Sentences with phrase «remained a year longer»

But contract holders challenged the cancellations and a court ruling pushed the firm back into insolvency, where it has remained a year longer than expected due to lengthy court procedures.

Not exact matches

The longer term declining trend in shipping rates for the last 3 years remains.

But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released earlier this year showing that, since 2009, the debt service ratio — a measure of income spent to pay debt — has remained steady at around 14 per cent, not much higher than the long - term average.

UNB Fredericton remains popular forsome of its more specialized programs, including an MBA in sport and recreationmanagement, and the student investmentfund — a year - long course for second - yearstudents in which they manage a portionof the province's pension fund.

As long as you've paid 90 percent of that year's tax liability (or 100 percent of the previous year's tax liability), you can go on extension and only owe interest, no penalties, on the remaining 10 percent.

A number of funds bet heavily on an oil rally early in the year, boosting long futures positions to a record in late February, before oil went into a prolonged slump as global supply remained elevated despite cuts from OPEC.

«As a long - term value investor, we remain cautious and recognise that to generate good real returns over time, we have to be prepared for periods of underperformance relative to the market indices, some even for a stretch of several years.»

Habib Chaudhry, a 49 - year - old from the Long Island town of Valley Stream, was one of the last remaining conspirators on the lam, the United States» Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey confirms to Fortune.

Assuming they and insurance companies buy as much as JP Morgan and others estimate, long - term yields may not rise at all this year and yield curves will remain flat.

On the other hand, if the campaign succeeds, then the company must continue to make at least the same disclosures every year for as long as the securities remain outstanding.

Looking at the longer view, McCaffrey says the VC industry has been relatively consistent over the first half of 2013 and expects investment levels to remain about the same or improve slightly for the rest of the year.

With former chief executive Myron Ullman III now back at the helm, same - store sales in the fourth quarter inched up 2 % from the same period a year prior, though a healthy turnaround remains a long way off.

While Buffett has no plans to quit soon, when asked how long he expected to remain at the helm, he said: «Ten years would be a long time.»

«Aside from that, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

Recent economic data point to some growth firming, inflation remains hard to find and long - term rates are up by barely 10 basis points (bps) from where they started the year, according to data accessible via Bloomberg.

Taalas said that CO2 remained in the atmosphere for hundreds of years and in oceans for even longer.

«The number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

He declined to say how long he expected to remain at the helm but said: «Ten years would be a long time.»

And now that the time for revisionist history has arrived, and strategists no longer have to serve a political agenda and scare investors and traders into voting with their wallets, the research reports calling for precisely the outcome that we expected are coming in fast and furious, starting with none other than Goldman, whose chief strategist David Kostin issued a note overnight in which he says that «the equity market response to the election result will be limited» and adds that «our year - end 2016 price target for the S&P 500 remains 2100, roughly 2 % below the current level of 2140.»

However, the longer - term trend in productivity remains weak, increasing just 0.7 percent from a year ago.

Equities really have had the best of all worlds these past few years, with earnings growth in the double digits and financial conditions remaining very accommodative, despite the recent rise in both short - and long - term interest rates.1 The combination of rising earnings growth and benign financial conditions is a powerful set of tailwinds which usually drives stock valuations higher.

«If you add all the people who are no longer counted — a lot of 50 - year - old people who remained unemployed longer than a year — we're probably at an unemployment rate of around 20 or 22 %.»

I like the idea of having gold for inflation risk and long - term treasuries for deflation but I can envision a future where interest rates and inflation remain low for years which would be bad for returns on both.

maturity remained in the 30s (years) for the rest of the 1950s, longer than is available today.

One might have thought the Martin government would remain in power for about as long as the two Pearson minorities — that is, nearly three years.

Over the past year, the bond yield curve has been positive but flattening (short - term yields remained lower than long - term yields, but the differential has narrowed).

World growth will remain low on average but negative in the UK and Europe; price inflation will remain sufficiently subdued for a while longer so as to impose no constraint on monetary expansion; central banks will sustain a regime of negative real interest rates and rapid monetary expansion; the risk of a eurozone collapse is off the table for now; finally, stock markets should continue to perform better than expected, even though the four - year old cyclical bull market is long by historical standards.

Edward Jones announced Thursday that it would create a «grandfathered account «to serve existing IRAs with investments acquired before the April 2017 compliance date, saying that «investments in existing IRAs, as well as systematic investment plans that are in place before April 10 of next year can continue as long as they remain in the best interest of your client.»

While investors appear more convinced that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will indeed hike rates later this year, real yields remain well below where they started the year and even further below their long - term average.

The number of construction jobs on Long Island remained relatively unchanged in Jan. 2018 as compared with the previous year, according to the latest report from the Associated General Contractors of America.

The aging plane had rescued and resupplied American citizens after last year's hurricanes as part of the U.S. territory's fleet, which often struggles to remain mission - ready amid long waits for spare parts, said Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera, commander of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

You can make your life easier by remaining organized throughout the year and keeping all relevant records in one location — that includes no longer throwing business receipts into a shoebox — and using computer programs, software, or spreadsheets.

On Aug. 14, the regulator said China Securities Finance Corp., the state agency tasked with supporting share prices, would no longer add to holdings unless there's unusual volatility and systemic risk, although it would remain in the stock market for years to come.

Longer - term rates, often used to gauge investors» expectations for inflation and economic growth, remain mostly unchanged from two years ago.

Bloomberg Barclays Long U.S. Government Credit Index includes all publicly issued U.S. government and corporate securities that have a remaining maturity of 10 or more years, are rated investment grade, and have $ 250 million or more of outstanding face value.

For much of the past two years, the discounts offered by automakers have remained at levels that industry analysts say are unsustainable and unhealthy in the long term... Sales are expected to drop further in 2018 as interest rates rise and more late - model used cars return to dealer lots to compete with new ones.

For Americans, the economy is likely to remain sluggish for several years, but the long - term outlook isn't nearly as bad as the pessimists say

The salient points are (I) inflation is below target and expected to remain well sub-target for the next 5 10 20 and 30 years; (II) it has been well below target and Fed forecasts for a decade suggesting great skepticism about models that predict acceleration (iii) the 2 percent target is supposed to be an average so inflation should sometimes exceed it especially after a long shortfall (iv) if the 9th year of expansion with unemployment approaching 4 percent is not the time for above target inflation when will that moment ever come?

Unlike some other forgiveness programs that simply waive any remaining debt after a longer period of time, Perkins Loan Cancellations are evaluated on a year - by - year basis, and you could have either a percentage or the full amount of your balance canceled.

Interim results showed that a majority of the 22 patients in the two Phase 1/2 studies followed for two years or longer remained free from transfusions.

This loan option gives buyers a long time to pay off the loan (30 years) and the interest rate remains the same for that entire time, making it easier to budget monthly payments as they stay constant.

Yet even though management remains optimistic about long - term business prospects for the company, CFO Karl Stubelis noted that sales were below expectations, and Athenahealth chose to revise its full - year outlook for both revenue and earnings downward.

The economy's sluggish growth means that the current cycle has a long way to run, in our view, and its remaining lifespan can be measured in years, not quarters.

Fast forward to today, companies with metrics equal to or greater are remaining private longer, often holding off pursuing an IPO for 8 - 12 years from their founding date.

Thereafter, it corrected and entered into three - year long consolidation, during which, it remained range bound between $ 17 on the lower end and $ 27.5 on the upper end.

Many investors know that central bank policies have not generated the fundamental economic results they once hoped for... the expected evidence failed to materialize years ago... but as long as markets remain strong, so does their faith.

In particular, indicators of business confidence remain above long - run levels, overall profitability remains strong, and business investment is expected to continue to grow, albeit more slowly than in the past two years.

The bottom line: Berkshire's business has transformed over the years, but remains focused on long - term return and the efficient use of capital.

Under this agreement, which was scheduled to expire in 2012 until being extended for another two years, the U.S. agreed to lift antidumping duties so long as lumber prices remained above a certain level.

Based on long - term historical trends, history would suggest the US banking industry will remain quite vibrant and financially stable for the next several years.