first-quarter

Use italics in first reference: He referred to the first-quarter tankan survey of sentiment in Japan.

Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

Use italics in first reference: He referred to the first-quarter tankan survey of sentiment in Japan.

Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

Coming on the same day that data showed Japan's first-quarter gross domestic product shrank significantly, the moves highlighted a sharpened appetite by Japanese firms for chasing growth overseas as home markets struggle.

Takeda, Toshiba Make $16 Billion M&A Push Kana Inagaki 2011

In its recent first-quarter report, released in early May, AIG said it has been "actively redeploying" its investable cash into higher-yielding assets but didn't specify what it is buying.

Fed Sells Out Latest AIG Bond Offering Mark Stein 2011

Target Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 2.7% as the retailer saw a steep drop in expenses for bad debt in its credit-card business.

Target's Credit-Card Unit Shows Improvement Andria Cheng 2011

That generated just a fifth of first-quarter revenue and rose 46%.

Going All-In on LinkedIn Rolfe Winkler 2011

Sears Holdings Corp., in reporting a first-quarter loss, blamed cold, damp weather for hurting demand for spring and summer apparel.

Sears Accepts Some Blame for Loss Andria Cheng 2011

On Thursday, markets received the somber news that first-quarter gross domestic product contracted more sharply than expected.

Asia Markets Mixed as Tokyo Turns Cautious Colin Ng 2011

Urban Outfitters reported first-quarter earnings late Monday of $39 million, or 23 cents per share, down from $53 million, or 31 cents per share, a year ago.

Urban Outfitters Reports Earnings Slip 2011

Half of first-quarter revenue came from recruiters who pay to access profiles, communicate with users and for other services.

Going All-In on LinkedIn Rolfe Winkler 2011