Sentences with phrase «times a year in»

The Federal Open Markets Committee will meet for the final time this year in two weeks, and many economists are expecting the group to finally raise rates following that gathering.

The new chair signaled the central bank could hike rates more than three times this year in an effort to keep the economy from overheating, sparking anxiety among equity traders.

His community is hundreds of thousands of people, and they regularly meet three to four times a year in stadiums with 30,000 to 40,000 attendees.

Dogs, also known as man's best friend, kill man 28 times each year in America.

The central bank raised interest rates for the first time this year in March; its most recent announcement came after a meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee.

«Even short blackouts — which occur several times a year in the US — add up to an annual estimated economic loss of between US$ 104 and US$ 164 billion,» the firm found.

On top of your principal and interest payment, you have to pay property taxes to the city or town your home is in four times a year in Massachusetts.

The U.S. central bank is expected to increase interest rates for a third time this year in December.

After sorting French, German, and English excerpts from scholarly literature in chronological order, we have been meeting up to three times a year in America and Europe to evaluate that mass of scholarly opinion and thus to work out what seems the most objective reconstruction of the sayings, one by one.

First, participate in one of the preparation - for - marriage groups available three times a year in our church.

I usually get a pedicure a couple of times a year in the spring and summer.

(Hard to find really means they may randomly appear a few times a year in the store, often in a sorry state.)

Hotel Matilda hosts special Supper Clubs several times a year in Moxi that feature famous guest chefs and original menus and wine pairings.

While freshman Kareem Walker may not see time this year in the Wolverines backfield, the former top RB recruit could see action on special teams.

Not exact matches

It is the eighth time in the past 10 years that the loonie has climbed in April, a sequence strategists link to seasonal strength in stocks and energy products.

LONDON, April 30 - The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

Originally planned as a five - year competition, the deadline shifted a number of times before being called off in January.

The U.S. is about to raise interest rates for the first time in eight years.

In 2015, less than a year after retiring as CEO of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 % of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

Manafort's ties to Russia came under scrutiny in August of last year, when The New York Times discovered that a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine designated him $ 12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments.

Oklahoma has seen a massive spike in earthquakes in the past few years, registering 2-1/2 earthquakes daily of magnitude 3 or greater - a seismicity rate 600 times greater than before 2008, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

But every year, around this time, I'm still in the Tims» line most days, waiting for my swilly fix.

Quickly, please have a look at this troubling essay by historian Jay M. Smith about a giant business — big - time college sports — that hasn't reinvented itself in years.

The approval time for products with health claims can be as along as three years in Canada, much slower than the FOSHU regulatory system in Japan or similar setups in Europe.

During Sessions» confirmation hearings in 1986, Thomas Figures, who was an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years and an African - American working for Sessions in Alabama at the time, alleged that Sessions referred to the NAACP as «un-American» and repeatedly referred to Figures as «boy.»

«I knew when I was eighty that I would never, for example, think about why I walked away from my 1994 Wall Street bonus right in the middle of the year at the worst possible time.

At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.

At the time of his termination, Comey had been leading a federal investigation into whether the president's campaign advisors had colluded with Moscow in order to influence last year's election.

It's an insight that, through a kaleidoscope of different achievements and life experiences, resurfaces many times in this year's list — our fifth annual roster of imagination - embracing game changers, paradigm shifters, and unsung champions across multiple fields of endeavor.

More importantly for consumers, DBS revealed that the average amount sent in digital red packets in Singapore last year was S$ 26 (about $ 19.60)-- several times higher than the going rates of physical red packets, which is between S$ 6 ($ 4.50) and S$ 10 ($ 7.60).

Compare that to the statistics for beer: Down 4 percent over the last five years, with Budweiser's domestic sales down 28 percent in the same time period, Marketwatch reports.

In 2011, similar squabbles led to credit agencies downgrading the nation's debt from its triple A status for the first time 70 years.

The tariffs, which have increased frictions with U.S. trading partners worldwide and have prompted several challenges before the World Trade Organization, are aimed at allowing the two U.S. metals industries to increase their capacity utilization rates above 80 percent for the first time in years.

CNBC's upcoming documentary on the subject, «A Billionaire's Bet: The Best & Brightest,» which airs Sunday, June 25 at 10 p.m. ET, profiles a small group of the chosen scholars as they embarked on the one - year program at a fascinating and precarious time in U.S. - China relations.

It's a good time to reflect on your business» progress and plan how you want to grow your business in the new year.

Last year, the founders of Boulder, Colo. - based Ubooly learned a few real - world lessons when they traveled to CES in hopes of gaining big - time exposure.

I offered on the spot to buy the next year of his time for $ 5,000 an hour, as long as I got his profits in return.

Earlier in the year, Hilton successfully spun off its real estate assets and time share business, creating three independently traded companies.

That's only the second time the percentage has been that low in the 20 years Gallup has tracked stock ownership.

In addition to those smaller bets, Dopfner has made it clear that he is also willing to make large ones: Earlier this year, he tried hard to acquire the venerable Financial Times, only to be outflanked at the last minute by Nikkei.

Just last year, China's OnePlus was able to become one of the most sought after smartphones on the global market in an incredibly short period of time.

Spacey, who stars as President Frank Underwood in the acclaimed series, has been accused of making unwanted advances on Anthony Rapp, who at the time was 14 years old.

While trafficking routes have changed over time, in recent years narco subs and other vessels leaving southwest Colombia or northwest Ecuador laden with drug cargos often head out in the Pacific, even around the Galapagos Islands, before turning north in an effort to skirt law enforcement closer to home — which may include underwater sensors in Colombian waters — as well as US - led interdiction efforts.

When the school year ends, we may take a week or two to ourselves much like someone in any other field; however, at the end of that time, we need to get ourselves back into gear.

«She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men,» she said, and her words sparked emotions of anger and, at the same time, the motivation to fight for change.

If HR does nothing in this case, I will consider leaving this company for real for the first time in five years.

Something as simple as changing the brand of silverware stocked in your break room or moving your conference line to a free service can pay off big time over the course of a year.

He's visited countless thousands of homes over the years, which has allowed him to build up what he describes as an intuition that's «born over time and that you may not see in the moment.»

May 2 (Reuters)- U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp on Wednesday posted net annual income for the first time in 11 years and named a new chief executive ahead of its proposed $ 26 billion merger with bigger rival T - Mobile US Inc..