Sentences with phrase «starts of»

Meanwhile, it was a stomach - churning roller coaster ride for stock holders who watched their investment cut in half from the start of the year to the summer, before rebounding in the fall.

While private equity has not suffered the embarrassment of the hedge fund industry, which has trailed the market since the start of 2009, the evidence suggests that PE now provides outsize rewards only to its managers.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

That more accessible level of investment is also why there were more than 9,000 franchises across the world at the start of 2017.

While Palihapitiya's remarks may signal the start of a trend toward social media and app - use criticism, mobile shows no signs of slowing.

The results were based on a survey of 162 of Deloitte's retail clients at the start of the year.

No sooner had Brian Moynihan taken the helm of Bank of America at the start of 2010, than the giant lender suffered wave upon wave of giant, potentially fatal, losses on its stricken mortgage portfolio.

A coupon can definitely give a customer the push they need to try a new product and will hopefully be the start of a beautiful new relationship.

The Iraqi military, with support from the US - led coalition, Kurdish forces, and Iranian - backed Shiite militia units, have been slowly closing in on Mosul since the start of an offensive on October 16.

The move comes at the start of the time of year known as the annual upfront marketplace, between March and May, when many major U.S. media companies sell the bulk of their ad inventory for the next year.

The spike in patient volume was likely due to a combination of an overburdened health care system further taxed by the start of the flu season, and shows how telehealth solutions can help address staff and bedding shortages in hospitals.

There were 2.1 million factory jobs at the start of 2007 compared with about 1.7 million now.

Jewelry consumption also slipped at the start of 2018, edging down 1 percent.

OPEC's largest producer and de facto leader — Saudi Arabia — is the most closely watched oil nation for hints about an unofficial oil price target, and speculation has been ripe since the start of the deal in January 2017 as to what price the Kingdom is aiming for.

At the start of the special, Kelly promised «an electric exchange between yours truly and Donald Trump» before kicking off the program with a string of clips rehashing the pair's various clashes.

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«That's because they've been trying to boost the inflation rate closer to their 2.0 % target ever since they publicly announced it at the start of 2012.»

Mattel notably lost a bigger license at the start of this year when Hasbro won the Disney Princess business, which had generated $ 440 million annually for Mattel.

There was $ 23 trillion worth of such assets globally at the start of 2016, according to the biennial Global Sustainable Investment Review, a 25 % increase from 2014.

Diamandis is officially announcing the start of the competition in a presentation at SXSW Monday.

Not only is this not the end of the world, but it's the start of a better one.

For the full year, Exxon reported profits of $ 19.71 billion, its highest annual earnings since the start of an oil price slide in 2014, when it earned $ 32.52 billion.

From the start of 2005 through the end of 2014, it delivered a total return of 746 %, or 23.8 % per year, compared with a 20.6 % annual return for the S&P railroad index and 7.7 % for the broader market over that time.

«Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,» of price stability and full employment, Yellen said.

«Of the 282 accounts with non-zero karma, more than half (145) were banned prior to the start of this investigation through our routine Trust & Safety practices» said Huffman in the announcement, referring to an internal investigation that began last month, in response to «recent reports about the integrity of Reddit» regarding the scope of Russian election influence on various social media platforms, according to a previous announcement.

Anytime Fitness is a global business with 2,308 U.S. and 1,309 international franchises at the start of 2017, along with 38 company - owned locations.

Crunch Franchise was founded in 2010, but despite its relative youth as a business and relatively high investment price tag, Crunch had already grown to 184 units by the start of 2017.

Canada's economy was due to slow from its torrid pace at the start of the year, and that's what is happening.

It's very common that low or mid impact issues are discussed at length at the start of the meetings and key issues are rushed in the final 20 minutes of a board meeting when people are tired or in a hurry to get to the next board meeting.

I joke that all I do is do the coin toss at the start of the game and wear an arm band.

The S&P 500 now trades about 16 times earnings after being above 18 times at the start of the year.

«We hope this is the start of a serious negotiation process that leads to a more open Chinese market and protects U.S. jobs and economic growth.

The weight of the accumulated evidence by no means signals an imminent end to the Bull, but with the start of the «late innings» investors should be cognizant of the appearance of additional «caution flags» and begin to shift behavior to a more selective market opportunities orientation, in our view.

Netflix description: «A funny and heartwarming show about two best friends eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school.»

To show just how rapidly Zika gained a foothold in the Americas, we created a GIF displaying all of the places that the Zika virus has spread through local transmission since the start of the outbreak:

Amid the start of a landmark trade connect scheme, pro-democracy protests continue in the streets of Hong Kong.

Facebook's shares have dropped nearly 17 % since the start of the scandal, closing at $ 157.20 on Friday.

Even now, the value of Bitcoin remains below its price at the start of the year, at about $ 14,000.

At the start of a new year, that first look at annual goals can be intimidating for some employees — especially if the bar has been set high.

With news of both Jessops and HMV closing down just days after the start of the New Year, for people wishing to start up their own business especially, the outlook isn't good.

Bitcoin's price soared in 2017 — reaching a record high of more than $ 19,000 in December — but saw sharp declines at the start of this new year due to fears of regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrencies.

Since the start of this year, the company has sold 50 million pints, making it the best - selling pint of ice cream in the U.S., surpassing long - time industry leaders like Häagen - Dazs and Ben & Jerry's.

As the chart above shows, American exporters stumbled at the start of 2015.

Start today, by making one risky decision or taking one risky action, even if its benefits or consequences are minimal; it's the start of a new habit that might someday help you achieve your loftiest goals.

Monitoring how walloped employees are feeling by weather or cyclical events is one of the functions of measuring workplace mood so closely: by taking the pulse of a workplace and offering feedback, employers can develop happiness - boosting policies and practices (flexible hours in September, for instance, could help parents deal with the start of the school year).

The Centers for Disease Control is monitoring roughly 280 pregnant women infected with Zika in the U.S., while Brazil has reported nearly 3,600 pregnant women with Zika since the start of the year.

The end of the film and its accompanying end - credits set up the start of «Infinity War» seamlessly.

These dates marked the start of official, legal, recognized options contracts on the major commodity exchanges in the U.S. To me, this is a major step forward in legitimizing digital currencies and moving them away from the «fraud» Jamie Dimon and others see in cryptocurrencies.

Follow these steps to make your breakup smooth and worthwhile — so it's the start of a healthy, rewarding new relationship.

At the start of the new gourmet food - truck craze, Los Angeles was clearly the place to find such high - end dining.