Sentences with phrase «against the deal for»

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But he has a «pattern» of using shell companies to purchase homes «in all - cash deals,» as WNYC has reported, and then transferring those properties into his name for no money and taking out large mortgages against them.

«If I were [Verizon], just from a business standpoint, I'd probably reserve a bunch of money against the deal or go back to Yahoo and ask for a discount,» he said.

In addition, as Spielberg's shop moves more into the family space, it could run up against part of the deal that forbids DreamWorks from making animated films for any company other than DWA.

Premier Alan Carpenter abandoned the economic tigers of India for leopards incapable of changing their spots when he returned home last Friday to deal with CCC findings against his Environment Minister of only a few months, who discussed his need for fundraising with lobbyist Julian Grill while saying he was considering overturning a decision detrimental to one of Mr Grill's clients.

Nijjar says his lack of entrepreneurial experience actually works in his favour when he's looking for investment opportunities and closing deals — he doesn't have personal success stories to «pattern match» potential investees against or operational dogmas to foist on them under the guise of help.

Taking one for the team; bidding up and against your own best offer; sucking it up, and accepting a deal that you're not sure the company can afford — these are bad choices and consistent signals that there're bigger issues and problems coming.

Obama gave The Atlantic several reasons for not enforcing the red line — uneasiness about a strike against Syria not being sanctioned by Congress, a lack of support from the international community and the American people, the possibility that the intelligence on the chemical - weapons attack wasn't 100 % solid — but did not mention the Iran deal among them.

Durban, who jokingly likens the deal to marrying off one of his daughters, and Andreessen are uncharacteristically mum when it comes to the juicy details of the negotiations, and Microsoft declined to make Klein available for the story, but clearly Microsoft was bidding not against another buyer but against the valuation Skype expected to secure from its public offering.

HARWOOD: I just want to ask you about that in light of two votes you made recently: one for a partisan tax bill that increased the deficit, the other against a bipartisan spending deal that also increased the deficit.

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters)- France is entitled to bring criminal proceedings against local managers of ride - hailing app Uber for running an illegal taxi service, the EU top court ruled on Tuesday, dealing the Silicon Valley start - up another legal setback.

While the sale was a struggle — Skype's founders launched a legal battle against eBay that put the deal in peril — the real work for the new owners is just beginning.

This past Black Friday, the so - called «party game for horrible people» Cards Against Humanity had a hilariously bizarre deal: Give them $ 5 and get absolutely nothing in return.

For example, if you run a skydiving company, filling a half - full plane with new daily deal customers generates additional revenue against minor incremental costs.

While Pai also had the support of fellow Republican commissioner Michael O'Rielly for the $ 17 million deal, Democrat Mignon Clyburn voted against the settlement in May (although the decision was not made public until this week).

Q: Given that Donald J. Trump has stated publicly that this is a deal that he would not allow to go through, and even though you don't think it will come up against any regulatory hurdles, can you maybe flesh out for us what potential regulatory hurdles there could be that could kill the deal?

Debating whether the government has a legitimate antitrust case against AT&T over its deal for Time Warner with Ethan Glass, partner at Quinn Emanuel and former assistant chief DOJ antitrust division, and Seth Bloom, Bloom Strategic Counsel president and former general counsel of Senate Antitrust Subcommittee.

The change is a win for Wintergreen Advisers LLC, a firm run by activist investor David Winters, who despite a tiny stake in Coke, has loudly agitated against the stock - compensation plan, saying it was a «raw deal» for investors.

Also, Louis C.K. was reportedly set to make between $ 30 million and $ 35 million from Netflix for a two - special deal, before the company cancelled his second special following sexual - misconduct allegations against the comedian.

But Harris and the other directors involved didn't make a recommendation for or against the deal, which was supported by a majority of shareholders.

In the past, Bolton has recommended scrapping the Iran nuclear deal and justified the need for U.S. strikes against North Korea.

That concentration of funding in rounds for just two enormous startups against a backdrop of a decline in the overall number of deals seems to indicate relatively grim times.

Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.

The European Commission is taking legal action against Ireland and Luxembourg for allegedly giving sweetheart tax deals to companies like iPhone maker Apple and burger chain McDonalds that allowed them to shift profits from other EU nations.

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. said in a filing Friday it will seek Trump's approval for its proposed $ 1.3 billion sale to Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, gambling that the former real estate dealmaker will approve the tie - up against the advice of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which scrutinizes foreign deals for national security concerns.

Two economists — one for and one against the stimulus — sound off on why small businesses are getting a bad deal.

Trump has railed against the e-commerce giant for its tax treatment and what he considers to be an unfair deal with the U.S. Post Office, but most market - watchers assume his frustration stems from his hatred of the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

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MEXICO CITY, March 5 - Canada and Mexico on Monday pushed back against President Donald Trump's suggestion that steel and aluminum tariffs could be waived if they signed a new and «fair» NAFTA deal, setting the stage for a tense end to the latest talks to update the trade pact.

Richard Nephew, the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team that negotiated the nuclear deal, cautioned against drawing conclusions, noting that Trump has flip - flopped after appearing to announce a policy decision in the past.

An offer for the studio from a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras - Sweet failed to produce a deal earlier this year, after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil lawsuit against the company and demanded more compensation for Harvey Weinstein's victims.

White Tale, coupled with other Clariant shareholders who came out against the deal, left the Swiss company doubtful of mustering the two - thirds support necessary for the merger to go through.

Iran hawks have been dead - set against this deal since before negotiations began, and they have wanted to undo it for the last three years.

Entrepreneurs get funded, co-founders meet and come together and deals are made, all against the backdrop of dust for days and almost - naked revelers.

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The 10 - page manifesto stirred a great deal of controversy and Google fired Damore who sued the company last month for discriminating against conservative white men.

By Joachim Marc Christensen, Project Coordinator of the Global Opportunity Network Saturday evening December 12th 2015 became a historic night as the world saw its first global climate deal for a coordinated response against climate change.

Talk is growing of a nuclear deal that could see a lifting of sanctions against Iran, a move that could turn the tap on its oil exports — something that would have significant ramifications for the volatile commodity, analysts say.

When you want something you don't need and can't currently afford, save money, look for bargains or wait for sales deals — but never risk losing your home by borrowing against your equity for things you can live without.

Less than three months after filing its lawsuit on the ABACUS deal, the SEC settled with Goldman Sachs for $ 550 million, bringing charges solely against a low level trader, Fabrice Tourre.

As the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companies.

«These 3G guys are really about how can we extract more out of the business, and long term, that tends to not work out well for a brand,» says Horan, who is considering «shorting,» or betting against, the shares of the holding company if and when the deal closes and it hits the market.

For young businesses that deal with a lot of customer invoices, consider taking a cash advance against those outstanding receivables.

It is disturbing not because of Bitcoin Core's lack of enthusiasm for standing against Segwit2x, which is the way it appeared, but rather it was the fact that the people who support Segwit2x went to great lengths to confuse the general public about Segwit2x, what it meant, what it would do and even spent a good deal of time convincing people it was not an option, but a requirement; a simple software upgrade.

«The deal could be reputationally valuable for Virgin Galactic, which has had to defend itself against frequent suggestions that problems with its development will curb its viability,» reported to Sky News.

Eurozone officials are unanimous that it means a commitment to financial war against labor — to austerity and yet further economic shrinkage; to faster privatization selloffs (but not to Russians if they offer higher prices, as Gazprom did) and hence higher prices for hitherto public utilities; to no rejection of past insider privatization deals to higher value - added taxes on consumers; and to lower pensions for labor.

Gold is OK for short term speculative trading and is better than Forex because you are dealing with only one item and not against any other currencies.

Besides, you would need to get the required certifications and license and also meet the required standard for such business before you can be allowed to start a bitcoin exchange and trading business in the United States; internet based services that deals with payments is heavily regulated to guard against fraud and criminality.

The report, the first by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, comes as the president also is considering retaliating against China for forcing foreign companies to surrender their intellectual property and is seeking to renegotiate a pair of major trade deals.

The Time Warner deal, which would give AT&T access to content like HBO's «Game of Thrones» and Warner Bros» «Justice League,» reflects AT&T's effort to compete for advertising dollars against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook (FB.O).

«Minister Freeland at this point should be taking a strong stance against the TPP, and not because the U.S. is, because Donald Trump is coming out and saying the deal will die, but because it's not good for Canada.»