Not exact matches
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade
policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade
policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax
reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may
result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The
results of a world where developed and emerging countries are all pitted against each other will be «intensified conflict on the international stage over vitally important issues, such
as international macroeconomic coordination, financial regulatory
reform, trade
policy, and climate change,» they said.
Important factors that could cause our actual
results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form
results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance
of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness
of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance
of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature
of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects
of the adoption, modification or repeal
of any healthcare
reform law, rule, order, interpretation or
policy; the effects
of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation
as a
result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such
as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form
Results of Operations sections
of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
I think the stock market was due for a correction, but in my opinion, after the market had gone up 12 months partly
as a
result of the Trump effect, tax -
reform, market - friendly
policy decisions, etc, we have hit the second Trump effect.
Some
reforms underway at Rikers, including a new use
of force
policy, were mandated
as a
result of a federal lawsuit, Nunez v. New York City.
This has
resulted in the exchange
of idea with think tanks such
as IPPR,
Policy Exchange, Social Market Foundation,
Reform, CentreForum, Demos and Civitas among others.
The passage
of the bills, known collectively
as the Criminal Justice
Reform Act and spearheaded by the Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, was the most significant step yet toward reducing the burden
of a two - decade - old policing
policy that treats public disorder
as harbingers
of more dangerous offenses, and has
resulted in hundreds
of thousands
of outstanding criminal court warrants for minor infractions.
Support for competitive programs, even among reformers, is apt to plummet
as it becomes clear that the vagaries
of peer reviewers and the prowess
of grant writers are what drive
results in such competitions, not true
policy change, political courage, leadership or public commitment to
reform.
As a
result of their ill - conceived
policies billions
of dollars in public taxpayer funds at the federal level and tens
of millions
of dollars here in Connecticut are being shifted away from classroom instruction so that corporate education
reform companies can continue to make even more money.
These
results show that several thousands
of New Orleans» children have brighter futures because
of current
reforms, and these efforts — and the progress they promise — must continue to anchor education
policy as we transition toward unification.
As might be expected, opponents of Louisiana's education reforms have seized upon the results as evidence that those policies have failed, and in particular have sought to pin the blame for the NAEP score drop on State Superintendent John Whit
As might be expected, opponents
of Louisiana's education
reforms have seized upon the
results as evidence that those policies have failed, and in particular have sought to pin the blame for the NAEP score drop on State Superintendent John Whit
as evidence that those
policies have failed, and in particular have sought to pin the blame for the NAEP score drop on State Superintendent John White.
As a
result, according to the Massachusetts Budget and
Policy Center, many (mostly low - income) school districts simply do not have the resources needed to provide the caliber
of education envisioned in the
reform act's foundation budget.
As a
result, the state's request for flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law could be at risk
of being denied, said Doug Harris, a UW - Madison associate professor
of education and public
policy who is following the school accountability
reform process.
As a
result, many
of the existing
policy reform proposals are unlikely to make things better.
While declining strongly in the industrialized regions
as a
result of sulfur control
policies in Europe and North America, and because
of economic
reforms in Russia and Eastern Europe, emissions increase rapidly in Asia with an increase in the energy demand and coal use.
As it were: «The aggravating factors found by the sentencing court were (1) that Clarke's multiple unscored prior misdemeanors
resulted in a standard range sentence that was clearly too lenient, and (2) that the multiple offense
policy of the Sentencing
Reform Act
of 1981 (SRA), chapter 9.94 A RCW,
resulted in a standard range sentence that was clearly too lenient.