Sentences with phrase «as gilded»

Choosing colours from this paler palette means that you can layer them and be playful with ornate detailing such as gilded mirrors, chrome accessories and of course, fluffy white towels.

Materials of various pedigrees, such as a gilded mirror frame and an old, oxidized faucet, harmonize nicely.

The simplified architectural motifs that recur in her paintings, such as gilded archways, may be traced back to the formative memory of the Cloisters, built during her youth uptown.

Each of the works in the exhibition features racist memorabilia like the spittoon head, encased in an assortment of entwined objects such as gilded flowers, electronic candles, and ceramic birds.

The building's multimillion dollar transformation preserved those unique designs, as well as the gilded 11 - foot sculpture of Dawn, known as the Goddess of Hospitality, which stands watch over guests as they enter.

For example, one feature on designer merchandise for babies mentioned that «if they throw up down the front of their Agnès B babygro, it's only handmashed organic vegetables or breast milk as gilt - edged as their parents» credit rating» (Guardian, 29 March).

As Gilt gets closer and closer to online retail domination, Melissa is the perfect woman to have spearheading the editorial side of the site.

Placing money in government bonds, also known as gilts, is similar to having money in cash form but with a subtle difference — government bonds can give an investor a capital loss or a capital gain.

This is the prettiest part of the city and the hotel is easy walking distance from sights such as the gilt Jesuit church of La Compañía, Museo de la Ciudad and the Franciscan monastery as well as excellent restaurants.

This romantic bedroom features carefully choosen statement pieces, such as a gilt - framed mirror and stunning crystal chandelier, to create a gorgeous French feel scheme.

The feathers of the taxidermy birds glow as brightly as the gilt mirror against the dark grey walls.

Not exact matches

HemenKiralik (known as Flat4Day) is Turkey's Airbnb; Trendyol is its Gilt Groupe; and its eBay is GittiGidiyor (which, in 2011, was acquired for $ 218 million by eBay itself).

By the time you get through the gilded gates, you probably won't have even noticed the stunning, geometrically - tiled floor, which warrants nearly as much praise as the frescoed ceiling.

But the cynic in all of us may still look at all those super-rich sharks, sitting atop their gilded thrones telling struggling entrepreneurs to take risks, as a bit, well, callous.

If a medal is gilded with publicity as well as the standard six or more grams of gold, the value equation is completely different, and auction prices can shoot through the roof.

As a historian of that first Gilded Age, I see parallels between the power of the railroads and today's internet giants like Verizon and Comcast.

Because of the likelihood that pursuing an acquisition will boost a company's revenue growth and thus its share price, investors have increasingly been pressuring pharmaceutical firms such as Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Teva to strike deals.

As such, the success of flash - sales sites like Gilt begat Amazon's MyHabit site.

Though many flash sales leaders such as Ideeli and RueLaLa, along with Gilt, ultimately could not make it on their own, flash sales are bigger business than ever.

Ann Hailey has accumulated more than 30 years of finance, retail and operations expertise through executive leadership positions at companies such as Mobil Oil Corporation, Pepsico, Inc., Duggan Consulting Associates, Inc., Nabisco Holdings Group, Inc., Pillsbury Company, Limited Brands, Inc. and Gilt Groupe, Inc..

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

We advocate reducing popular positions where prices have moved beyond fundamentals (examples are gilts and bond - proxies such as utility stocks).

I don't expect to make GILD or AMGN major holdings in my portfolio but still want to add to those names as opportunities come up.

Gilead Sciences, Inc.. (NASDAQ: GILD ) reported its latest quarterly earnings results, which sent the company's shares tumbling as earnings missed Wall...

@Andrew Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

Instead, as coupons and maturity payments are linked to inflation, index - linked gilt prices are instead driven much more by changes to inflation expectations, and also the complex interaction between nominal interest rates and those inflation expectations (real interest rates).

What drives the price of IL gilts, especially over the short - term, is as you say multifarious, and explaining it all perhaps a bit above our pay grade.

I can't recall why I used a nominal gilt as an example, now.

Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

As these have a duration of appropriate 2.5 years, won't they roll over into higher yielding gilts / bonds?

Why buy a 5 year gilt yielding 0.64 % as of this date when 5 year cash isas are available yielding 1.45 %?

Available in seven markets including New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo, GiltCity launched last spring as an extension of Gilt's already popular flash sales.

Gilts and credits may benefit as investors look for more certainty in their portfolio given the uncertainty in other areas of the financial market.

Good news is that 15 year gilt yields increased from 2.17 % to 2.46 % last month, so we should see improved annuity rates in future as yields rise (gilt prices fall).

It's not as though stock markets went up due to above trend growth or productivity and it's hard not to look at a chart of the returns generated by long - dated gilts and property over the last 30 years and not see some correlation.

As for what to do about it all, I will continue to draw down and rebalance my 60/40 portfolio, although I will likely continue to reduce the duration of the 40 % gilts / cash part.

Dividends are the last thing you'll hear about when reading the financial press or talking to most small investors, yet they're the lynchpin of all of those reports (such as the CSFB Equity - Gilt Study) that reassure us the UK stock market goes up over the long - term.

Lars Kroijer proposes on this site and elsewhere holding an amount of bonds and gilts in one's domestic currency that is dependent on appetite for risk as bonds and gilts reduce the risk.

In contrast, an estimated 36pc of the bonds are held by foreigners, who may be more willing to take profits and invest the proceeds elsewhere (such as in Treasuries or Gilts).

For example, government bonds like U.S. Treasuries and UK Gilts could be thought of as being in a long bull market since the early 1980s.

As a result of the likely move into negative real returns on cash, more cash savers will move into UK government bonds (gilts), more gilt owners will swap them for corporate bonds, some more will move into equities, and a sliver of risk - takers will use cheaper financing to start businesses or take out loans to build property.

«A FSP is sort of like the bond allocation»: I agree; we view ours as replacing the need for Index - Linked Gilts.

Those well - traded products, such as the three - month short sterling futures, EURIBOR futures and Long Gilt Futures, were some of the benchmark contracts that were moved over to ICE Futures Europe.

Back in July, GILD was highlighted by Michael Robinson as one of three stocks that could deliver 100 % returns over the medium haul.

In general, I like consumer staples, utilities, pharma companies like JNJ, PG, KO, PM, SO, GSK, GILD as they are more predictable over a decent period of time and carry less volatility.

Hmmm, falling wages, higher unemployment, rising poverty, an unstable economy, a crumbling infrastructure, income inequality we haven't seen since the gilded age, and America losing ground as the world's economic superpower and builder of the world's best products.

He led a 2006 takeover of the department store company, and used that as a springboard for further acquisitions, from the Canadian chain Hudson's Bay to Saks and the e-commerce outlet Gilt Groupe.

It could be worse for Amgen Inc. (AMGN), it really could, look, they could be Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD), which is facing serious problems right now thanks to a weak drug pipeline, as you can see by the chart below.

As AP reports, police said they seized 6.5 million euros in real estate and bank accounts Tuesday, including Scarano's luxurious Salerno apartment, filled with gilt - framed oil paintings, ceramic vases and other fancy antiques.

Maybe it has all his clothes from before he became Pope in it because he thinks any minute now they will tell him to go home as he just isn't living up to the pomp and gilded finery of his predecessors.