Sentences with phrase «was hitting all»

Back in 2008, President Barack Obama was just being elected for his first term, the Great Recession was hitting the U.S., and Twitter was a relatively new social media platform.

We kept believing it was hitting until we realized how few people would actually pay $ 120 for a pair of jeans.

Just as I was hitting my stride and began hiring staff, the industry experienced an unprecedented raw materials shortage, driving up the cost of goods sold.

He learned that when it comes to investing in commodity stocks, investors must know that it doesn't matter which ones they pick — like going for a better balance sheet or higher growth — if the underlying commodity is hit.

It's the un - and under - employed that are hit worst by a stagnant economy.

Spotify was hit in late December by another lawsuit seeking a class - action suit filed by David Lowery, the leader of alternative rock bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven who is also an academic.

NEW YORK — Taco Bell's new Nacho Fries were a hit with diners, with a quarter of all orders including the $ 1 spicy fries since they became available earlier this year.

Still, we're in the fifth year of a very weak recovery in which small businesses have been hit hard by tight credit markets, slow sales and limited spending.

Regular communications with your staff, informing them of both good news and how the company is reacting to challenges will go a long way toward making employees feel like you trust them and that they're unlikely to be hit with unpleasant surprises.

The on - demand economy, spearheaded by companies like Uber and Airbnb, is hitting a rough patch as well, and that is good for everyone.

Reid stresses that the company severed ties with over 40 brokers and that there has been no hit to the company's liability.

In the latest development, Tidal was hit earlier this week by a $ 5 million lawsuit filed by a group that claims the service hasn't paid them the royalties they are owed.

The films will be produced by a cast of popular YouTube creators and stars, including Joey Graceffa (3.6 million subscribers), Joe Penna (2.8 million) and Sawyer Hartman (1.7 million), and will be distributed through the creator's individual channels, with the potential for extended content deals, branded entertainment, and wider distribution if the videos prove to be a hit.

Air pollution rose by more than a quarter in parts of northern China in March, and the region has been hit by another bout of smog in the second half of April,...

India, Indonesia and the Philippines would be hit hard if investor pulled their capital for better returns in the U.S., said Sat Duhra, a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson.

While Bay's films are hits with audiences grossing more than $ 4.6 billion dollars worldwide, they're not always loved by critics.

Today an estimated 2,250 private equity funds are hitting the hustings raising cash.

CEOs don't know what new inputs will suddenly get more expensive, or if they'll be hit with heavy duties on cars or refrigerators they sell abroad.

Crypt been a hit with viewers — a handful of episodes have been viewed more than 5 million times, while most generate numbers in the hundreds of thousands — and produced revenue in the seven figures last year, says Davis, who declined to get specific.

The video game giant said Thursday that the device «wasn't intended to be an ongoing, long - term product» despite being a hit with consumers, according to videogame publication IGN.

During the industry's 2015 New York Toy Fair, Mattel showed Fortune a dinosaur toy it had made, knowing Jurassic World would be hitting theaters later that year.

Not all local stockbrokers have been hit by falling commodity prices and the downturn in the mining sector.

The highlights of 2011 are almost too painful to mention: the PlayBook, RIM's first tablet, was a flop; its latest line of BlackBerry smartphones was delayed; weak sales forced the company to issue a profit warning in the spring; its network was hit by a massive service outage in the fall; and it suffered the largest wave of layoffs in its history.

It's been great for shoppers, who now have more choice and are also managing to avoid being hit with price increases, «but it's a tougher one for retailers in general,» Preston added.

EU regulators are expected to order Amazon on Wednesday to pay Luxembourg millions of euros in back taxes, a person familiar with the matter said, the latest global company to be hit by an EU crackdown on unfair tax deals.

But, if you make more than $ 200,000 a year, you'll likely be hit with additional taxes to help cover the cost of expanding Medicare.

The picnic - ready frozen drink machine was a hit at outdoor parties — and it inspired a product that, as of today, has raised more money on crowdfunding site Kickstarter than any other product ever.

Guests including chef Tom Colicchio, The Daily Show's Olivia Munn, Solange Knowles and Ryan Philippe drank Negronis and feasted on QuestLove's most popular dish: Origami - Wrapped Fried Chicken, which was a hit at Philadelphia's Grub Street Feastival.

Operating on a simple drag and drop basis, its intuitive user interface means it should be a hit with everyone from pre-schoolers right up to senior citizens, but it should also be a great help for the small business owner or manager.

Echo speakers have been a hit for Amazon.

It's also true that Freshii was hit with a $ 10 - million lawsuit following the publication of the froyo letter.

Companies attempting to innovate in the space, like Eli Lilly and Merck, have been hit with costly failures (although Biogen is still marching forth in its efforts).

In the latest controversy involving the giant social network's news judgement, Facebook (fb) removed an iconic photo from the Vietnam War: A picture of a young Kim Phuc running naked down a road after her village was hit by napalm.

We found that small businesses are hit particularly hard by regulatory compliance, with regulations costing them over $ 10,000 per employee, 36 % higher than the cost to larger businesses.

Are you hitting the target with your content, or could you use a little target practice?

Moves to extend trading hours on weekdays and on Sundays could be a hit with voters, according to a recent survey conducted for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA, with 59 per cent of shoppers keen for longer weekday trade.

Who knows if that new medical drama will be a hit or that new comedy will last more than three episodes?

I lay in bed at night for two hours, an hour, and I wake up, and I'm hitting keys.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stood by U.S. airlines in the third quarter, even as carriers were hit by three massive hurricanes, a spike in fuel prices and heavy selling of airline shares by other investors.

As you mentioned in your statistic, a huge amount of US citizens are hitting retirement age, with thousands more turning 65 daily.

The dodo, «a once powerful bird,» was hit with a change in its environment and «was unable to respond,» warns the plaque, which has been handed down from one Shell scenarios head to another for the past four decades.

ShantiNiketan, meanwhile, caters to Indian immigrants and has been a hit since it opened in Florida a few years ago.

Facebook Has Been Hit By Dozens of Data Lawsuits.

But what is hitting publishers like the New York Times particularly hard is that this drop isn't at a steady pace — instead, it's actually been picking up speed.

Donahue was hit in the femoral artery and very nearly died.

«They «spray and pray» and hope that someone will click and buy,» but are hit with angry complaints and find their emails blocked as spam, he says.

California's wine industry may suffer too, since U.S. wines will be hit with a 15 % tax in China, likely making them less attractive to shoppers.

This has been hitting the price of bitcoin.

A short document explaining the company's positioning, mission and unique selling proposition will ensure that everyone is hitting the same points in their pitches.

Few industries have been hit harder in recent years than energy, and the oilfield service provider Schlumberger (slb) epitomizes both the sector's struggles and its opportunities.