Sentences with phrase «year sector as»

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While progressive farmers like Willemse have been dabbling in «precision ag» (also known as agri - tech) for nearly a decade, the past few years have seen scores of companies, old and new, blitz the sector.

But while Saunders» resume may ultimately be defined by his role in several massive mergers, his reputation in biotech is rooted in a rock»em, sock»em approach to deal - making which has led to his reputation as one of the industry's biggest boosters — especially in a year when biotech has been hopelessly floundering in the marketplace, with major sector indices plunging by 20 %.

Perth - based information technology company ASG Group has reported a significant financial loss for the 2013 financial year as it struggles to come to terms with the changing sector.

Dealmaking in 2016 may surpass this year's levels as acquisitions of distressed assets and firms accelerate, particularly in the energy sector, says Robert Profusek of Jones Day.

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.

And judging from my introduction to Chinese innovators in the health sector — which, as I said, could be an $ 18 trillion market in just 20 or so years — that's one area where the competition's clearly heating up.

Now, as the private sector unwind of debt nears completion, the onus is shifting to the public sector to address bloated debt balances in the year ahead.»

Trump's plan seeks to revamp how projects are approved and funded by reducing permitting time to two years and allocating $ 200 billion over 10 years — mostly as incentives to spur states, localities and the private sector to spend at least $ 1.3 trillion.

Many of these suppliers also sell to the defence sector, where spending is likely to decline in coming years as countries, especially the U.S., try to reduce their deficits.

Just 3 percent of all Hong Kong - listed stocks, by capitalization, come from so - called «new economy» sectors — tech as well as biotech — according to a report last year by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the bourse operator.

As Fortune reported in early December, the latest data indicates that China's manufacturing sector is in its strongest position in some years, buttressing the country's economic growth along the way.

The attacks have apparently been going on since last year, around the world, with targets including public and private - sector organizations, as well as critical infrastructure providers.

And these investors are dipping into some dogs of the market this year, such as telecom — 27 percent of million - dollar accounts said telecom was among the sectors with the most potential in the fourth quarter, up from 18 percent in Q3.

A succession of roles in the financial sector led him to Canada Trust, first as chief operating officer in 1991 and then CEO three years later.

There's been no shortage of high - profile hacks over the last few years — think Target, Sony and Ashley Madison — but one sector that hasn't made as much news for breaches is financial.

This sector has the potential to grow at the same scorching rate at which social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook have grown in recent years.

Ed - tech sector is booming By Erica Alini, MacLean's October 29, 2012 Canadian education startups grew by 65 % in five years as the technology of learning changes our schools and universities.

In recent years, many sectors experienced waves of mergers that gutted regional sales jobs as head offices centralized purchasing.

The push by the tech sector piggybacks on years of state - driven Chinese investments in infrastructure in Latin America, with a pool of 2,000 companies pouring more than $ 200 billion in the region as of January.

Indeed, despite his critics, the U.S. Treasury secretary was lauded late last year as one of the key architects of the global financial sector's apparent recovery.

I believe that the re-orientation of British politics under Corbyn and in particular of the Labour Party is highly beneficial, not only to the large strata within British society that have been discarded in the last 20 to 30 years, but interestingly also for British business that produces real stuff as opposed to the City of London and various other service sectors that produce precarious jobs and nothing much of substance.

As a result, the healthcare group is already one of the weakest sectors this year.

As a part of Inc.'s annual look at the best industries for starting a business, we decided to highlight the niche sectors that are projected to grow during the next few years and that don't have an industry leader dominating the market.

But as is clear in the chart below, after revenue peaked at $ 66.7 billion in 2011, the B2B sector as a whole saw sales sink — precipitously — in each subsequent year.

The finance sector's allure has held strong at the University of Virginia's McIntire School, where 47.8 % of students accepted jobs in the field in 2014, nearly the same number as last year, said Tom Fitch, McIntire's associate dean for career services and employer relations.

Hackers are growing more sophisticated, and, as President Obama noted in a speech earlier this year, it's impossible for just the government or the private sector to safeguard every control system.

Financials as a sector also turned positive for the year.

The country's chemical and energy sectors are booming, and auto production exceeds that of the U.S., Europe, and Japan combined, Chason says, noting that BMW, Nissan, and Ford (F) recruited at CEIBS last year, as did Honeywell Aerospace.

The last few years have seen steady growth in all housing related sectors, and as a result, the entire industry is in transition.

The recently listed Kalamunda - based company says year - to - date revenues have now hit $ 1.5 m as it accelerates its rental, rebuild and maintenance offering in the resurgent mining sector.

Local governments were identified as a major risk to China's financial stability, partly due to their lending from the «shadow banking» sector and debt accumulated over the past years to upgrade infrastructure across the country.

The deal she was negotiating, known as the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)-- a trade agreement between Canada and 28 EU member nations nearly eight years in the making — was receiving pushback from Belgian region of Wallonia, whose Prime Minister, Paul Magnette, felt the accord had the ability to undermine the local farming sector.

In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the only sector to show year - over-year job growth as of May was education and health services.

«The stock prices are still not reflecting the earnings power that's likely to show up here in this quarter and for the year as a whole,» said Leo Grohowski, chief investment officer at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which has been overweight the energy sector.

Of course, as the past few years have shown, having so many eggs in the oil and gas basket can be a liability, but probably nobody in Canada has more experience riding the sector's ups and downs than does Riddell.

As the 35 - year - old considers creating a new venture that would help train medical doctors on the use of software tools, she is taking a page out of Silicon Valley's playbook: She plans to incorporate a mix of sector specialists that include business experts and scientists.

The government long decried such accusations as «smear campaigns,» but last year Maduro started blaming «thieves» for rampant graft in the oil sector.

This was a decision I made with my family earlier this year, as I will be returning to the private sector.

One sector is financials, as measured by Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) and iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), which are up by approximately 5 percent and 8 percent, respectively, this year.

Experts say assaults will only multiply, diversify and intensify in years to come, especially as hackers find the enterprise sector all but impenetrable.

For the past three years, two rival ideas have battled to become the go - to solution for enhancing retirement savings in Canada: expanding the Canada Pension Plan, and private - sector savings vehicles known as pooled registered pension plans.

Over the past few years, this tech stalwart has positioned itself as a leader in one of its sector's up - and - coming areas: information technology services.

The health - care sector was another major decliner after Valeant said it won't return to growth for another year as it continues turnaround efforts.

During his 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney used his 25 - year experience in the private sector to position himself as a Washington outsider and noted that his time spent as CEO of Bain Capital helped him learn how America competes with companies in the international arena.

«We believe the macro backdrop for commodities is as good as we have seen in years, suggesting large allocations to the sector to benefit from such returns,» the strategists wrote.

«All year this reading has been in focus as activity in the US manufacturing sector, particularly driven by a decline in oil - related activity and the strengthening of the US dollar, has slowed,» Business Insider markets editor Myles Udland reports.

Global private equity deals have enjoyed their strongest start in five years, buoyed by the record amounts of cash flowing into the sector as institutional investors look for ways to boost their returns, writes Javier Espinoza.

The S&P 500 declined 1.4 percent to end at 2,677.67 — erasing its year - to - date gains — with industrials as the worst - performing sector.

But that has prompted regulators in the country to crack down on the cryptocurrency sector, in a bid to stamp out potential financial risks as consumers pile into a highly risky and speculative market that has seen unprecedented growth this year.

Yet the area is one that has attracted interest from Russia's private sector as well, including its central securities depository which began testing blockchain proxy voting - allowing shareholders to issue votes on corporate decisions - last year.