Sentences with phrase «showed higher increases»

The majority of cities analyzed showed higher increases than what was observed the month prior.

Houston also has the highest SAT participation rate of any urban school district in the competition — two - thirds higher than the Texas average — and showed the highest increase in Advanced Placement exam participation for all students.

But in addition, officials will look at how much each student's test score changed from last year to this year — the more students who showed high increases in their scores, the better the school's letter grade.

People whose dogs gazed at them for two minutes or longer (23 percent of dogs) showed a higher increase in oxytocin than people whose dogs gazed at them for less time.

Not exact matches

While compensation and benefits matter to workers, research from Gallup shows that zeroing in on a mission is linked to higher employee engagement, better retention rates and increased productivity.

This sweet, rich oil was shown to do some pretty nifty things for abdominally obese women in a 2009 study out of Brazil, including decreasing their waist circumference, increasing beneficial HDL (high - density lipoprotein) cholesterol and improving the ratio of «bad» LDL (low - density lipoprotein) to «good» HDL cholesterol.

«The total volume of small - business financing increased by 18 % over the same period last year, and reached the highest level since Feb. 2008, its latest data show».

A study referenced in the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science showed, «Studies have found that diets low in carbohydrates increased feelings of anger, depression, and tension and diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates increased anger.»

In terms of data, retail sales numbers in the U.K. came in higher - than - expected, showing an increase of 0.3 percent month - on - month in October.

A high level of engagement or proactive commitment of employees» full brain power and passion while on the job has been shown to significantly increase companies» productivity, profitability and workplace safety while reducing absenteeism and turnover.

Business activity in the euro area hit a fresh six - year high in April on strong demand and increasing business prospects, new data showed on Friday.

A Roth 401 (k) isn't always better financially — for example, if you work in a high - tax state now but plan to retire in a lower - tax state in the future — but for the majority of Americans, the Harvard study shows a Roth 401 (k) leads to increased spending power in retirement.

While their numbers differ, separate studies by the provincial government, Statistics Canada and the Fraser Institute all show a slight increase in household taxes under the HST, skewed toward higher - income households.

Or you could reframe your content to appeal to the largest demographic of users from a geographic region where engagement was high — or, alternatively, try to increase engagement in a region that showed low interaction levels.

This research supports the findings of other studies, which show that spending time in nature and increasing your exposure to sunlight can lead to higher levels of creativity.

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week to the highest in almost three months amid holidays that may have played a role in the increase, Labor Department figures showed Thursday.

A new study shows that jobs that are both high - demanding and give employees less control are associated with a 15.4 percent increased chance of death.

Indeed, the 10 - year Treasury yield hit a four - year high on Friday after the latest monthly U.S. jobs report showed solid wage gains, effectively confirming an expected rate increase at the Federal Reserves next meeting, in March.

Longer content shows up higher in Google search results, which increases trust.

While earlier in 2016 the time - based Wi - Fi share across the four carriers showed a decline over time, this trend did not continue and, in particular, the Wi - Fi share for T - Mobile users increased to an all - year high, though still showing the lowest share among all carriers.

And, recent stats show that marketers who consistently create high - quality content through blogging generate 126 % more leads, 97 % more inbound links and substantially increased revenue.

All told, global gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to increase an estimated 3.8 % next year, the strongest showing since 2011, and a few ticks higher than the long - term average of 3.5 %.

New Data Shows iRhythm's ZIO Service Increases Detection And Diagnosis Of Silent Atrial Fibrillation In High - Risk Patients

And it shows that old, young, female and black low - skilled workers face the highest levels of unemployment after a minimum wage increase.

While there is a risk BEP doesn't match my assumption due to the high payout ratio, I still consider this number as the company showed more commitment to increase its payouts than keep its FFO payout ratio in order.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

The 90 day window shown below doesn't include Litecoin's highs from earlier this year but does indicate an increase in Litecoin interest this week.

Higher wholesale costs over the past two years are still working their way through the supply chain, and companies including foodmakers and grocers are showing more willingness to pass along the increases to consumers, said Hart, the Iowa State agricultural economist.

With inflation finally showing green shoots and President Donald Trump's $ 1.5 trillion tax reform law expected to increase deficit spending, this year could provide the right conditions to spur gold prices higher.

An Analysis of the Economic Circumstances of Canadian Seniors, authored by statistician Richard Shillington of Tristat Resources and released by the Broadbent Institute, also shows the Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) guarantee levels are falling behind and trends in income sources for seniors suggest that high poverty rates among seniors will further increase.

His soon - to - be-released book, Building a High - Velocity Sales Organization, shows senior leaders how to dramatically increase top line revenue through increased sales.

«Higher EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) that small businesses are showing in their financial documents substantially increases their chances of securing conventional financing.

Chinese government data show that prices across 70 Chinese cities were 9.7 % higher in May than a year earlier, a larger year - over-year increase than the 9.3 % last September, when the current round of housing controls were instituted.

A report Tuesday showed purchases of new homes increased more than forecast in May to the highest level in seven years.

He shows you how to increase your income by switching to high - quality companies that pay a high and rising dividend, what he calls «Perpetual Dividend Raisers.»

The tumult that saw global equity markets begin to fall at the beginning of February was triggered by U.S. jobs data that showed wages grew more than anticipated, raising worries that signs of higher inflation might push the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase interest rates more quickly.

Numerous academic studies have shown that an analyst initiating coverage of a stock pushes share prices higher, in part by improving investor recognition of the company and increasing its liquidity.

Some Wall Street economists had expected Wednesday's forecast to show the Fed increasing the number of rate hikes that would be needed in 2018 to four from three, while others felt a move higher in the dots would not come until later this year.

WASHINGTON (MNI)- The value of new factory orders saw a 1.6 % increase in March, up seven of the last eight months, and rising higher than the 1.4 % gain expected by analysts in an MNI survey, data released by the Commerce Department Thursday morning showed.

Currently coal inventories are high in the electric power industry however recent data shows that inventories at eastern utilities is falling because of increasing domestic and international demand.

In this paper, Yang and his colleagues show that selling price data increases volatility and increases the cost of capital (which typically indicates that investments are higher risk).

Likewise, recent estimates by the Tax Policy Center and the Penn Wharton Budget Model show that dynamic effects would marginally reduce the revenue loss in the first decade but significantly increase it over the long run because of the economic consequences of higher debt.

Data from high tax states such as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and California shows a huge increase in the number of LLCs, partnerships and C corps.

In a meta analysis of 225 academic studies by Sonja Lyubomirsky, Laura King and Ed Diener (as reported in the 2012 Harvard Business Review) it was shown that happy employees have a higher productivity rate by 31 %, increased sales by 37 % and are 3 times more innovative and creative.

«I think Airbnb actually helps the hosts to grow, because the more a host opens out their apartment, and the more they have people staying at the apartment, the more reputation they get the better their ratings become and so the higher they show up in searches as well, so they can increase their prices,» he said.

As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader in sustainable development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and environmental protection can be mutually supportive.

«Many studies have shown that, on average, tax increases have a negative effect on economic activity and incomes, especially for high - income earners who tend to be more responsive to tax changes,» said Laurin.

The strong growth in spending is evident in the latest national accounts, which showed an increase in consumption of 1.7 per cent in the September quarter, to be 4.4 per cent higher over the year.

Through increased response rates, decreased no - show rates, and higher quality conversations, we aim to tilt your revenue curve up and to the right.

Official wage data also show ongoing strength in public - sector wage growth and a significant rise in wage growth in education: the WPI measure of public - sector wage growth increased by 4.2 per cent over the year to December, almost 1 percentage point higher than the equivalent private - sector wage series.