Sentences with phrase «year low after»

Purchase applications rose by 1.0 percent, but refinancing applications continued to decline and are now at a 2 - year low after decreasing by 4.0 percent.

Updated Metcash shares have rebounded from an eight - year low after it said it would separate its food and grocery distribution and convenience businesses, reversing an earlier merger of the divisions.

Venezuela is home to the world's largest crude oil reserves, but its production has steadily declined to a 13 - year low after companies halted some operations because of unpaid bills.

Not exact matches

At various points in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, new stock market records and historically low unemployment rates were used as a synonym for a booming economy, or after the financial crisis, to signal that the economy was recovering — even though many workers and households experienced stagnating or steadily declining incomes for years or even decades.

Hyundai Motor on Wednesday said it expected competition and protectionist measures to increase, after posting its lowest quarterly profit in about five years.

According to Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation, the Tax Cuts act, signed in December, will decrease expected revenues by a total of $ 1 trillion over the next 10 years, an average of $ 100 billion annually, even after any boost to growth and incomes from lower taxes.

Ontario's rates are heavily influenced by U.S. rates, which have just begun to increase after years at historic lows.

After falling to a 50 - year low, the U.S. homeownership rate has been steadily rising, driven by millennials.

Greece's 10 - year borrowing cost fell to their lowest level since 2009 on Monday after a rating upgrade from Moody's.

A year after its initial public offering, we look back at the social media giant's highs and lows as a public company.

3i Group, meanwhile, popped 2 percent after reporting a lower return in the first half of its fiscal year but an increase in net asset value per share.

This comes after years of record low rates across the globe due to aggressive monetary policy by central banks.

But after a year's experience, Rhodes feels that lower - level employees either don't understand the idea of ownership or simply don't care.

Also, Vivendi's shares closed slightly lower after the entertainment - to - telecoms conglomerate said it would pay $ 26.4 million to end a 15 - year U.S. lawsuit over a big merger.

Sotheby's has been a strong performer in the stock market recently, gaining more than 138 % in value after hitting a low of $ 19.13 in mid-February last year.

Metrolinx said a regional increase in the HST to 14 per cent from the current 13 per cent would bring in $ 1.3 billion a year from taxpayers in the region, after deducting $ 105 million in tax credits for lower - income households.

After a five - year bear market in most metal commodities, miners finally had a bull run in 2016, with some stocks» prices more than doubling off their lows.

Surprising to some, the lower tally on the vote to split roles comes after a year in which investors were rankled over the $ 6.2 billion London Whale trading loss, which resulted in Dimon being summoned to testify before Congress.

After reporting three straight quarters of lower year - over-year sales, Apple says it is returning to growth.

After a two - year investigation, the Competition Bureau found that Amazon's practice of comparing its prices to regular prices on its Canadian site gave consumers the impression that the website was selling items at a price lower than the general market.

Shares in marine services business MMA Offshore were lower after the company warned of a profit reduction and no reprieve in the coming financial year.

In turn, Bolger added, the bank's effective tax rate after one fiscal year will move to the lower end of its range of 22 per cent to 24 per cent.

But it's easy to see why investors in Lowe's (low) sent shares up 7 % on Monday when the home improvement chain announced that long time CEO Robert Niblock was stepping down after 13 years at the helm.

Shares of Daktronics (dakt) fared well in the second half of last year after starting off slow, finishing the year at $ 10.70, up more than 15 % for the year and 80 % higher than the stock's low point for the year of $ 5.92.

So, after a multi-year decline in Canadian venture capital funding — hitting a low of just $ 1 billion in 2009, despite US$ 132 billion invested by venture capitalists south of the border over the past five years — the March budget finally screamed an end to business as usual.

Mark Bello (above) opened Pizza a Casa on New York City's Lower East Side, he says, after spending nearly five years as a «nomadic pizza - teacher - for - hire,» sharing his pizza skills at various locations around the Big Apple.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday after data showed the labor market experienced its first contraction in seven years.

A year ago, after the company announced it had raised $ 50 million in Series D funding, Wojcicki said that they were focused on lowering cost to bring in more users — a million by the end of 2013 was the company's stated goal.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday but noted that inflation is nearing its 2 percent target rate after years of remaining undesirably low.

The discount retailer on Wednesday lowered its profit forecast for the year after reporting comparable sales fell 1.3 % in November and December, as big gains in its online business were dwarfed by stiff price competition and growing difficulty in getting shoppers into stores.

The British pound hit a new seven - year low against the dollar after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Tuesday ruled out an interest rate rise any time soon.

The United States automatically downgraded Thailand, one of the oldest U.S. treaty allies in Asia, to the lowest «Tier 3» status in its 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report after Thailand stayed on the report's so - called Tier 2 Watch List, the second - lowest rank, for four consecutive years.

That brighter view also comes days after the firm's economists released their own buoyant projections for the year ahead, with expectations for greater growth both in the U.S. and globally and a domestic unemployment rate at its lowest level since 1969.

For the first few years after the Red One's introduction, its only real competition in high - end digital movie work was the Panavision Genesis — a much lower - resolution camera, but one that has been praised for its overall filmlike feel.

Millennials in a low tax bracket now should consider a Roth IRA because they can make after - tax contributions up to $ 5,500 a year and earnings grow tax free, Ward said.

After the trial: Hulu recently got rid of its free, ad - supported model, and lowered the rate of its base membership to $ 6 / month for the first year.

Legal issues aside, the tweet could be viewed as a heavy - handed move for a company already under scrutiny after an earlier Medium post by a 25 - year - old employee identifying herself as Talia Jane, who complained of low wages and poor treatment in her customer service role at Yelp food delivery subsidiary Eat24.

A tough recruiting environment after a controversial war led the military to lower entrance standards again in the late 2000s — and while it's too early to tell, programs like the one I worked for may be seeing more Charlie # 1s in the coming years.

A week after a 25 - year - old employee took to Medium to blast Yelp over low wages, a single mom working for the company has followed her example.

And, by keeping turnover low, Kolzow's revenue has been able to skyrocket, first hitting the $ 1 million mark only three years after he opened up shop.

If the spring and summer don't bring some wet relief, the U.S. might well face another year of very low yields after last year's summer drought — with the difference that global wheat, corn and soybean stocks this time around would already be depleted.

Greece is set to hit lower - than - expected proceeds under a privatization program this year, after it failed to reach its 2017 target.

In his regular press conference after the ECB's governing council meeting, he said the uptick is «overwhelmingly» due to energy prices having hit a seven - year low this time last year, creating a base effect that exaggerates today's modest rebound.

It rallied from a three - year low later in the week, however, after President Donald Trump gave his assurance that the dollar will get «stronger and stronger.»

The news is discouraging because it presents the second consecutive year of 5 % - plus healthcare spending inflation after a period of time when spending growth appeared to be hitting historic lows.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it is on the runway to achieving sustained profitability after ending the year in the black as it prepares to introduce premium economy seating on select international routes and ramp up the size of its low - cost carrier.

But four years after ending a bailout program, the Portuguese government is now forecasting a budget surplus — when state expenditure is lower than revenues.

The dollar store was one of the fastest growing retailers in the years after the Great Recession as low - income shoppers looked for lower prices and closer stores to spend less on gas.

But after a series of difficult labour negotiations under CEO Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada finally obtained the concessions it needed last year to hire new employees at reduced pay for a low - cost carrier to target the vacation market.

Success means the reinforcement of prices and revenue stability for producers after two difficult years; failure risks starting a fourth year of stock builds and a possible return to lower prices,» the IEA added.