Sentences with phrase «as headwinds»

The other equally important objective seeks to take into account the true characteristics of this group which act as headwinds to the enjoyment of society's benefits and to accommodate them.

When Watkins fronts the investment community on Wednesday with CCA's interim results, the big question will be her strategy and her ability to execute as the headwinds continue to build.

We will be writing more shortly about the macro forces serving as both headwinds and tailwinds amidst this convergence.

But for now, a fast appreciating dollar and high expectations are acting as headwinds for the U.S. equity market.

Management cited inflating labor costs and an expected 1 % inflation in the cost of food as headwinds, but costs were kept in check despite those challenges.

Unlike its successful European counterparts, demand for higher risk - adjusted returns, the existence of retrocession fees and stronger desire to retain control, continue to act as headwinds to grow fee - based assets, at a rate that outpaces private banks» robust AUM growth and regional wealth creation.

Though it has fallen out of style as a headwind in recent weeks as investors have diverted their attention to mounting geopolitical risk, Dimon hasn't forgotten.

It must also be noted that some market bears view wide dispersion as a headwind for stocks.

Most every multinational has cited the strength of the dollar as a headwind for forecasting future global sales.

Bond yields set another round of multiyear highs — which could indicate inflation could emerge as a headwind.

Without this confidence, our market structure can act as a headwind that will impede capital formation.

«Corporates» reticence to invest or deploy balance sheet reserves has resulted in a sharp decline in productivity growth, which acts as a headwind to developed market economies,» McQuaker told CNBC.

Not as high as it was in July of 2016, but high enough that it was correct to view sentiment as a headwind.

The euro rose to an 18 - month high, acting as a headwind for shares of European multinationals but supporting commodity prices.

After all, if 2016 and 2017 represented the fastest pace of global quantitative easing (QE) in the 2008 - 2017 period, wouldn't deceleration in the pace of asset purchasing act as a headwind for equities?

Changes to carrier policies also are acting as a headwind for iPhone sales and will continue to do so in the US.

At the best of times, inertia all too often prevails for investors; adding a compensation scheme that acts as a headwind to making changes only makes things worse.

The new suppliers and production have acted as a headwind since and could continue to in 2014.

Not exact matches

Lululemon isn't the only retailer facing headwinds as American shoppers deal with an uncertain economic recovery and more U.S. giants, such as Target, move into what's already a competitive retail space in Canada and put pressure on pricing.

That is what ECB President Mario Draghi hopes, as he flagged trade as the European economy's main headwind.

«We're well ahead of the curve as it relates to the problems, the headwinds that we see in the retail space,» Coradino said in a Thursday interview with Cramer.

Huawei has faced increasing headwinds in its push to make inroads in the U.S. market, as the White House and Republican lawmakers target Chinese tech companies, citing national security concerns.

«We expect correlations in the sector will revert back toward historical averages as investors differentiate between the various headwinds at a micro level,» Kostin said in the note.

If that ends up being the case, it probably won't be as much of a headwind as the market fears.

The company has recently faced headwinds in other areas, such as United Continental's decision to defer deliveries of 61 planes and a vote by the House of Representatives to bar the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran.

Net profit rose 17 percent to 542 million euros ($ 650 million), ahead analysts average forecast of 510 million euros as higher prices helped offset currency headwinds and an increase in marketing spending.

R3 is betting that banks will opt for its version of blockchain software, known as Corda, though it has encountered headwinds as initial partners like Goldman have dropped their support.

Turning to mergers across the broader European financial sector, Gilbert said that given the number of headwinds facing fund managers, such as the rise of passive, more regulation and fee pressure, being bigger certainly helps.

But the Palo Alto company, which makes software that enables computers to be more efficient by running more than one operating system simultaneously, is making a much more understated mark on the Silicon Valley landscape — even as it faces headwinds to its business.

Street estimates finally look safe while Y / Y compares on iPhone units and overall AAPL revenue are bottoming in [calendar] Q1 and should turn flat to up as soon as [calendar] Q4 additionally fueled by less severe [currency exchange] headwinds... iPhone 7 will benefit if nothing else from the 6/6 + «echo» effect as these units enter the upgrade base, OLED in ’17 solves growth concerns and builds a bridge to new «dreamy» form factors.

Private - equity acquisitions of retailers have become increasingly rare, as the investment firms worry about increasing headwinds facing the industry and their portfolio companies struggle with the debt burden left behind from leveraged buyouts.

Consumers are sending mixed signals, and other factors such as gasoline prices could turn into a serious headwind.

«As expected, in the first quarter our performance continued to reflect supply headwinds associated with key brands within our Knee, Hip and S.E.T. portfolios, as well as the ongoing quality remediation work at our Warsaw North Campus facility,» said Bryan Hanson, President and CEO of Zimmer BiomeAs expected, in the first quarter our performance continued to reflect supply headwinds associated with key brands within our Knee, Hip and S.E.T. portfolios, as well as the ongoing quality remediation work at our Warsaw North Campus facility,» said Bryan Hanson, President and CEO of Zimmer Biomeas well as the ongoing quality remediation work at our Warsaw North Campus facility,» said Bryan Hanson, President and CEO of Zimmer Biomeas the ongoing quality remediation work at our Warsaw North Campus facility,» said Bryan Hanson, President and CEO of Zimmer Biomet.

Such a development would pose a further headwind to earnings as corporations face rising employment costs.

Still, coal's solid run faces headwinds beyond winter as China attempts to move to cleaner fuel sources.

But, like all malls today, Northgate faces tremendous headwinds as American consumers shift their spending patterns.

Executives faced investor headwinds, as the fallout from the Facebook (FB) debacle, weak job numbers and the European debt crisis had shaken investor confidence in new listings.

As Donald Trump's administration takes office in Washington on Friday, it will be rushing into headwinds generated by growing Sino - Indian tensions and a budding Sino - Russian entente.

«The extent and speed of the rally in gold prices is somewhat surprising as there are few pressing reasons to be bullish, indeed there are more headwinds than tailwinds,» ScotiaMocatta said in a monthly note, citing rising U.S. equity markets as well as higher U.S. interest rates.

The note says that «the Apple Watch is a very modest threat this year as current interest in the running community appears low, but Apple's product positioning, the likely addition of GPS and likely lower price points in future versions are significant long - term headwinds.»

That's even true within some beaten - down sectors, such as energy and materials, where companies are dealing with industry headwinds such as falling commodity prices, which could depress these stocks further.

To be clear, the midpoint of Pandora's Q1 guidance calls for modest 5 % year - over-year revenue growth, primarily as the company expects a continuation of ad - revenue headwinds similar to those it has endured since the second half of last year.

The tax agency's effort has run into headwinds, with pushback coming from both the startup itself as well as some of its users.

The investments we continue to make with our people are as important as anything we are doing to overcome the challenge and the headwinds that I've just described.

Taking on that kind of debt would be a risk the company can ill afford amid headwinds in Canada as consumers carry record debt, said Stephen Groff, who helps run $ 6 billion as a portfolio manager at Cambridge Global Asset Management, a unit of CI Investments Inc..

«As alluded to earlier when discussing the long - term upward drift in CAPE, another related but distinct headwind for contrarian stock market timing in the second half of our sample has been the decades - long valuation drift in post-World War II equity markets, over which the CAPE gradually doubled.

Appetite for riskier assets such as stocks and high - yield bonds has been suppressed by a number of factors that have come up around the same time, but the headwinds may be transitory, according to the New York - based investment bank.

Potential buyers in several surveys have named supply as the primary headwind in the current market.

For a clean - energy industry already facing political headwinds, and a high - profile CEO often highlighted as America's best bet to end the country's dependence on fossil fuels, the years ahead will be crucial.

There are some headwinds to be sure, and there are regulations (such as Europe's GDPR) that will have an impact on their data - collection practices and their advertising business models, but I am very confident that these firms will be doing more business in five years than they are today.