Sentences with phrase «weak quarter for»

«These results are all the more impressive given the context that this is a seasonally weak quarter for them, and there were several periods of difficult weather during this quarter.»

Helped also by higher interest rate levels after three rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, the core lending business more than offset a weaker quarter for its market division.

Not exact matches

Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at RBC, expects positive results for consumer spending in the quarter overall (up an annualized 2.8 % in Q2 from a weaker Q1), but noted that retailers are still dealing with modest levels of spending by households.

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.

Priceline's weak third - quarter guidance also was a cause for concern.

Apple: Cramer thinks this quarter will be a weak one for the tech giant, which reports after the bell.

Priceline shares tanked by 8 percent Wednesday after the company reported a bookings miss for its second quarter and weak guidance for the current quarter.

In addition to the battle for control, which has pitted Dauman against 93 - year - old controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, the company said that advertising sales have been weak, and they are expected to be down by 4 % for the quarter.

Shares of Priceline sunk 6 percent after the company reported weak guidance for its third quarter.

CEO Kevin Mansell said, «Sales were modestly below our original expectations for the quarter, but accelerated in the March / April combined period after a weak February.

The company's shares fell nearly 2 per cent as Wal - Mart reported results that missed Wall Street's expectations for the third time in five quarters and gave a weak second - quarter earnings forecast.

«If you look at seasonality of [economic] growth, the first quarter has been weak for seven or eight straight years,» says Rick Rieder of BlackRock.

With weak results in wireless at Verizon — revenue fell 5 % and an adjusted profit measure fell almost 8 % for the quarter in the unit — those fears may only grow.

«However, what will matter for Fed policy is not the weak performance in the second quarter, but whether spending reaccelerates or remains stuck in the coming months.»

It provided guidance for revenue in the crucial holiday quarter that was weaker than analysts had expected.

Shares lost 25 % of their value on investor fears that the weak quarter was only the beginning of a tough chapter for Office Depot.

Weak sales in China are particularly troubling for Tesla — which will report its fourth quarter earnings today — because Musk has previously said that car sales there could rival the US by 2015, and that the two countries would comprise its largest markets, according to Reuters.

GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a weaker - than - expected forecast for the fourth quarter and full year due to declines in video game sales.

That company's shares took a dive as it reported a weaker than expected first - quarter profit and issued a forecast for the year that also disappointed investors.

Marvell also gave strong fourth - quarter EPS guidance, but weak revenue guidance for the quarter.

As a result of weaker sales in the wake of the data breach, the third largest U.S. retailer also cut its fourth - quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) forecast for its U.S. operations to $ 1.20 to $ 1.30, from $ 1.50 to $ 1.60.

Williamson said the PMIs pointed to fourth - quarter GDP growth of 0.1 percent, weaker than the 0.2 percent predicted in a Reuters poll last week, but that very weak expansion is coming at a cost: firms cut prices for the 33rd month.

Ebay's stock dropped after the company reported second quarter earnings in line with analysts» expectations, but offered weaker guidance for the third quarter.

A «negative» for Facebook from the filling shows that while revenue was up 45 percent from 2011, it was down 6 percent quarter - over-quarter and was still weak compared to analysts» estimates of $ 1.3 billion.

Alcoa Inc.'s third - quarter results, scheduled to be revealed after the market closes Thursday, will mark the unofficial launch of what is currently projected to be the weakest earnings reporting season for S&P 500 companies in six years.

The Bank of Canada reported Monday that business sentiment for future sales growth remained «weak» in the second quarter as Canada's energy industry struggled with an oil shock.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks...

The biggest weak spot for the quarter was sales at its Gillette shaving business, which reported a 5 percent drop in net sales.

Despite exceeding expectations for the quarter, Atlassian shares had fallen more than 11 per cent to $ US55.10 in after - hours trading because its full - year outlook was weaker than expected.

Apple (AAPL.O) dropped 1.1 percent after Goldman Sachs cut its March and June quarter sales estimates for the iPhone, citing weak demand.

Though the second - quarter bounce back is dampening wage pressure for now, the weak trend in productivity suggests the economy's growth potential could be lower than the 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent pace that economists have been estimating.

The evidence also suggests, however, that any expansion is likely to be relatively weak except for a 1 - 2 quarter bounce of inventory rebuilding, and that the sustainability of any upturn may be cut short by accelerating debt problems.

Although China is still set for sub-8 per cent growth in 2012, its weakest in more than a decade, momentum picked up noticeably in the fourth quarter after the government increased its spending on infrastructure.

But, on average, household and business spending data have come in a bit weaker than expected, leading many to revise down their forecasts for the current quarter.

«TV shipment growth in China was strong in the fourth quarter, due to sell - in for the Chinese New Year Holidays, which runs counter to the very weak conditions in other emerging markets,» said Paul Gagnon, director of TV research for IHS Technology.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks has spiked higher in recent weeks.

(Reuters)- DowDuPont Inc (DWDP.N) reported a higher - than - expected first - quarter profit on Thursday as increased prices for its products and demand for packaging, paint and other materials made up for a weak agriculture business.

September's weak trade results are also bad for the current quarter.

Credit Suisse was one of the worst performers for the quarter due to a weaker investment banking environment and because of negative comments about Credit Suisse in the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) recent annual Financial Stability report.

These expectations receded for a time during the March quarter in response to signs of some cooling in the housing market, strength in the exchange rate and reduced likelihood of a tightening by the US Fed after a couple of weak US employment numbers.

Farm income declined in the fourth quarter and credit conditions remained relatively weak, but farm real estate continued to provide support for the District's agricultural economy.

For comparison, even in a relatively weak period, Apple sold 50 million much costlier iPhones in just 90 days last quarter, and the combined total sales of the far more prevalent Android phones no doubt were much greater.

Both companies reported weak results for their latest quarter.

On the company's earnings call, Costolo blamed quarter - specific issues for the weaker than expected number, pointing to seasonality and Apple's iOS 8 release.

This has helped markets remain near their record - highs despite a weak global economy and a weak economic outlook — and despite poor fourth - quarter and year - end results and an even weaker outlook for the first quarter of 2016.

For the quarter, Information Technology and Financials were our highest contributing sectors, and Health Care and Consumer Staples, two of our lowest weighted areas, were our weakest performers.

TOKYO (MNI)- Japan's gross domestic product for the January - March quarter is expected by economists to be flat both on quarter and at an annualized pace, as solid capital investment is offset by weak private consumption amid bad winter weather.

For example, the ACCI - Westpac Survey of the manufacturing industry conducted in the March quarter suggested somewhat stronger expectations of rises in profits and selling prices, although the assessment of current conditions was still weak.

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has trimmed down its expected global growth for 2015 to 3.3 percent, citing weaker - than - expected economic activity in North America during the first quarter.

Fitbit reported earnings and revenue Monday that topped analysts» expectations, but its shares plunged after weaker - than - expected guidance for the current quarter.