He criticised the focus on talk of a "double-dip" and "triple-dip" recession - defined by the economy contracting in two consecutive quarters - saying the longer-term trend was more important.
Results showed both methods got it right around two-thirds to three-quarters of the time.
Typically, the break-out move begins about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way down the pendant.
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Between two-thirds and three-quarters goes on staff pay, which has been rising faster than consumer prices.
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So, in theory, we could, in fact, get Wal-Mart to pay the same as Costco by making similarly efficient use of labor: that is, firing between two-thirds and three-quarters of their staff.
For four years he worked full time, and for two years three-quarters time.
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That would put the UK back into a recession - technically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction - for the third time in about four years.
Season two required 106 shooting days, three-quarters of which involved two crews working simultaneously.
When UAL announced late last month that it would likely post losses in the last two quarters of the year--its first losses in 25 quarters--blame was placed on the shoulders of the company's 10, 500 pilots.
South Korea's LG Electronics has returned to profit in the first three months of 2012 after two straight loss-making quarters.
But the other piece that is of great interest, and most people know this, is that corporate earnings have hit two all-time high quarters.
At the height of its mainframe dominance in the 1980s, the rule of thumb was that IBM accounted for half of industry revenues, two-thirds of the profits and three-quarters of the market cap.
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The Rockets got good looks the entire game, shot 53.8% in the first half and held a 14-point lead, 56-42, over the Knicks after two quarters similar to the 15-point advantage they had against the Knicks at the break a month ago.
The increase in profit in the second quarter broke a streak of two consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit decreases.
The increase in profit in the third quarter broke a streak of two consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit decreases.
The drop in net income in the second quarter snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit growth.
The rise in net income in the first quarter snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit declines.
The drop in net income in the third quarter snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit growth.
The rise in net income in the second quarter snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit declines.
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The rise in net income in the third quarter snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit declines.
The increase in profit in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year broke a streak of two consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit decreases.
The rise in net income in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year snapped a streak of two straight quarters of year-over-year profit declines.
The US may not technically see a recession, viewed as two back-to-back quarters of negative growth, but the slowing would be quite noticeable, Bergsten said.
Recession is often defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth - or economic contraction.
Superficially the stories heralded the introduction of Apple's retro-futuristic-looking iMac desktop (see "Back to the future"), but fresh off two back-to-back profitable quarters (the first in three years) the underlying message was clear: Apple is back.
It would also accelerate progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, which call for a two-thirds reduction in under-five mortality, a three-quarters reduction in maternal mortality, and universal access to reproductive health services.
Houston eventually settled in and charged back with a 13-2 push spanning the break between the first two quarters, with Chandler Parsons providing the final five points on a two-handed putback jam and a 3-pointer.
The company is maintaining its double-digit growth forecast for the full year 2012, and in the first two quarters it achieved 10% and 12% y-o-y growth, respectively.
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Apple is growing earnings at 90% year-over-year for the last two quarters in a row.
Nearly two-thirds think they are treated as second-class citizens and three-quarters feel disadvantaged compared with Wessis.
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