too much love.

It was one of those pieces of furniture that I had been obsessed with for over a year and after some recent room makeover dilemmas in here, I decided to make the purchase.

I bought the blouse a few years ago at Macy's and the pants are a recent purchase at a local thrift store.

I'm enjoying so much one of my most recent beauty purchase, the REN Neroli and Rose Gift Set (# 15) that I bought in the SpaceNK summer sales last month — I especially love the Neroli duo which is perfect for this time of the year with that fruity summer - y scent!

I've become a lot more calculated with my thrifting purchases in recent years and probably wouldn't buy it nowadays, but I'm glad I snatched it up when I did because it serves me well during this beautiful in - between season!

The last Milestone's work is indeed one of the most entertaining arcade racing experiences in recent years, and if you have a few friends with whom to share the experience online via PlayStation Network or Xbox Live, the purchase is recommended without hesitation.

«Recent purchases have included a printing press for the Art department, brass instruments for Music and a silver cup that will be awarded to the house with the most merits each year.»