Sentences with phrase «[hand raised»

The deal is certain to raise concerns in Hong Kong, where the South China Morning Post occupies an important position among the English - speaking elite who still dominate the former British colony.

Having been raised in an instant - reaction world (with Likes and other social media rewards), 40 percent surveyed by the center say they want daily interactions with their boss — and if they don't get it, they often think they've done something wrong.

A rising CAC means you'll need to start cutting costs or raising prices — or do a better job in marketing and sales.

It's doubtful president - elect Donald Trump will honour the commitment; on the campaign trail, he raised the possibility of dismantling America's Environmental Protection Agency altogether.

The U.S. is about to raise interest rates for the first time in eight years.

Great answer: The candidate raised an issue that could make the boss get defensive: Something he has done, or said, or should be doing...

Airbus raised the stakes with Emirates Monday, by suggesting that unless it could find more buyers for its A380, the superjumbo program may have to end.

Raising the minimum wage also featured prominently in the president's State of the Union address in January.

That's far more than the roughly $ 6.1 million raised, on average, by GOP incumbents.

The depiction of the actress also features her beauty mark and raised right eyebrow — a characteristic for which she was known, according to her IMDB page.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway raised its per - share book value 14.4 % in 2012, less than the S&P 500's 16 % total return.

We'll all end up paying the platform «pipers» for the privilege and sometimes being gouged by the gatekeepers (like Netflix, which is raising its rates again), but honestly most of us won't really mind.

Respondents raised their CPI forecasts with year - over-year inflation now forecast to hit 2.45 percent this year.

Many users said they would delete their accounts, raising fears that the service was facing a major crisis.

At the midpoint of the range, the company would raise $ 133 million.

And of course, nearly all of the popular crowdfunding sites — including Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and GoFundMe — take a percentage of the money raised.

She tried to raise her head to sniff but couldn't.

For years I thought the reason hands were raised was simply an economic one.

Pay started at $ 5 a month for privates but was raised to $ 8 at the end of 1812.

In addition, pay is «competitive,» «raises are based on hours worked,» and workers receive «twice a year bonuses after you hit top pay.»

• BridgeBio Pharma, a Palo Alto, Calif. - based clinical - stage biopharmaceutical company, raised $ 135 million in funding.

• MissionU, a San Francisco - based one - year college alternative, raised $ 8.5 million in Series A funding.

«With our daughters, I never raised them how I was raised [with the assumption they'd join the family business,]» says Oddo, who has written a book on the principles of parenting.

On Wednesday, the U.S. central bank did not raise interest rates, but did point to higher inflation ahead.

• Artland, a Copenhagen - based mobile art app that connects art collectors and galleries worldwide, raised $ 1 million in seed funding.

Ferguson is a Swedish actress who was born and raised in Stockholm.

A couple of years ago, all the cool kids were chasing VR — raising money, building prototypes, waiting for the billions to roll in.

Danny Willford's coleslaw Kickstarter has raised $ 30 of its $ 20 goal.

That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

Apex Minerals executive chairman Eduard Eshuys has stated confidence in the company's ability to turn its flagship Wiluna project around and raise necessary funding to keep it running.

Luckey's anonymity started to crack last weekend, when Nimble America was trying to raise funds.

Amazon (amzn) revamped its European tax practices in 2015 so that it can book sales and pay taxes in Britain, Germany, Spain, and Italy instead of channeling all sales through Luxembourg where it is headquartered, a move which may raise its tax bill.

• Meicai, a China - based startup that helps farmers sell vegetables to restaurants, raised $ 450 million in funding.

Nearly a third of those sales came through a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 that raised more than $ 635,000, but Kraft didn't turn to crowdfunding for the money.

• Turn / River Capital, a San Francisco - based growth equity and buyout firm, raised $ 168 million for its third fund, Fund III.

• Leo Holdings, a London - based blank check company, raised $ 200 million in an IPO of 20 million shares priced at $ 10 a piece.

To date, NatureBox has raised $ 28.5 million over two funding rounds from investors Red Point, Canaan, and SoftBank, as well as from Gupta's former employer, General Catalyst.

And when you prove your execution works, you have a better chance of raising money through venture capitalists.

If you have a startup that's raising money, courting one of these A-listers may not be such a bad idea.

April 24 (Reuters)- United Technologies Corp reported quarterly results that topped analysts» estimates on Tuesday and raised its full - year forecasts, citing higher demand for spare parts and services from airlines dealing with booming passenger travel.

Last year, companies raised $ 3.8 billion via ICOs, and this year alone they have already raised $ 2.8 billion, according to data from CoinSchedule, a site which tracks the activity in the space.

Ultimately, with inflation weak, the Bank of Canada will feel little pressure to raise interest rates quickly.

«When they talk about raising the minimum wage or providing health care for employees over 30 hours, you're really encouraging automation.»

But it comes with a big caveat: The SEC commissioners also voted 3 - 2 for new regulations that would force start - up founders to file documents with the SEC before raising cash.

«They keep raising rates in an effort to outdo each other,» said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com.

• Catalyte, a Baltimore - based a software engineering services company, raised $ 27 million in Series A funding.

• Miso Robotics, a Pasadena, Calif. - based robotics and artificial intelligence solutions company, raised $ 10 million in Series B funding.

Under the 12 (g) exception, companies with existing revenue can raise up to $ 50 million before triggering disclosure requirements and companies without existing revenue can raise up to $ 75 million before triggering disclosure requirements.

This year Roar raised $ 5 million in funding and is part of the incubator program of LA Libations, a brand funded in part by Coca - Cola.

Encrypting your data and setting an access PIN will, for example, raise the level.