Sentences with phrase «year high as»

And for independent living, overall occupancy stayed close to a seven - year high as demand and supply largely matched one another.

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The price of domestic crude climbing to a three - year high as tensions rise in the Middle East, feeding concerns over potential supply disruptions in the region.

Indonesian stocks climbed to a one - year high as polls showed Jakarta's Governor Joko Widodo won the presidency.

The equity rebound comes despite a rise in the U.S. 10 - year yield to a fresh four - year high as President Donald Trump sent a request to Congress for $ 200 billion to support a $ 1.5 trillion infrastructure plan.

Not exact matches

The company, which started out primarily as a flash - sales site for high - end women's fashion, has diversified its product offerings over the past few years to include houseware items and travel packages.

Cryptocurrency trading saw a massive uptick in the past year as bitcoin's price skyrocketed to new highs.

Only once every few years do they turn up at a high - profile wedding or bestow money on a worthy cause such as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC.

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Oil eased on Wednesday, but held in sight of three - year highs reached the previous day, as rising U.S. fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish market.

NEW YORK, April 23 - The U.S. dollar rallied to a four - month high on Monday as the 10 - year Treasury yield's climb toward the psychologically important 3 percent level spurred buying of the greenback, leaving the euro and yen lower.

Yet that value may notch even higher this year, to more than $ 70 billion, as the company is reportedly in talks to receive more venture capital financing.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

Employment services firm Community First International has reported an influx of jobseekers as Western Australia's unemployment rate hits a three - year high.

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.

The main stock index dropped by as much as 2.4 percent earlier, while the benchmark 10 - year government bond yield rose to 6.944 percent, the highest since August 2017.

LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

They were a couple years older than me when I was reading them, so I also kind of read them as a fantasy ideal of what high school would look like.

As you've no doubt guessed, it's a digital revolution that calls into question the very principles of education, prompting Peter J. Wells, chief of higher education at UNESCO, to remark that: «Industry employers contend that half of what students learn in the first two years of a four - year technology degree will be out of date by the time they graduate.»

«For most of the last 80 years, venture as an asset class has been really difficult for the average investor to get in, unless you are a high net worth individual, unless you get the deal flow, you are part of an angel group or you invest into VCs, you just didn't have access into this asset class,» Wang says.

The complaints from media outlets have been coming for the past several months, with some reports of sudden traffic declines as high as 40 % compared with last year.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

«Lulu enjoyed several years of extremely strong growth as a faddish demand for its product produced record setting levels of sales productivity and the highest ever operating margins we've seen for a specialty apparel retailer.

While the project is massive, it's just one of the Aquilinis» many high - profile, highly profitable ventures: Through Aquilini Investment Group, now more than 50 years old, the family controls one of British Columbia's biggest development conglomerates, as well as its NHL team, the Rogers Arena, blueberry and cranberry farms, restaurants and some $ 80 - million worth of vineyard properties in Washington state.

In the above table, I have selected a few prior years with interim high and low readings, as well as the last 4 years, and further broken out 2015 by quarter.

Still, there is a temptation to abandon one's past investing style when higher P / E stocks outperform lower ones over multiple years, as they've done lately, Harper says.

That relationship has played out this year — as interest rates have risen since January, the HYG high yield corporate bond ETF has come under pressure.

«I can at most venture a personal judgment, based on some examination of the historical evidence, that the initial effects [on employment] of a higher and unanticipated rate of inflation last for something like two to five years; that this initial effect then begins to be reversed; and that a full adjustment to the new rate of inflation takes about as long for employment as for interest rates, say, a couple of decades.»

Guidance Aviation, a company that specializes in high - altitude helicopter flight training, was honored today as the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2013 National Small Business Person of the Year.

Two more years of economic pain Australia faces a longer period of low growth, higher debt and higher unemployment than predicted just four weeks ago as the wave of job losses gathered strength, with clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands axing 1850 staff across the country.

In my young adult years, I had long hair, wore too much flannel, and my discourse revolved around and was greatly influenced by subjects such as Pearl Jam, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club and Beavis and Butthead.

As high as that percentage might seem to some, the results mirror those of other years in the Kaiser tracking polAs high as that percentage might seem to some, the results mirror those of other years in the Kaiser tracking polas that percentage might seem to some, the results mirror those of other years in the Kaiser tracking poll.

As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda taAs higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda taas was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

Net income of $ 669 million after - tax increased $ 52 million due to higher core income, partially offset by net realized investment losses as compared to net realized investment gains in the prior year quarter.

Small business sentiment soared to a 12 - year high in December, as business owners looked forward to much better business conditions.

Personal income tax will hit a 20 - year high of 12.5 per cent of GDP by 2020 - 21 under the budget forecasts as the government relies on bracket creep and an increase in the Medicare levy to return the budget to surplus.

Garmin reported a higher - than - expected profit for the eighth straight quarter, selling more of its GPS - based outdoor activity gadgets such as underwater watches, leading it to raise its full - year revenue forecast.

SPECIAL REPORT: There has been a flurry of high - profile moves by senior lawyers in Perth as the sector readies for a pick - up from several quiet years.

Investors and traders were with the bookies, as the pound rose to the a five - month high on the eve of the vote and European stock markets posted their largest three - day gain in almost a year.

Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at record - high rates as Americans» changing shopping habits, along with years of overly aggressive store growth, continue to shake up the industry.

The combined ratio of 95.5 % decreased 0.5 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (1.0 point), as well as a benefit (0.2 points) from catastrophes, partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.7 points).

Core income before income taxes increased due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development as well as a strong underlying underwriting gain.

In many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundant.

Soliris's price can run as high as $ 700,000 a year, with the drug accounting for the bulk of Alexion's $ 3 billion in 2016 sales.

The disintegration of investment in nonresidential structures and machinery and equipment subtracted almost a full percentage point from GDP; only 2009 and 1982 were worse in that regard, and neither of those years stand out as high points in Canada's economic history.

In January, Miller said a rise in the 10 - year Treasury yield above 3 percent «will propel stocks significantly higher, as money exits bond funds for only the second year in the past 10.»

If you were in the market to buy, he'd tell you that this machine has the highest suction rating J. D. Power gives, with «level suction,» which means the vacuum's suction will be as good in the tenth year as it does in the first.

While battery - powered flight is attractive, especially as fuel prices have recently surged to more than three - year highs, challenges abound.

The high - yield market has underperformed equities this year, often seen as a sign of trouble for stocks.

«If you line up the previous El Niño outlier of 1998 with this March 2016 El Niño (as we might do in lining up bull market highs) it gives an idea of when 2 degrees Celsius might first be broached in a future El Niño effect: just 17 years!»

He had taken some steps to curb demand during his first year in office, such as raising the minimum downpayment for homes priced higher than $ 500,000.