PCs and the latest Microsoft operating-system software handle four-digit dates perfectly well.
Rovi also said on its conference call that it sees revenue in 2012 increasing in the mid-to-high single digit range, well below the 15.5% growth that the Street has been forecasting.
As our special report on China in this issue explains, the first decade of the century, with its relentless double-digit growth, may well have seen the peak of China's economic exuberance.
If then the real value of deposits is shrinking at 4% a year, then compounded over 10 years, you are soon well into double digit falls in the national debt (not to mention also corporate and consumer debt).
Hispanics, with double digit employment that whole time as well.
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Hispanics are suffering double-digit unemployment into their third year as well.
The banks profit from investing in solar in two ways: They get tax advantages (the investment tax credit) as well as a single-digit rate of return.
However, with the bank focusing on expanding its equities business considerably in subsequent years to achieve a top-three spot in global equity standings, the annual growth may very well be a double-digit number if DB finds the right formula for growth.
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Well, if you earned double digit returns in 2012, you would have beaten a few.
The Chinese economy is decelerating quickly, now well below its recent double-digit pace.
But bringing inflation down to single-digit figures and keeping it there, as well as clearing up the banking system, requires political will.
The company said the lackluster performance was driven by decreases in gaming, music and movies, as well as low-single-digit comparable store sales decline in televisions.
Coach also performed well in the online market as well, where sales in that channel posted double-digit gains.
Armani says the 13.6 percent rise in its sales last year was well above its historical average, but rival companies regularly hit double-digit sales increases.
It is worth noting that (a) the Shanghai stock market did not react well to another GDP report showing the economy to be growing at double-digit rates and (b) that there are other emerging markets also starting to play the tightening game.
Discover had been able to maintain a high single digit yield, around 9%, on its outstanding loans in the last two years as well as industry low delinquency rates.
Despite these headline negatives, the sector has performed very well in recent months, maintaining an element of price stability while continuing their double-digit dividend yields.
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Since setting a record close of 14, 000.41 just a month ago, the Dow Jones industrial average has shed 1, 154.63 points in a string of triple-digit losing days that have raised anxiety levels not just on Wall Street but on Main Street as well.
This makes its double digit top-line growth registered in the last two quarters of 2011 achievable in the third quarter as well.
But everyday consumer products will fare well too as both urban and rural wages and consumption will climb, with annual double-digit percentage sales growth projected for footwear, beer, wine, liquor, milk, diapers, tea, juice and bottled water.
The NFL is well over the 100-day mark and the NBA is working its way through the single-digit days of its new lockout.
And though Bush is not doing as well as recent winning incumbent presidents at this point (Nixon, Reagan and Clinton had double-digit leads in late August), the president may still get a post-convention bounce.
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