Sentences with phrase «very positive year»

Talking from the event, Bartlett said: «Jamaica Travel Market continues to grow from strength to strength which comes towards the end of a very positive year for us.

The global financial markets produced strong returns in the fourth quarter, closing out a very positive year.

In general, I think it's been a very positive year.

In very positive years, you'll have taxes based on your income, potential Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), etc..

Not exact matches

«Europe has recovered very nicely over last one or two years, we're seeing positive signs in North America, continued strength in Asia Pacific, and most emerging markets are doing well or on the mend.»

Google is still very much a force for good and has many positive attributes, according to the EU's competition commissioner who slapped the tech giant with a $ 2.7 billion fine earlier this year.

However, it is very plausible that in recent years, firms are more pressured to return cash back to investors who are aware of the market's positive reaction to buyback announcements and want to earn even higher returns after experiencing positive returns as Carl Icahn pressed Apple to buyback more shares.

Our full review of the Sapira mattress by Leesa was very positive, and former commerce reporter Kelsey Mulvey still loves it after an entire year of testing.

It's a bit complicated, and it's only a year old, but I think it's a very positive development.

Assuming Intelsat generates positive operating cash flow on par with those years — $ 464 million generated in 2017, and $ 684 million generated in 2016 — this means there's a very good chance that Intelsat will generate positive free cash flow over the next few years as well.

David Savir, a former JPMorgan wealth manager turned RIA just this year at Element Pointe Advisors in Miami, said in a note that» the fiduciary rule is a very positive change for investors.»

«Last year they were somewhat challenged by the outflow story, so they underperformed peers, but we continue to be very positive on them long - term.»

«The early signs are very positive,» said Alan Joyce, the Qantas chief executive, when announcing the 2018 half - year profits.

While the positives include the unemployment rate falling to 42 - year lows, a weaker pound sterling is leading to a spike in consumer inflation; in the event of a negative outcome in the negotiations with the European Union, the UK currency could slide further, leading to a rise in consumer prices and leaving the Bank of England in a very precarious situation in which easing interest rates will be ruled out due to high inflation, and hiking rates will lead to a slowdown in economic activity.

In 2008, we maintained a very concentrated SmartKnowledgeU Crisis Investment Opportunities portfolio allocated to just a couple of asset classes, and we ended up the year with not a lesser 20 % loss against the 40 % + losses of a diversified US S&P 500, but we ended up with slightly positive yield for the year.

Even though there are very serious problems with consumer confidence and unemployment, easy year - over-year earnings comparisons in the coming months should help the overall stock market, especially if there are positive economic headlines.

While there was one year with a truly outstanding gain (1999), the positive returns are generally broadly distributed, and include several years with a very strong performance.

«This is going to be very positive for Klondex shareholders as we go into the year - end,» portfolio manager Ralph Aldis said during our webcast.

Year - to - date PTPP earnings of $ 165.9 million increased 6 % as the positive impact of very strong 9 % loan growth was partially offset by an 11 basis point decrease in net interest margin, an 8 % increase in non-interest expenses and 6 % lower non-interest income.

Funds feel very positive about their potential to generate returns, and more than 60 % expect the median Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to exceed 20 % in the next three to five years.

I believe it's fair to say that as we look at a world where very few asset classes globally have produced positive nominal returns year - to - date, and a world where US corporate earnings and economic growth have been tepid at best, increasingly ascending US equity valuations connote incremental capital concentration.

Indeed, there is a very strong correlation between positive January S&P 500 performance and positive market performance for the entire year.

But looking back, I have learned something very painful about our early parenting years — we sent our children a strong message that we didn't tolerate negative emotions, only positive ones.

Our little boy was very ill last year and in ICU for 11days... it was a very stressful time but God pulled us through it — so you have been in my prayers and i will continue to pray for Jesse's speedy and complete recovery... On a positive note though, the care we received here in Cape Town was outstanding (1 of us was with Josh 24/7) and at no time we were not considered or listened to or cared for... so i guess it is not so bad in the 3rd world after - all.

«In this very symbolic time, we hope to be able to push for action and ask that question, «are we going to let that anniversary pass, or will 2017 be the year we do something positive or creative to secure peace?»»

Rita Rouner's poems and reflections, «A Short While toward the Sun,» on the death of her 19 - year - old son, shows images of the afterlife — very positive ones — emerging at the same time as the mourner - poet herself is stuck «in death,» in numbness and hopelessness.

Convenience retailers are very positive about Coca - Cola's recently launched Coke Zero Sugar, with one analyst predicting it could bring the company's carbonated soft drink portfolio back to the black in a couple of years.

«We have worked very hard, but thanks to my team, we've been able to have a positive number of sales year after year, so we don't have an excuse not to grow.

«Trading conditions remain very difficult on the domestic front but I think the long - term prospects for SPC look very positive and I'd like to think my legacy and my team's legacy is to set SPC up sustainably for the next 100 years,» he said.

Last year I was giving stuff out to my family and friends such as my Christmas Chai Granola and the feedback was very positive....

It has been a pleasure to work with all involved and I am so grateful of this positive experience, compared to the past three years of a very different experience with a different certifier.

Voicing suitably positive feedback was Monika Reule, Managing Director at the German Wine Institute (Deutsches Weininstitut — DWI), at the conclusion of this year's ProWein: «The mood among exhibitors in the German hall this year was very good.

Although it may have been one of the most inspid performances in his three years in north London yesterday, But I would still take our domination over and victory against Everton in a very positive way if I was him.

The 26 - year old was sounding very positive and insisted that he had no regrets whatsoever about his choice and that Arsene Wenger and the other players at the club were excellent to work with.

Also when you look at last years positive base running numbers it's largely a result of just a few players being very good; Gardner, Ellsbury, Hicks, Torreyes, and as we've seen Gardner and Torreyes (and Didi) are prone to some boneheaded decisions at times on the bases.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

But with the Gunners on a great run of form and still in with a very good chance of lifting the FA cup trophy for the second year on the bounce, there are plenty of reasons for the Arsenal players and fans to be feeling positive at the moment and that is exactly what Arsene Wenger is asking for this weekend.

In an Arsenal.com report, the manager has been looking back over the year and seeing it in a very positive light.

However if it's anticipated that they all received the same three and a half year offer, then it's very positive news for the Gunners.

He's better now than he was in the last two or three years, I think he is positive overall and is in a very good shape at the moment.»

«We basically had three seasons last year: the first part was very positive, the second part was very negative, and the third part was very positive.

«When you think that he's 23 years old, that he comes from [a club in] Switzerland and that he's not used to that intensity, I believe overall it's very positive.

I've been following your articles since years ago, and I think this is the very first time I could not find any positive words in your article.

The 21 - year - old enjoyed a very positive campaign at Real Madrid last season and is also wanted by Arsenal.

I've been very adamant about being done pumping when he turns a year thinking about those exact same positive things you discussed... no more working our schedule around pumping's, no more spending time hooked up to the pump while my family gets to roll around on the floor playing, no more stressing out when I can't keep up more normal schedule from day to day... but with only a couple weeks left before I start weaning the thought is making me weepy.

I have done star trails with all my children; the youngest at 4 years old and it was a very effective and positive way to change an undesired behavior.

Try to start the year off on a positive note, so that your tween puts his best foot forward on that very first day of school.

, this year has brought some very positive changes in terms of food education.

Positive parenting during the very first year of your child's life is just bonding and building close and secure attachment.

And although a personalized gift can cost near to nothing, it will send a very positive message, and will be treasured and cherished for years to come.