Sentences with phrase «weak performance of»

«The relatively weak performance of some REIT IPOs has definitely raised the guard of private companies that have been considering heading down the same path,» Sullivan points out.

Taylor and other observers say retail REITs benefited in 2001 from the weak performance of other property types.

(Although the recent weak performance of GBP does not support that.)

Sadly, due to the weak performance of the Western release of Dragon Quest 4 [$ 14.99] on the DS, Dragon Quest 5 was produced in very limited supplies, making it pretty scarce for a long period after its release.

The Excellence Commission took as its solitary challenge the weak performance of U.S. schools.

There are two camps for explaining the weak performance of artificial intelligence: Either we do not know enough of the fundamental principles of brain function, or we have not simulated enough neurons working together.

True, our unemployment rate is biased down due to the weak performance of labor force participation and still - elevated underemployment, but as I've extensively documented, the US job market has been tightening up for awhile, driven by solid employment growth, now averaging around 200,000 / month.

One of the many surprising aspects of financial market performance over the past year has been the weak performance of the US dollar, which has fallen by close to 10 per cent on a trade weighted basis and by more than 10 per cent against the euro.

Harrelson received the film's only acting nomination for his work as Larry, but I think he provides the weakest performance of the leads.

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The company attributed the performance to its international business, where it saw higher expenses, lower profit margins and weaker gains from sales of assets.

Growth at HBO provided a boost that made up for weaker performance from some of Time Warner's other TV operations.

The 0.4 per cent growth rate for the gross domestic product, the economy's total output of goods and services, was the weakest quarterly performance in almost two years and followed a much faster 3.1 per cent increase in the third quarter.

Shares in AMS, which provides the facial recognition technology used in Apple's iPhones, jumped 7 percent after Apple surprised the market with solid iPhone X sales, confounding fears of a much weaker performance.

If you notice that the performance of one of your employees is weaker than others, give him / her constructive feedback so he or she can also improve.

«The disappointing performance in export activity suggests that the loss of export competitiveness from the strong dollar and the weak global backdrop are becoming a net drag on U.S. economic activity,» said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.

The weakest aspect of Canada's economy this year was the feeble performance of private investment, projected by the Conference Board of Canada to contract by nearly 8 per cent compared to 2014 levels.

Lord & Taylor had the weakest performance out of all of HBC's banners, although Baker said those results were consistent with that of its peers and reflective of the competitive retail environment that department store segment deals in.

If we look instead at the employment - to - population ratio — a better measure of the economy's job - creation performance — Canada's recovery is actually slightly weaker than those of the U.S. and Britain.

It's harder to say how long it might take to get the broader industry to the same level of environmental performance, especially while the regulatory carrots and sticks for doing so remain weak.

Barclays» James Anstead and Nicolas Champ: «Given ASDA's weak sales performance - and difficult market positioning in a world where the discounters have successfully occupied the price end of the market - we think it would hardly be surprising that Wal - Mart could be open to considering options for its UK business.

Last year, and for the first time since 2001, the contribution of net exports to overall growth turned positive, but the performance of non-energy exports and investment remains weak.

The weak economic performance in the first half of this year means that Canada has more excess capacity, which is increasing the downward pressure on the underlying trend in inflation.

In its trading business, income from its markets business decreased 4 percent to 1.35 billion pounds, as macro income fell 14 percent due to a weaker performance by its U.S. rates business and the impact of exiting energy - related commodities.

The deterioration in operational performance, profit margins and financial strength of weaker listed companies could weigh down their stock prices when interest rates are moving higher.

Because Canada's relatively weak export performance has been a central aspect of our economic situation, the Bank of Canada has examined it in increasing detail.

However, the JSE All - share index, the broadest measure of stock market performance, is down roughly 7 percent from a peak notched up in January due to weak global sentiment and profit taking.

If we look at the index's constituents, we find that six metals — aluminum, copper, zinc, gold, silver and nickel — have been the top drivers of performance this year, thanks to a weaker dollar, China's commitment to rein in oversupply and heightened demand.

That style, along with investors outflows and a weak performance by the flagship Pimco Total Return Fund, which Gross had built into the world's largest bond fund by assets, were also the subjects of much negative press in 2014.

The slump was related to higher material costs and a weaker performance among its nickel - battery products, historically the firm's biggest revenue source, because of the global slowdown and weaker power tool sales.

At the start of the third quarter consumers eased off on spending at department, electronics and furniture stores as retail sales stalled in July, marking the weakest performance in six months, Commerce Department figures showed yesterday in Washington.

As many investors know, although an extreme lack of growth is generally associated with weak markets, outside of recessions there is a very weak relationship between stock market performance and economic growth.

This utter lack of correlation between taxes and competitiveness, however, did not stop Canadian business commentators from ascribing our weak performance to (what else?)

The main drivers of the first - half performance were solid growth in the combined New Zealand properties, offset by reduced turnover in the international business, continued competitive and economic pressures in Darwin and a weaker Australian dollar, the company said.

My own thinking is much more geared to five year performance, preferably with tests of relative results in both strong and weak markets.»

Mattel's fourth - quarter earnings release Friday drilled down into the details of a weak performance that led to the resignation of its chairman and CEO.

While a rising dollar hurts the near - term performance of non-U.S. investments (when translated back into dollar terms), over longer timeframes weaker foreign currencies can improve the competitiveness of businesses outside of the U.S..

The Fund's calendar year performance was weak in absolute and relative terms, declining 4 % versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's loss of 3 %.

The quarterly index from leading global agent Knight Frank fell 0.6 % in the last three months of 2014, its weakest performance since the third quarter of 2012.

Though these times are frustrating for our shareholders — and, remember, that includes all of the portfolio managers — these periods of weak performance have been opportunities for additional investment rather than reasons to give up on our investment philosophy.

That was China's weakest performance since the global financial crisis, when growth fell to 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2009.

The weak export performance seen since 2000 has reflected subdued performance in all major categories of exports.

The release was a bit of a Goldilocks report for the market, as it continued the narrative that the economy is growing at a healthy pace, but the weakest performance in consumer spending in five years punched a hole in the inflation bubble that hurt the market early in the week.

The U.S. economy posted a 2.3 % annual growth rate in the first quarter of 2018 as consumer spending turned in the weakest performance in nearly five years.

«These developments, together with market concerns about the future performance of the Chinese economy, are having spillovers to other economies through trade channels and weaker commodity prices, as well as through diminishing confidence and increasing volatility in financial markets.»

LONDON, May 4 British new car registrations increased by roughly 10 percent last month according to preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), although the numbers are in comparison to a weak performance in April last year.

As I noted approaching the 2007 peak, value - tilted portfolios often lag just before extended periods of weak or negative performance for the major indices.

So perhaps traders should not be looking to spot weakness, but hoping for strength where they can find a level to take a percentage of their portfolio off of the table heading into the weaker performance period.

While CoreLogic figures typically show a downturn in May, the weaker performance was a consequence of tighter credit rules after banking regulator APRA in March strengthened its policies on lending to investors and worsening housing market sentiment as seen in this month's Westpac Melbourne Institute report, Mr Lawless said.

The Fund's calendar - year performance was weak in absolute and relative terms, declining 5 % versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's loss of 4 %.

According to Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index, worldwide home prices recorded their weakest annual performance since the depths of the recession in 2009, recording only 0.9 % growth in the year to March 2012.