Sentence examples for share weighed from inspiring English sources

During the same period a year earlier, Starbucks earned just $25 million, or 3 cents a share, weighed down by hefty charges.

In the period a year ago, the company lost $32 million, or 6 cents a share, weighed down by tax effects and restructuring costs.

The first-quarter net loss is now widened to $2.95 a share from 26 cents a share, weighed down by the charge of $2.92 on a per-share basis.

On Wall Street, financial shares weighed on the market.

The weakness in technology shares weighed on the rest of the stock market.

Energy shares weighed down a market already troubled by the Greek situation and the prospect of a US rate rise in the middle of this year.

Mentor shares jumped $14.43 on Monday, or 89percentto to $30.58 in afternoon trading; J.& J. shares, weighed down by a big decline in the broader market, fell $3.25, or 5.5percentto to $55.33.

Tech shares weighed on the Nasdaq, with Microsoft down 0.9 percent at $28.09 after the European Union fined the company $732 million for failing to offer users a choice of Web browsers.

The stock market slipped on Monday as investors locked in gains from a recent rally, ahead of possible economic stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve this week, while weakness in Intel's shares weighed on the Nasdaq composite index.

Honeywell shares weighed heavily on the Dow, falling $5.16, to $37.10, after John F. Welch Jr., the chairman and chief executive of General Electric, said the companies "wanted to complete the transaction, but we have always said there was a point at which we wouldn't do the deal".

Interest-sensitive shares weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, sending the blue-chip yardstick slightly lower.