We may not
see another year like 2017, but there are three reasons why technology continues to be one of our top sector picks.
They also had some other ones
I saw this year I liked that were comparable in price.
A leather boot is great paired with all of the different textures we're
seeing this year like velvet and corduroy.
«In all the years that I've been involved with books, I've never
seen a year like last year.
-- we'll
see another year like 2007.
Not exact matches
And Bogle did tell CNBC that in 66
years he has never
seen volatility
like this.
Fast - growth companies
like Airbnb and Uber have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding in the past few
years, which has pushed their valuations into never - before
seen territory for startups.
While progressive farmers
like Willemse have been dabbling in «precision ag» (also known as agri - tech) for nearly a decade, the past few
years have
seen scores of companies, old and new, blitz the sector.
«However, I would
like it on the record — as an expert who has thought about these issues nearly every working hour over the last four
years — that I'm convinced that without the SPV and 12g fixes, retail investors will be heavily disadvantaged as compared to accredited investors and equity crowdfunding will ultimately be
seen as a failure.
Someone asked me personally what would I
like to
see in venture capital over the next five to 10
years.
They took what amounted to a
year abroad, during which they traveled the world (while working remotely) to
see what their expenses would be
like and to test whether they would be happy living the vagabond life in retirement.
With this
year's NFL draft also loaded at quarterback, now seemed
like the perfect time to go back and
see how the six from»83 fared.
Crabill says they fall into three categories: disgruntled 35 - 45
year olds (
like me) who
see cable as a fundamental rip - off and now refuse to pay for it; low - income or penny pinching folks who decide they can't afford $ 100 cable bills; millennials who
like TV, but don't understand why people would sign up for a cable contract in the first place.
On the third floor of Fidelity Investments» Boston - based headquarters is a room that looks more
like something you'd
see at Apple or Google than at a 70 -
year - old mutual fund firm.
«Taking a look at a country
like New Zealand — number four in the ranking — we can
see the impact of a program they implemented 10
years ago,» says Farrington.
«We think this is one of the most egregious [conflicts of interest] we've
seen in recent
years, and it seems to be more widely practiced... To me, it sounds
like a commission, and clients approach the adviser operating under the banner of fiduciary expecting those biases to not exist.»
When the 2015 cars hit showroom floors this
year, some buyers will be looking at features the
likes of which no one's
seen before.
When the bank of Canada's overnight interest rate plummeted from 4.25 % in early 2008 to 0.25 % in April 2009, no one thought that, seven
years later, this bellwether would still be at barely there levels
like the 0.5 % we
see today.
(
See How the Cubs, a 140 -
Year Old Baseball Team, Operate
Like a Startup.)
The shares have fallen by more than 50 % in the past two
years, and assets
like Nickelodeon and MTV are widely
seen as being long in the tooth and not forward - thinking enough.
We're
seeing a gigantic spike in the amount of video consumed over mobile devices; it's something
like 75 %
year - over-
year growth.
When prices do start to fall, don't expect a quick rebound
like we
saw three
years ago.
Belarusian Potash Co. supplied about 42 per cent of the world's potash exports before it broke up and sent prices to a four -
year low as major buyers
like China and India waited to
see how far prices would fall.
Hamilton and her staff — she now has a full team that includes Kimberlin as a venture partner — don't expect to
see any returns on their investments within the next five
years, so in the meantime, it's important that they,
like many other top VC firms, help these founders get to the next stage.
The rise of the numbers for women - owned businesses over the past five
years is cause for cheer among those who would
like to
see more equality of business ownership, particularly given the stagnant numbers or declines over the previous half decade.
«We
see that trend happening next
year even around other holidays
like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, because there's a very competitive nature and they need to stretch those promotions out early and often.»
He also suggested last
year that he
saw no difference between the state - run RT and other news networks
like CNN, MSNBC, and Al Jazeera.
Wholesale is an alluring business to Mast as that channel is
seeing growth above 100 %
year - over-
year, aided by distribution at chains
like Whole Foods (wfm) and Dean & Deluca.
• There have been fewer mega-deals: 2017 has certainly not been spectacular when it comes to mega-deals we've
seen in
years past,
like Dell's acquisition of EMC for $ 67 billion or Heinz's acquisition of Kraft Foods for $ 55 billion.
«We
saw people pricing this as a 1 - in - 5,000 event, but it was more
like a one - in - five -
year event.»
Now, those savings are pouring into equities markets
like India's benchmark Sensex index, which has in turn
seen a 14 % rally over the past
year.
«Energies
like solar and wind will be the largest capital deployment arenas the world has ever
seen in the next 10
years.»
The game we just released (last
year for home consoles) is Mortal Kombat 9, so they really need to
see something that's a new experience or they're going to feel
like they've already played it.
I'm not really certain at the moment whether I think that smart cars or smart roads (
like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (
see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three
years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhere.
«I think it will need another 8 - 10
years for this city to return to anything
like it was, and we will have to
see if it ever become the community that it used to be.»
«It's a revolution just
like what we
saw years ago in the computer industry; anybody has the ability to use biology to do something interesting.»
Much
like baseball stats are invaluable for pro players» learning and improvement, sales stats are invaluable to helping you
see objectively what sales methods are working best for you and what you need to work on to improve
year - over-
year.
Hoffman
sees a future for the company that includes licensing for other Hanukkah - centric items
like chocolate gelt, candles, wrapping paper and dreidles — all of which are in the works to be available to customers next
year.
I've never
seen anything
like this, and this going to be a very good
year for us.
We can expect to
see companies
like Adroll and Perfect Audience gaining large amounts of users in the coming
year.
The trend follows the financial results
seen at major telecommunications providers
like AT&T (t) and Verizon (vz), which have
seen their revenue from landline phones sliding precipitously while wireless phone revenue has boomed — at least until the past
year or so.
It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of about five
years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has
seen its revenue grow by more than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods,
like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.
Small business owners are more satisfied with the federal government than they have been in recent
years, but a new survey has found there are still a lot of changes the sector would
like to
see implemented to help run their businesses efficiently.
But with top cybersecurity stocks
like Proofpoint and Palo Alto Networks already up about 30 percent
year to date, the «Mad Money» host wanted to seek out some under - the - radar names to
see if they could be worth investors» time.
We didn't
see any big swings
like we've
seen in past
years.
A few
years ago, it was common to
see posts that started with «
Like this post if...» Sadly, it's still common.
For a startup business, begin by estimating what type of realistic profit you'd
like to
see in the coming
year.
Instead of viewing regulations
like those mandated by OSHA as a nuisance (NAM and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for
years fought against implementation of the original OSHA legislation and continue to lobby against efforts to expand the legislation), Keller came to
see them as a blueprint for improvement.
Step into her two -
year old (and profitable) New York boutique to
see retail reconceived: one night an Italian grandmother gives pasta - making lessons; on another you'll find installations sponsored by the
likes of General Electric, Pepsi and HP.
Last
year, Airlines for America, a trade group representing United and other large U.S. airlines, included the reporting requirements of animal deaths or injuries among those federal rules it would
like to
see repealed or changed.