Sentences with phrase «year industry low»

As of 2013, only 44 percent of American families were individual policyholders, a 50 - year industry low.

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Buoyed by uncommonly low interest rates, the industry has boasted of double - digit returns; the past few years, at least anecdotally, have been especially rich.

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.

T - Mobile Celebrates 5 Years as a Public Company with Record - Low Churn, Industry - Leading Customer Growth, and Strong Profitability

As a record number of people took to the skies in the U.S. last year, the airline industry found customer satisfaction edged lower.

In order to meet payroll for her 52 employees and eke out a profit that she admits is on the low end for the industry, Antonetti says she budgets no more than $ 60,000 a year for advertising.

The home of Canada's once go - go energy industry has suffered this year from lower oil prices, putting a drag on incomes.

The confluence of easy credit, low interest rates and smart, new models are driving auto sales sharply higher this year but analysts who follow the industry don't see that changing any time soon.

The mining sector has reached a new five - year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to industry leaders surveyed in the latest Mining Business Outlook report.

«Asset values such as the stock market are at all - time highs, every major industry around the world last year grew by more than 20 percent, volatility is at an historic low.

At today's prices, industry forecasts of three million barrels per day by 2020 are likely to underestimate production by a bit, but the real kicker will be on the value of that production to all concerned — governments, via taxes and royalties, and shareholders will all suffer much lower returns from this development than they would have expected less than a year ago if prices stay where they are today.

This year brought the franchise industry some impressive highs, like the increasing growth of new jobs, and some difficult lows, such as the ongoing fast - food worker strikes.

Though 2014 was a relatively low - key year for Appaloosa, up a meager 2.2 percent net of fees, Tepper's track record is undoubtedly one of the best in the industry.

Low oil prices, a retreat of the coal industry, solar and battery booms, and the return of nuclear are all trends you should watch next year.

According industry consultants MEPS, prices have risen some 45 percent since December 2015, when they had hit 12 - year lows.

Overcapacity in China's steel industry has driven steel prices to 12 - year lows, and ArcelorMittal saw its core profit (EBITDA) drop by 32 % last year.

It is probably one of the very few industries in the world that year after year delivers more innovation and more value and lower prices, and has higher customer satisfaction.

Layoffs topped out in 2016, when the state's coal industry slumped to its lowest point in 118 years, according to a report by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.

The Quebec utility would in turn provide lower power rates to New Brunswick's industries and guarantee a five - year rate freeze to the province's residential and commercial customers.

Guest blogging services are cropping up everywhere (including here, at AudienceBloom) as the industry begins to realize that guest blogging, as a link building tactic, is one of the few safe havens left after Penguin demolished many of the lower - cost, higher quantity tactics that SEOs came to rely upon over the course of the past several years.

Funding would remain over the next few years, albeit slightly lower, but the plan would also set an expectation for alternative energy industries to wean themselves from government aid in the next decade.

If you invest the same amount in Vanguard funds, which offer expense ratios 82 % lower than the industry average, * there's a good chance that 20 - year total could be even higher.

Heads» up, burger barons: McDonald's has a low - priced approach that's going to put more pressure on the U.S. fast - food industry next year.

DETROIT (AP)-- U.S. sales of new cars and trucks fell in August, ending summer on a low note for the auto industry and making it less likely that this year's auto sales will match the record set in 2015.

The industry has accomplished this while still managing to deliver its product to consumers at a lower inflation - adjusted cost than 20 years ago.

In 2007, the «Oracle from Omaha» bet a New York hedge fund $ 1 million that his simple, low - cost investing strategy would outperform the hedge fund industry over 10 years.

The airline industry is one that wants to consolidate further but views the likelihood of a Department of Justice approval as low so has largely written off the idea in recent years, the analyst contended.

that his simple, low - cost investing strategy would outperform the hedge fund industry over 10 years.

It's part of an ongoing shift in the industry in how consumers pay for their service, with more people actually opting to pay for their own smartphones because it can lead to lower monthly charges down the line if you stick with the same device after two years.

Movie attendance numbers in 2015 were some of the lowest in the past 20 years, though revenues throughout the industry soared.

The Labor Department first proposed an expanded fiduciary definition under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, in 2010, but withdrew the proposal the following year amid broad criticism that it would impose onerous restrictions on the industry that would cause financial professionals to abandon the retirement space, leaving low and moderate - income Americans in the lurch.

With the national unemployment rate at 4.1 percent, a 17 - year low, there are more job openings in the retail industry than at any time since the turn of the century, government data show.

The deal, which isn't yet final, would extend Invesco's reach into a part of the money - management industry that has surged in popularity in recent years as more investors found that ETFs could deliver the same or better returns as many mutual funds — at lower cost.

[Update for 2017: Over the last few years, industry surveys have shown that jumbo loans have lower rates, on average, than their conforming counterparts.

Mortgage Volumes Hit Five Year Low The volume of home mortgages originated during the fourth quarter fell to its lowest level in five years, according to an analysis published Thursday by Inside Mortgage Finance, an industry newsletter.

Sales are down 12.9 % in the first two months of the year compared with a year ago, but discounts have declined 68.4 % to an industry - low $ 1,186 per model.

«The real estate industry has been the greatest creator of wealth in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia in recent years.»

The spread between highest and lowest industry P / E ratios has narrowed this year, too.

Last year, we collaborated with the FAA and industry partners to create the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), which automates air traffic control authorizations for drone flights in controlled airspace in the U.S, and became the UTM provider for the state of Kansas.

It is certainly reasonable to believe that this source of UST selling will continue to keep USTS rallies «limp,» and still in front of a very pro-growth / reflationary Trump policy mix to come: lower corporate and individual taxes, industry deregulation, trade policy (tariffs will drive up domestic prices as cheaper international goods competition is removed) and a fiscal policy shift away from monetary policy will all conspire to take rates higher in the year + window ahead.

Over the past nine years, 30 - year mortgage rates have hovered at historical lows below 5 and even 4 percent and were a key reason New York City's real estate industry recovered so well from the 2008 crisis.

These expense ratios are some of the lowest in the industry, and even for a saver with $ 10,000 paying $ 25 a year, the added.13 % fee of $ 13 a year makes the total annual fee just $ 38.

After bottoming out at decade - plus lows in February, oil prices finished the year up more than 40 %, lifting the prospects for a lot of companies across the oil and gas industry.

Business and industry operations in the US venture capital industry rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2015, following the low reached in 2009.

According to Autodata, total vehicle sales slipped 2 percent in August from a year earlier, as inventories continued to pile up and prices of used vehicles declined, driving the industry's sales figures to their lowest in three years.

Brick Marketing will also look at the seasonality of your industry to determine if there are any keywords that, even though they might have a low search volume now, will prove incredibly valuable at different times of the year.

In terms of our best - performing list, the Property Management Industry has kept a low profile this year.

Customers trust Verizon's network reliability and performance: The percentage of customers who left the company for a competitor's service stood at an industry low of < 1 % last year.

They have one of the lowest credit score requirements in the industry at 640, and their 3 year loan is one of the most popular consolidation products on the market.

They have one of the lowest credit score requirements in the industry at 640, and their 3 year loan is one of the most loved consolidation products on the market.