Sentences with phrase «than weather in»

As the storm hits many of same places that have been battered by hurricane Irma, Hull said the repetitive damage is worse than weather in previous years.

Not exact matches

Since that report came out, we can count another upside to the «China syndrome»: Canada weathered the recession better than just about every other developed economy, thanks in part to a quick recovery in emerging economies and thus in commodity prices.

Cobb Tuning — now 35 employees strong and headquartered in Salt Lake City, which allows for weather - friendly product testing — brings in more than $ 6 million annually.

Oil companies have slashed spending, scrapped new projects, slashed tens of thousands of jobs, renegotiated supply contracts and increased borrowing in order to weather the more than halving of oil prices since June 2014.

Nearly everything is more affordable than in the U.S. Expats report that basic utilities tend to run around $ 20 per month, thanks in part to the mild weather which requires little heating or no air conditioning and the government subsidies on liquid petroleum.

The U.S. economy also looked to have bounced back in the third quarter, while a string of data showed Europe weathered Britain's Brexit vote better than many had feared.

«Like other retailers in the United States, the unseasonably cold and disruptive weather negatively impacted U.S. sales and drove operating expenses higher than expected,» McMillon said in a statement.

QNX, which made more than 60 % of the core software inside the world's car infotainment systems in 2011, has partnered with The Weather Network to send location - based weather data to drivers, and the intelligent dashboard system in many of Nissan's 2013 models, for instance, will feed drivers real - time local fuel prices, flight - status information, and points of interest supplied by Google.

Eventually, Jenkins says, Saildrone could have enough drone boats to be able to predict the world's weather with more precision than traditional satellites — something that private companies in shipping, oil, and plenty of other industries would surely want.

Great weather and Hollywood are two of L.A.'s biggest draws, but for entrepreneurs in the nation's second largest city, there's more than meets the eye.

Saildrone says that it could eventually have enough drone boats to predict the world's weather with more precision than traditional satellites — something that private companies in shipping, oil, and plenty of other industries would surely want.

Severe weather has slammed parts of the country, forcing some travelers to spend more holiday time in airports than planned.

«2016 had 15 % more inclement weather than 2015 which reflects the 12.7 % reduction in gross receipts,» the organization said in an email to CNBC on Friday.

A study from Montreal media firm Influence Communication found that in 2014, Canadian media outlets devoted 229 % more coverage to the weather than the 160 other countries in the study.

The Algarve also offers great weather with 3,300 hours of sunshine per year; meaning more sunny days than almost anywhere else in Europe.

Bouchard said the fourth - quarter profits were slightly lower than previous quarters because of poor weather and higher expenses in Europe.

CALGARY — The first phase of Imperial Oil Ltd.'s Kearl oilsands mine will cost $ 2 billion more than its most recent estimate as the company faced issues transporting Korean - made modules to the mine site in northern Alberta and contended with harsh weather during startup.

The latest weather forecasts see slightly more rain than previously seen, but precipitation levels in Norway and Sweden are still expected to be 2 terawatt - hours (TWh) below normal.

You can also post questions in a discussion forum, check the weather and map meeting locations and nearby services in more than 750 cities around the world.

Many such experts say the disasters in the sprawling suburban and petro - industrial landscape around Houston and along the crowded coasts of Florida reinforce the urgent idea that resilient infrastructure is needed more than ever, particularly as human - driven climate change helps drive extreme weather.

Six months later, Silvercorp has weathered the storm, but at a cost of more than $ 2 million in investigation, audit and legal fees, as well as immeasurable stress.

The fast casual Mexican chain certainly has its loyal fans, but it had to overhaul its health and safety practices after it weathered an E. coli outbreak that affected 60 people in more than 10 states earlier this year.

Walking down the street in 85 - degree weather means smart marketers push recommendations your way for ice cream, barbecue and cocktails, rather than ones for, say, sweaters or hiking boots.

While coal experiences more ups and downs than other commodities — the weather can have an effect on prices — the black rock has been in use for centuries.

Center said hydrogen fuel cells are the «ultimate technology for the long term» because the cars boast faster re-fill times, perform better in colder weather, and offer longer ranges than electric vehicles.

* ESURE: British insurer esure Group Plc on Thursday said claims related to a spell of extreme winter weather resulted in higher - than - expected costs in its home insurance business in the first - quarter.

Home sales did fall sharply in the Northeast, where property taxes are very high in some states, but the Realtors say that was more due to horrendous weather than anything else.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

After weathering more than one recession, not to mention the worst housing crash in history, Myers says he has never seen anything like this.

The cuts in the GST / HST were done solely for political reasons, and in no way helped Canada weather the global economic downturn better than most other countries, as alleged by Mr. Boessenkool.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Even after a drop in commodities this month, seven of eight tracked by the Standard & Poor's GSCI Agriculture Index are higher than a year earlier as adverse weather damages crops, rising demand erodes inventories and a weak dollar boosts demand for U.S. exports.

«We had anticipated a rebound in activity from earlier this year when the harsher than normal winter weather took hold, but the biggest drop in fixed mortgage rates in almost four years and resulting improvement in affordability also gave the Canadian housing market a boost of extra energy.»

There is a lot more to living in an area than just the weather.

Will cutting rates really boost the sectors that did much of the damage to April's GDP report like resources (can't influence commodities), utilities (can't influence weather, with utilities output just coming off a large surge in Jan / Feb) and manufacturing (bigger challenges than CAD)?

This has helped Canada weather the economic fallout from the 2008 recession better than many economies, but the looming slowdown in China will have important implications for Sino - Canadian relations going forward.

The rise in the forward - looking new orders component of the ISM index to 51.5 in February implies that the manufacturing sector is weathering the strong US dollar and the global slowdown better than expected.

Severe weather in March, dubbed the Beast from the East, sent sales plunging more than 20 per cent, offsetting encouraging gains in January and February after changes were made to stores, product range and pricing at BUKI's 227 remaining Homebase stores and 23 new - format Bunnings stores.

Now if you go back ten years, a period that includes the bubble, the Group of Fifteen did better, averaging a positive 8.13 % per year.Even for that ten year period, however, they underperformed the value group, on average, by more than 5 % per year.6 With a good tailwind, those large cap funds were not great — underperforming the index by almost 2 % per year — and in stormy weather their boats leaked badly.

While I'm lucky to live in the south with respect to weather and 365 days of operations, I've found that land prices for 10 to 15 acres in a location that will receive traffic such as 20 to 50 golfers a day is more than the $ 100,000 to $ 200,000.

We believe the economic and financial backdrop for European stocks has improved and the region is better able to weather unexpected shocks than in recent years.

Natural - gas prices dropped 11 %, in the biggest plunge in more than six years, as traders locked in profits from the commodity's weather - driven rally.

The only auto company that looks cheaper than GM based on this regression analysis is Ford (F), but as we'll address below, GM is in a better position to weather the variety of challenges facing the auto industry today.

Online, more than 11,000 Global Citizens have called on world leaders to help the millions of people affected by extreme weather around the world in the past year.

Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet said sales of cold - weather merchandise were $ 50 million lower than expected during the quarter; the hurricanes» impact was estimated at around $ 20 million in losses.

«European refineries are running at very high rates since December so there is plenty of supply in the region while the weather has been warmer than usual, which led to weaker demand.»

In fact, more than half of internet users (58 %) check their email first thing in the morning — before looking at Facebook, doing a Google search, or even checking the weather — and almost 9 out of 10 email users check their inbox at least once a daIn fact, more than half of internet users (58 %) check their email first thing in the morning — before looking at Facebook, doing a Google search, or even checking the weather — and almost 9 out of 10 email users check their inbox at least once a dain the morning — before looking at Facebook, doing a Google search, or even checking the weather — and almost 9 out of 10 email users check their inbox at least once a day.

According to the Environment America Research and Policy Center, more than 15 million Americans live in counties that have averaged one or more weather - related disasters per year since the beginning of 2006.

But when a woman in this country wears a hijab people make fun of her, assault her, bar her and humiliate her even though wearing the hijab gives women dignity, it displays modesty, it prevents men from staring at her, and besides, what's the harm in wearing a hijab other than the weather getting a little humid outside?

There's nothing greater than camping in fine weather.