Sentences with phrase «united international economy»

Tickets in United international economy class start out at 30,000 miles for a one - way international flight.

Tickets in United international economy class start out at 30,000 miles for a one - way international flight.

Not exact matches

International travel and tourism to the United States is a powerful job generator for our economy.

Also, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said France will likely replace the United Kingdom as the world's fifth - largest economy in 2017.1

Much of this projected lack of United Kingdom UK economic growth is a combined factor on the international recession that has nearly crippled almost all the major world economies.

Bill Adams, PNC senior international economist, and Bill Stone, chief investment strategist for PNC Asset Management, explain how China's economy affects the United States and why our own stock market ups and downs are influenced less by China than many people think.

Portfolio managers often like to include an international equity component to expose the investor to economies other than the United States.

World events: Economies become volatile when regimes change, fuel prices go way up or down, and when the United States» trade is impacted by any number of domestic and international forces.

Indeed, while international diversification is a sensible idea for most U.S. investors, its benefits may be even more likely to accrue in the coming years, given that U.S. stocks are more expensive than their international counterparts and the United States» relative share of the global economy is declining.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

United Airlines to Offer Free Beer and Wine Aboard International Flights Starting this summer, economy passengers will get the first class experience on United Airlines as they unveil a new in - flight food and beverage program that gives passengers generous meals with free beer and wine on long - haul flights...

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Mr. Meeks asserted that the TPP, which would ease trade barriers and a host of regulations between the United States, Australia and several Asian and Latin American nations, is necessary in order to ensure American leverage in global commerce and to expand and preserve New York jobs tied to the international economy.

He cited the state's funding of international terrorism, and asserted dropping the sanctions would strengthen Iran's economy and make it easier for it to finance a future nuclear program — and even to develop the ballistics program to deliver them to strike at the United States.

Several unions and community groups are expected to show up in force, including the United Federation of Teachers, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Service Employees International Union Local 1199, along with NY Communities for Change, Strong Economy for All and the Working Families Party.

His understanding of international commerce is a crucial necessity for reforming America's economy, and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.

«The attendance of international scientists at U.S. meetings and conferences is important in terms of the intellectual content they contribute, for the benefit to the United States from the formation and sustainment of partnerships with U.S. counterparts, and in terms of benefits to the U.S. economy,» the letter said.

With its unique position as a developing country under the United Nations and as one of the more advanced economies in the world, climate activists say, Singapore in recent years has become a bridge between the developing and developed world in the international negotiations.

The end of the bipolar world with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 made to materialize the hegemonic situation exerted by the United States in the world that is threatened today by its economic weakness and the economic and military rise of China that has highlighted in the geopolitical world by great political influence, military and economic in the Asian and international scene thanks to the great extension of its territory (ranked third in territorial dimension on the planet), high number of inhabitants (about 1.3 billion, most populous in the world) and the dynamism of its economy (the economy is currently showing the highest growth rates on the planet).

In math and science, the United States again trailed the average international score achieved by students in the 57 test - taking nations that together comprise 87 percent of the world economy.

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In the early 1960's, as the United States was becoming the leading economy in the world, the International Paper Company posted an ad in every edition of The Reader's Digest which said: «Send me a man who reads».

On December 6, 2016, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the 2015 results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in more than seventy countries and economies worldwide, including the United States.

The Alliance for Excellent Education presented sessions on the most recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in the United States and more than seventy countries and economies worldwide — as well as a series of panel discussions on important lessons to learn from PISA 2015 and PISA's impact on the education systems of various countries, including the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC — This morning, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the most recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in the United States and more than seventy countries and economies.

OECD analysis finds that about 15 percent of variability in the performance of American students is explained by socio - economic factors; the OECD average is 10 percent.13 Research suggests that if the PISA results of U.S. students are adjusted such that the distribution of low - income students is more similar to other countries with comparable post-industrial economies, both math and reading results would look significantly higher.14 This does not mean the United States should not be concerned about international comparisons of educational achievement, but it suggests that the conclusions drawn from rankings based on national averages are limited and that reality is more nuanced.

With the debut of the new S - Class Cabriolet at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, Mercedes - Benz is leveraging an increasing wealth gap in the United States as well as growing economies in other parts of the world to sell a new flagship, mega-buck machine.

It wasn't until mid-1947 that United States Secretary of State George Catlett Marshall introduced an Economic Recovery Program (ERP) which aimed to «prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe and to stabilize the international order in a way favorable to the development of political democracy and free - market economies.»

Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Merck's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.

Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; the company's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the company's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.

For instance, an international economy class ticket on United starts at 30,000 miles one - way.

First, by carrying a Chase United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more saver level domestic Economy award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly points out the availability extends to international flights on United metal) I haven't found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.

But you're right — it could help with international economy flights on United metal for sure.

The United reservation desk, however, was unable to rebook me on a partner airline, like Lufthansa, which operates a good international product, even in Economy, unless the partner airline had award availability.

United has announced they will begin rolling out a Premium Economy product on international flights later in 2018.

San Diego's commercial port and its location on the United States — Mexico border make international trade an important factor in the city's economy.

Delta's announcement leaves United as the only one of the U.S. Big Three international carriers that has not yet issued any plans to add premium economy seating to its long - haul fleet.

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One thing that keeps me flying United is that even when I take international trips in economy class, I can get a nice seat in Economeconomy class, I can get a nice seat in EconomyEconomy Plus.

Those include free upgrades confirmed up to 48 hours before departure; free access to extra-legroom Economy Plus seating; equivalent Gold status in United's Star Alliance, with lounge access on international trips; two free checked bags; Preferred Access priority treatment for security and boarding; and eight award miles per dollar spent on United air fares.

Tip # 2: If you don't have enough miles for that (or you would prefer to take more flights with the miles you have), consider using your United miles on international economy class flights on routes that have expensive cash tickets.

During last week's board meeting of the California Travel Association, senior tourism executives pledged support for President Obama's announcement of the creation of a national travel and tourism strategy aimed at growing the U.S. economy through increased international travel to the United States.

United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz has said the company will introduce a premium economy product this year on international routes.

United Airlines said Thursday it plans to add a true premium economy offering to its international fleet.

This is because United has a competitive award chart for economy flights, offers a free stopover on round trip international flights, and has no fuel surcharges.

There were some things Munoz did not say that might have been expected — he did not announce plans to eliminate any United hubs, for instance, nor did he announce that United will match American and Delta in bringing a true premium economy cabin to its long - haul international fleet.

As one of the best levers for driving economic growth, international travel to the United States currently supports 1.8 million American jobs (directly and indirectly) and benefits virtually every sector of the US economy.

This post will focus on United miles, which are ideal for international economy and business class awards with stopovers, open jaws, and free one ways.

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