Not exact matches
And since you probably couldn't afford to take a comparable salary
at first, you also faced a variety of unappetizing choices like dipping into savings, or running up credit card
debt, or borrowing money from your friends and family.
The European Central Bank on December 3 dropped one of its main policy rates to negative 0.3 % from negative 0.2 % and said it would extend its bond - buying program, under which it creates euros to purchase
debt, to
at least March 2017.
To identify these companies, we look for stocks that have a minimum market capitalization of $ 1 billion with an A +
debt rating from
at least one of the
debt - rating agencies.
Attendees sit beneath a rendition of the U.S. national
debt clock
at an event for John Kasich, governor of Ohio and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, in Madison, Wis., on Monday, March 28, 2016.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance
debt, including our ability to obtain the
debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
(The authors chose 350 % because that's the level of
debt at which borrowers tend to start missing payments.)
The miner, under the leadership of Executive Chairman John Thornton, has focused for the past three years on reducing
debt by more than 50 percent from the more than $ 13 billion it hit
at the end of 2014 due to overpriced acquisitions and mine development, including Pascua - Lama.
«Most central banks across emerging markets have completed rate cutting cycles,» said Jim Barrineau, co-head of emerging markets
debt at Schroders Investment Management.
James Dean, an economist
at Simon Fraser University who has studied sovereign -
debt crises in Latin America, Asia and Europe over four decades, says one of the great paradoxes of sovereign
debt is that countries can manage heavy burdens for a long time.
«It's always hard to know exactly where to put your money these days given how rates and spreads are so low, but on a relative basis we still think there's value in EM
debt,» Matt Tucker, head of the iShares fixed income strategy team, said this week during a panel discussion
at the Morningstar ETF Conference in Chicago.
Consequently, net
debt amounted to $ 1,227 million
at 31 March 2018 versus $ 1,056 million
at 31 December 2017, i.e., a gearing of 27 % versus 24 %
at 31 December 2017.
Japan sells most of its
debt at home, allowing it to finance impressive infrastructure that improves the productivity and quality of life of its citizens.
The rupiah's heightened volatility risks also come
at a time when many companies usually pay their offshore
debts and transfer dividends abroad, pushing dollar demand higher, he said.
Politics aside, Bernie Sanders has
at least made Americans think about crushing student - loan
debt and more.
And David Kelly, chief global strategist
at JPMorgan Funds, said he liked emerging markets local
debt.
The stock peaked the month of the
debt forgiveness
at $ 29.25, and fell steadily from there — to just over $ 1 by the end of 2001.
S&P said in March a rupiah exchange rate of 15,000 a dollar is «the psychological level»
at which companies with weak balance - sheets could struggle with repayments and those with good cashflow might start to proactively restructure their
debt.
The IMF, Royal Bank, and National Bank are three of the non-partisan voices that have called on the Trudeau government to put in writing its verbal commitment to contain
debt at current levels.
«If
debt is what keeps them up
at night, focus on
debt repayment.»
According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global
debt levels rose by a further $ 21 trillion last year (US dollars), leaving total outstanding
debt at $ US237 trillion, the highest level on record.
Since the recession ended in mid-2009, the economy has been expanding
at sub-par rates as a string of problems from higher gas prices to Europe's
debt crisis have acted as a drag on the U.S. economy.
Asked about China's «Belt and Road Initiative,» he said developing countries need to take a careful look
at projects backed by the program and avoid taking on unsustainable
debt.
And since
debt analysts are busy trying to re-establish their credibility with market participants and the public
at large, the downgrades now arrive fast and frequently.
As I mentioned above, being
debt - free
at retirement is vital for financial stability.
In many situations, the factor will insist on «recourse» — the right to sell the invoice back to you
at face value if the
debt goes unpaid beyond, say, 90 days.
In order to come up with 10 names, we included six stocks with
debt ratings as low as BBB +, which is still investment grade, albeit
at the lower end of the scale.
Both 24 years old
at the time, they carried about $ 35,000 in
debt between them, mostly tied to student loans.
Interest on the
debt,
at 9 % of annual budget spending, is now nearly half of what the province spends on each year on education and more than one - fifth of what's spent on healthcare.
That correlates with an increase in student - loan
debt, which has become the second - highest consumer
debt in the country (behind mortgage
debt, currently
at $ 13.8 trillion).
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications, which was publicly traded
at the time, announced that it had agreed to a leveraged buyout totaling $ 26.7 billion, including $ 18.7 billion for the shares plus the assumption of $ 8 billion in
debt.
Hacking away
at $ 348.8 - billion in total
debt would give the province more room to deal with the next recession — especially in an era of economic uncertainty and rising interest rates.
Just as alarming is that interest on this
debt is increasing
at an annual rate of 5 %, outpacing spending increases on every other budget item.
• Even though Canadians have a lot of mortgage
debt, national mortgage - in - arrears numbers remain very low,
at less than half of one per cent.
The first part of the suggestion comprises of obliging the financial sector to write off a certain (not huge) amount of their bad
debt, while also driving down the costs of doing business a little more
at the same time.
All of that spending will have a limited effect on the province's net
debt - to - GDP ratio, however, which stands
at 37.1 per cent.
The company has already put
at least $ 850 million toward
debt reduction from the sale of a gold mine in Australia, and a portion of its stake in the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea to Chinese company Zijin Mining Group.
At the end of first quarter 2018, statutory capital and surplus was $ 20.533 billion and the ratio of
debt - to - capital was 23.3 %.
The bonds of iHeartMedia have long been in the basket of «distressed
debt,» meaning their prices have fallen so far to where their yields are
at least 10 percentage points higher than equivalent Treasury yields.
That's enough to carry Barrick's
debt load, but the company's ability to make new investments and pay dividends to shareholders could be
at risk — especially if gold prices stay low or fall further.
Also, while consumer
debt is falling and corporate
debt is not yet
at crisis levels, keep in mind that government
debt has skyrocketed — ironically, as a response to slow growth in the global economic system.
The bank offered a loan
at a low rate to pay off her high - interest credit card
debt, and she ended up taking out a second mortgage for $ 80,000.
• Credit card delinquency rates remain low,
at only 0.87 per cent of total outstanding balances as of April 2016, while credit card
debt only makes up five per cent of total household
debt in Canada.
There's an economic imperative
at play, of course: thanks to steadily increasing costs of living, and record levels of household
debt, many sexagenarians and even septuagenarians simply can't afford to stop working.
A closer look
at Market Basket's operations under Arthur T. Demoulas suggests that its industry - beating 7.2 percent operating margins in 2012, cited by the Boston Business Journal, derive from six secrets: long - term employee relationships, low overhead, bulk purchasing, low prices, no
debt and treating employees and customers like family.
Household
debt stands
at 170.4 per cent of income.
But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released earlier this year showing that, since 2009, the
debt service ratio — a measure of income spent to pay
debt — has remained steady
at around 14 per cent, not much higher than the long - term average.
So just how are mortgage delinquency rates so incredibly low
at a time when household
debt levels relative to incomes have never been higher?
Our goal was to come up with spending cuts and revenue increases that would keep the ratio of
debt to GDP
at or below where it was
at the end of 2017,
at 76 %.
«
At the current rate, I'll pay off my student
debt in 10 years,» Graper says.
while mortgage
debt servicing continues its fall since 1990, currently standing
at 3.5 %.