(Nomura, like the other Japanese brokerage firms, reports earnings on a cumulative basis; it reported that it earned 131.79 billion yen for the period from April to December).
My friend's six-year-old daughter owns only one puffle, but she has lavished all her game earnings on a beautiful igloo for it - a Xanadu with soft furnishings, interior plumbing and a flashing disco-dance floor.
He blew his scant earnings on a roadster, infuriating Mary.
Indeed, last week, the company reported better-than-expected earnings on a sharp increase in revenue.
With earnings on a higher growth path, current yields were understating the attractiveness of equities.
Most literary agents take a commission, typically 15percentt, of an author's earnings on a book.
SmithKline, by contrast, reported a 13percentt rise in earnings on a 10percentt increase in sales.
Adjusting for the price shift, refining earnings on a comparable basis fell 24percentto to $1.65 billion, Shell said.
For the first time, Motorola is joining the technology industry trend of issuing its earnings on a "pro forma" basis.
Samsung's announcement also included no estimates for its earnings on a parent basis, which include net profit.
Mr. Matthews had three paper routes by the time he was 7, and spent his earnings on a $23 bicycle, his daughter said.
