Trump has parted with more top - level staff in his first
year than any of his five most recent predecessors did in their respective first years.
The U.S. economy has been stronger over the past few
years than that of most other nations.
Three meat companies - JBS, Cargill and Tyson - emitted more greenhouse gases last
year than all of France and nearly as much as some of the biggest oil companies like Exxon, BP and Shell.
And anyway, Chark played in a different offense last
year than either of them did.
We have had more success in the last five
years than either of these clubs, but don't let the facts enter the discussion, just a tirade of non stop abuse.
Not exact matches
After five
years of negotiations, handwringing, and pushback, the biggest trade deal in more
than two decades, known as the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), has now been finalized.
(He's also the kind
of leader who took the time to reply to a 6 -
year - old boy who sent him a letter asking if a Navy SEAL is quieter
than a ninja.)
The Mt. Gox collapse precipitated a Bitcoin price crash
of more
than 70 %, shaking investors» confidence in the cryptocurrency for so long that it took Bitcoin more
than two
years to recover.
In 2015, less
than a
year after retiring as CEO
of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 %
of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.
The NCAA Tournament is a major source
of advertising revenue for television, generating more
than $ 1 billion per
year in ad sales.
Though the Harper government has been maligned for paring the CTC's budget to $ 58 million a
year — less
than that
of New York City — it did negotiate Approved Destination Status with China prior to the 2010 Olympics.
That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better
than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two
years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson
of the
Year for 2017.
Trader Jim Lebenthal, whose «Halftime Report» model portfolio is up more
than 30 percent this
year, removed General Motors as one
of this top holdings for the competition.
Lockheed delivered 66
of the high - tech, stealthy fighters last
year to the U.S. and allies, 40 percent more
than in 2016, hitting its target.
DAKAR, April 24 - Congo's state miner Gecamines is starting legal proceedings to dissolve its Kamoto copper and cobalt joint venture with a subsidiary
of Glencore, blaming the commodities giant for high debts that have weighed on the mine for more
than 10
years.
Jackie Stone, CMO
of MiMedia, a personal cloud storage company, told Business News Daily: «I've worked in digital media for more
than 20
years, and as we become more connected, more people have decided that staying «on» 24/7 is socially acceptable — and it's not.»
To be specific, Comcast's subscriber base grew by 53,000 during the most recent quarter, substantially more
than most analysts were expecting, and a much better performance
than the same quarter a
year earlier, when the number
of subscribers shrank by 8,000.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show that, in fiscal
year 2016, crime - based removals represented more
than 90 percent
of the noncitizens removed from the interior
of the United States.
Oklahoma has seen a massive spike in earthquakes in the past few
years, registering 2-1/2 earthquakes daily
of magnitude 3 or greater - a seismicity rate 600 times greater
than before 2008, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
As
of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10
years, rather
than over 15
years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in February.
Our specially designed, proprietary Mathnasium Method ™, derived from more
than 35
years of research and development, helps math make sense to kids.
Even after more
than 20
years in business, the world's biggest streaming video service experienced some
of its fastest growth ever in the first quarter, helping to give its stock a big lift.
The Pennsylvania native has more
than 15
years of experience spanning technology, media, sales and operations industries.
More importantly for consumers, DBS revealed that the average amount sent in digital red packets in Singapore last
year was S$ 26 (about $ 19.60)-- several times higher
than the going rates
of physical red packets, which is between S$ 6 ($ 4.50) and S$ 10 ($ 7.60).
More
than 16 million digital packets were sent on the eve
of Chinese New
Year in 2014, but that grew to 14.2 billion for the same day last y
Year in 2014, but that grew to 14.2 billion for the same day last
yearyear.
One recent report estimated the size
of that market at $ 34 billion in 2015, more
than double its value the
year before.
The Fed sees annual price increases
of 1.8 % next
year, slower
than its target
of 2 %.
Over the same period, the proportion
of American workers employed by companies less
than five
years old has dropped, from over 20 percent to less
than 11 percent.
Newton Minow, the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair who is a board member
of the Commission on Presidential Debates, recently said that presidential debate moderators today have been facing more criticism
than they did in
years past.
What has really happened in private equity over those decades is that investors, net
of fees, did about 25 % better
than the S&P up through the 2005 «vintage»
year (denoting funds that first drew capital in 2005).
Businesses with more
than 50 employees that do not offer coverage will be taxed based on the size
of their payrolls, but the cost will be significantly less
than the cost
of providing insurance benefits, and the tax is not set to go into effect until the 2014 fiscal
year.
And that was after a disappointing auction that raised less
than $ 20 billion, half to one - third
of what some on Wall Street predicted last
year.
«All else equal, a man who is 25 pounds below average weight is predicted to earn $ 210,925 less across a 25 -
year career
than a man who is
of average weight,» Judge and Cable point out.
Driving more
than half the growth in drug spending in 2015 were sales
of new branded medications that have been available for less
than two
years.
A study by Forbes Insights and Turn revealed that more
than 70 percent
of marketing executives expect to rely more and more on data for decision - making within the next three
years.
The Minneapolis metro area saw 2.3 % job growth over the past
year, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, almost a full percentage point more
than the nation as a whole — adding nearly 45,000 jobs.
The biggest change to the Mac's operating system in the last few
years was the integration
of the Siri virtual assistant — which is still less helpful
than Microsoft's own Cortana.
Beyond this sense
of optimism, seven out
of 10 business owners said they fared the same or better
than they did a
year ago in the fourth quarter.
Warren Buffett «s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (brk - a) has become Bank
of America Corp's (bac) largest shareholder by exercising its right to acquire 700 million shares at a steep discount, more
than tripling an investment it made six
years ago.
Health insurance giant Aetna pulled in more
than $ 63 billion in 2016 revenues and $ 2.9 billion in earnings despite a
year that would lead to the demise
of its planned $ 34 billion merger with rival Humana.
While it's natural to take a breath, reflect, and count your blessings during the holiday season, it's still possible to also end your
year with a feeling
of real accomplishment, so that you'll start 2018 on a high note rather
than with a horrifically backlogged to - do list.
While most employees at least want to take full advantage
of those hard - earned days off, less
than half take the time to plan out their vacations each
year, according to Project: Time Off, which is sponsored by the U.S. Travel Association.
Interest rates on 15 -
year mortgage terms are typically lower
than those on longer - term loans because the shorter duration
of the loan makes it less
of a risk to the lender.
Continental posted net income
of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $ 469,000, or less
than a penny per share, in the
year - ago quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.
«The power
of an edition has endured at the Times for more
than 230
years.
More money will be made and lost on stocks next week
than any other time
of the
year.
Half
of small business social media users complain that the platforms take more time
than they'd thought, but almost the same number believe it's time well - spent — that their social media initiatives will pay off financially in a
year or less.
Nowhere is the climate fight more important
than in China, the world's largest spewer
of greenhouse gases, which is in the midst
of an unprecedented promotion
of electric cars: Last
year, sales
of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in China rose 50 % to 507,000, more
than three times the U.S. figure.
This involves taking the estimates that clients have come up with for what they expect to spend in retirement — and then running a simulation
of what would happen to their portfolio if they spent 25 % more
than that over each
of their first 15
years.
If there is any good news, most accountants will provide this service affordably and efficiently for you during the month
of January so you can stay focused on your New
Year's Resolutions and making money rather
than filling out paperwork.