May is a rather
slow month in terms of big new releases, giving you time to catch up on the backlog or purchase games that are in the sale.
August is traditionally
a slow month in my portfolio in terms of dividend raises, and I only have two to report this month:
After
a slow month in November with only interest in one of our taxable accounts, December brought about both surprises and a little disappointment:
February is usually one of
the slowest month in terms of passive income for the portfolio.
In any other year, August might have been a slow month, but there are
no slow months in 2017 — maybe there won't be ever again!
Re-tool during down time — Don't let
the slow months in your market go by without retooling.
Anyone close to the housing market can tell you that November is historically
a slower month in home sales, but that was far from the truth for November 2016, when home sales jumped an incredible 31 %.
By comparison, nearly 252,000 homes were sold in January, consistently
the slowest month in that same time period.
Not exact matches
Just two new licences were issued
in the last three
months, raising questions among applicants about why the department's approval process is so
slow.
The
slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past
month, with practices
in Western Australia affected more than those
in other states.
Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. factory activity
slowed for a second straight
month in April, weighed down by shortages of skilled workers and rising capacity constraints.
WASHINGTON, May 1 - U.S. factory activity
slowed for a second straight
month in April, with manufacturers complaining about rising commodity prices
in the wake of the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
And with more blockbusters being released each summer, the industry stands to benefit from stronger sales
in the summer
months, when demand for toys has traditionally
slowed.
Now that major cable and Internet companies (usually one
in the same) have pressured the FCC to create fast lanes and
slow lanes on the Information Superhighway — Google and Verizon requested net neutrality exemption for wireless Internet just last
month — small businesses» online presence is
in serious jeopardy.
But the ISM nonmanufacturing index showed growth
in the services sector
slowed last
month.
In Italy, consumer prices rose 1.8 percent on the month, but annual inflation slowed to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent in the previous mont
In Italy, consumer prices rose 1.8 percent on the
month, but annual inflation
slowed to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent
in the previous mont
in the previous
month.
Data released Monday morning showed manufacturing activity
slowing down
in the U.K. Purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector reached 54.2
in March, down from 54.5
in the previous
month.
In the U.K., economic growth slowed to a one - year low of 0.3 percent from 0.7 percent in the last three months of 2016, the Office for National Statistics said on Frida
In the U.K., economic growth
slowed to a one - year low of 0.3 percent from 0.7 percent
in the last three months of 2016, the Office for National Statistics said on Frida
in the last three
months of 2016, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.
With a team of about 80 right now, we're deliberately growing
slower and only hiring for a few more roles
in the coming
months.
Players have noticed that the green courts
in Rio play
slower and offer higher bounces than hard courts used on the North American circuit leading to the U.S. Open later this
month.
Save the funds as a contingency plan
in case something does go wrong or you experience a
slow month and need the extra cash to cover operating expenses and payroll.
We therefore expect goods inflation to
slow further
in coming
months,» said Marcel Thieliant, senior economist at Capital Economics.
But that doesn't mean that the Fed needs to now commit to a policy of even
slow - but - steady rate increases
in the
months and years ahead.
Data on Tuesday showed U.S. factory activity
slowed for a second straight
month in April.
Activist fund Corvex Management six
months ago built up a stake
in the maker of Activia yogurt and Evian water, as European consumer - goods companies come under pressure to boost profit amid
slow growth
in mainstream brands.
However analysts point to a bounce
in Teva's shares over the past four
months and a
slowing in the rate of decline of U.S. generic drug prices as bright spots.
German manufacturing grew at the
slowest pace
in nine
months in April, a survey showed on Wednesday, as new - orders growth
slowed for the fourth consecutive
month.
Sprint will automatically degrade the quality of video and music streaming, and a customer's download speed can be dramatically
slowed if they use more than 23 GB of data
in a single
month.
Additionally, have enough money set aside to pay all your fixed business expenses such as payroll, rent, etc., for up to six
months,
in case construction falls behind schedule, or business is
slow until you build momentum.
The New Orders Index increased 5.3 percentage points to 63 percent, and the Employment Index decreased 2.2 percentage points to 50.5 percent, indicating growth
in employment for the fourth consecutive
month, but at a
slower rate.
Adidas shares, up 13 percent
in the last three
months after it announced a big share buyback
in March, were down 1 percent at 0857 GMT, with traders expressing concern about the West partnership and
slower growth
in Europe.
March was
slow month for new vehicle sales
in Western Australia, adding to a
slow quarter for the majority of the top industry players, with Nissan being one of the few exceptions.
Both the Sprint and T - Mobile unlimited plans reduce the quality of streaming video and can
slow download speeds if a customer uses a large amount of data
in one
month.
The company has been making major changes
in the last few
months, ramping up its digital ordering,
slowing down its expansion plans and slimming down its menu to refocus its efforts on being a beverage - led brand.
Sales of the DODOcase were
slow in the first
month but grew to more than 20,000 by late summer.
The Paris Agreement — the most significant accord on the issue — will take effect next
month after an intense ratification process that lasted less than a year after negotiations concluded, an unprecedented speed
in the often
slow - moving world of climate diplomacy.
Shake Shack — which generated nearly $ 79 million
in so - called «Shack sales» for the first nine
months of 2014 — has grown fairly quickly though sales increases at the company's existing locations have
slowed.
Prices have been
slow to rise, and wage growth stagnant for several years, though both began to show signs of life
in recent
months.
The stock has fallen 8 percent
in the past
month on concern over
slowing smartphone growth.
In the meantime, food price deflation slowed down and consumers started accounting for food stamp benefit decreases, erasing some of the headwinds the chains faced in months pas
In the meantime, food price deflation
slowed down and consumers started accounting for food stamp benefit decreases, erasing some of the headwinds the chains faced
in months pas
in months past.
The new plan comes on the heels of other renewed and aggressive pushes into unlimited data from rival carriers, most notably T - Mobile, which has grown
in recent
months while Verizon's mobile division has
slowed, and
in August replaced all its existing mobile plans
in favor of one unlimited offering called T - Mobile One.
PDVSA has a minimum 60 percent stake
in joint ventures and has been
slow to share operational control, despite large - scale staff resignations
in recent
months.
The new plans are subject to several limits, including all streaming video must be viewed at DVD - quality — not
in higher resolutions — and customers that use more than 26 GB per line
in a
month could see their data rates cut to
slow speeds.
While we saw an increase
in pay each
month in the first quarter of the year, small business workers experienced a
slow and steady decrease
in pay each
month since April.
The last time the U.S. went through a partial government paralysis
in 1995 - 1996 — for roughly three weeks
in two separate instances — economic growth
slowed by a quarter of a percentage point during the last three
months of 1995.
While there may be some seasonal
slowing in India's crude demand, it's worth noting that April this year appears to be slightly weaker than the 4.01 million bpd imported
in the same
month in 2017.
Consumer purchases have been
slowing down
in recent
months as households face higher costs for borrowing, stricter mortgage rules and large debt loads.
«Same - Shack» sales growth — the term the company uses for the change
in year - over-year revenue for U.S. company - owned stores opened for at least 24
months — have
slowed.
Off - balance sheets activities have also
slowed, with a recent Moody's report showing shadow banking «barely grew» from 64.4 trillion yuan
in the first half of 2016 to 64.7 trillion yuan
in the first six
months of 2017.
When my deals
slowed down, I sent emails every
month or so to check
in and let them know I was available if they needed me.