Sentences with phrase «as trade groups»

But as trade groups spend upward of $ 1 million to defend the drink, three area fifth - graders already have come to its rescue.

But the little - known agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been thrust into the spotlight as trade groups mount an unusually intense lobbying effort, seeking to scale back regulations that they say are hampering an industry that could provide a market - based solution to the affordable housing crisis.

Chelsea Thomas, who is listed as the trade group's executive director on its web site, worked in government affairs for Apple before joining the App Association in 2016, according to her LinkedIn profile.

It's understandable that as a trade group representing large pension plans, the NPPC doesn't want to have a conversation about why public - sector retirement plans like those offered to teachers are getting worse over time, while those offered in the private sector keep getting better.

[14] More particularly, she states that the ABA «wears two very different «hats,»» one when it is acting as a trade group or a representative body of the legal profession, and the other, its «quasi-regulator» hat, when the ABA «endeavors to put aside member self - interest, and provide fair and balanced recommendations to regulators, knowing that the state courts that are the true lawyer regulators rely heavily on recommendations from the «quasi-regulator» ABA.»

Not exact matches

The advisory group, in a report submitted to Congress and the U.S. trade representative in late June, suggested the USTR borrow exact language pertaining to the agricultural sector and suggested using the Asiawide trade deal as the basis for text on environmental and labor regulation, with «additional strengthening of measures beyond what was in TPP,» according to a copy of the June 30 letter obtained by CNBC.

The trade group that represents the commodity blamed the fall on a 15 percent dip in investment in gold bars to 254.9 tons, as investors in the U.S., China and Germany held off from buying the yellow metal.

The trouble with that setup is that it could, as the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) trade group recently warned, substantially raise premiums for the sick and medically needy, who would stampede over to the more generous Obamacare - compliant plans and thus make those plans far more costly.

Chaffin: The Barter Group charges 6 percent cash on each transaction as well as a monthly maintenance fee of $ 10 in cash and $ 10 in trade.

«We're looking forward to competing with other energy sources as a low - cost option,» said Tom Kimbis, interim president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group.

Steve Bannon, a White House senior adviser with close ties to far - right groups, told the American Prospect in an interview published Wednesday that he constantly butts heads with Cohn over issues such as trade with China.

«The TPP literally replicates and expands on the same model as NAFTA,» says Lori Wallach, a trade expert at Public Citizen, a liberal - leaning advocacy group.

The trade group also noted that many wind farms are churning out power in traditional red states such as Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas.

Match Group requested «confidential and trade secret information» as part of the acquisition talks, but then used the information for its own gains; and

Widely advertised «radical structural changes of the economy» — presumably as a result of Japan's negotiations to join the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) trading group — are no more than talking points.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin, according to people with knowledge of the strategy.

Liu Yonghao of the New Hope Group discusses how his company could adapt if the price of U.S. soybeans becomes too high as a result of trade tariffs.

But Sabancı's power in the region is undeniable: A member of Siemens» supervisory board, she began acting as co-chair of the Business 20 (B20) Trade Task Force — an outreach group for the G20 economies — earlier this year.

Halfway through last year, Jason Kint of the advertising trade group Digital Content Next looked at the total ad revenue booked by those two companies as a proportion of the overall industry, and found that they accounted for about 90 % of all the growth in the business.

This means issuing a press release when you've uploaded a new or particularly important video, and also picking up the phone or sending emails to target specific news outlets, such as your industry's trade groups, publications and blogs.

Market share for the sector has more than doubled from 5 % in 2010 to 11 % in 2014, according to industry trade group the Brewers Association, as growth for the world's largest brewers has slowed in the massive $ 100 billion U.S. beer market.

Goldman Sachs Group reported a lower - than - expected quarterly profit as gains in investment banking were offset by weak trading revenue.

Engineering firm Calibre Group has flagged an $ 185 million to $ 190 million impairment as a result of a downturn in its business outlook and forecast trading conditions, as well as the cost of property leases.

China is reportedly moving to avert a trade war, by speeding up the finalization of new rules that would let foreign financial groups take majority stakes in Chinese securities companies, and by offering to buy more semiconductors from the U.S. as opposed to South Korea and Taiwan.

Maude Barlow, the head of the Council of Canadians, an organization that adamantly opposes liberalized trade, said Magnette isn't just speaking for the Walloons; he's speaking for groups such as hers over what they see as a flawed approach to solving disputes between investors and states.

Omar Allam is a former diplomat and global entrepreneur who currently serves as CEO and founder of the Allam Advisory Group, a global trade consulting firm that advises companies with international market entry / expansion across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia - Pacific.

Short - sellers who placed bets that the shares of four big tech leaders, known as the FANG group, as spelled out by their first initials, were due for a fall have made more than $ 4 billion in profits over the last two weeks and more than $ 1 billion during the first two trading days in...

There are no donor names, no clues as to whether they are individuals, companies or trade groups, and no hint as to whether there are repeated donors from year to year.

«Hedge funds today are on the same public perception track that mutual funds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds Association.

The most amazing part about this to Cramer is that many other companies within the same group, such as AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts and Pep Boys, are all trading at their highs as well.

Related: Privacy of Location - Based Services on FCC's Radar A trade group known as The Internet Association, which counts Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay among its members, said it would work with both the FCC and lawmakers on Capitol Hill to prevent «anticompetitive actions by gatekeepers.»

«I recommend routinely tracking what the industry analyst firms like Gartner are reporting about your industry, as well as trade associations and advocacy groups,» says Becky Sheetz - Runkle, author of Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business.

Lewis, fund's chief investment officer, spent nine years at Citigroup as a director of the bank's global special situations group, a $ 5 billion prop - trading group that specialized in distressed debt, high - yield bonds, and value equity.

Nex Group, formerly known as ICAP, runs markets for trading currencies and treasuries, as well as offering risk management software.

Holiday retail sales in November and December — excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants — are expected to increase as much as 4 percent this year, reaching up to $ 682 billion, according to the National Retail Federation, the industry's trade group.

In confirming the sale to WA Business News today, Mr John said the deal was very different to the sale of a previous version of Pioneer to fledgling national operator RMG Ltd, which traded as Receivables Management Group.

As a nonprofit, the group exhibits for free, or at a discount, at major trade shows.

Ausgroup, which trades in Australia as Ausclad Group of Companies but is listed on the Singapore stock exchange, said its profit fell 4 per cent to $ 48.2 million.

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a trade group, says the U.S. cloud - computing industry could lose as much as $ 35 billion over the next three years because of surveillance.

She is also co-owner of Junjie Investment and chairwoman of Ever Maple Trading, as well as president of Hangzhou Hongsheng Beverage Group.

As a trade lawyer who is currently representing a group of importers of electronic devices, I have firsthand knowledge that CBSA is not doing what Government spokespersons are claiming.

Liberal legislation that received royal assent today means publicly traded companies are now required to disclose the number of women and others from equity - seeking groups, such as visible minorities, on their boards and in senior management.

Matthew Parks, deputy parliamentary co-ordinator of the Congress of South African Trade Unions — the largest of such groups — described the R20 minimum wage as a «huge victory» given that businesses had originally pushed for R11.

But, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), the group behind the strike, described it as a «poverty wage on which no - one should be expected to live» in a press release Sunday.

Alice Chen is the CEO of Export Ventures Group, an agency regarded as the authority on international trade and finance with the Greater China Region.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is embarking on its biggest cost - cutting push in years as it tries to weather a slump in trading and dealmaking, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.

The Vancouver Board of Trade celebrated its centennial by establishing its Council of Governors, a prestigious group comprised of those who had previously served as Chair.

He has more than 25 years of experience in journalism, including serving as the longtime business editor for the Oakland Tribune and sister papers of the Bay Area News Group, as well as covering public entertainment companies for Hollywood trade papers Daily Variety and Variety.

The KDA, a non-profit trade group founded in 1880, represents 33 member companies for the first time since Prohibition as its ranks have swelled with new distilleries, strengthening Kentucky's rightful place as the one, true, authentic home for Bourbon and spirits.

The Dominican Republic - Central America FTA (CAFTA - DR) is the first free trade agreement between the United States and a group of smaller developing economies: our Central American neighbors Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, as well as the Dominican Republic.