Sentences with phrase «at the actions consumers»

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The system, which leverages «network insights, predictive capabilities, and both internal and external data sources,» will determine if a card account is at risk of fraud, and then quantify that risk to the issuer, allowing them to take action quickly to protect consumers and mitigate fraud losses.

But if consumers snap up Netflix - inspired T - shirts, games and action figures, the company could be looking at a new, multi-billion dollar business opportunity.

Even if we assume that Honest Co. had no intent to deceive consumers with its detergent, blithe assumptions about suppliers» actions put reputations at risk.

But the threat of a runaway PR fiasco that continues to infuriate consumers (and, in turn, may convince even reticent lawmakers to endorse more pricing regulations) is also causing major players to take their own actions — or at the very least to reconsider their thinking.

The federal government will pledge action in the Throne Speech aimed at eliminating the gap between the sticker price of consumer goods sold in Canada and the U.S., sources say — part of a new populist agenda that will require little extra spending in cash - strapped Ottawa.

Meeting consumers at these moments of intent enables businesses to shorten the distance between data, decision, and action.

During that time CFPB (at Cordray's direction) brought a civil enforcement action against a California attorney, Chance Gordon, for alleged violations of consumer protection laws.

However, even this strategy has skeptics.324 While established brick - and - mortar retailers like Target have tried to lure online consumers through discounts and low delivery costs, 325 Amazon remains the major online seller of baby products.326 Although Amazon established its dominance in this market through aggressive price cutting and selling steeply at a loss, its actions have not triggered predatory pricing claims.

Consumers need a sense of urgency in order to move forward with exploring a brand or taking any action at all.

The 2017 Stick with Security series on the Bureau of Consumer Protection Business Blog offers additional insights into the ten Start with Security principles, based on the lessons of recent law enforcement actions, closed investigations, and experiences companies have shared about starting with security at their business.

Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action explains that «a minimum payment on a credit card is the least amount you must pay by the due date to avoid a late fee.»

That consumer revolt underscored what Uber and other businesses face in a «polarizing time,» when people are sensitive to the «political leanings» of companies» actions and are willing to boycott their products and services, says Evan Rawley, an associate business professor at Columbia Business School.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

At present, the government's decision to take legal action has not been beneficial; not to the PPA holders, and certainly not the taxpayers or consumers.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The food industry should be aware of and prepared to respond to new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations, a continued push for legislation requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food and an influx of new consumer fraud class actions directed at product labeling.

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John Fingleton, OFT chief executive, said the authority's decision sent out a «strong signal» to supermarkets, suppliers and other businesses that the OFT would take action and impose significant fines where it uncovered anti-competitive behaviour aimed at increasing the prices paid by consumers.

Sonia Pombo, a nutritionist at Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH), gives her perspective on the issues and outlines a new strategy for consumers to reduce their salt intake.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

We would look at the action taken and whether in all likelihood it is about delivering cheaper prices for consumers or whether the action that was taken and the way it was taken was really more likely to be about damaging a particular competitor where whatever benefits were offered to the consumer were probably a byproduct rather than being the prime objective.

Through actions across their supply chains and their unparalleled ability to influence consumer behaviour, they can be at the forefront of a movement to reduce food loss and waste.

Caroline Scott - Thomas writes in NutraIngredients that pink slime is «safe, nutritious — and icky» and that the food industry needs to take action «to avoid being at the mercy of the next consumer scare.»

«We've known for several years that people working directly with livestock are at increased risk for MRSA infections, but this is one of the first studies providing compelling evidence that everyday consumers are also potentially at risk,» says Lance Price, PhD, Director of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center, which is based at Milken Institute SPH, and Director of Translational Genomics Research Institute Center for Food Microbiology and Environmental Health.

Livestreaming, blogging and social media channels is set to transform what was once a highly secretive, trade - only event, putting consumers directly at the heart of the action.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in Australia has recently taken direct action to warn Australian citizens they think might be at risk of this scam — by identifying the riskiest targets based on overseas bank transfer records.

The suit, filed at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Friday, seeks class - action status and alleges that because eHarmony has no matchmatching system, consumers are oftentimes hooked up with scam artists.

Indeed, Senna is a must - see feature for consumers of cinema, lovers of action and aficionados of ambitious entertainment, with the flawless, fascinating and thrilling feature causing audiences to laugh and cry, and be moved and amazed, regardless of their prior ambivalence for or appreciation of the man at the centre or his chosen sport.

The live - action series will debut on DC's proprietary direct - to - consumer digital service, at some point in 2018.

Plus, it's interesting to look at (see above image) and a nostalgia trip for middle - aged and younger (rabid) consumers of TV and movies, especially of the animation, superhero, action, science - fiction, and fantasy varieties.

«At DOT, we are committed to protecting consumers» rights when they travel, and will continue to take enforcement action when our rules are violated.»

To showcase its autonomous vehicles in action, Hyundai Motor will debut two autonomous IONIQs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2017 where the cars will be found driving up and down the neon - and sunlit boulevards of Las Vegas.

Well the Consumer Law Group has filed a class action lawsuit at the Quebec Superior Court on behalf of individuals who have BlackBerry smartphones and who pay for a monthly data plan but were unable to access their email, BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM), and / or Internet for the period of October 11 to 14, 2011.

At the Supreme Court, Apple argued that its actions enhanced competition by providing consumers with a new e-book platform.

On Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumers.

Steve Berman, a partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro pursuing consumer class - action litigation against Apple, called Cote's decision «a very big deal.»

While Amazon is no disinterested third party in this, at the heart of this dispute is whether or not consumers were harmed by the actions of Apple and the 5 publishers.

NDP: Update the Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees at a maximum of 50 cents per withdrawal; ensure all Canadians have reasonable access to a no - frills credit card with an interest rate no more than 5 % over prime; eliminate «pay - to - pay» by banks in which financial institutions charge their customers a fee for making payments on their mortgages, credit cards, or other loans; take action against abusive payday lenders; lower the fees that workers in Canada are forced to pay when sending money to their families abroad; direct the CRTC to crack down on excessive mobile roaming charges; create a Gasoline Ombudsperson to investigate complaints about practices in the gasoline market.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

«Shuttering the CFPB's student lending office is an appalling step in a longer march toward the elimination of meaningful American consumer protection law... This action actively promotes greater profits for a handful of debt collection businesses at the expense of mistakes, neglect, and confusion for millions of student loan borrowers.»

An action to enforce any liability created under this chapter may be brought within two years from the date on which the liability arises, except that where a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under this chapter to be disclosed to a consumer and the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of the defendant's liability to that consumer under this chapter, the action may be brought at any time within two years after discovery by the consumer of the misrepresentation.

This new development stems from and follows several legal actions involving the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the federal level.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

Putting these disturbing actions aside, are consumers getting a better deal online than at storefronts?

If an employer obtains, uses, or seeks to obtain a consumer report pursuant to federal or state law, the employer shall (1) obtain the employee's or applicant's written consent in a document consisting solely of the consent, each time the employer seeks to obtain the employee's or applicant's consumer report; (2) disclose in writing to the employee or applicant the employer's reasons for accessing the consumer report, and if the employer intends to take an adverse employment action in whole or in part based on the report, disclose the reasons for the action, including which information in the report the employer is basing the decision on, in writing at least 14 days prior to taking the action, along with a copy of the report and the notice of consumer rights required by section 1681G (c)(1) of chapter 15 of the United States Code.

And because of that, one of the most effective ways to fight against this cruel industry is to start at the consumer level through education and legislative action like retail bans.

«Watch out for late payments on your credit report, as these aren't stopped by the no - late - fee deal,» warns Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action.

People didn't run out and by DMC4 and drives because Capcom also had to drop sales forecasts for that entry as well, and if you look at consumer reception in 2008 the run up to the release fans weren't really happy with DMC4, that's the whole Damn reason the IP was rebooted in hopes of giving a focused story and action that was manageable to fans and new comers alike.

The target was set not for financial reasons, the Lionhead boss explained during a talk given at GDC today, but rather to see how much the numerous changes implemented in the third game — Fable III is moving away from being a more traditional RPG and is turning into a more of an action adventure title — will affect its popularity among consumers.

A Japanese career site recently posted a job for a 2D concept designer and animator on a «high - end action game» for the PlayStation 4 that was in development at a «long - standing consumer game maker famous for its unique goddess (megami) and demon RPGs.»