Sentences with phrase «significant decline in marketing»

But a significant decline in marketing costs meant that the entertainment division — which bundles fiscal data for Windows Phone, Xbox and other devices — managed to increase its profit (before tax) by 15 per cent to $ 596 million.

Not only does it signal a lack of confidence that the borrowing - to - buy game can continue indefinitely, but significant declines in markets themselves trigger margin calls that, ultimately, force the sale of the underlying assets.

• Of the cities identified by the Federal Reserve Board as the largest REO inventory markets entering 2012, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Riverside saw a significant decline in market distress during the year.

Not exact matches

«We are skeptical that yet another entrant in a declining video market can capture significant market share,» says longtime telecom analyst Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson Research.

Any increase in TFWs in Southwestern Ontario should be seen as a surprise, as the labour market has been in decline in the region over the last decade, with London, Windsor and Hamilton experiencing significant declines in their full - time employment rates:

The move to streaming services has led to a significant decline in subscribers for the country's cable companies, including market leader Rogers with its 5.2 million subscribers.

«Companies that have sent high - level delegations to this conference in Wuzhen in the past have often done so because there is some type of significant issue with their access to the market,» said an industry source familiar with the event who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.

During the quarter, Equities operated in an environment characterized by a significant decline in global equity markets and a sharp increase in volatility levels.

These results reflected a significant decline in global equity markets and unfavorable credit markets.

Kolko recently studied America's 100 largest housing markets and found that since 1980, such declines have sent home prices reeling in seven U.S. metro areas that have significant energy - related employment.

«We've seen a decrease in the big systemic risks from the European into U.S. markets and a significant decline in credit risk,» Mikkelsen said.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

In 2017, global markets emerged from a fairly significant decline in corporate profitIn 2017, global markets emerged from a fairly significant decline in corporate profitin corporate profits.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

The stock has now suffered the deepest price correction — a decline of at least 10 % from a significant high, since the stock climbed out of its 2012 - 2013 bear market in August 2013.

A turnaround in the cryptocurrency markets over the past ten days has many hoping that this is a sign of better things to come following a few months of significant declines.

Even so, I believe that it's essential to carry a significant safety net at present, and I'm also partial to tail - risk hedges that kick - in automatically as the market declines, rather than requiring the execution of sell orders.

World oil supply fell by 720,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August compared to July, a significant decline that will aid in the market's progress towards rebalancing.

Even Facebook with their strong market share has seen a significant decline in organic reach.

But since the 10 - year bond yield declined from 2.85 % to 2.75 % after the 5 % stock market drop, and futures were signaling another 5 % drop in the stock market, I figured it was time to deploy some significant cash.

While the decision to leave the EU has caused notable market upheaval, global market declines were actually more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks.

So companies such as Persimmon, Taylor Woodrow and Barrett Homes for example all saw significant declines in their share prices as a result of the general decline in the housing market as a whole.

They are 2007, 1987, 1972 and 1966 — all prior to significant bear market declines, though the market drifted a few percent higher over a 6 - month period in the 1972 instance.

To create its list, the company «relied on two factors: the overall home price growth rate since 1991 (our growth factor) and the average odds that a homeowner in a particular market would have experienced significant price declines within the decade after buying a home (our stability factor).»

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The broadening in the DR capital market last year, with a surge in the number of capital raisings to 51 from 31 transactions in 2012, was more significant than the decline in the total capital raised, which fell to $ 10.4 billion from $ 12.7 billion in 2012, they say.

Concerns on international markets, related to the Fed's decision to keep its rates unchanged while signaling a policy tightening in the future, led to Greek stocks posting significant losses on Thursday, as the euro and the Greek bond prices continued their decline.

With significant back - to - back declines in yield for harvests in South America and the European Union (EU), global market dynamics point to higher prices for bulk wine and opportunity for growers from emerging regions.

This sub-style has seen significant growth during a period when many other beer styles are in decline, so there is clearly a market for these beers.

MEXICO CITY, 5 April 2018 — Declining area sown to wheat worldwide, together with stockpiling by China, is masking significant risk in global wheat markets, experts at the United Kingdom's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) caution.

Experts in the UK say that the declining area sown to wheat worldwide, together with stockpiling by China, is masking significant risk in global wheat markets.

Profits declined despite higher revenue primarily due to a significant increase in marketing expenses.

Despite the higher revenue, driven mostly by increased subscribers, IAC's profits declined due to a significant increase in marketing expenses for certain businesses.

Many foundations» assets have decreased because of the downturn in the stock market, and many grantmaking budgets have also seen significant declines.

Specialized devices for reading e-books have been hot sellers for five years - but one market - research company forecasts a significant decline in 2014.

Contrary to the hype, it would appear that the reason those pundits are claiming a decline in ebook sales is because indie authors are taking significant market share from traditional publishers.

Online bookstores saw a significant decline of 3.1 % in terms of market share (1.51 billion euros), as did stationary stores.

Samsung managed to maintain its position in the market despite a significant decline in shipment volumes.

A bear market can lead to a recession which is defined by Investopedia as, «A significant decline in activity across the economy, lasting longer than a few months.

Whereas Contract for Difference (CFD) trading protects investors from stock specific risks or a declining market, choosing to invest heavily in emerging technologies or economies leaves a trader exposed to the threat of significant losses.

This fabulous return comes at a significant cost: the market value of equities declines by an average of 14 % in any one year, and seven times since WWII has declined by more than 20 %; the average of these larger declines is 30 % or so, and the largest was 57 % in 2009.

While the FIA did not experience any decline in value during bad years, a significant amount of market upside was lost over the 15 - year period.

Significant declines are part of a full market cycles and should actually benefit the strategy when we are able to potentially sell the hedge at a significant profit and purchase more equity at a lower price while also an expectation of increased profits from our option selling as demonstratSignificant declines are part of a full market cycles and should actually benefit the strategy when we are able to potentially sell the hedge at a significant profit and purchase more equity at a lower price while also an expectation of increased profits from our option selling as demonstratsignificant profit and purchase more equity at a lower price while also an expectation of increased profits from our option selling as demonstrated in 2009.

Except in the event of a significant market decline, most of the day - to - day fluctuation in Fund value can be expected to be driven by the difference in performance between the stocks held by the Fund and the indices it uses to hedge (primarily the S&P 500 Index).

When we next experience a panic in the stock market, these high - quality bonds are not likely to see a significant decline in value.

That long term trend is what will provide us with significant increases in wealth over time - Not attempting to buy and sell around periodic 5 % declines in the market (No one has yet appeared with the ability to consistently do that, and I will not be the first.)

I also force myself to add to my stock funds when it feels scary to do so (as Warren Buffet recommends), like on August 8 (2011) when stocks declined 5 % or more, and on several other days in August when there were significant stock market declines.

The main headline news might be the significant drop in Net Worth, primarily due to global equity markets declining.

It's due to a number of factors but principally 1) my concentration in two large positions (AIG and BAC warrants) that lagged the market, 2) a large cash position and 3) the significant decline in Fortress Paper.