Sentences with phrase «because weak companies»

That's because weak companies die and people lose their jobs when tested by stronger competition.

Not exact matches

«Because we are in the hospitality and recreation business, which is largely dependent on discretionary spending,» the company's latest financial report explains, «we believe that the weak housing market, increases in unemployment, decreases in air flights to Las Vegas, decreases in the value of stock and other investments, and the general tightening of spending on business travel have all affected visitations to Las Vegas and the spending budget of our customers.»

Earnings season is upon us, and once again there are dire warnings that stocks will be weak because companies are entering a «blackout period» where they will not be able to buy back their stock.

Robert Stone, an analyst with Cowen and Company, thinks that board sales will decline by 5 % in 2015 because of a weak U.S. education - related spending.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

«Time Warner is a weaker company today than it was three years ago because Jeff Bewkes has run it to maximize its sale price for the past few years.

At the same time, the company warned that revenue could be weak over the next few quarters — in part because Twitter is winding down a number of advertising products that weren't performing.

John Chambers believes companies will stumble not because of weak talent, but because they lack digital business skills.

Current employees at small companies won't get much in the way of raises because high unemployment and weak hiring plans will keep wages from rising.

But America — the greatest country in the world according to Americans — does not mandate paid maternity leave because requiring companies to offer support to new mothers and fathers would undoubtedly turn America (pronounced «Amurrica») into a weak - kneed nanny state like Europe.

In an interview, Kolko said property values in oil - rich markets often mirror drops in petroleum prices because energy companies lay workers off in downturns, and «fewer [local] jobs means weaker housing demand.»

Still, he conceded that the turnaround push is taking longer than expected because the company was «weak» in many areas and «just broken» in others.

A weaker dollar tends to be beneficial for multinational companies, because it can support sales of goods and services abroad, with a stronger dollar having the opposite effect.

That could be all - important for consumers, because without the deal, AT&T and Time Warner separately could be left weaker, compared to competitors such as Comcast and Disney, and less willing to deploy new services or green - light new movies and TV series — an argument made by the companies and analysts covering the sector.

California Resources, SM Energy, Sanchez Energy, and Cobalt International Energy felt this weight more than most last week, largely because all four companies have weak balance sheets that could once again be a problem if oil keeps falling.

This company might be a much weaker stock overall because of its larger debt load.

Investors in BHP Billiton Ltd. sent the stock down the most in more than three years in London yesterday after the world's biggest mining company chose to retain cash because of weaker commodity prices.

The shares have been weak, like we have seen for many European industrial companies, because investors fear that government austerity programs may precipitate a European recession.

Deloitte's Mr Harvey said during the past few years rival wine companies such as Argentina and Chile had made strong gains in the key US and UK markets at the expense of Australian producers because their own currencies were so weak and their bottled wine prices were extremely competitive on the shelves of liquor retailers in the US and Europe.

Yet cynical companies like Danone can get away with suggesting they will turn babies into ballet dancers and mathematical geniuses because the European Union Regulations are too weak.

I said that my position was weak, because we were the smallest company at the table, but he said to me, «You have a voice at the table.

Because it would therefore use only a fraction of the relevant information, the strategy is significantly weaker than a value strategy that uses prices as they relate to company fundamentals.

Although lists like Dividend Aristocrats can sometimes suffer from Survivor Bias, as many weaker companies could have been dumped from the list along the way, I like the concept because dividends are real money in our pocket.

Because a correction's a wonderful upgrade opportunity, a chance to (re) deploy your weaker portfolio holdings & cash into higher quality growth companies — those compounders you hardly ever get to buy.

And because of the «sustained drop in new work,» construction companies reported that there was a «relatively weak rate of job creation.»

Some bonds are riskier than others because the companies behind them are financially weak.

Avoid companies with large debt because during a weak cycle phase, they may find it difficult to service debt.

The driver's insurance company was in a weak negotiating position because it was clear that the driver would make a bad witness in front of a jury because she expressed no willingness to take responsibility for her actions which increased the likelihood of a large verdict in the plaintiff's favor.

That's both good and bad, because you can bet the credit card companies and some retailers will launch something that's weak, restrictive, intrusive, and anti-consumer.

The company notes the corners are the weakest part of a smartphone, simply because they're the most probable point of impact.

I completely understand that there are situations that were unavoidable, you didn't realize how poorly run it was when you took the job, you only stayed there because you were trying to get another job, and it is not your fault that the company was weak - leave it out or at least sugar coat it.

In real estate today, a company may be No. 1 in two of the three services it provides but, because of the competitiveness of the market, there is now opportunity to go to another company for that third service the company is deficient in so that there is no longer a weak link, says Stoller.