Sentences with phrase «year the highest number»

The 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Winners: The winners of the 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) were announced on Friday, after receiving a record 7,162 entries this year the highest number of wine entries to date...

Not exact matches

«I bootstrapped with a laptop and my brain, and I brought [the company] up to really high revenue numbers» — $ 65 million a year by the time she sold it, says Roth.

It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

The sales numbers are staggering — signed contracts in April were 28 percent higher than a year ago, the strongest since 2005, according to RMLS, a real estate data firm.

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.

The TSA found close to 4,000 firearms tucked away in carry - on bags last year, the highest number since it began keeping track in 2005.

According to new data from the Pentagon, incidences of rape and sexual assault within the U.S. military are up 10 % over the last fiscal year, reaching the highest number of reported assaults since at least 2006.

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

In fact, the number of written prescriptions is so high that Wall Street analysts are feeling compelled to boost their sales projections, predicting that Dupixent will bring in anywhere from $ 215 million to $ 320 million this year.

The new research shows that something different has been happening: Boards have been allowing CEO pay to climb ever higher by offering executives the same number of options year in and year out, regardless of company stock prices.

For a retailer with scant discounting and zero debt, Nasty Gal has racked up some seriously drool - worthy numbers: international sales of $ 128 million in 2012, four times higher than the year before; 535,000 Facebook fans; 420,000 Instagram subscribers; 68,000 Twitter followers; and more than 2 million monthly unique visitors to the website in September 2012.

Though tourism numbers were (again) at record highs, up 23 % for the first nine months of 2013, further violence would certainly jeopardize bookings for the rest of the year and in 2014.

The number of job openings in the U.S. hit a seven - year high in April, reflecting a labor market drawing strength from the nation's economic recovery.

That's exactly what sparked the stock market correction last month: a higher - than - expected average hourly earnings number in January's jobs report ignited fears that inflation might finally be coming to life, and in response the Federal Reserve may look to hike rates more aggressively than the three projected increases for this year.

The governor announced last week that 57.4 million visitors came to the state during the first six months of the year, the highest number ever, according to the report.

The numbers, as reported last month, back it up — this year's second quarter saw 48 home sales priced at $ 5 million or higher, the most activity in almost a year and a half, according to a report by Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Last year, Rolls - Royce had its second - highest sales numbers ever, delivering more than 4,000 cars to wealthy customers around the world.

«Highest Stock Market EVER, best economic numbers in years, unemployment lowest in 17 years, wages raising, border secure, S.C.: No WH chaos!»

After companies from cable giant Comcast to satellite TV titan AT&T, which owns DirecTV, reported their fourth quarter results, the total number of pay TV subscribers dropped 3.4 % from a year earlier, the highest rate of decline since the trend of cord cutting emerged in 2010, analysts at MoffettNathanson Research reported on Thursday.

Western Australians opted to spend their free time travelling within the state last year, with Rottnest Island visitor numbers reaching their highest on record between July and December.

Rates of employment and revenue growth were higher in the program's business «clusters» than in comparable numbers of unaffiliated businesses, according to analysis of the SBA's two - year pilot Regional Cluster Initiative.

Experts suggest that there are a number of factors that could drive prices higher this year, but admit the behavior of investors will ultimately still determine the price.

Western Australia has recorded its highest number of insolvencies for a month in nearly two years, with 841 companies entering external administration across the country in July.

The state, which has the highest number of opioid - addicted individuals per capita, is years into a devastating and unabating opioid epidemic.

That sounds damningly high, but it adds up to just 35,000 jobs per year, or a seventh of the number of jobs the U.S. economy has gained on average per month this year.

Last year, 2014, ended with five million job openings ---- the highest number since 2001, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This number, too, has been trending higher over the last few years.

While there have been improvements in some labour market indicators, the number of people who have been unemployed for over a year has remained frustratingly high since the end of the recession, as shown in the graph below.

In the past, Chadwick served as the finance chief at a number of high profile companies, including Skype leading up to its acquisition by Microsoft (msft) in 2011, at McAfee leading up to its acquisition by Intel (intc) that same year, and earlier at Cisco (csco).

According to global consulting firm Mercer's 2015 cost of living ranking, Shanghai has the sixth - highest cost of living in the world this year, up four places from last year; Beijing has the seventh - highest, also up four places, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are at 14th and 15th most expensive, both up a number of places from 2014 — making all those cities more expensive than New York City.

The numbers are similarly cheery for workers in most other regions (excepting Latin American where high inflation will probably mean employees, on average, will receive a pay cut in real terms this year).

In fact, 2015 is expected to see the highest number of deals between private companies, as nearly 700 startups are forecast to be acquired by year's end.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

While demand for cranberries is at its highest this time of the year, the number of cranberries in inventories by September was large enough to satisfy consumption numbers, Bloomberg reported.

Anheuser - Busch holds exclusive advertising rights in the alcohol category during the big game each year — hence the high number of Budweiser and Bud Light ads.

The city also has a fairly large high - growth company density at 191.4 — that's the number of companies out of 100,000 with annual revenues more than $ 2 million (and growing by 20 percent over a three - year period).

But this weighting significantly reduces the average; if you weight by the number of years you find a higher growth rate above 90 percent.

The most thorough numbers I've seen were compiled by Internet Filter Review a few years ago, before the deluge of YouTube porn clones kicked the downfall into high gear.

There have been many studies published over the years that working less results in higher productivity (hint: the optimal number is less than 40 hours per week).

Over the past two years, a growing number of U.S. banks has capped their directors» earnings, but the ceilings are so high that they primarily serve to fend off potential shareholder litigation rather than control the pace of pay increases.

What's notable isn't just the sheer sales number (or the fact that it's likely to climb higher before the holiday season ends), but also the fact that it tops the company's initial full - year sales estimate as well as the sales of its predecessor, the Wii U.

More than 63,600 Americans were killed by opioid painkillers last year — 11,200 more people than the year before that and the highest number of lives claimed by the crisis so far.

This shift to high - level, high - value engagements in large part explains why the industry revenues in North America were up 8.5 % last year despite the number of searches dropping, reports the global Association of Executive Search Consultants.

The launch, at an arts venue in North London, takes a cue from Apple and Samsung, both of which have made new product announcements at high profile events for a number of years.

It added 337,000 new customers in the second quarter, with strong growth in both TV and broadband and its highest numbers of new customers in its biggest UK and Ireland market for 10 years.

Over the past year, historically high levels of unemployment have left record numbers of highly skilled individuals looking for work.

To make this list, we looked at the highest - grossing movies from each year using Box Office Mojo and The Numbers.

At the same time, the number of traditionally published business books has plummeted, from a high of 66,508 in 2013 to 35,233 last year.

Xerox has long assigned numbers to its employment objectives, which is perhaps why the company is setting its sights even higher: It is aiming for 34 % of the executive leadership team to be female within the next five years (up from 28 % currently), according to Damika Arnold, global diversity and inclusion leader at Xerox.

According to a study of boards of directors from the research group Catalyst, companies that had a higher - than - usual number of female board members serving for at least four or five years vastly outperformed companies with primarily male board members.