Sentences with phrase «strongest opening quarter»

M&A activity gained momentum in March 2018, capping the strongest opening quarter in the history of M&A at a Glance.

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Some other retailers however are putting on shopping marathons: J.C. Penney for one says it will open at 2 p.m., its earliest opening yet on Thanksgiving, giving it a three hour start on Macy's and Kohl's, and illustrating how urgently it needs to have a strong sales quarter even as those extra hours could damage its profits.

At the moment, however, the certainty of a strong rebound in the second quarter is very much open to question.

Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.

The brand started the quarter strong with four new restaurant openings in October in Ashburn, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Minnetonka, Minn., and South Arlington, Texas, and before year - end, plans for three more openings are slated for Gainesville, Va., Charlotte, N.C. and Arlington, Va..

Amazon Opens Fire on Apple The debut performance of the Kindle Fire played a strong role in the share shift as well, particularly in the U.S. market, which accounted for more than half of global fourth - quarter media tablet sales.

The first quarter was slow, but the floodgates opened at the beginning of April, and it's been a very strong month in terms of writing contracts.