Sentence examples for hardware sectors from inspiring English sources

Top performers like AIM Trust and Eaglet have come down from their peaks, the latter only recently after large build-ups of stakes in the leisure and technology hardware sectors paid off initially.

Having raced to 4,575 points - its highest level since April 28 - the FTSE 100 index fell back to finish a mere 2.8 points higher at 4,548.4 as Wall Street opened lower after a profits warning from Coca-Cola and the Nasdaq came under pressure from Goldman Sachs downgrading its rating on the computer software and hardware sectors.

While investments in the Semiconductors and Hardware sectors declined, deal flow for Communications and Networking companies showed some strength as 25 deals raised $354 million, up from 22 deals that raised $246 million in the same period last year.

When compared to their peers in the software/internet and hardware sectors, life science companies are: less optimistic about their business outlook in 2011, significantly more likely to report challenges to their business growth, less likely to say they will hire new employees in the coming year, and significantly more likely to cite regulatory/political issues as a major challenge.

At its height, Nintendo enjoyed a 90% share of the console hardware sector.

European Union regulators opened in-depth investigations into takeover bids for two Asian companies by two American peers in the computer hardware sector.

In general, Mr. Niles said he was recommending that investors steer clear of technology, but he added that the computer hardware sector, with some valuations near a five-year low, is a more appealing place than some other sectors.

The supermarket giant slashed its final dividend after slipping from last year's $2.15bn profit on $2.63bn of writedowns, mostly related to its ongoing exit from the hardware sector and its underperforming Big W stores.

Home Retail's recent £340m sale of the DIY chain Homebase, to the Australian retail group Wesfarmers, made it easier for Sainsbury's to purchase the retailer, given it had little interest in entering the hardware sector.

In a note on the technology hardware sector it said: M&A was a feature in global and European tech in 2014 (Wolfson, CSR...) and we expect 2015 to be similar with possible areas of focus being mapping/telematics, test and measurement and optical networking.

In the enterprise hardware sector, Banc of America said its top two picks are Hewlett-Packard and Dell.