| 单词 | percentage point |
| 例句 | People in prison are literally erased from the nation’s economic picture, leading standard estimates to underestimate the true jobless rate by as much as 24 percentage points for less-educated black men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In theory, in 19 out of 20 cases, the overall results will differ by no more than 3 percentage points in either direction from what would have been obtained by seeking out all American adults. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z California voters also came very close to banning the death penalty; the ballot initiative lost by only a couple of percentage points. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z President Johnson’s approval rating shot up fourteen percentage points. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Moreover, studies have shown that an unemployment decline of 1 percentage point accounts for a 1 percent drop in nonviolent crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z During the 1990s, the unemployment rate fell by 2 percentage points; nonviolent crime, meanwhile, fell by roughly 40 percent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They rounded up not just thousands but hundreds of thousands of consumers all across North America, and in head-to-head blind taste tests, New Coke beat Pepsi by 6 to 8 percentage points. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Exit polls showed that while evangelical Christians backed Santorum, more Catholics actually supported Romney, and voters who described themselves as Protestant chose Santorum by a difference of only two percentage points. Defeated Santorum retools for Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T12:41:00Z As things stand, Bowman has a 25 percentage point lead, but Engel has filed a lawsuit that would allow him to challenge absentee ballots and refuses to concede. How a middle school principal used the Ocasio-Cortez playbook against a 16-term incumbent 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z One meta-analysis found that people’s ability to distinguish truth from lies is just a few percentage points above a random coin flip. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z GM expects to raise that by a percentage point or two. Subprime Will Be Fine For GM (And Taxpayers) 2010-07-22T19:10:00Z Asians are at roughly the same levels, with their speaking roles landing within a percentage point of their population. Hootchy-kootchy roles or nothing? The state of Hollywood diversity 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Give or take a couple of percentage points, most retail establishments expect to do 25 percent of their yearly business in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. T Magazine: A Little Give and Take 2012-11-30T19:54:59Z That figure only went down half a percentage point in the past year. Americans are Making More Money, Except for the Ones That Aren't 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In 1996, Bob Dole won by 3 percentage points over Pat Buchanan. Romney wins by 8 votes in Iowa caucuses 2012-01-04T12:10:00Z Five percent of models cast were African-American, Hispanic or Asian, an increase of only one percentage point over the previous year. Losing Their Clothes, Finding Themselves 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z In 1980, the senator from Massachusetts challenged an incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, in the New Hampshire primary and fell short by 10 percentage points. Romney holds a home-field advantage in N.H. 2012-01-10T22:35:00Z Screen Digest estimates that the World Cup will add from 1 to 2 percentage points to growth in global television advertising revenue this year. The Real World Cup Prize? Broadcast Rights 2010-05-23T16:40:00Z He got 4 million more votes here, where he lost to Clinton by 30 percentage points, than he got in West Virginia, which he won by 42 percentage points. This is California in the era of Trump 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z A few weeks ago she won the primary by five percentage points. 6 most absurd things the Christian right has blamed on gays 2014-04-11T12:15:00Z Some of the missing percentage point is marked red, 23andMe’s color code for the Americas. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The current price cap limits increases on season tickets and off-peak long distance fares to one percentage point above inflation. Spending review 2010: key points at a glance 2010-10-20T13:12:00Z It became his worst-reviewed film as director by around 60 percentage points on Rotten Tomatoes. Nah Nah Land: the hyped films that failed to get any Oscar nominations 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Almost 18 percent of the county’s residents are in poverty, about six percentage points higher than the national average, according to census data. In the Shadow of the Border Wall, a Catholic Kitchen Provides Hope and a Hot Meal 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Women were 13 percentage points less likely than men, 54 to 67 percent, to say they did. Perspective | Why might women be less eager to get the coronavirus vaccine? An investigation. 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z On the whole, male and female critics respond to most movies similarly: 45 percent of films have an average male score and an average female score within 5 percentage points of each other. Men vastly outnumber women in film criticism. Here are the movies affected most. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z In 2012, it was nearly 50 percent, and today, just four years later, it’s increased 10 more percentage points. When even Frosted Flakes are political, where does that leave us as a country? 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Those surveyed considered sugar the top calorie-related culprit of weight gain, followed by carbohydrates, cited by 25 percent of respondents — up 5 percentage points compared with 2017, and a record for the 13-year survey. Paleo, keto, fasting, Whole 30: Why food tribes are on the rise 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Six months after the assassination, he lost to Netanyahu by half a percentage point. ‘Killing a King’ Examines Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Senate — her only previous foray into politics — Democrats eviscerated her with ads about her time at H-P, and she lost by 10 percentage points. Carly Fiorina killed in the debates. But how would she do in person? 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z I don't think it's going to be a wholesale drop, I think it's going to be a few percentage points probably. America's Best Car Brands 2010-08-25T20:45:00Z He’s had an 18 percentage point drop because “voters realized presidents don’t have to be good at stabbing people,” Noah joked. Trevor Noah nails the GOP debate before it even happens 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z While more detailed data about raw vote totals is yet to come, there is some evidence that Trump improved his standing among Black men by six percentage points from 2016. Some famous rappers backed Trump’s campaign. Did it matter? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z But a new Politico survey released Thursday showed Gingrich narrowing the gap with the former Massachusetts governor to 7 percentage points after his well-received performance in Monday night's debate in Myrtle Beach. Gingrich rips into media, then his rivals, in GOP debate 2012-01-20T06:35:00Z This is 10 percentage points worse than the poll had ever recorded.” We don’t need more optimists: Unchecked positive thinking is more dangerous than it sounds 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z But North lost, by fewer than 3 percentage points, and that was it for his pursuit of public office. You can’t keep a good culture warrior down: The return of Oliver North 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Trump won this mostly rural and agricultural district by a margin of eighteen percentage points. The N.E.A. Really Isn’t “Welfare for Rich, Liberal Élites” 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Over all, 29 percent of the directors of independent movies in these festivals were women, a rise of 1 percentage point over the previous year and an increase of 7 percentage points since 2008-9. Women Face Long Odds at U.S. Film Festivals, Study Finds 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Romney is a prohibitive favorite in New Hampshire, where his lead is roughly 20 percentage points. Romney target of GOP rivals at debate 2012-01-08T16:39:00Z About a third, 34 percent, of workers have been, or are currently, in a workplace romance, up seven percentage points from 2020. Co-workers are still hooking up, office or not 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The margin of error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points, according to Pew. Millennials see themselves as greedy, self-absorbed and wasteful, study finds 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “Just one or two percentage points difference will drag you from the No. 1 high school in the local region down to No. 3 or 4.” Motherlode Blog: Was Your Child Born to Take Tests, or Born to Panic? 2013-02-06T18:21:36Z The actual discount is probably about 10 percentage points less than that because hotels mark the price down from so-called “rack” rates that customers rarely pay. Be wary of travel ‘flash’ sales 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z It turns out they support it in Wisconsin, where, earlier this month, liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the state’s Supreme Court by a hefty 11 percentage points. Perspective | Republicans are digging themselves into a hole on abortion 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Vance returned to his home state to live after Trump was elected in 2016, which was the first of two times the former president carried Ohio by 8 percentage points. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance signals US Senate campaign 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z As the House of Representatives debated articles of impeachment, Gallup announced that Trump’s approval rating had ticked up 6 percentage points since the process began in September. ‘THIS IS AN ASSAULT’: History collides with Trump 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “Not only did their reporting turn this race around, but their poll had Jones up 3 percentage points. That was by far one of the most accurate polls.” Perspective | Roy Moore thought attacking the press could save his campaign. Voters opted for the truth. 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Pundits on Gold Derby are currently backing Swift by 50 percentage points. Kanye is right about the Grammys: The music industry needs to fix its whiteness problem, too 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Female patients treated by male doctors were about 1.5 percentage points less likely to survive a heart attack than male patients in the care of female doctors. Women more likely to survive heart attack if treated by female doctor – study 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Michael S. Dukakis, who won the Democratic primary by 16 percentage points and went on to lead his party’s ticket. Romney holds a home-field advantage in N.H. 2012-01-10T22:35:00Z Home Depot’s margins increased 0.29 percentage point from the same quarter a year ago, to 35 percent, which was mostly because of supply-chain improvements, Ms. Tomé said. Top Retailers Report Strong Profit, but Walmart Shoppers Struggle 2012-02-23T21:32:24Z Swing Left identifies swing districts through a simple calculation: the congressional districts whose seats were decided within a margin of fifteen percentage points. Swing Left and the Post-Election Surge of Progressive Activism 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Higher dietary quality, even just a 5 percentage point gain, may improve someone's health and help stave off chronic diseases. 4 signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Yet as late as May, Bowman’s own internal poll from Data for Progress showed him trailing Engel by 30 percentage points. How a middle school principal used the Ocasio-Cortez playbook against a 16-term incumbent 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The resulting America wouldn’t just be healthier and better educated; it would be richer, too, with the economy growing as much as a full percentage point faster than it would without such an intervention. Chris Hughes Made Millions at Facebook. Now He Has a Plan to End Poverty. 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The industry accounted for almost a quarter of all economic growth between April and June - or 0.07 percentage points of the 0.3 percent growth over the period, to be exact. Your mission, should you choose to accept: save the UK economy 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z The difference in alcohol between the two might be only two percentage points, but that equates to about 15 percent more alcohol in the more powerful bottle. Finding the Heart of Zinfandel 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Women directed 7 percent of the top 250 grossing films last year, according to an annual study from San Diego State University—and that’s two percentage points lower than in 1998. Elizabeth Banks on Directing: 'I'm Not Interested in Representing My Entire Gender' 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Women accounted for 7 percent of directors, up one percentage point from 2013, but down two percentage points from way back in 1998. 2015 Oscar nominations show lack of diversity in a year when films didn’t 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The industry accounted for almost a quarter of all economic growth between April and June - or 0.07 percentage points of the 0.3 percent growth over the period, to be exact. Your mission, should you choose to accept: save the UK economy 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points, it is larger for subgroups. 50 years on, finding profit in `truth' on JFK case 2013-05-11T16:07:15Z Opinion polls put her conservatives some 15 percentage points ahead of their nearest rivals ahead of a national election on Sept. 24. Syrian refugees in Germany name daughter Angela Merkel Muhammed 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Although the actual discount is probably about 10 percentage points less than that, because hotels mark the price down from so-called “rack” rates that customers rarely pay, it’s still a deal. Travel flash sales aren’t always the best deal 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Opinion polls put her conservatives some 15 percentage points ahead of their nearest rivals ahead of a national election on Sept. 24. Syrian refugees in Germany name daughter Angela Merkel Muhammed 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Big names make a big difference at the Metropolitan Opera’s struggling box office, where star singers can drive up attendance by 10 to 20 percentage points. Jonas Kaufmann: A Tenor in Demand, Now in Short Supply 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z However, the widely reported $160m estimated figure was confirmed on Monday, give or take a few percentage points. Dark Knight Rises: box office figures officially confirmed 2012-07-24T11:23:52Z In the Quinnipiac survey, 42% of Republicans said they were more enthusiastic about voting this time than usual, 14 percentage points higher than the number of Democrats who say that. 5 things the early polls tell us about the Obama-Romney matchup 2012-04-20T10:15:00Z It may not sound like a huge difference, but just think of whole versus nonfat milk — a few percentage points makes a world of difference when it comes to flavor. The best butter for baking comes from . . . Trader Joe's 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z On Gold Derby, pundits favored the 69-year-old actor by 76 percentage points. Oscars’ biggest upset: Why Stallone’s surprising loss was the shock the Academy needed 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Men were threatened with physical violence more often, but by a percentage point. Hashtags And Harassment: Is Participatory Culture In Trouble? 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Last Tuesday, Mr. Sandico, who says he is 40, played the Concord High School gym in New Hampshire, the state where Mr. Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton by more than 20 percentage points. The House D.J. of the Bernie Sanders Campaign 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden defeated Mr. Sanders in South Carolina by 29 percentage points, sending the former vice president on to a rout of the Super Tuesday states and his eventual sprint to the nomination. Symone Sanders Bet on Biden, and Herself 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The poll, released Wednesday afternoon by the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, reflects a slight improvement for Obama, who was trailing by 5 percentage points in January. Poll: Obama barely holding lead over Romney in Florida 2012-05-10T10:03:00Z Fox news increased by just one percentage point in prime time, and declined by five percent in total day. Dryuary for TV news: Sober up and start doing your job 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The margin of error was plus or minus 3.07 percentage points. Ellen DeGeneres would be best holiday party guest: poll 2010-12-02T19:13:00Z That was down 3 percentage points from 2017, according to the 21st annual Celluloid Ceiling report released Thursday by the Center for the Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. Study finds ‘radical underrepresentation’ for women in film 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The accuracy of the Reuters poll uses a statistical measure called a "credibility interval" and is precise to within 2.8 percentage points. Jennifer Lawrence seen winning Best Actress Oscar 2013-02-13T12:09:28Z Average occupancy levels from Aug. 9 to 15 are 50%, down a stunning 30 percentage points from a year ago. How COVID-19 turned 2020 into a lost year for the travel industry | Travel Troubleshooter 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z During a summer that was a couple of percentage points down from last year at the box office, the sure bet was comforting filmgoers with the familiar and unambiguously branded. Perspective | Summer movies circa 2019: A season of random blips and nostalgia trips 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z In three of the past five presidential contests, Wisconsin was determined by less than one percentage point. All eyes are on Wisconsin, the state that’s gearing up to define the presidential election 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Though 2020 exit polls are still murky and incomplete, early analysis shows Trump won men by eight percentage points; if men were the only voters, the election would look very different. Perspective | Joe Biden should appoint women to half his Cabinet posts. That’s not just fair, it’s smart. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Among series regulars, characters of color reached a record 50%, up 4 percentage points from the previous season, while the share of female series regulars hit a new high of 47%. TV study: LGBTQ characters rise in number with streaming 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Gelb said Sundays have sold significantly better than the Monday night performances they replaced, and overall sales are “a couple” of percentage points ahead of 2018-19. Heggie’s `Dead Man Walking’ gets Met Opera premiere in 20-21 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Among the four that did, the company found “a statistically significant negative correlation between being Black and receiving lower recorded royalty rates” of 1.1 to 3.4 percentage points. Did the Music Industry Change? A Race ‘Report Card’ Is on the Way. 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The county share of the sales tax will drop another quarter percentage point on Jan. 1. Cook County budget approved 2011-11-18T22:53:00Z They may be even more important this year: a recent poll shows Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee, leading Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, by 52 percentage points among unmarried women. Why put a ring on it? 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z According to the third annual Video Over Internet survey, 77 percent of consumers said they regularly use their computer while watching television, an increase of 16 percentage points from just a year ago. TV watchers multitasking, viewing more online -global poll 2013-04-08T21:33:57Z More than 61 percent of Casals' students met state standards, which is almost 12 percentage points below the district average but still higher than other schools that are not being closed. Task force wants to halt school closings 2012-01-14T02:49:00Z The coalition’s voter-turnout rate in November was 83 percent, eight percentage points above California’s. This is California in the era of Trump 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z A week earlier, Data For Progress had released a poll that showed McAuliffe winning by 5 percentage points. The Washington gambler 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Says Baldwin, who secured reelection last year by 11 percentage points, an exceptional mandate for recent state contests, “Taking a cookie-cutter approach won’t work.” All eyes are on Wisconsin, the state that’s gearing up to define the presidential election 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z They might have around 80%, and those few percentage points really do make a difference. "Pies transform a meal": Take this master class in pie making with Peete's Pie owner Petra Paredez 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z An average of public polling compiled by Real Clear Politics shows with about a 9 percentage point lead in Iowa over . It's closing argument time in Iowa GOP debate 2011-12-15T22:37:00Z The average gap in percentage points was seven to eight and persisted from grade school through high school. How do you get teen boys to read? Girls, of course 2011-04-27T20:16:06Z Overall, 26% of people working in movies are women, a figure that has moved up a mere five percentage points over the last 15 years. Bella beats Bond as Twilight movie topples Skyfall from box-office peak 2012-11-24T16:22:26Z By comparison, the average market share for DC Comics for October through this February was about 29 percent, almost 4 percentage points higher than that same period the previous years. Marvel Comics May Have Slumping Sales, but Don’t Blame Its Diverse Heroes 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The greatest differences in public perception and reality are in Argentina, Brazil and South Africa, where the proportion of migrants was overstated by at least 25 percentage points. Revealed: the gap between what you know about your country and the reality 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z The findings were based on responses last August from 2,002 U.S. adults nationwide, with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. Poll finds gaping chasm in views between U.S. public, scientists 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But he trailed there by more than 30 percentage points with nearly all the votes counted. Romney sweeps, looks to general election 2012-04-25T01:41:00Z Only by four percentage points, but a loss nonetheless. Where does Dr. Oz — and his reputation — go from here? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z When your overall budget is one of the smallest in Whitehall, percentage points matter. Northern Ballet chief: higher cuts to arts would have caused 'devastation' 2013-06-26T19:36:35Z But if you look at the polling data the country is at least seven or eight percentage points more Democratic. Donald Trump and the “N-word”: Many voters would still support him — but not enough 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Given growing uncertainty about the economy, Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at The International Council of Shopping Centers trade group, on Tuesday trimmed his sales forecast for June by a 0.5 percentage point. AIDS test at drugstores 2012-06-26T13:17:00Z Mothers in northern European countries work at rates about ten percentage points higher than American mothers do. Is the gender revolution over? 2013-04-02T18:07:00Z Of 13 major national polls taken since the beginning of March, two showed Romney with slight leads, one showed a tie and ten showed Obama with leads of between 2 and 12 percentage points. Obama starts general election contest with steady lead in polls 2012-04-05T10:05:00Z And according to the best guesses, here’s what to expect: Air fares, car rental rates and hotel prices will rise by at most a few percentage points. Forecasting 2015’s travel trends 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The second-round runoff comes two weeks later, on May 6, and the polls predict that Hollande will win by as much as 12 percentage points. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z It was based on a survey this month of 6,375 consumers, with a margin of error of 1.3 percentage points. With wallets open, Americans show their love for Valentine's Day 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Its margin of error was 3 percentage points. Weather Channel heads to swing states for election 2012-09-26T21:22:19Z Preckwinkle also is following through on a campaign promise to roll back part of the county's sales tax, with a quarter percentage point set to expire Jan. 1. Preckwinkle calls for tax hikes, layoffs 2011-10-25T02:09:00Z Last year just 9% of directors were female, up two percentage points from 2014, according to the annual Celluloid Ceiling report by San Diego State University. Hollywood Just Got a Tiny Bit Better About Sexism 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z But the overall number of speaking roles — major and minor characters — declined by a percentage point. More Women Were Protagonists in 2016 Movies 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Seventeen percent of key off-screen figures - which includes directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and cinematographers - were women last year, the study found, also a 1 percentage point rise from 2013 but unchanged from 1998. Women find little change off camera in Hollywood: study 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Gingrich had reportedly been counting on a win in Delaware's primary Tuesday to rekindle his presidential ambitions, but Romney won the state by a margin of nearly 30 percentage points. Newt Gingrich ending presidential bid next week 2012-04-25T18:10:00Z He lost to the Republican incumbent by 30 percentage points last month. Chris Hughes: From savior to villain at the New Republic 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It grows between 1 and 1 1/2 percentage points faster than the world economy. Q&A: A Look at Global Travel Trends 2014-03-26T16:27:10Z The rate of C-sections for Medicaid patients dropped nearly seven percentage points over the next four years. One in three US births happen by C-section but it varies widely by hospital 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Among those who installed the upgrade, customer satisfaction went up 25 percentage points, Farley said. Ford's Pre-emptive Strike Against J.D. Power Quality Study 2012-06-19T19:48:49Z Has the legacy or impact of "Citizen Kane" suddenly been scrubbed from the last 80 years of pop culture and media studies based on one percentage point? When Paddington conquered Citizen Kane, a cinematic throwdown revealing our obsession with ratings 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The margin of error is plus or minus 1.4 percentage points. Study links impeachment beliefs to regular news diets 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Over the next two weeks consideration of the Chrysler brand jumped two percentage points on Edmunds.com, according to the auto shopping website. Chrysler's Kumbaya King 2012-05-16T22:34:55Z According to Edmunds.com, consideration of the Chrysler brand jumped two percentage points on its site in the two weeks following the Feb. 6, 2011 Super Bowl. Do Chrysler's TV Sermons Really Sell Any Cars? 2012-02-10T16:57:27Z The number of female protagonists on the big screen was down five percentage points in 2017, according to a new study. Number of female Hollywood leads fell in 2017, study shows 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z A poll this week found almost half of Canadians believe that the nation should sever ties with the monarchy when Queen Elizabeth dies, although that was down 10 percentage points from a year ago. Quieter royal tour heads for mixed Quebec reception 2011-07-02T21:09:28Z Economists estimate the extra public holiday will cost billions of pounds, with one saying it will knock a quarter of a percentage point off second-quarter GDP growth. Fervor builds ahead of British royal wedding 2011-04-28T13:47:35Z With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, the overall domestic summer box office is ten percentage points lower than it was at this time last year. Box Office: 'Alien: Covenant' Slides Past 'Guardians 2' to Win Weekend With $36 Million 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Asia now accounts for 48 percent of Swiss watch exports — a gain of 10 percentage points in two years. Special Report: Watches: Gears Mesh Again for Swiss Exports 2010-03-17T20:30:00Z He still trailed Obama by 5 percentage points in the race but was catching up. Romney wins, heads for South Carolina 2012-01-11T12:29:00Z It would shave “3 to 6 percentage points off of the country's gross domestic product by century's end -- the warmer it gets, the bigger the hit to the economy.” Parenting the climate-change generation 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The 2 percentage point tax cut affects 160 million taxpayers. Senate OKs payroll tax cut compromise 2011-12-17T14:57:00Z But those costs would be easily offset by raising GDP levels in Sub-Saharan Africa by at least two to 3 percentage points, experts said. Child malnutrition costs Africa its future growth 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z According to Disney, attendance at the company’s domestic parks was down 3 percent in the third quarter, although “per capita spending” was up 10 percent and occupancy at on-site hotels rose two percentage points. Disney CEO partially blames Star Wars land for drop in Disneyland attendance: 'Some people just stayed away' 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Are numbers and percentage points enough to change how your dinner table looks after 30, 40 or 50 years? A New Year resolution that's good for you and the planet: stop eating meat 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z And 48 percent think it is “very important” to avoid artificial ingredients, a result 17 percentage points higher than in the previous year. This is your food on acid: Why edible rainbows have taken over the Internet 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Sheriff Mark Lamb, who is running against Ms. Lake for the GOP nomination, has a net favorability of plus-10 percentage points. Lake’s favorability underwater in Arizona Senate race 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Federal Reserve has raised short-term lending rates by more than 5 percentage points since March 2022, and that has had an associated effect on consumer lending and mortgage rates, which are also higher. Walmart sounds a note of caution on consumers ahead of holidays, shares fall 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z If the current price of C$65 a ton were eliminated, it would lower inflation by 0.6 percentage points for one year. Majority of Canadians want carbon tax dropped or waived for three years - poll 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z In just over a year, the number of maternity units it placed into the lowest two of four possible rankings for safety - "requires improvement" or "inadequate" - rose by 12 percentage points, from 55% to 67%. Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Its current projection for "core-core" inflation, which strips away fresh food and fuel, is at 3.8%, up a hefty two percentage points from the January estimate. BOJ's hawkish rhetoric signals chance negative rates may end soon 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z It said the survey sample provides a 95% confidence level, and the sampling error does not exceed plus or minus 3.2 percentage points. About 1 in 10 churchgoers haven’t returned in-person, two years after services resumed: Survey 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z But that's a mere percentage point or two of the public sector pay budget - a matter of a few billions, compared to total overall government spending of £1.9bn. Can government claim credit for fall in inflation? 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Just one-tenth of a percentage point was enough to trigger big moves in global markets that were some of the sharpest we've seen this year. Morning Bid: UK inflation to test market's upbeat mood 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z A recent Washington Post/ABC News survey found that former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, is leading Mr. Biden by more than 20 percentage points among voters younger than 35. Biden’s pro-Israel stance angers young voters who could cost him the 2024 election 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z A Labor Department report earlier on Tuesday showed the consumer price index rose 3.2% in October from a year earlier, down more than 3 percentage points from January. Fed's Goolsbee sees inflation falling fast without jobless surge 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z He’s crushing his GOP primary challengers by a combined average of nearly 46 percentage points. Trump's public plan for revenge hands Democrats "the greatest opportunity for a positive outcome" 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z But recent polls show her running more than 60 percentage points behind. Bestselling spiritual author Marianne Williamson presses on with against-the-odds presidential run 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr Duffy, 24, said DNA tests showed he had "at least a few percentage points of Welsh". Welcome to Wrexham, Philadelphia and the Welsh language 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z A New York Times/Siena College poll found Mr. Biden leading Mr. Trump among voters younger than 30, but only by a single percentage point. Biden’s pro-Israel stance angers young voters who could cost him the 2024 election 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Officials at the Federal Reserve, which has raised interest rates by 5.25 percentage points since March 2022 to lower inflation from four-decade highs, pay close attention to consumers' attitudes about price trends. US consumer sentiment drops again in November, inflation expectations rise 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Officials at the Federal Reserve, who have raised interest rates by 5.25 percentage points since March 2022 to lower inflation from four-decade highs, keep close tabs on consumers' attitudes about price trends. Consumer sentiment drops again in November, inflation expectations climb 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Still, Costa, Hudson and Davis each gained a percentage point or two Thursday, again, benefiting from late progressive votes. Strauss now leads in tight Seattle City Council race; progressives narrow gaps 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He defeated Republican state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey by just over 3 percentage points. Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity in 2024 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Strauss added just over half of a percentage point; the race is down to a margin of just 185 votes. Wednesday vote dump negligible after elections fentanyl package 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Gallup said pro-legalization support rose by 2 percentage points after having held steady at 68% for three years, with no difference in support between states where cannabis is legal and states where it remains illegal. Gallup finds record high 70% support legalizing marijuana 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Consider this: In 2021’s citywide general election, all four Seattle races shifted by at least 12 percentage points. 7 takeaways from election night in Seattle 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z No evidence of voting fraud was found, and she lost by 14 percentage points in the secretary of state race last year after being backed by Trump. Effort to remove Michigan GOP chair builds momentum as infighting and debt plague party 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Disapproval of Biden has risen 6 percentage points, and approval has fallen 4 points since May, the last time the poll asked the question. Biden support down sharply among California voters for first time in presidency, poll shows 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In the swing counties of Kenton and Warren, the third and fifth most populous in the state, he barely edged out Bevin in 2019, but led Cameron by 4 to 5 percentage points. Andy Beshear’s path to reelection as Kentucky governor went through Trump country 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z However, Gallup also noted that support is 6-11 percentage points lower in the East than in other regions of the country, “consistent with the recent trend.” Gallup finds record high 70% support legalizing marijuana 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Lewis trailed challenger Bob Kettle by almost 12 percentage points, or 1,608 votes, in District 7. 7 takeaways from election night in Seattle 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s too soon to tell their fates, as later vote counts can sometimes swing by 10 percentage points or more. Seattle is the most progressive city no more 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In Ohio, a state that voted for Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election, voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, Edison Research projected. Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In Ohio, a ballot measure preserving abortion rights passed in a state that Trump won by eight percentage points in 2020. Democrats win on abortion rights, and other highlights from Tuesday’s off-year elections 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The company's move to change how it recognizes some of its revenue affected growth at its ride-hailing and food-delivery businesses by eight percentage points and resulted in revenue missing third-quarter expectations. Uber bets on holiday demand after dull third quarter 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z And Morales trailed challenger Tanya Woo by about 9 percentage points, or 1,190 votes in District 2. 7 takeaways from election night in Seattle 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Uber said certain accounting changes related to how it recognizes revenue impacted growth at its combined mobility and delivery businesses by eight percentage points. Uber bets on holiday travel demand to forecast strong fourth quarter 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Presley raised more funds than Reeves but faced an uphill climb in a state that voted for Trump over Biden by more than 16 percentage points in 2020. Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Virginia voted for Biden by 9 percentage points in 2020, and the fact that Democrats were sweating whether they’d be shut out there is a reminder of their precarious hold on power. Democrats win on abortion rights, and other highlights from Tuesday’s off-year elections 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Each estimate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the fund had predicted four weeks earlier. China’s Banks and Property Sector Threaten a Growing Economy 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z His disapproval among California voters increased 10 percentage points from earlier this year. New poll finds that California voters disapprove of Newsom's performance as governor 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z But the DeSantis campaign has been pursuing Reynolds' nod for months, according to several people close to the campaign, and endorsements from popular political leaders often move the needle by a few percentage points. Ron DeSantis scores Iowa governor's endorsement in Republican primary race 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The race was too close to call late on Tuesday, but Reeves was leading by more than 14 percentage points with about 60% of the estimated vote counted, according to Edison. Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s legal woes haven’t dimmed his political prospects in the Republican race, where he leads his nearest opponent by 40 to 50 percentage points in polls. Trump brings the 2024 campaign to the Manhattan courtroom 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The interest rate on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen roughly a percentage point since the summer, breaching the 5% level late last month before dropping in recent days to its current level around 4.64%. Fed's Cook says rising yields not tied to monetary policy outlook 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Nevada, which has always been a close state, came down to less than one percentage point in the 2022 U.S. How and why we did this swing-state poll. 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z In April 2022, the gap in pay hikes peaked at an 8.8 percentage point difference between workers who go and workers who stay. WA workers fall behind as raises shrink in state 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The margin of sampling error for each state in the Sunday poll is between 4.4 and 4.8 percentage points, which is greater than Trump's reported advantage in Pennsylvania. Biden trails Trump in 2024 US election's key states, polls show 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z When all states are combined, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 1.8 percentage points. Analysis: Why Biden is behind, and how he could come back 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The margins of error for each state ranged from plus or minus 4.4-4.8 percentage points. Trump leads Biden in five of six swing states, poll indicates 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z But Mr. Scott lost that campaign by 30 percentage points — a “trouncing,” Charleston’s Post and Courier called it. When Tim Scott Tried to Appeal to Black Voters, and Lost 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Among Republicans, 62% say the U.S. is doing too much, up 12 percentage points in just four months. Biden’s pitch for war spending: U.S. defense industry needs customers 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Trump leads in Iowa by nearly 30 percentage points, according to an NBC News poll issued last month. Iowa Governor Reynolds to endorse DeSantis' presidential bid, source says 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The results show Mr. Biden losing to Mr. Trump, his likeliest Republican rival, by margins of three to 10 percentage points among registered voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z GOP strategists privately acknowledge they do not see abortion as a winning issue for their candidates in a state that Democrat Joe Biden won by 10 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Gov. Youngkin aims for a GOP sweep in Virginia’s legislative elections. Democrats have other ideas 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z In Minneapolis, a former school board member, Don Samuels, is considering a second campaign against Omar after he came within 2 percentage points of unseating her in 2022’s primary election. War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Both stood at 16%, 27 percentage points behind the former president. The Trump-DeSantis rivalry grows more personal and crude as the GOP candidates head to Florida 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The sample consisted of 1,000 likely voters or those who have already voted, with a credibility interval, similar to a poll’s margin of error of +/-3 percentage points. Kentucky governor’s race in dead heat, per new poll 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden is ahead only in Wisconsin, by two percentage points, the poll found. Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Candidates may request and pay for recounts if the margin between the top two candidates is one percentage point or less. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Virginia’s election for control of the state legislature 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, a statewide contest is subject to an automatic recount if the margin is 0.5 percentage points or less. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z What is a half of a percentage point of $200 million? How Erica Tremblay markets her movie without 'Killers of the Flower Moon' money 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Voters under the age of 50 favor her over Schiff by more than a dozen percentage points, and she leads among people who identify as strongly liberal by 15 percentage points. Porter and Schiff polling neck and neck in California Senate race, in lead for a runoff 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z That’s 27 percentage points behind Trump, whose support was virtually unchanged since August in spite of several criminal indictments and fears that he might lose again to Biden. Nikki Haley wants to be the GOP’s Trump alternative. Ron DeSantis and others are trying to stop her 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The government will pay for the recount if the margin is less than 0.5 percentage points or the final outcome has changed. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Virginia’s election for control of the state legislature 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Prices rose 7.1 percentage points in the third quarter as Kraft Heinz like other packaged food makers benefited from price hikes undertaken during the past two years to counter steep supply chain and commodity costs. Kraft Heinz lifts annual profit target again on margin boost from higher prices 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z If someone valued “Fancy Dance” at even a half of a percentage point, we could probably get our film out there. How Erica Tremblay markets her movie without 'Killers of the Flower Moon' money 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The result was a net increase in Biden’s vote, helping him eke out victory by less than half a percentage point. How suburbanites, Latinos and the ghost of John McCain turned Arizona into a presidential battleground 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The poll has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points. Arab American support for Biden, Democrats plummets over Israel, poll shows 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Former President Donald Trump is running almost 30 percentage points ahead of his rivals for the Republican nomination race in Iowa less than three months before the caucuses. Donald Trump is the cream of the crop in Iowa: Poll 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z However, there were signs that the prices hikes were starting to take a toll on demand from inflation-weary customers as overall volumes slipped 5.4 percentage points. Kraft Heinz lifts annual profit target again on margin boost from higher prices 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z That is a decline of three percentage points for Mr. DeSantis and an increase of 10 points for Ms. Haley, driven in part by increasing support for Ms. Haley among independent voters. Trump Is Still Far Ahead in Iowa Poll, With Haley Matching DeSantis for 2nd 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The gap was still 6 percentage points in 2021, according to a follow-up analysis this year. Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The survey conducted by GAD3, a well-known opinion pollster in Spain, had a margin of sampling error for all respondents of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points. Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In less than 10 years, the share of the population that is Democratic or Democratic-leaning has increased by about 11 percentage points. Data shows Seattle area is more liberal than ever 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The higher-than-expected rate hike of two percentage points raises borrowing costs for the fourth time in a row. Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Russia’s Central Bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to 15 percent, a bigger increase than expected as the bank said it was trying to bring down stubbornly high inflation. Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 15 Percent to Curb Inflation 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The Florida governor trails Trump by 37 percentage points in the latest Reuters/Ipsos national poll, and is more than 30 points behind in public polling on Iowa. Trump mines data trove in Iowa to avoid mistakes of 2016 loss 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The survey, conducted by GAD3, a well-known opinion pollster in Spain, had a margin of sampling error for all respondents of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points. Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z President Donald J. Trump won it by just over a percentage point in 2020, and Republicans won the last two Senate elections by two and three points. North Carolina Republicans Approve House Map That Flips at Least Three Seats 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Bank of Russia, the country's central bank, has now raised rates by 7.5 percentage points since July as it seeks to get inflation back down to its 4% target. Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The 10-year yield has risen a full percentage point in less than three months, briefly pushing above 5 percent for the first time since 2007. What’s Happening in the Bond Market? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Net interest margin, a measure of return on lending, will now "approach" 1.7 percentage points rather than be "around" that level, StanChart said. StanChart profit slumps on China real estate and banking losses 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Christie is polling fourth in New Hampshire, more than 30 percentage points behind the former president, who leads the pack. Christie says he will not vote for Trump or Biden in the general election 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Strong AI use was responsible for a 3 percentage point boost to the Microsoft's cloud business in the September quarter. Microsoft extends cloud lead over Alphabet with focus on OpenAI, big clients 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Growth has persisted all year even as most economists until recently had expected the Fed's 5.25 percentage points of rate hikes since March 2022 to trigger a recession and a rise in joblessness. US business activity ticks up while euro zone gauge fans recession fears 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z He made 35% of his three-pointers, 5 percentage points above his career average, when defenses backed away, daring him to shoot. 'I know what I want to do': Clippers' Russell Westbrook sets the bar high this season 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The increase - 3 percentage points higher than the 2019 election - means the SVP gets 62 seats in the 200 member National Council, nine more than it had before. Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Four nationwide surveys conducted last month showed Subianto between 11 and 20 percentage points ahead of his two rivals, though over 20% of voters said they were undecided. Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z By the February All-Star break the bottom had fallen out, the Clippers allowing nine more points per 100 possessions while opponents shot seven percentage points better near the rim. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are healthy: Clippers storylines to open the season 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z For a candidate to win outright in the first round they would have needed to secure more than 45% of votes - or 40% plus a margin of 10 percentage points over the closest rival. Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z In contrast, the Greens were expected to see their share of the votes fall by 4 percentage points to 9%, and lose six seats. Swiss turn to right at election as immigration fears weigh 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The big loser in the election was the Green Party, whose support fell 3.8 percentage points, losing them five seats. Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In order to win outright in the first round, a candidate would have to secure more than 45% of votes, or 40% plus a margin of 10 percentage points over the closest rival. Argentina votes in election rocked by radical candidate 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Trump is about 40 percentage points ahead of his nearest rivals - Florida's governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley - in polls of likely Republican voters. Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z A New York Fed model shows the term premium for the benchmark 10-year Treasury note has climbed by more than a percentage point since the start of the third quarter. Bond term premiums are now a focus for the Fed. What are they? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z In the three years after Mr. Trump’s cuts passed, receipts fell by about a percentage point of gross domestic product compared with the three years before the cuts. The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why. 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z This nearly four in 10 Americans who completely lack confidence in the media is the highest on record by one percentage point. ‘Nothing to brag about’: RNC blasts Biden over war claims 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z That's because people who chose to learn the consequences of their action were 7 percentage points more likely to be generous compared with participants who were given information by default. 'I'd rather not know': Why we choose ignorance 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Many have fallen behind; over the last seven years, Argentina’s poverty rate has jumped 10 percentage points to 40%. Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Rates are up by nearly half a percentage point in just the last two weeks. US mortgage rates have hit a two decade high of 8% 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z But in a surprise, individual and corporate tax receipts appear to have fallen in 2023 by at least two percentage points from the previous year. The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why. 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Overall, student scores declined slightly in reading — less than one percentage point — with 46.7% achieving state learning standards for their grade, compared with 47.1% the year before. Most California students fall short of grade level standards in math and reading, scores show 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The results have an estimated margin of error of roughly 3 percentage points in either direction. Poll: Three months into the actors' strike, Americans still side with guild members 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Among all district students, scores dropped by half a percentage point. Test scores show L.A. students still struggling to recover from pandemic setbacks 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Capacity utilization for the industrial sector, a measure of how fully firms are using their resources, rose 0.2 percentage point to 79.7% in September. US manufacturing output rises solidly in September 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The margin of error was plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. Poll: Majority of Americans think the U.S. should help Palestinians get out of harm’s way 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Unified — the state’s largest school system —improved a little more than the state as a whole in math — 2 percentage points — but it also started out lower and remains lower. Most California students fall short of grade level standards in math and reading, scores show 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z His foreign policy approval rating is at a net negative 16 percentage points, according to a Real Clear Politics average of recent polls, with 56% disapproving and 40% approving. World crises undermine Biden’s boast of foreign policy expertise 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full sample and plus or minus 4.5 percentage points for the primary voters registered Democrat or Republican. Biden barely leads Trump in new Fox News poll, loses to DeSantis, Haley 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z There’s now a 50 percentage point achievement gap in Seattle schools between white and Black kids, in both math and reading. Warning for Seattle: The schools’ pandemic hangover is not easing 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z With the district's previous boundaries in place, Mace only narrowly defeated an incumbent Democrat in 2020 - by just over 1 percentage point, or 5,400 votes. US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The margin of error was plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. GOP’s Lake, Democrat Gallego in virtual tie for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The poll had a margin of error of about three percentage points. Biden approval near lowest of his term as immigration concerns rise -Reuters/Ipsos poll 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z If the real estate crisis deepened, China's growth could be lowered by as much as 1.6% percentage point, which in turn would knock 0.6 percentage points off global growth, Gourinchas said. IMF says global economy 'limping along', cuts growth forecast for China, euro zone 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z It reverted back to Republicans in 2020 when Mace won by just over 1 percentage point, or 5,400 votes. South Carolina Democrat's House bid runs through US Supreme Court 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Treasury yields are set to kick off Tuesday's U.S. trading day at some 4.65% - almost a quarter of a percentage point below the peak set just after Friday's blowout September jobs report. Morning Bid: 'Remarkable' US markets surf crosscurrents 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Weak banks were considered those whose capital levels fell by more than five percentage points over the course of the IMF's stress test, or below a floor of 7%. IMF says 'weak tail' of banks could struggle in an economic downturn 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Since the Fed last raised its policy interest rate a quarter of a percentage point in July, long-term bond yields have risen a full percentage point, a fast rate of change for a massive market. Top Fed officials nod to higher bond yields as cause for caution on rates 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The poll was conducted Oct. 4-6 among 2,155 Americans and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. Most Republican voters want next House speaker to support Biden impeachment probe, be loyal to Trump 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In those five years, the child poverty rate declined by 1 percentage point to 11.4%. As Washington’s economy booms, more older residents live in poverty 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Long-term U.S. yields have climbed roughly 1 percentage point in the past three months compared with a single quarter-percentage-point Fed rate hike during that period. Global economy's glide to 'soft landing' gets bumpy as bond yields jump 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. Internal poll spells bad reelection news for Sen. Manchin as an independent 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Economists expect trade would add at least a full percentage point to gross domestic product growth in the third quarter after being neutral in the April-June quarter. Low weekly jobless claims, shrinking trade deficit boost US economic picture 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Roughly 43 million people will resume paying several hundred dollars a month to the government, which Goldman estimates could cut one-half of a percentage point from annual growth in the October-December quarter. Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The central bank responded by increasing rates a total of 10.5 percentage points to contain inflation and rebuild reserves to shore up its currency. Sri Lanka resumes rate cuts to boost growth as inflation ebbs 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “The percentage of independents reporting that companies should take a stance has declined slightly, by four percentage points, while Republicans’ views on this issue have remained essentially unchanged,” she said. DeSantis strikes back 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The National Bank of Poland cut its benchmark rate a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75%. Poland’s central bank cuts interest rates for the second time in month 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z After the Federal Reserve launched its aggressive rate hike campaign in March 2022, the spread has progressively widened, and currently stands around 3 percentage points. Mortgage rates reach highest since November 2000 - MBA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z More expensive gas could shave an additional 0.3 percentage point from growth in both the fourth quarter and the first three months of next year, Goldman estimates. Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z A Morning Consult survey found the former president’s support among potential primary voters rose by 5 percentage points after his non-appearance. Trump campaign demands RNC cancel all presidential debates 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z He shot almost seven percentage points better from the field and on three-pointers with the Clippers last season than the Lakers, but that isn’t a guarantee it will continue. Russell Westbrook's iPhone giveaway leaves an impression on title-aspiring Clippers 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The average for left-handed batters, who benefited most from the shift restrictions, increased 11 percentage points to .247, its highest in four years. MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z At the time, the White House estimated that the shutdown reduced GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points for every week the salary stoppage went on. Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Tusk’s electoral alliance is a few percentage points behind Law and Justice in recent surveys. Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says change ‘is inevitable’ as election supporters rally 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The figures are a boost to Peru's bid to wrestle inflation back to the central bank's official target of 2%, plus or minus one percentage point. Peruvian annual inflation eases to lowest level in more than two years 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z His electoral alliance, the Civic Coalition, trails a few percentage points behind Law and Justice in opinion polls. Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances with a rally in Warsaw 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The average for right-handed hitters rose by two percentage points to .249. MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Fielding percentage is a record .986, up one percentage point from the previous two years. MLB errors on track to set record low for 3rd year in row 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z But he pointed out that the greenback's share of currency reserves has been on a "gradual downward trend", falling over 10 percentage points over the past 20 years. US dollar share of global FX reserves stays flat in Q2 -IMF 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The nasty campaigning diluted her newcomer appeal, and she lost the election by 3.5 percentage points. Dianne Feinstein, the first woman in the Senate from California, has died 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Trump, who leads his nearest rival DeSantis by 37 percentage points in the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, is set to benefit from a recent rule change in how California's delegates are awarded. 2024 rivals Trump, DeSantis to court Republican activists in California 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "We have estimated the indirect private sector hit at 0.05 percentage point per week, but this is likely to be smaller in a short shutdown, and larger in a protracted shutdown lasting many weeks." US GDP growth unrevised at 2.1% in second quarter as economy shows resilience 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Trump, who led his nearest rival for the nomination by 37 percentage points in the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, skipped the debate, as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Republican debate: Trump rivals go after him; 'Missing in action,' Ron DeSantis says 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the nomination by 37 percentage points, according to the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, is shunning the debate, as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Time running out for Trump's Republican rivals as they face off in second debate 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the nomination by some 40 percentage points in national opinion polls, is shunning the debate, as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Time running out for Trump's Republican 2024 rivals as they face off in second debate 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The year-ago figure included a one-off cost of 2.1 billion crowns for the group's exit from Russia, which also accounted for four percentage points of the 10% September sales decline, H&M said. H&M blames warm weather for September sales slide 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Since the first debate, Mr. Trump has more than doubled his lead in Iowa over Mr. DeSantis to 34 percentage points in the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls. And then there were seven: Trump rivals look for a breakout moment in the second debate 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Since 2020, the U.S. has only averaged a yearly EV market share growth of a little more than two percentage points. EVs sales on pace to fall woefully short of Biden target to phase out gas-powered cars 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z DeSantis, 45, is Trump's top rival, but remains nearly 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. Which candidates qualified for the second Republican 2024 debate? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z One-year Treasury note yields are about a percentage point higher than those on 10-year bonds. Inverted U.S. yields lure investors into short-term bonds 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z "We see real rates flat in 2024," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote, laying out a view for no more Fed rate hikes in 2023 and a full percentage point of cuts next year. Why traders aren't buying the Fed's 'higher-for-longer' vision 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The deal would represent around a 5 percentage point cut to Aviva's group solvency II cover ratio, the company said. Aviva agrees to buy AIG's UK protection business for $563 million 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Though opinions are diffuse, policymakers at the median now see only a half percentage point of rate cuts in 2024 versus the full percentage point decline seen in their June quarterly outlook. Fed officials flag further hikes even after holding steady 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The Granite State doles out four electoral votes in the presidential race, and Mr. Biden won them by about 7 percentage points in 2020. Biden enjoys a 12-point lead over Trump in New Hampshire poll of a possible rematch 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The UK's biggest building society, the Nationwide, reduced rates by up to 0.31 percentage points on Friday. Hope for mortgage rate cuts after Bank of England decision 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Five members voted in favour of keeping rates on hold, while four voted for a 0.25 percentage point rise. UK interest rate freeze ends run of 14 straight increases 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Before the inflation figures were released, most economists thought the central bank would raise its key borrowing rate once again by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.5%. UK homeowners hope Bank of England avoids another rate hike after inflation falls 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The Riksbank raised its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4% and said its forecast indicated that it could be raised further. Sweden’s central bank hike key interest rate, saying inflation is still too high 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Fed officials suggested they may cut rates in 2024 by only half a percentage point from where they’re expected to end this year. Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s slump after Fed says rates may stay high in ’24 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Casey spent a decade in statewide office — as auditor general then as treasurer — before going on to win three elections for Senate by no fewer than 9 percentage points each time. Republican David McCormick is expected to announce he’s entering Pennsylvania’s US Senate race 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z DeSantis is Trump's top rival but remains some 40 percentage points behind him in opinion polls. Trump says if elected again he will send troops to US-Mexico border 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Federal Reserve policymakers still see the central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate peaking this year in the 5.50%-5.75% range, just a quarter of a percentage point above the current range. Oil prices fall ahead of more central bank steers on interest rates 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z That means the expected half percentage point of rate cuts in 2024 would have the net effect of raising the inflation-adjusted "real" rate. Fed keeps rates steady, toughens policy stance as 'soft landing' hopes grow 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z That’s less than the full percentage point of cuts they were penciling in as of June. Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s slump after Fed says rates may stay high in ’24 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Policymakers now expect to end next year with short-term borrowing costs at 5.1%, a half percentage point higher than they anticipated in June. Powell says soft-landing not baseline, but it's sure in the forecast 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But from there the Fed's updated quarterly projections show rates falling by only half a percentage point in 2024 compared to the full percentage point of cuts anticipated at the meeting in June. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, sees tighter policy through next year 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z While leaving the Fed’s main interest rate steady Wednesday, officials at the central bank also suggested they may cut rates next year by only half a percentage point. How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 9/20/2023 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z As of June, Fed officials had expected to cut rates by a full percentage point next year. Fed keeps rates steady, toughens policy stance as 'soft landing' hopes grow 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But from there the Fed's updated quarterly projections show rates falling only half a percentage point in 2024 compared to the full percentage point of cuts anticipated at the meeting in June. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, sees tighter policy through 2024 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But from there the Fed's updated quarterly projections show rates falling only half a percentage point in 2024 compared to the full percentage point of cuts anticipated at the meeting in June. Analysts react to Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But from there, the Fed's updated quarterly projections show rates falling only half a percentage point in 2024 compared to the full percentage point of cuts anticipated at the meeting in June. Dollar pares losses as Fed leaves rates unchanged 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The increase since the end of June has only been of two percentage points. UniCredit CEO says no big impact from bank tax, but uncertainty harmful 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The national survey was conducted Sept. 17-18 among 1,125 voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Trump support in GOP primary is rock-steady, recovers from debate dip, poll shows 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination by some 40 percentage points in opinion polls, is skipping the second debate, just as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Donald Trump's Republican rivals need to take him on at second debate, moderator says 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Policymakers are expected to once again reduce rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday. Brazil's economic activity at start of third quarter beats expectations 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The survey conducted in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia had 1,000 respondents from each country and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. As Slovakia’s trust in democracy fades, its election front-runner campaigns against aid to Ukraine 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The margin of sampling error including the design effect for the full sample is plus or minus 2 percentage points. How the Times/KFF poll of immigrants was conducted 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The margin of error for the full sample is 2 percentage points in either direction. Receiving food stamps won't kill your green card chances. How 'public charge' works 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Gallup reported in May that the percentage of U.S. adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime has reached 29%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015. More young people are struggling and there is no quick fix. Why being young is getting worse 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z The pressure was all on DeSantis, who trails Trump in the Republican presidential primary by nearly 40 percentage points in most opinion polls, including among evangelical voters. Trump, DeSantis vie for evangelical vote in D.C. face-off 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z The United States is the only large economy to have recovered pre-pandemic growth, while China is four percentage points below pre-pandemic trends, Europe down two percentage points and the world down three percentage points. IMF to urge China to shift growth model towards consumption, Georgieva says 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "A complete shutdown of production for two weeks would weigh on industrial production around 1.9 percentage points and manufacturing production by around 2.5 percentage points in September," Clark said. US factory production up slightly ahead of auto strike; inflation slowing 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The operating rate for the manufacturing sector was unchanged at 77.9% last month and is 0.3 percentage point below its long-run average. US manufacturing production barely rises in August 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The bank in August increased the lending rate to 12% — a jump of 3.5 percentage points — as the ruble fell to 100 against the dollar. Russia raises key interest rate again as inflation and exchange rate worries continue 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Pennsylvania has automatic recounts in statewide races if the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5 percentage points or less. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s special election 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Acting to relieve the burden on banks, the People’s Bank of China, or central bank, announced late Thursday that the reserve requirement for most lenders would be cut by 0.25 percentage points as of Friday. China economic data show signs slowdown may be easing, as central bank acts to support growth 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The operating rate for the manufacturing sector was unchanged at 77.9% last month and is three-tenths of a percentage point below its long-run average. US factory production up slightly ahead of auto strike; inflation slowing 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z He won a district that Biden carried by a whopping 13 percentage points. The Republicans most at risk in next year’s election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z It had a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of about 2 percentage points. Americans broadly support military strikes in Mexico, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z He has won all of his Senate elections by at least 9 percentage points, and the last full fundraising quarter was his best ever. Republican David McCormick will run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The poll has a margin of error of 2.0 percentage points. Lula approval stable, rejection rate ticks up -Brazil poll 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The Fed raised rates by a quarter of a percentage point at that meeting. Rising energy prices deal end-of-summer surprise to Fed's inflation outlook 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z DeSantis, 44, is Trump's top rival, but remains some 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. The Republican candidates running for U.S. president 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Since 2018-19, the most recent testing year before the pandemic began, kids are down nearly 10 percentage points in math and nearly nine percentage points in reading. New report: WA student test scores inching up in math and reading 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The bank lifted its three key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, raising the deposit rate to 4 percent, the highest in the central bank’s two-decade history. European Central Bank Raises Rates for a 10th Time 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z With Trump currently crushing his rivals by roughly 40 percentage points in national polls, the Republican nominating contest has become a fight for second place. When is the second Republican primary debate and who is in it? 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Most economists think the bank will raise its main rate by a further quarter of a percentage point to a fresh 15-year high of 5.5%. UK economy shrinks in July amid bad weather and doctors’ strikes 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Nowhere will the political fallout of an auto workers strike be felt more than Michigan, which Biden won by nearly 3 percentage points in 2020. Autoworkers strike would test Biden’s ‘most pro-union president in US history’ assertion 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Baldwin, who won by more than 10 percentage points in 2018, is seeking a third term as Democrats seek to retain control of the narrowly divided Senate. Second Wisconsin Republican announces bid to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The poll had a margin of error of three percentage points and showed approval of Biden to be largely a matter of partisanship. Joe Biden approval rating: How popular is the US president? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Lake reportedly made clear that she was unhappy Masters had not embraced her Trump-style claims that the 2022 governor's race — which Hobbs won by less than one percentage point — was stolen. "You ran and hid under the bed": Kari Lake gets testy with Blake Masters in Ariz. GOP feud: report 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z After its quarter percentage point rate increase at the end of July the Fed is expected to hold its overnight target rate range steady at between 5.25% and 5.5%. NY Fed poll finds mostly stable inflation views, more financial worries in August 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Four of the past six presidential contests in the state have been decided by less than a percentage point. GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z It had hiked rates by a quarter of a percentage point in both June and July. Canada gains more jobs than expected in August, wage growth accelerates 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z A shutdown would directly reduce GDP growth by around 0.15 percentage points for each week it lasts, according to Goldman Sachs, but growth would rise by the same amount after the shutdown was resolved. Factbox: US government shutdown: what does it mean? 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z But the worry is that the last percentage point of improvement may be the toughest for the Fed. Stock market today: Asian shares weaken while Japan reports economy grew less than expected 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The survey, conducted earlier this year, questioned 3,077 Israeli adults and had a margin of error of 1.8 percentage points. Thousands rally in support of Israel’s judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z She won by 11 percentage points during an April election and took her seat in August. GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z They believe that the 5.25 percentage points of rate hikes delivered since March 2022 are slowing the economy, capping job growth and most importantly slowing inflation, which soared to a 40-year high last year. US economy grew modestly in recent weeks, Fed survey shows 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Johnson’s decision to run comes after state Sen. Brad Pfaff, who lost to Van Orden by 4 percentage points in November, decided not to challenge him again. Third Democrat launches bid for western Wisconsin swing congressional district 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Houston went into Tuesday night withing a percentage point of the Mariners for first place in the AL West. All-Star right-hander Eovaldi of Texas allows 2 HRs to Altuve, Astros tag him for 4 runs 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Household consumption, which used to be the engine of growth - remained subdued with just a 0.1% gain and added 0.1 percentage points to growth due to spending on essential goods and services. Australia Q2 economy posts modest growth, eases recession fears 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The Sept. 1-2 survey polled 500 Mexican adults and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. Mexico's Sheinbaum favorite to win presidential nomination, poll shows 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Cincinnati was percentage points behind in the crowded mix. Cubs’ Steele dominates Giants in 5-0 win, moves into tie for MLB lead in victories 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed net export volumes added 0.8 percentage points to GDP in the second quarter, more than twice analyst expectations. Australia economy gets a boost from visitors, infrastructure splurge 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Last year, union membership fell by 0.2 percentage points to 10.1%, the lowest ever recorded, with a majority of those in public sector unions. Unions are showing a strike-laden resurgence under Biden, but some believe it won’t last 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Ossa lost the presidential election in August to Bongo by more than 30 percentage points. Gabon’s opposition candidate alleges the ousted president’s family is behind a plot to retain power 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z There is no mandatory or automatic recount provision in Utah, but a losing candidate may request a recount if the vote margin is 0.25 percentage points or less. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Utah’s special congressional primary 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z For contests in which more than 100,000 votes are cast, a recount may be requested if the vote margin is less than 0.5 percentage points or fewer than 1,500 votes, whichever is less. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Rhode Island’s special primaries 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Spending by the government added another 0.5 percentage points to growth, when most analysts had looked for a flat outcome. Australia economy gets a boost from visitors, infrastructure splurge 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z “If we reduce the average speed by just a few miles per hour, it’s going to reduce injury collisions by percentage points, and that’s exactly what we need to do.” S.F. is aiming for zero traffic deaths. A 4-year-old killed in a crosswalk shows how far it has to go 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Those who brought the lawsuits argue that Republicans are trying to nullify the results of the election, which Protasiewicz won by 11 percentage points. Wisconsin’s new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn’t heard a case but Republicans may impeach 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The Mariners are one percentage point ahead of the Astros, with the Rangers one game back. Mariners close out August with 21 wins after rallying past Oakland for 5-4 victory 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z For races in which between 20,000 and 100,000 votes are cast, the vote margin must be less than 1 percentage point or fewer than 500 votes. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Rhode Island’s special primaries 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z For those eyeing a pause, the lagged impact of 4.25 percentage points of ECB tightening over the last year are becoming more pertinent. Analysis-For traders, September's ECB move is far from clear cut 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The central bank has raised rates nine consecutive times, by 4.25 percentage points in about a year, and there is growing evidence that higher rates are restraining the economy, particularly as lending declines. Inflation Rate in Eurozone Holds Steady 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Inventories were a small drag to GDP growth rather than adding 0.14 percentage point as estimated last month. US economic growth trimmed on inventories; retains underlying momentum 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The Astros opened a 3 1/2-game lead over Toronto for the final AL wild card spot and are 1 percentage point behind Texas, which is second. Bregman, Alvarez homer in 1st inning leading Astros over Red Sox 6-2 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z If the total number of votes cast is 20,000 or fewer, the margin to request a recount is 2 percentage points or fewer than 200 votes. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Rhode Island’s special primaries 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Inventories were a small drag to GDP growth instead of adding 0.14 percentage point as estimated last month. US second-quarter economic growth revised lower as inventories drop 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z It prompted the central bank to carry out a large emergency interest rate hike of 3.5 percentage points aimed at cooling local demand for imports. Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Primary activities such as farming, fishing and mining increased 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, undershooting the preliminary data by a tenth of a percentage point. Mexico Q2 growth weaker than initial estimate, slowdown foreseen 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Republicans have taken just one of Michigan’s last 15 Senate races, but the margin of victory for Democrats has shrunk every election since Democratic Sen. Carl Levin won reelection in 2008 by 29 percentage points. Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers expected to run for US Senate in Michigan, AP sources say 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z DeSantis, 44, is Trump's top rival but remains some 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. Who are candidates participating in the first Republican presidential debate? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z He trails Mr. Trump by 25 and 30 percentage points in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, respectively. DeSantis denies Trump claim he’ll quit presidential race 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z In five European nations where past data is available - France, Spain, Germany, Poland and the UK - India’s favourable rating dropped 10 percentage points since 2008. India viewed favourably in most G20 members, Modi's image divided - survey 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The poll carries a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points. Trump holds big primary lead in Georgia despite legal woes 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Math scores plunged 20 percentage points or more across 11 schools that serve middle school students. How 'a generation's worth of progress' in math skills disappeared 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z In a survey taken on Friday and Saturday by Emerson College Polling, Trump had the support of 50% of Republican primary voters, down six percentage points from a pre-debate survey by the same pollster. Trump’s standing drops in poll taken after debate and Georgia Booking 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The survey was carried out between Aug. 15 and 21, and has a 95% confidence level with a 2.8 percentage point margin of error. El Salvador's Bukele shows strong lead for 2024 vote -opinion poll 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z “It is estimated that every one percentage point decline in property investment may drag down the GDP growth rate by 0.1 percentage points,” said analyst Ma Hong at Zhixin Investment Research Institute. China new home prices growth likely flat in 2023, dragging on economy - Reuters poll 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z A government shutdown stands to directly reduce U.S. economic growth by around 0.15 percentage points for each week it lasts, analysts at Goldman Sachs wrote this week. Wall St Week Ahead Historically stormy month of September may test US stock rally 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A Democrats for Education Reform survey released last month found Democrats trailing Republicans by 3 percentage points on trust in education in four battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina. Parents’ rights battles go back to school as Democrats push back on gender notification 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z He's also leading his nearest 2024 opponent by 40 percentage points in the polls. Why do Republicans even bother with this whole farce? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z But a still-solid job market and spending by U.S. households threaten to make it difficult for inflation to come down the last percentage point to the Fed’s target of 2%. Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Government spending was thus projected to rise by 3.8 percentage points of GDP by 2063, with ageing accounting for 40 percent of that. Australia economy to slow, govt spending to rise as population ages-report 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Seattle did OK overall, despite dropping 17 percentage points since 2006. Golden retriever or werewolf? The divide on Seattle’s image tops nation 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Inflation has come down considerably from its peak above 9% in the summer of 2022, but economists say getting the last percentage point of improvement may be the most difficult. Stock market today: Global shares are mixed ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech and Nvidia earnings 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z For each of the three age groups, the margin of error ranged from plus or minus 3 to 6 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Fewer young adults drink alcohol as marijuana grows more popular, Gallup poll finds 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by less than a percentage point there, with Donald Trump winning narrowly in 2016 before losing by a similar margin in 2020. Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Christie saw no support among Republicans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, which has a credibility interval of about 6 percentage points. Who qualifies for the Republican debate that Trump is skipping? 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z In 2006, Democrats and Republicans varied in their views on all the cities by an average of only 2 percentage points. Golden retriever or werewolf? The divide on Seattle’s image tops nation 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z From 2019, the percentage of on-time flights overall dropped around 2 percentage points last year to 76% nationally and hasn’t improved much this year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. People are taking flights and airplanes are soaring, but summer air travel setbacks persist 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The bank has previously shown that a 100-basis-point tightening in conditions crimps growth by one percentage point in the coming year. Summer of angst as bond yields surge and global stocks wobble 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by less than a percentage point here, with Donald Trump winning narrowly in 2016 before losing by a similar margin in 2020. GOP presidential debate puts spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The margin of error was plus or minus 5.7 percentage points. What GOP voters say they want to hear from primary candidates at first presidential debate 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Today, the average gap has widened to nearly 30 percentage points. Golden retriever or werewolf? The divide on Seattle’s image tops nation 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s a problem if they don’t, because lease deals and purchase agreements typically raise the fees you pay every year by a few percentage points. Solar panels: Should you buy them? Rent them? Pass? 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Among those moderate Republicans, answering questions about Trump's indictment before the 2024 Republican primary candidate preference question decreased support for Trump by six percentage points. Who still likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans — but we looked for specifics 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z I think this, together with Wiegman, are the extra percentage points that will get England over the line. England v Spain World Cup final: What you need to know 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Overall, the team calculated, school closures accounted for a decline in average well-being of 11 percentage points. Pandemic school closures were especially hard on the mental health of younger, more vulnerable children 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Russia just jacked up its rates by 3.5 percentage points, and Argentina, a whopping 21 percentage points. Take Five: Summer at Jackson Hole 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Fed’s survey of market participants, which are largely money managers, saw rate cuts starting sooner, with a quarter percentage point easing at the March 2024 gathering. NY Fed survey: Markets bet ahead of July FOMC expected rate rise would be last 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z For conservative and very conservative Republicans, however, being prompted to think about Trump's indictment immediately before answering the 2024 candidate preference question increased support for Trump by three percentage points. Who still likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans — but we looked for specifics 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z It is nearly 2 percentage points above where it was the same period last year. US 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps to near 21-1/2-year high 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Davis, who received 45% of the vote, led Rivera by 13 percentage points. With last ballots counted, a mixed picture emerges of Seattle races 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z But it is a signal that the economy, far from falling into recession, is coping with 5.25 percentage points of U.S. Atlanta Fed model lifts US third quarter GDP view to 5.8% 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The central bank raised its prime lending rate by 0.25 percentage points last month. With Investors on Edge, Fed Minutes Take on New Urgency 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Due to weighting, the margin of error of the results is imprecise, but is estimated to be 2 percentage points in either direction for the full sample. Poll: California voters agree political disinformation is a big problem. But how to fix it? 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Its satisfaction rating has dropped by one percentage point compared to six months ago, but its score of 80% in Britain was higher than all its rivals. Monzo on top of banking satisfaction rankings 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z It also made a big rate hike of 1 percentage point last month, saying inflation was expected to keep rising and the fall in the ruble is adding to the risk. Russia’s central bank makes huge interest rate hike to try to prop up falling ruble 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Financial expenses, meanwhile, rose 0.4 percentage points compared to the year-ago period, due to higher borrowing costs this year, the retailer added. Brazil's Magalu blames wider quarterly loss on high borrowing costs 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Kennedy, an outspoken vaccine skeptic and scion of the storied Kennedy political clan, trails President Biden in the polls by an average of 50 percentage points, according to RealClearPolitics. Campaign walks back RFK’s support for three-month federal abortion limit 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z There is on average a 4 percentage point bump in voter numbers between the primaries and the general election, J.P. Analysis: Could Argentine radical libertarian Javier Milei win the presidency? 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z This is because bonds that were issued before the Federal Reserve raised interest rates more than 5 percentage points over the last year carry much lower rates, and insurers incurred losses when they sell them. Insight: Insurers poised for US break on investment losses from high rates 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Black males who scored proficient or higher in spring 2022 were about 4 percentage points lower than the district’s projected goals. In Seattle, test scores lag but opportunities align to help Black male students 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z His unexpectedly good performance in the primary - 10 percentage points above what opinion polls had predicted - could send the peso tumbling even further once markets open. Javier Milei: Trump admirer leads race for Argentina presidency 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Unified School District had a 40% chronic absentee rate in the 2021-22 school year — about 10 percentage points higher than the state’s. Students in California and across the nation miss school in record numbers, study says 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z A poll of riders found most favored the final option of 4.25%, with the added 1 percentage point bulk discount, for both passengers and vehicles. WA ferry fares to increase this fall and next 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z If he does choose to seek another term in the upper chamber, he’ll face long odds in a state former President Donald Trump won by about 39 percentage points in 2020. Joe Manchin ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving Democrats to become independent 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In spring 2022, third grade reading scores for Black males were about 16 percentage points below district goals, and students of color were about 12 percentage points below. In Seattle, test scores lag but opportunities align to help Black male students 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z With less than four percentage points' distance between the three top candidates in the primaries, a second round currently seems highly likely. Javier Milei: Trump admirer leads race for Argentina presidency 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z For July, government subsidies to mitigate the impact of the spike in households gas and electricity utility fees, which shaved 0.6 percentage points off the overall increase, helped curb price hikes, the data showed. Japan's July wholesale inflation slows for seventh month 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z New directors of Asian background made up 11% of this year's class while 9% were of Hispanic or Latino origin, each a percentage point higher than a year ago. US boardroom diversity gains slow as S&P 500 seeks resumes from finance 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The survey has a three percentage point margin of error. Lingering inflation worries keep Biden approval stagnant at 40%: Reuters/Ipsos poll 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The margin of error for the survey results is not greater than plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at a 05% confidence level. American Christians fear for the future of the nation and the world, Lifeway survey shows 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Sen. Bill Hagerty in the general election by 27 percentage points. Member of ‘Tennessee Three’ makes move toward 2024 Senate bid 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The survey, based on questionnaires completed by 2,282 charities had a margin of error of 2 percentage points. Nonprofits are lobbying a lot less than two decades ago, according to new research 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Because of weighting, precise estimates of the margin of error are difficult, but the results are estimated to have a margin of error of 2 percentage points in either direction for the full sample. California has made voting much easier, but regular voters still skew white and old, poll finds 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Return on equity, a gauge for profitability, grew a modest 0.2 percentage points from the previous quarter to settle at 20.9%. Profits for Brazil's Itau Unibanco up 14% in second quarter 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The Fed late last month raised its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 5.25% to 5.50%. Fed's Bowman: More rate hikes likely needed to bring inflation to target 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Over 10 percentage points behind is political outsider Javier Milei's Liberty Advances party, which hopes to win votes from those disillusioned with politics. Argentine polls give slight edge to opposition ahead of uncertain primaries 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The rules of elections are particularly critical in Wisconsin, a state where four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by less than a percentage point. Major cases await as liberals exert control of Wisconsin Supreme Court 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The poll was conducted online nationwide, gathering responses from 2,009 U.S. adults with a credibility interval of about three percentage points. Economic worries could cost Biden some of his 2020 supporters -Reuters/Ipsos 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In 2020, Mr. Biden won the state by roughly two percentage points in part because of a huge ground operation by the culinary union. The Recovery Left Nevada Behind. Can the State Change Its Luck? 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Overall, Mr. Trump has the support of 44 percent of Iowans polled, 10 percentage points lower than the commanding position he holds with Republicans nationwide. Trump Leads G.O.P. in Iowa, but His Hold Is Less Dominant 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In some general election polls, he leads President Biden by a few percentage points and trails him by a few points in others. ‘Sad day for America’: Trump departs Washington after his not-guilty pleas to Jan. 6 charges 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The results have an estimated margin of error approximately 3 percentage points in either direction. Poll: More Americans support striking actors and writers than studios 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Most economists think the U.K. central bank will increase its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point, to 5.25%. Bank of England set to join Fed in raising interest rates again amid high UK inflation 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Both central banks raised rates another quarter of a percentage point last month. Morning Bid: Markets brace for BOE as China PMI cheers 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Half of white evangelical Republicans in Iowa support Mr. Trump, six percentage points more than the former president’s overall Republican support. Trump Leads G.O.P. in Iowa, but His Hold Is Less Dominant 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Commercial radio took a 51.4% share of the audience in the first quarter of this year, moving it five percentage points ahead of the BBC. UK traditional TV viewing sees record decline, Ofcom report says 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In northwest Seattle’s District 4, Jorge Barón, an immigration advocate, led Sarah Reyneveld, an assistant attorney general, by 18 percentage points, after leading by 17 on election night. 3 key Seattle City Council election updates 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The service is free for donors but charges nonprofits a fee, which ranges from a few percentage points to more than 10%, depending on a number of factors. To boost donations to nonprofits, Damar Hamlin encourages ‘Donate Now, Pay Later’ service 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Now it looks like they’re destined for a real battle over the three months, with Morales leading Woo by fewer than 3 percentage points Tuesday night. 7 takeaways from Seattle and King County primary election results 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 5.9 percentage points. Trump Leads G.O.P. in Iowa, but His Hold Is Less Dominant 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Kraft Heinz's product prices rose 11 percentage points in the second quarter ended July 1, driving a 7 percentage point decline in volumes. Kraft Heinz sales miss estimates as higher prices hit demand 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z For the quarter, Varian's profit dropped by nearly a third, to 102 million euros, with the margin also falling by 6 percentage points to 12.1% from the same period last year. Siemens Healthineers confirms outlook despite problems at Varian 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Last time, she got just two percentage points higher than that in the primary and went on to win the general election easily. With Sawant era ending, voters don’t seem in the mood for drama 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Sarah Reyneveld, an assistant attorney general, was in second, but she trailed Barón by 17 percentage points. 7 takeaways from Seattle and King County primary election results 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In the four months since his first indictment in New York, Mr. Trump has gained nearly 10 percentage points in national polling averages. Four Takeaways From the Trump Indictment. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z In the prior quarter, volumes had fallen 5.3 percentage points year on year. Kraft Heinz sales miss estimates as higher prices hit demand 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Under new fiscal rules still pending congressional approval, the government would need to erase its budget deficit in 2024, with a tolerance margin of 0.25 percentage point of GDP. Brazil faces setbacks on push to erase budget deficit 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Jackson said he and his wife had secured a mortgage with a 6 percent interest rate — about one percentage point below the current rate. Divvy Wants to Make Rent-to-Own Deals Easy. Many Customers Find Them Hard. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.67 percentage points for all registered voters. Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The Fed has raised interest rates by 5.25 percentage points since last March, and its surveys and hard data have shown banks have been slowing their lending in response. U.S. banks report tighter credit, weaker loan demand: Fed survey 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.96 percentage points. Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Fourteen percentage points underwater isn’t good, but compare that to, say, Congress, which was 56 points negative in a recent Gallup poll. The big tell in this year’s Seattle City Council elections 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z It has risen nearly 10 percentage points since June 1, over which time the U.S. government avoided a debt ceiling default and consumer prices cooled, while growth stayed resilient. Wall St Week Ahead Hopes of 'Goldilocks' economy, rate peak buoy US stocks 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, yields on the riskiest corporate debt securities - so-called junk bonds - have fallen by about 1.2 percentage points since last autumn even as the Fed kept raising interest rates. Endgame for Fed's tightening cycle challenged by easing financial conditions 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Markets and economists expect the Bank to increase its main rate by a quarter of a percentage point, to 5.25%, which will be the highest rate since 2008. Ex-US bank head to review Bank of England forecasts 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The moviegoing audience fell significantly in all 15 market areas — the smallest decline was in Miami, where it dropped by about 13 percentage points. Seattle-area moviegoers among slowest in U.S. to return to theaters 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z As expected, the European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday by a quarter percentage point, as the eurozone grapples with inflation rates well above the United States’s. Why ‘Soft Landing’ Optimists Shouldn’t Celebrate Just Yet 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, leaving the way open for another increase. Oil prices open lower on demand concerns, remain on track for weekly gain 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The ECB has now increased borrowing costs by a combined 4.25 percentage points in a year, its fastest pace on record. ECB raises key rate to historic high, keeps options open 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The spotlight now falls on Christine Lagarde and the European Central Bank, which is all but certain to follow with an additional quarter of a percentage point hike later today. Morning Bid: Soft landing swings into view 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Inventory investment is a wild card, though most economists are penciling in a contribution to GDP growth of at least five tenths of a percentage point. Moderate US economic growth expected in second quarter 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, marking the central bank's 11th rate increase in its last 12 meetings. Dollar slips as Fed's rate-hike cycle seen ending 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Oil prices fell about 1% on Wednesday, after data showed U.S. crude inventories fell less than expected and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. US Senator Menendez says he has not changed opposition to Turkey F-16 sale 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Oil prices fell about 1% on Wednesday, after data showed U.S. crude inventories fell less than expected and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. Waymo to focus on ride-hailing services, pushes back autonomous trucking efforts 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Most Gulf central banks increased their key interest rates on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised rates by an expected quarter of a percentage point, citing still-elevated inflation as a rationale for the latest hike. Owners of morning-after pill Plan B mulling $4 bln sale of company - source 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Business sharply reduced inventory accumulation in the January-March quarter in anticipation of weaker domestic demand, slicing 2.14 percentage points off GDP growth that period. Moderate US economic growth expected in second quarter 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Most Gulf central banks increased their key interest rates on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised rates by an expected quarter of a percentage point, citing still-elevated inflation as a rationale for the latest hike. Fed staff no longer forecasting U.S. recession, Powell says 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Most Gulf central banks increased their key interest rates on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised rates by an expected quarter of a percentage point, citing still-elevated inflation as a rationale for the latest hike. US rate futures see slightly higher chance of Sept hike after Powell's comments 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The Fed was expected to lift a key interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point Wednesday. Congressional Budget Office predicts slower economic growth and 4.7% unemployment into 2024 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Bank Governor Amir Yaron said on July 10 that an "excess depreciation" of the shekel had contributed up to 1.5 percentage points to inflation. Analysis: Netanyahu judicial move spawns economic, political risks 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Recent polls show Mr. DeSantis in second place in Iowa, a state many of his allies say he must win, trailing Mr. Trump by roughly 30 percentage points. Iowa’s Governor Will Interview G.O.P. Field, Minus One: Trump 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The rate also crept up half a percentage point among those 65 and older during the same period. Surge in young buyers boosted homeownership rate during COVID, Census Bureau finds 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The U.S. central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate has climbed by 5 percentage points to the 5.00%-5.25% range, the highest level in about a decade-and-a-half. RV industry steers through post-pandemic US slump 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z "But the difficulty has been in eradicating those last few percentage points to ensure it can be officially classified as clean," says Samuel Colin-Canivez, chief engineer for sanitation at Paris city hall. Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z On Wednesday policymakers are expected to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point, to between 5.25% and 5.5%, in what many investors and economists see as potentially their last increase of the current cycle. U.S. business activity growth slows as services soften 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z After pausing rate rises last month, the central bank is expected to raise borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points, its 11th increase since March, 2022. Why Elon Musk Bid Twitter Goodbye 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z A quarter percentage point increase to 3.75% is priced in by markets and forecast by economists. Hike and then?: Five questions for the ECB 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The central bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate a quarter percentage point to between 5.25% and 5.50% after forgoing a rate increase at its previous meeting. This Week: Consumer confidence, Fed policy, inflation update 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z But the result established New Mexico as one of the country’s foremost presidential battlegrounds, a status reaffirmed in Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign when he won the state by less than a percentage point. Urbanization, Latinos and a far-right GOP. How New Mexico went from battleground to blue 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Four of the past six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than a percentage point. Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Economists expect the E.C.B. will also raise rates by a quarter of a percentage point. Why Elon Musk Bid Twitter Goodbye 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Russia’s central bank took the unexpected step of raising its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point, to 8.5 percent from 7.5 percent. Russia Raises Interest Rates, Trying to Cool Wartime Economy 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z He leads Mr. DeSantis by roughly 30 percentage points in national polls. Ron DeSantis Tells Russell Brand That Jan. 6 ‘Was Not an Insurrection’ 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Four of the past six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than a percentage point, including the past two. National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Both still remain well above the central bank's target of 3%, plus or minus 1 percentage point. Mexico headline inflation seen slowing in early July to 2021 levels: Reuters poll 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The sampling margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Americans’ belief in God, heaven at lowest point in 22 years, Gallup survey says 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z However, the Bank is not expected to raise interest rates - currently at 5% - as steeply as it did during its last meeting when it lifted them by half a percentage point from 4.5%. Mortgage rates fall for first time in two months 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z That was an increase of 20 percentage points in nearly two decades. France struggles to confront one of its biggest taboos: race 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Sununu, who won reelection in 2020 by more than 30 percentage points, said he could have a bigger and more direct impact as governor than as a senator. New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won’t seek reelection in 2024 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The poll’s results had a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of about 2 percentage points in either direction. Trump has 47% support among Republicans; DeSantis at 19% - Reuters/Ipsos 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In the latest polls, the opposition Labour Party leads the Conservatives by close to 20 percentage points. As Sunak Makes His Case to Britons, the Economy Undermines It 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z While unemployment could creep higher, the paper argued, it might not rise much: perhaps one percentage point or less. Jerome Powell’s Prized Labor Market Is Back. Can He Keep It? 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown won reelection in 2018 by almost 7 percentage points. Larose enters Republican Senate primary in Ohio to take on Democrat Sherrod Brown 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z After Biden won the state by nearly 11 percentage points, Trump’s campaign briefly challenged the results in court before dropping the lawsuit. New Mexico’s top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z But with 73 games to go, though, and the Dodgers mere percentage points ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for first place in the National League West, plenty about the team remains to be seen. Is the Dodgers' 'best baseball' indeed still ahead? Five key questions for the second half 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z With a national poll lead of around 30 percentage points, Trump appears to want to engage with Iowa voters on his own terms. Trump a no-show at Iowa evangelical forum, leaving opening for 2024 rivals 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Stewart defeated Democrat Nick Mitchell by more than 25 percentage points in 2022. Candidates to replace Utah Republican Chris Stewart in Congress head to ballot 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Biden won two other states by less than one percentage point. Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z West Virginia is a ruby red state that President Trump carried by nearly 40 percentage points in 2020. Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Just grass-court doubles, it can be quick and not that easy to return a lot of balls in play, you see in the stats how high the percentage points won on serves is. 'I left court knowing another Wimbledon chance had gone' 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Since then, however, Sheinbaum has moved ahead and now has an advantage of around 18 percentage points. Mexico's Sheinbaum leads rivals for ruling party candidacy -poll 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Although they see peak rates held there to year-end, futures now price as much as a full percentage point of cuts by this time in 2024. AMERICAS Markets bet July 2023 is 'peak Fed' 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Schweikert eked out a victory of less than 1 percentage point last year against a relatively unknown rival who got minimal support from national Democrats. U.S. House majority in play next year after weak GOP midterm showing, recent court ruling 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Data since the June 13-14 meeting have shown an economy still growing despite expectations that the 5 percentage points of Fed rate increases over the last year or so would tip it into recession. US economic activity rose slightly in recent weeks, Fed survey shows 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In the 2018 election cycle, when increased activism — including the Women’s March — fueled record turnout among women, Democrats had an advantage of 18 percentage points. G.O.P. Led in Midterm Turnout, a Red Flag for Democrats in 2024 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z "Core inflation is also projected to be higher - by as much as 0.5 percentage points in the first quarter of 2024." Bank of Canada hikes growth forecast and says inflation slowing only gradually 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The Fed has lifted rates by 5 percentage points since then from near zero, and officials have signaled that rates may rise by perhaps another half point by year end. US 30-yr mortgage rate tops 7% for first time since last fall 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z One common measure of the yield curve is the most inverted it has been in 40 years, with the yield on two-year debt roughly one percentage point higher than the yield on 10-year notes. Wall Street’s recession warning has been flashing since last year. Some are wondering if it is wrong. 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z |
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