Sentence examples for quarter posted from inspiring English sources

All students will be required to write three short blog posts during the quarter, posted to a course blog and taking the form of a miniature reaction paper.

All students will be required to write two short blog posts during the quarter, posted to a course blog and taking the form of a miniature reaction paper.

Schering-Plough, which Merck plans to acquire in the fourth quarter, posted lower quarterly earnings that slightly topped forecasts as demand grew for its Remicade arthritis drug.

The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence sagged in August, and a Standard & Poor's housing index showed that home prices in the second quarter posted the sharpest decline since 1987.

The company lost $65.5 million, or $16.16 a share, including charges of $25.4 million, on sales of $76.8 million, for the second quarter ended June 30, the most recent quarter posted.

IAC, which plans to spin off its travel-related businesses in the second quarter, posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $45.9 million, or 7 cents a share, compared with a net profit of $152.8 million, or 20 cents a share, a year earlier.

The No. 2 supplier, Lenovo, turned in a strong fourth quarter, posting a 37 percent surge in shipments, according to IDC.

Technology funds were also among the poorer performers in the second quarter, posting average returns of 0.1percentt.

The firm's investing and lending division also had a stronger-than-expected quarter, posting revenue of $1.97 billion, up 126 percent from year-ago levels.

Nokia, however, reportedly edged out analysts' forecasts for the fourth quarter, posting a profit of $1.56 billion.

Still, the health insurer had a healthy fourth quarter, posting a 44% jump in profits.