Unilever said on Oct. 19 its sales grew 2.6 percent in the third quarter compared
with a year earlier, excluding the effect of acquisitions and disposals.
Of course, 2016 was shaping up as a fairly humdrum affair itself until Election Day,
with year - to - date gains on the leading benchmarks in the mid-single-digit range.
China's imports continued to contract last month,
with a year - on - year decrease of 2.4 percent, to 158.6 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs said in a statement.
Of the funds, the Highland Energy MLP Fund has had the best absolute performance through August 25,
with year - to - date returns of 18.64 %, but these gains actually fall short of the category average by 0.21 percentage points.
Again, the assessment was made that the inflation target was not in jeopardy in the medium term
with year - ended inflation forecast to be within the targeted range once the effect of the GST had passed.
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Building permits, an indicator of future construction, declined 5.5 percent for the month and are barely 2 percent higher compared
with a year ago.
AWS revenue jumped up 49 percent compared
with the year - ago period, to $ 5.44 billion.
For businesses
with a year or more of history and revenue, you have more financing options, including SBA loans, term loans, business lines of credit and invoice factoring.
Average hourly pay rose 2.7 percent in March compared
with a year earlier, a slight pickup from February.
Sales at the lowest end of the market, however, homes priced under $ 100,000, were down 16.5 percent compared
with a year ago.
Companies could be required to file an initial submission when their projects or programs are conceived or started (or shortly thereafter) and to submit annual updates
with their year end returns.
But
with this year's plan, they've set themselves on such a modest, middling, excite - nobody path that it would look ungainly and erratic (mind you, consistency was no concern of the Ontario Liberals, who last year forecast a healthy string of surpluses).
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The supply of homes for sale was down 11.9 percent in March, compared
with a year ago.
Small - business loans are typically issued only for businesses
with a year or more of history and revenue.
Smartphone sales fell 3 percent in the March quarter compared
with a year earlier, as consumers in developed countries such as the U.S. and China balk at upgrading to more expense phones.
The median price of a newly built home sold in April fell 4 percent compared
with a year ago, according to the U.S. Census, but that is not because builders have suddenly put up cheaper homes.
Despite a one - time, $ 425 - million charge tied to tax reform in the U.S., BMO reported $ 973 million in net income for the quarter ended Jan. 31 of this year, with revenue growth of about 5 per cent compared
with the year before.
Along
with the year notice, Facebook reviewed 5,000 of the top apps and sent them feedback about how their app will perform after the change.
This is one of the factors I consider when I am trying to decide how much to contribute to my retirement accounts and struggle
with every year.
In addition, special thanks and appreciation goes out to the following bloggers whom I've had the opportunity to meet (offline and online) and work
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The FSI polls Americans on several key measures of their financial health now compared
with a year ago, and turns those answers into a score.
With each year that business uses social media, the likelihood increases that they agree or strongly agree that social drives traffic to the website.
Pricing for Caribbean itineraries is in line
with a year ago, with pricing for both Alaska and European cruises lower versus last year.
Today it's a little over three years since I first had the idea for Buffer, and
with the year and a half before that which I worked on my previous startup, I've started to notice a few patterns amongst the ups and downs that come with building a startup.
And
with every year the farm amasses more data, she's better able to refine the decision - making process.
The Paychex IHS Small Business Jobs Index rose 0.02 percent from July to a reading of 100.70, in line
with the year - to - date average for 2016.
That's happened
with this year's shortage of saline solution for hospitals, for a seizure drug last year and during a 2013 shortage of Tamiflu.
With each year that passes, more women join the ranks of startup founders, bringing new technologies and ideas to the consumer and business market.
I expect big things from him this year
with a year up under his belt.»
With the year coming to a close, there's no better time to look back at the words that moved us, made us laugh and inspired us to do more.
It might feel as though the effect of phrase has diluted
with year after year of false starts and setbacks — call it «Boy who cried «Tiger!»»
With another year behind us, it's time to reflect on business successes and stumbles in 2012, and set goals for 2013.
In the January - March quarter, earnings are expected to climb less than 1 per cent compared
with the year earlier, according to FactSet, a financial data provider.
On a same - store basis, the company said retail sales in the fourth quarter were up 0.3 per cent compared
with a year ago.
He added, «We are just getting started with a service footprint outside the U.S. mainland designed to offer the more than 100 million People who fly
with us every year international opportunities to connect with what's important to them.»
At Barnes & Noble, 2017 holiday sales fell more than 6 percent to $ 953 million, compared
with the year prior.
More than just an accounting program, it's an integral part of the company's grand vision of enterprisewide information management that will get reinforced
with the year - end release of Office 12.
The latest monthly figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed that sales volume was down 16.9 per cent in February compared
with a year ago, and down 6.5 per cent compared with January.
The MGS franchise has sold more than 46 million copies,
with this year's Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain selling 5 million copies as of September.
The company says North American lumber demand remained strong in the last quarter with U.S. housing starts in line
with a year earlier and Canadian housing starts up 16 per cent from 2016.
With the year coming to a close, Google Canada released its list of the most popular video ads among Canadian viewers this year.
Unsurprisingly, piracy numbers line up
with the year's box office numbers and television ratings.
Net income for the domestic commercial banking and wealth management division was $ 314 million, up 14 per cent compared
with a year earlier.
The lender's Canadian personal and small banking arm reported net income of $ 656 million for the period, down $ 149 million or 19 per cent compared
with a year ago.
The company had better - than - expected results for its third quarter as its revenue and profits improved compared
with a year ago.
That makes it easier to overlook the games — and sports franchises in general — when coming up
with year - end lists.
Air Canada reported a smaller - than - expected loss in its first quarter as its revenue grew compared
with a year ago, boosted by increased capacity and passenger traffic.
The Ottawa - based online store platform hinted at the potential move after it reported a better - than - expected fourth quarter on Thursday, during which revenue jumped 71 per cent compared
with a year ago.