Sentences with phrase «which saw a growth»

Online spending increased 7 percent last year — nothing like the years immediately prior, which saw growth rates near 20 percent.

It was the fifth consecutive year which saw a growth in the company's sales.

The car also receives quattro blisters or wider wheel arches, which sees a growth in track of 15 mm, complemented by standard 19 - inch wheels (20 - inch are optional).

But far in the lead was Asia, which saw a growth rate of 59 % on year, and accounted for 41 % of global installations during the year.»

Not exact matches

Banks may see modest gains next year, but the insurance sector, which is a big beneficiary of rising interest rates, could see solid growth for a second year in a row, he says.

Fast - growth companies like Airbnb and Uber have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding in the past few years, which has pushed their valuations into never - before seen territory for startups.

«The Texas market is seeing the return of the first - time homebuyer in response to strong job growth, which provides Dr. Horton with a volume tailwind,» he wrote in his latest report.

The program resembles Amazon's Alexa Fund and reflects the extent to which Google sees the success of its smart assistant as a driver of future growth, as both companies (and other tech giants) vie for dominance in the home.

«We are losing count of the number of intraquarter guidedowns that the company has had in the past year plus, which is not what we, or anyone else, wants to see in what is ostensibly a growth stock.»

Since then, we've seen IBM's Watson, Apple's Siri, Google Now, Amazon's Alexa, bots for Facebook Messenger and Tay — all of which have enabled companies to capitalize on the growth of chatbot technology for business purposes.

The program resembles Amazon's Alexa Fund and reflects the extent to which Google sees the success of its smart assistant as a driver of future growth.

About half of Splunk's data analytics software sales derive from its security business, which has seen a growth spurt in recent years.

Companies like ClassPass, which offer bulk discounts to specific studios, are also seeing growth.

Sort by median salary to find the jobs with the fattest pay cheques; sort by five - year wage growth to see which fields have the fastest - growing salaries — that can indicate a shortage of qualified candidates (and opportunity for you); or sort by five - year growth in the number of people in the field — those are the places that have been on hiring sprees (but watch out; that doesn't mean they'll continue the streak).

And the G4S report cites taxi service Uber as an example of a business, famed for its electronic payment system, which saw exponential growth when it introduced a cash option in Asia, Africa and South America.

If you just look at loan growth, which is one of the major indicators of a bank's health, Canadian Western Bank has seen its loans grow by about 7 % year - to - date, compared to between 1.1 % and 6.2 % for the biggest six banks.

P&G saw its strongest sales growth in beauty, which jumped 9 percent, and health care, which jumped 4 percent.

It saw its strongest sales growth in beauty, which jumped 9 percent, and health care, which jumped 4 percent.

Shipping, which has been hit by years of overcapacity and slow economic growth, saw early signs of a turnaround in early 2017, but freight rates fell in the second half.

Under Armour, which generated nearly $ 4 billion in sales last year, has reported consistent double - digit sales growth as it expands into new product categories, places a bigger bet on the women's market, and sees stronger brand interest with key athlete endorsement deals including NBA star Stephen Curry and golfer Jordan Spieth.

But they are missing are the real signs of wage growth presenting themselves today, which we haven't seen since the recovery began.

Those factors partly help explain why Exxon is now seen by Wall Street as a less - desirable investment than Chevron, which has several large oil and gas projects coming online by the end of the decade, offering far - stronger growth potential than Exxon.

«We're not seeing the kind of growth and scale - ups, and if we can solve that problem we'll also keep our most talented in Miami by using entrepreneurship as a tool for community building,» says Matt Haggman, the program director in Miami for the Knight Foundation, which committed a $ 2 million investment to help bring Endeavor to the city.

For an Italian company whose stock trades at a discount because of the European upheaval, but which is actually poised for global as well as American growth, see Fiat Chrysler (fcau) in Fortune's Investor's Guide story, «The 21 Best Stocks to Buy for 2017 — Before Trump Becomes President.»

We expect to see a continuation of synchronous global growth in 2018, which is typically good for Japanese companies.

The findings of the report differ from those presented in an earlier draft, seen by Reuters in July, which had concluded that the growth of renewable power had not harmed the reliability of the grid and that significant increases in renewable power generation remained possible.

Apple saw itself displaced once again from its No. 4 position by local brand Xiaomi, which was the brand that saw the biggest growth in shipments — by 37 percent to 12 million units sold.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, which officially makes the call on whether the US economy is in recession, has its own criteria, but technicalities aside, few people will argue with a characterization of the US economy as being «in recession» if we see two straight quarters of negative growth.

She adds that Kabam, which has 200 developers in Beijing, has seen important revenue growth in China and elsewhere.

«Those over-valued property markets are highly likely to see a slowdown in price growth or even a downright price fall, for which we should be on high alert,» the think tank said.

We have also seen the growth of businesses aimed at supporting entrepreneurship, like the co-working space Piloto 151, which occupies an old Spanish building surrounded by balconies and balustrades.

Hit by Amazon's explosive growth a decade ago, as well as the rise of e-books (which now seem to have peaked at around 20 % of total book sales), Barnes & Noble closed stores year - in, year - out, benefiting from a savvy move in the 1990s that saw it opt for short leases.

Apart from slowing global demand, export growth is seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.

The decision proved to be a turning point for Cain Express, which, in the years since, has seen a sharp increase in revenue growth, especially exports.

That's good news for family restaurants like Pizza Ranch, which saw its sales volume increase more than 19 % in 2011; average unit growth was close to 14 %.

Like most of the analysts covering the stock, Cramer was shocked at the cloud giant's growth, which resembled the kind of growth more often seen at very small companies.

Susan LaMotte, principal consultant and founder of exaqueo in Alexandria, Va., finds that baby boomers and traditionalists aren't accustomed to seeing women advance in the workplace and often don't understand their personal needs, which stifles their professional growth.

Last year saw triple - digit sales growth, which Grayl expects to replicate in 2017.

This approach is also called a multichannel strategy, which eBay sees as a «growth opportunity for sellers,» says Bastos.

She expects to see 3 % to 4 % sales growth per year going forward, while operating margins will grow to 18.5 % by 2017, which is 300 basis points above the its five year average.

While he couldn't say for sure how many Canada Post customers have switched to UPS, Vitale estimates that volumes have increased to peak - season levels, during which period he says the company sees «double digit growth.»

This metropolitan area (which includes Oakland and Fremont, Calif.) saw the largest proportion of venture capital - backed business exits over the past year compared to other major cities, meaning there are a large number of what Kauffman identifies as «growth companies» in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Skeptics see a company whose earnings - per - share growth, which has averaged 30 % annually over the past five years, is bound to slow down, which makes it tough to justify paying 23 times estimated 2017 earnings for the stock.

«I think you're going to see higher interest rates, I think you're going to see higher growth rates from GDP, that's going to benefit Goldman in a lot of ways, one of which is M&A activity should be picking up, particularly as cash gets repatriated from abroad and companies use that cash to purchase other companies,» he argued.

Delays in passing domestic legislation, including health care, are seen as likely to push back any new fiscal stimulus, which investors had anticipated would boost growth and possibly spur a quicker pace of interest - rate hikes.

The sharp rise - which saw particularly strong growth for women's clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, shoes and handbags - follows tepid growth in 2016 and dips in both 2015 and 2014.

CEO Dion Weisler said that despite the drop in printing supplies sales, he's seeing some positive growth like an undisclosed amount of growth in the company's so - called instant ink subscription program in which users can sign up to have ink delivered when needed.

They also tend to sell products and services to other businesses, which consumers rarely see but which do most of the heavy lifting in powering innovation and economic growth.»

«We will know the labor market is getting tight when we do see a more meaningful upward move in wages,» Powell said in response to a reporter's question as to whether he was satisfied with the pace of wage growth, which remains lackluster by most accounts.

Tokyo's real estate market is expected to see new supply, which will push down rental growth, says David Paine from Standard Life Investments.