We hired computer programmers to basically take my ideas and historically plot them on a chart, and we developed this indicator over several years.
The markets on which a paused stock are listed would notify the other exchanges and market participants of the trading pause by immediately disseminating a special indicator over the consolidated tape.
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On its website is a note suggesting that a 2% annualised fall in its indicator over a six-month period, with more than half of the components worsening, provides a reliable though not perfect warning of recession.
"We have seen patients make remarkable improvements after being in a coma for a long time, but the best prognostic indicator is how one does over time, " Black said.
Indie authors and small presses are an indicator of where things will go over the next couple of years.
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This is one advantage over the Conference Board's leading economic indicator, which conceals useful information by combining longer- and shorter-term indicators in a single measure.
Every student performance indicator has improved he says and over the last two years the state has ranked second in the country for achievement on college-level courses taken in high school.
Earlier, stocks softened on geopolitical worries over missile testing by North Korea and another troubling indicator from the housing market.
It seems counter-intuitive, but job losses through creative destruction are probably a better indicator of a rising standard of living over time than job gains.
HSBC's China PMI is seen as a forward-looking indicator, based on surveys with executives in over 420 manufacturing companies.
All eyes are on JPMorgan in particular as its diversified business model generally acts as an indicator of what to expect from other banks over the coming weeks.
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That may not be particularly rough for a stock up more than 44% over the last 12 months, but it is an indicator of the high expectations the market has for housing-related stocks after a big 2012, and the potential pain when those expectations are not met.
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Our fifth indicator is the real rate of interest, which is negative in over half of the economies.
After several reports showing positive month-over-month GDP growth, today was disappointing as that all important economic indicator reading came in at a flat 0.0%.
Electricity production, the most reliable indicator of Chinese economic activity, was up only 2.7% over the same month last year.
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But Renesys' data is a strong indicator that the cable is beginning to show signs of life - be it over five years since its original inception.
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Another indicator of strengthening China and Asian markets is the Baltic Dry Index, up over 1, 000 in less than 48 hours, and rising from 663 four weeks ago.
Over the years the Conference Board has used several rules of thumb to decide whether its leading economic indicator is signalling a recession.
Indeed over shorter periods of time, and under specific circumstances, short selling activity can be a very useful indicator of share performance.
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