Sentences with phrase «announcement by the president»

«Given that home builders are already grappling with 20 percent tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber and that the price of lumber and other key building materials are near record highs, this announcement by the president could not have come at a worse time.

USD JPY Tumbles as Return of Risk Aversion Rocks the Markets The USD JPY reversed its four day rally as traders sought safety in lower yielding assets following an announcement by President Obama to curb trading at financial institutions.

It's mid-December in Cuba the day before a surprise announcement by President Obama that sanctions on the nation will be lifted.

Organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum and other leaders of the hotel investment community have welcomed the new pro-tourism administration in Kenya, hot on the heels of the announcement by the president of several ministerial candidates.

Today's announcement by the president leaves the full responsibility of climate action on states and cities throughout our nation.

The Statement, which builds on last November's historic announcement by President Obama and President Xi of ambitious, respective post-2020 climate targets, describes a common vision for a new global climate agreement to be concluded in Paris this December.

Following the announcement by President Trump, I ask: Is all this relevant?

The progress began with the historic climate announcement by President Obama and President Xi, as the United States and China joined the European Union in committing to new limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

WASHINGTON, DC — Karen Pearl, interim president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), issued the following statement on Monday's announcement by President Bush of the nomination of Judge John Roberts to chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

«This announcement by the president could not have come at a worse time,» Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and real - estate developer from LaPlace, La., said in a statement.

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FRANKFURT, Germany - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest rate announcement - 1145 GMT FRANKFURT, Germany - ECB President Mario Draghi holds a press conference...

FRANKFURT, Germany - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest rate announcement - 1145 GMT FRANKFURT, Germany - ECB President Mario Draghi holds a press conference after an interest rate meeting - 1230 GMT.

Similar disdain followed January layoff announcements from Pfizer, Walmart, Microsoft, Coca - Cola, and many less prominent employers, coalescing into an angry narrative: Greedy companies are firing workers just days after getting a historically giant tax cut that will save them billions — a tax cut that was promoted by President Trump and Republicans as a job creator.

After Trump's announcement in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, Elon Musk followed through on his threat to withdraw from President Trump's advisory councils, saying «climate change is real» — a sentiment shared by many other CEOs and businesses on social media.

Sanger - Katz lays out eight questions that are on a lot of folks» minds after President Trump's latest efforts to undercut the Affordable Care Act — an executive order Thursday morning, followed by an announcement last evening that the government would stop making certain ACA - related payments to insurers — and answers them.

The announcement, which reportedly caught even some White House officials by surprise, was soon confirmed in a tweet from the president.

China said on Thursday it will stick to the Paris climate deal as the world awaited an announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to keep the United States in the global pact to fight climate change.

- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in an announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much - anticipated summit between the two men.

A woman passes a tent encampment set up by student protesters following an announcement that University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe is resigning

'' The Administration's announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports threatens to drastically increase the prices of many building materials specified by architects,» Carl Elefante, president of the American Institute of Architects, said in a statement.

«Business Roundtable strongly disagrees with today's announcement because it will hurt the U.S. economy and American companies, workers and consumers by raising prices and resulting in foreign retaliation against U.S. exporters,» Joshua Bolten, president of the influential Business Roundtable, said in a statement.

Popper said a confluence of events last year affected demand for Cuba, including the announcement of a scale - back of some Obama - era regulations by President Donald Trump's administration, alleged sonic attacks on U.S. diplomats in Cuba — which triggered a travel warning by the U.S. State Department — and Hurricane Irma's passage.

The announcement was made by Dr. Betty Spence, president of NAFE, who describes the winners as «women who have overcome obstacles in achieving heights in their own careers.

President Trump backed up a surprising announcement by his lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, who said Mr. Trump repaid a $ 130,000 payment that Michael D. Cohen made to the actress Stephanie Clifford.

The president's comments reiterated an explosive announcement late Wednesday by one of his recently hired attorneys, Rudolph W. Giuliani.

The president's comments reiterated an explosive announcement late Wednesday by one of his recently - hired attorneys, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who said on Fox News that the president reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment to the actress Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels.

The shock announcement by the US president sent chills through bond markets as the suggestion has widescale implications for bond debts.

Statement by The Honourable John Manley, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, on yesterday's announcement on pipeline projects:

The president made the announcement at the end of a dramatic day following an evening phone chat Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, followed by another call with Mexican President Enrique Pepresident made the announcement at the end of a dramatic day following an evening phone chat Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, followed by another call with Mexican President Enrique PePresident Enrique Pena Nieto.

With newly elected President Trump on the front page of every major newspaper and announcements, speculation, and pure spectacle emanating out of Washington, D.C. seemingly by the hour, it's increasingly difficult for world leaders — much less small business lenders or borrowers — to... Read the blog post

Although markets generally seem to have been underwhelmed by the latest monetary policy announcements from the European Central Bank (ECB), I believe the measures unveiled by its president, Mario Draghi, are exactly what the eurozone economy needs, and are exactly what the market should have expected.

Anyway, you can expect to receive an announcement release week (October 30), which will likely be followed by another long silence unless something major happens like I run for president or am invited on the Colbert Report.

The organic and natural sector is one of four investment opportunities upon which General Mills is currently focusing, along with Häagen - Dazs ice creams, snack bars, and Old El Paso Mexican foods, according to a February announcement by General Mills President and CEO Jeffrey L. Harmening.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, in response to the announcement by the White House on the nomination of Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association, as deputy secretary: «Americans enjoy the safest and most affordable food in the world, and Secretary Perdue is assembling an all - star team that will protect and preserve the public's longstanding confidence in the food and.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agrpresident and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of AgrPresident - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association today issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump intends to nominate Scott Gottlieb as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Adminipresident and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump intends to nominate Scott Gottlieb as Commissioner of the Food and Drug AdminiPresident - elect Trump intends to nominate Scott Gottlieb as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agrpresident and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of AgrPresident - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The European Milk Board (EMB), responding to French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that the milk price will be determined by production costs, has released data from a study it commissioned to look at farmer's costs to produce milk.

The expected announcement was made by Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu after a club board meeting.

Statement by Deborah Lahey, President and CEO of the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum regarding the United States announcement to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Following the announcement of a coup d'etat and a declaration of martial law by a group of soldiers claiming to represent the Turkish Armed Forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on his supporters to take to the streets and defend democracy, taking his call as far as sending text messages to mobile phones.

From the announcement of his candidacy for president to his burial at Arlington Cemetery 85 days later, Robert Kennedy's presidential candidacy is brilliantly analysed by journalist Jules Witcover.

Pilgrim - Hunter, described in the press release touting her impending announcement as a «community organizer and president of Fordham Hill Cooperative Apartments,» is being repped by BerlinRosen, a firm started by Valerie Berlin and Jonathan Rosen — two veterans of the DSCC.

The announcement by French President Francois Hollande that his country is engaged in a military intervention in Mali represents a significant shift in strategy for the former colonial power in Africa.

The announcement by Egypt's Defense Minister, now Field Marshall, Abdel - Fattah El Sissi that he would be running for president was greeted with joy and with apprehension, not only in Egypt, but also in the Gulf States.

It was, however, the Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement about Khodorkovsky's early release which caught a lot of people by surprise.

Trump didn't issue additional sanctions against Russia Monday, contradicting an announcement by his United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley and underscoring the schism between the president and his national security team.

10:45 a.m. Asked by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D - New York, whether he timed his announcement of the FBI's recommendation to help Clinton during her first day of campaigning with President Obama, Comey said he did not.

By Yushau A. Shuaib Before the eventual announcement of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as spokespersons to the newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari, there had been wide speculations that either of the two would emerge.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four service branches were blindsided by the President's announcement.