Sentence examples for earnings increases from inspiring English sources

These include higher oil prices, smaller-than-expected earnings increases and turmoil in the Middle East.

"Our goal for the year is to drive earnings increases," Mr. Kelly said.

This cohort have enjoyed 4% earnings increases for the last three years.

For example, the analysis eliminates earnings increases created by tax reductions or one-time events, he said.

But we don't want to pay for earnings increases that are due only to the currency translation.

Together, these various findings paint a picture of extraordinary pressure on corporate management to sustain strings of consecutive earnings increases for as long as possible, Professor Skinner said.

"It's hard to see where earnings increases are going to come from to sustain any kind of rally," said Wendell Perkins of Johnson Asset Management in Racine, Wis.

For its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30, W.W.E. reported revenue increases of just under 4percentt and earnings increases of almost 10percentt.

Statisticians at Ned Davis Research, an investment firm in Venice, Fla., have gone back to 1927, studying how stock prices have reacted to earnings increases and declines.

Although the company has reported double-digit earnings increases for several years, the stock has not received much attention on Wall Street, he said.

The Resolution Foundation found that up to one percentage point of monthly earnings increases could be accounted for by contributions to fill final-salary scheme funding deficits.