In fact, the 20 -
year forecast from the Energy Information Administration in 2015 called for a 45 % increase in natural gas production to 35.5 Tcf by 2035.
Not exact matches
April 24 (Reuters)- United Technologies Corp reported quarterly results that topped analysts» estimates on Tuesday and raised its full -
year forecasts, citing higher demand for spare parts and services
from airlines dealing with booming passenger travel.
New York - based Arconic said it now expected full -
year profit of $ 1.17 to $ 1.27 per share, down
from its previous
forecast of $ 1.45 to $ 1.55, and halved its free cash flow estimate to $ 250 million.
Earlier, Freeport reduced its copper production
forecast for this
year to 3.8 billion pounds
from 3.9 billion and raised its copper cash cost
forecast to $ 1.01 a pound
from a previous 97 cents.
Technology sector results so far at least
from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten
forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven -
year highs of almost 25 percent.
Through the end of October, the company has sold 2.6 million hardware units in the U.S., and on Monday, boosted its full
year sales
forecast (worldwide) for the Switch
from 10 million to 14 million units.
The company raised its 2018 adjusted earnings per share
forecast to a range of $ 6.95 - $ 7.15
from $ 6.85 - $ 7.10, and full -
year sales to a range of $ 63 billion to $ 64.5 billion
from $ 62.5 billion to $ 64 billion.
New York - based Arconic said it now expected full -
year profit of $ 1.17 to $ 1.27 per share, down
from its previous
forecast of $ 1.45 to $ 1.55, and halved its free cash flow estimate to $ 250 million.
Merck raised its full -
year forecast for adjusted earnings to between $ 4.16 and $ 4.28 per share
from between $ 4.08 and $ 4.23 per share estimated previously.
For the quarter ended July 20, Dick's adjusted earnings were 96 cents a share, up
from 82 cents a
year ago, but less than the $ 1.00 expected by Wall Street and even its own
forecast of $ 1.02 a share to $ 1.07 a share.
A whopping 51 million passengers are expected to fly U.S. airlines between Friday, Dec. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 4, up 3.5 percent
from last
year, according to Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the
forecast to low fares and a strong economy.
Options Group's
forecasts are based on public and proprietary data about revenue for the
year's first nine months, and bonus expectations
from a survey of about 3,000 Wall Street workers.
However, Arconic raised its revenue
forecast to $ 13.7 billion to $ 14.0 billion for the
year,
from its previous estimate of $ 13.4 billion to $ 13.7 billion.
Technology sector results so far at least
from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten
forecasts for Q1 and the overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven -
year highs of almost 25 percent.
Also known as ultra-high definition, or UHD, sets, the devices should bring in more retail sales dollars than any other «emerging technology» gadget this
year, as we can see in this chart
from Statista, which is based on a
forecast by the Consumer Technology Association.
Investors want clear and optimistic
forecasts for the rest of this
year from companies and they simply aren't getting that.
According to the federal
forecast, national pasture and rangeland conditions are at record lows, and 39 % of the U.S. winter wheat crop was rated poor or very poor, up
from 25 % last
year.
Naturally, his
forecasts were derailed by a combination of a deluge in mortgage costs
from the disastrous acquisition of Countrywide Financial, and
years of extremely low rates that shrank the margins the bank earns on its giant loan portfolios.
According to the most recent federal
forecast, about 48 % of the contiguous U.S. is now experiencing moderate to exceptional drought, down
from a high of 60 % at the beginning of the
year.
The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) cited higher than anticipated third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers in the revision of its full -
year forecast to 2.1 percent
from 1.8 percent.
With no plans to accept Apple Pay, and no set launch date for MCX, it appears Walmart could wait no longer without risking missing out on a major shift in customer behavior: Forrester Research has
forecast that mobile payments by U.S. consumers will go
from $ 52 billion last
year to $ 142 billion by the end of 2019.
P&G backed its sales
forecast for the
year but raised its estimate for core earnings per share growth for fiscal 2018 to a range of 5 percent to 8 percent
from a prior range of 5 percent to 7 percent.
S&P
forecast last December an increase in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.4 percent for 2017, up
from a projection of 1.6 percent for last
year.
We'll predict that in 10
years, FAANG Inc will sell at a PE of 25, down
from 30 but still substantial, and still
forecasting well above average profit performance.
Fujifilm said it would book restructuring costs of 49 billion yen ($ 450.95 million) in the second half of the fiscal
year through March, lowering its operating profit
forecast for the
year to 130 billion yen
from a previous 185 billion yen.
Forrester Research has
forecast that in - person mobile payments by U.S. consumers will go
from $ 3.7 billion last
year to $ 34 billion by the end of 2019.
Though Herbalife's quarterly sales and profit dropped
from the previous
year, to $ 1.1 billion and $ 85 million, respectively, that was well above analysts»
forecasts.
The BOJ's new economic
forecasts showed this week core consumer prices will fall 0.2 percent in the current fiscal
year and up 0.4 percent for the next fiscal
year starting
from April.
In its spring
forecast, the European Commission said it expects economic growth across the 28 - country EU to dip to 2.3 percent this
year,
from last
year's decade - high rate of 2.4 percent.
We now expect record full -
year ChoiceLease fleet growth of 7,500 vehicles, up by 1,000 units
from our prior
forecast.
The Company is also revising its
forecast for full -
year 2018 comparable EPS
from continuing operations to $ 5.45 to $ 5.70,
from the prior
forecast of $ 5.40 to $ 5.70, and compared with $ 4.53 in 2017.
GDP inched upwards only 0.7 % in the third quarter
from a
year earlier, and the International Monetary Fund is
forecasting mere 0.2 % growth for all of 2014.
Last
year, McKinsey & Co. charted the results of S&P 500 companies
from 1985 to present day against analyst
forecasts.
Ford
forecasts that SUVs will grow to 45 percent of the U.S. market in the next five to seven
years,
from 40 percent now.
Prior to Tuesday, Toshiba had
forecast a full -
year net profit of about 145 billion yen this financial
year, a turnaround
from a loss of 460 billion yen, thanks to strong demand for flash memory chips
from Chinese smartphone makers.
The bean counters don't have to go crazy trying to predict stock market returns and executive pay in order to
forecast state revenues
from year to
year.
«The global M&A frenzy
from last
year, along with all the bitcoin hype, really pushed these stocks into the stratosphere, to the point [of] five -
year earnings growth
forecasts of 25 percent.
Retail sales grew by 10.3 %
from a
year earlier, above the 10.1 % level of August and marginally above
forecasts for an increase of 10.2 %.
A new report
from BIS Shrapnel has
forecast a surge in mining production over the next four
years as the mining industry's focus shifts away
from the investment and construction phase of the boom.
Nintendo sold 10 million Switches in the device's first nine months on the market, and the company recently raised its
forecast of first -
year sales of the gadget
from 10 million to 16 million, according to The Times.
Sales would need to increase
from last
year by 4 % to 11 % to meet the
forecast.
In addition, the company said that it now expects adjusted earnings in the range of $ 2.48 to $ 2.53 per share for the full
year, up
from the previously
forecast range of $ 2.30 to $ 2.33.
Western Australia's peak business group has
forecast an easing in economic growth in Western Australia in the current financial
year to 4.5 per cent, a decline
from five per cent previously tipped.
Nintendo on Monday boosted its full
year sales
forecast for the Switch
from 10 million to 14 million units.
In its spring
forecast, the European Commission said it expects economic growth across the 28 - country EU to dip to 2.3 percent this
year,
from...
In a press release announcing the factory opening, the company cited research
from Canalys that
forecasts global revenue for 3D printing totaling more than $ 20 billion within five
years.
The
forecasted surpluses in the next three
years are very modest, ranging
from $ 1.4 to $ 2.7 billion; coupled with $ 1 billion per
year in contingency reserve, there is very little margin for error if deficits are not an option.
Larger rival Home Depot Inc raised its full -
year forecasts last week after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma spurred demand for emergency supplies and rebuilding materials even as the retailer benefits
from a multi-
year recovery in the housing market.
Kohl's, which will report full fourth quarter results, slashed its full
year earnings
forecast to $ 2.92 to $ 2.97 per share, down
from its previous guidance of $ 3.12 to $ 3.32 per diluted share.
Activision also raised its full -
year revenue
forecast to $ 6.40 billion
from $ 6.13 billion, and its full -
year profit expectations to 87 cents per share
from 69 cents.