Sentences with phrase «year as the maker»

Sales growth slowed to zero in the fourth quarter and for the full 2017 year as the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues struggled with weak consumer demand.

Rather than dribble out models and powertrains over several years as some makers do (cough — Porsche — cough), Jaguar is making three powertrains available right at launch: two V6s and a nearly 500 - hp V8.

Not exact matches

For much of its 40 - year history, the medium has been ruled by huge console makers and mega-publishers, such as Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and Activision.

Pebble, the smartwatch maker that two years ago launched its business with a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, is making all kinds of waves in the world of connected devices, where brands such as Apple, Google, Samsung and Amazon.com dominate.

Aluminum products maker Arconic slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow as it expects prices of the metal to remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

Not many CEOs have engineered the kind of transformation that van Houten has executed at Philips, steering the 126 - year - old Dutch firm through a «radical pivot,» as he calls it — transforming an Old World maker of electronics and lighting into a leader in health care technology.

As Philips CEO Frans van Houten has transformed the one - time electronics and lighting maker into a health care technology company, he's also put the 126 - year - old Dutch firm on track toward a more sustainable future.

Meanwhile, Adidas, which is not often associated with golf in the U.S. (although the German corporation owns TaylorMade, the top golf equipment maker), has branding potential as well at this year's Open in current top contender Dustin Johnson.

E3 serves as the pivotal showcase for game makers as they head into the second half of the year.

CytoSport's innovative pipeline in recent years has been powered by Hormel Foods (hrl), which paid $ 450 million to acquire the sports - nutrition maker back in 2014 in a deal intended to help the company reach younger consumers as well as those interested in adding more protein to their diets.

«The sentiments that people openly express online were not nearly as accessible to decision makers even ten years ago.

The maker of the Maserati, Jeep and Alfa Romeo nameplates will instead feature men as well as women in less flesh - exposing garb than in previous years, two people with knowledge of the plans said.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received a 74 percent increase in his annual bonus for fiscal 2017 as the iPhone maker posted higher revenue and net income, after a rare decline a year earlier.

Running a business was a blast, Newman found, and three years later, he launched a new venture — Niche Marketing, which advertised and distributed products for progressive companies and nonprofit groups, such as a militant left - wing T - shirt maker and a manufacturer of water - saving showerheads.

In the meantime, NCEI will partner with schools, exhibits and events such as the Maker Faire in D.C. next year, with a goal of reaching about 50,000 students making class trips to the area over the next three years.

At No. 42 on this year's Inc. 5000, the tablet and computer maker for companies such as Groupon and LivingSocial has a three - year growth rate of 5,866 percent and 2014 revenue north of $ 6 million.

Not every bid works out, as the failed effort to buy Botox - maker Allergan last year proves.

The company has completed more than 10 acquisitions over the past year, including assets in Mexico, Russia and Brazil, as well as the Edmonton - based maker of Cold - FX, Afexa Life Sciences.

Wichita, Kansas - based Spirit makes some 70 percent of the structure of the 737, the world's most - sold commercial plane, but has faced disruptions this year in its own supply chain as parts makers scrambled to meet soaring demand.

Just as I suspected, most of the decision makers and entrepreneurs were socially lubricating with a few Moscow Mules, engaging in genuine conversations and swapping stories of legendary shenanigans from the past years.

The report singles out a $ 65 million September funding round led by Disney (DIS) in VR camera maker Jaunt as one of the year's top investments.

The world's biggest smartphone maker kept its full - year investment plan conservative and warned it would be difficult to increase earnings in the first quarter as demand pulls back from the year - end holiday period.

Buffett, who for much of his career avoided tech stocks, has capitalized on that rally by doubling — or, if you will, sextupling — down on Apple stock: He owns six times as much of it now as he did at this time last year, making him one of the iPhone maker's largest shareholders.

Other major U.S. food makers, such as Campbell Soup (CPB) and Kellogg (K), have closed factories in recent years as they struggle to deal with slower demand for processed and packaged foods, The Wall Street Journal said.

The data «explains the recent policy tightening as policy makers are getting more and more comfortable with reaching the growth target this year and have shifted towards risk management,» wrote Goldman Sachs analysts led by Maggie Wei in Hong Kong today.

Aquantive didn't bring in as much online ad revenue as Microsoft envisioned, prompting the software maker to absorb a $ 6.2 billion charge last year that resulted in its first quarterly loss in its 26 - year history as a public company.

By the end of 1994, the makers of Hush Puppies were selling roughly 30,000 pairs a year, and the shoes were viewed as passé.

The decision comes as policy makers including IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warn of a global trade conflict that could undermine the broadest world recovery in years.

Samsung overtook Apple as the top - selling smartphone maker in the world this year, largely on the back of its marquee model.

While Apple has not gone as far as Salesforce in opposing the bill in Indiana, where it operates two stores, the iPhone maker has expressed its concerns earlier this year about whether that bill and others like it would undermine existing civil rights law and damage the business climate of those states.

In December, as Greek policy - makers approved yet another round of budget cuts — tough legislation that caps salaries at state - owned companies, cuts many state salaries by 10 % and diminishes collective bargaining power — some 20,000 protestors jammed the streets in the country's seventh general strike that year.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

For several years, policy - makers have been introducing new regulations, such as restrictions on mortgage credit, to curb the build - up of household debt.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as it strives to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

May 3 (Reuters)- Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

Mitchell Butier, President and Chief Executive Officer at Avery Dennison: In the 16 years that Mitchell Butier has been at label and packaging materials maker Avery Dennison, he's served as chief financial officer, chief operating officer and president.

May 3 - Avon Products Inc's quarterly results disappointed Wall Street, as the number of its door - to - door salespeople contributing to revenue fell at the worst rate in at least three years, driving the cosmetics maker's shares lower on Thursday.

Gerard Bucas, president of computer - peripherals maker Great Valley Products, a $ 32 - million S corporation in King of Prussia, Pa.: «Last year we raised $ 5 million in venture capital, which we structured as subordinated debt so we'd be able to retain our S - corporation status.

Smartphone maker BlackBerry once accounted for 20 % of Celestica's revenue (which was US$ 6.5 billion last year), but as BlackBerry lost market share in recent years and had to cut costs, it switched to cheaper Asian suppliers, and the two companies formally announced their split last summer; sure enough, Celestica's first - quarter results showed a BlackBerry - sized hole in the balance sheet, with revenues down 19 % from the year before.

Former Google exec Margo Georgiadis is out as CEO of Mattel after a year on the job, to be replaced by Ynon Kreiz, who previously ran YouTube video producer Maker Studio.

And that means that Snap's future shareholders won't be taking quite as much risk by buying into the maker of the disappearing message app, which lost $ 515 million at its bottom line last year.

The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.

Last year Maker's Mark drew brickbats after it announced that it would reduce the proof on its signature expression from 90 to 84 (proof is twice the alcohol percentage) as a way to make supplies last (it backed off).

It's only been a year since news broke about a new secretive, self - driving car startup called Aurora and the startup is already announcing two giant auto - maker as customers: Volkswagen and Hyundai.

Sticking to Asian companies and the mobile market, Chinese phone maker Xiaomi filed to go public in Hong Kong and raise up to $ 10 billion, which would easily rank as the largest initial public offering of the year and third all - time among tech companies, trailing only Alibaba and Facebook.

Over the years, hardcore fans have gravitated toward these flagship phones as the «purest» Android experience, free of tweaks by carriers or handset makers.

The thin film solar maker is also reviving its EPC division with a goal to build 1 GW of solar projects each year, as well as increasing its presence in O&M services.

That acquisition gave Lenovo a foothold in the U.S. and put it on the path to ultimately unseating Hewlett - Packard as the top PC maker last year.

This year's Fortune Global Forum will explore these trends, both in China and throughout the world, providing clarity for decision - makers as they seek more opportunity, with less risk, in the emerging innovation revolution.

Bayer says the pressure from a stronger euro on overseas revenues would translate into a decline in earnings this year, as it prepares to close its $ 62.5 billion takeover of U.S. seeds maker Monsanto next quarter.