Sentences with phrase «biggest raises on»

Financial firms are preparing to lavish this year's biggest raises on health - care bankers, who will probably see a 20 percent bump on average, according to an Options Group Inc. report projecting this year's biggest pay swings.

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The double - tracking has helped raise the average length of Union Pacific's intermodal trains — which are now less limited by the need to fit on sidings — from 158 cars in 2007 to 170 today, meaning that UP is handling far bigger volumes.

Lacavera's fund will focus on Series A investments, the term given to the capital raise that follows an initial seed round, and will help bridge the funding gap in Canada by being faster, more flexible and willing to take on bigger risks.

In what has been my biggest success to - date in raising $ 44,000 on Kickstarter to start ReKixx cool sneakers 100 % recyclable, my first statement is, thank you to my 496 backers for believing in me, understanding my mission, and liking my sneakers.

Sometimes the focus is too much on raising capital and announcing some big round, but ultimately, it's about building a durable business.

A big name definitely helps raise awareness in the beginning, but consumers are very smart — they can tell when something is authentic and when a celebrity has just slapped their name on something.

However, a bigger question on the minds of many people is: Where is the best place to invest my money now that the Fed raised rates?

If tensions arise between employees over how work is being done, they can raise their concerns at a regular governance meeting, which covers big - picture ideas on accomplishing goals.

His project grew through word of mouth until it grew so big, he moved the company to San Francisco and started taking on venture capital investments, eventually raising $ 259 million at a valuation of $ 1.5 billion.

Analysts are raising their estimates aggressively on some industrial and semiconductor stocks into their earnings reports, a sign they could be big winners, according to analysis from MKM Partners.

«A bigger move, say outside of a 20 percent band, might destroy confidence and make it harder for small business to raise money, or even to sell to larger companies who might be more worried about their viability, or ability to deliver on orders placed.»

Attila Szigeti, COO of Drukka Startup Studio, recently crunched the numbers on 42 of the biggest and best companies to emerge from startup studios and accelerators: He discovered that startups that had partnered with accelerators raised more capital and employed more people than their studio brethren.

If you're raising money for your startup (or keeping an eye on your own investment options), here are a few big trends to keep in mind next year.

Pilbara Minerals has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for 2016, which it will use to fund development of its Pilgangoora lithium project, while also announcing it will put its new Tabba Tabba plant on ice.

Many careerists don't ask to pitch their idea, for a raise or promotion, a bigger sales deal, or to take on more responsibility.

Harrison has had many big - name celebrities support his cause, from Will and Jada Smith raising over $ 100,000 on their birthdays to a viral video of Jennifer Connelly depicting the water crisis but in New York City terms.

Vivendi has since increasingly tightened its grip on Italy's biggest telecoms group, raising concerns in Rome over an asset Italy...

The company does not disclose the amount of funding it has raised from investors, including CoachCEO and Chairman Lew Frankfort and Jillian Michaels, a fitness trainer best known for her role on NBC's The Biggest Loser.

NEW YORK, April 18 - A start - up launched by three Princeton University graduates for a new cryptocurrency has raised $ 133 million from a slew of big investors in a private placement, Intangible Labs Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Nader Al - Naji said on Wednesday.

The biggest concern was that tough sanctions against Deripaska's businesses would stop Western banks and clearing houses from interacting with them, impacting everything from raising debt to sales on world markets, according to the people.

By showing your donors that you can follow through on your first campaign, effectively raise money, build a prototype, fulfill rewards and communicate your success, you have built in a second round of donors who have a vested interest in your success, and who will not only support you in round two, but will also help you spread the word for the bigger second campaign.

SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wireless business — a move that could reportedly raise $ 18 billion and would accelerate the conglomerate's transformation into one of the world's biggest tech investors.

On June 10 SoftBank increased its bid to $ 21.6 billion from $ 20.1 billion and raised the cash component of the deal for shareholders by $ 4.5 billion, trumping Dish's bid and gaining support from Sprint's second biggest shareholder Paulson & Co. which had previously said it preferred Dish's bid.

And despite the fact that Mylan raised EpiPen prices roughly 30 % in 2015 while prescription volume also grew 7 %, the company's revenue on the drug actually fell slightly, as the other players took even bigger cuts, according to Raffat.

Big - data startup Databricks has raised another $ 140 million in venture funding, it announced on Tuesday, bringing the total raised for the four - year - old company to $ 247 million.

They're big global technology companies that are going out there and making an impact on the world scene, and they've raised significant capital, which OMERS is proud to be a part of.

Solstice Mobile, on the other hand, hands out big raises — seven percent — to it's staff.

The announcement raises the bar for the world's most valuable company — now a huge driver of the economy — to continue its dominance and growth in the wake of political pressure on big tech companies.

But the biggest driver may be the Federal Reserve, which raised U.S. interest rates on Wednesday, at a time when few other central banks are.

For the confident, it's a great time to raise money — provided your company fits one of two profiles: big and well on its way to market domination, or tiny, lean, and nimble.

Silicon Valley executives like Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey are going on Buddhist meditation retreats, high - end spas in big cities are installing «meditation pods,» meditation app Headspace has raised $ 75 million, and each year hundreds of Wall Streeters are following Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio's lead and paying almost $ 1,000 to learn Transcendental Meditation.

When Morejon consulted on the Trunkster Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $ 1.4 million, a big boost came from an appearance on Good Morning America, as well as a story in Travel + Leisure.

In venture capital, a «zombie» is a start - up that raises money but fails to attract a buyer or grow big enough to go public, leaving backers without hope for a return on their investment.

OPEC said in its monthly report on Tuesday that its biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, had raised its output in February by 263,000 barrels per day to 10 million barrels per day.

I've seen many entrepreneurs try to raise money on Kickstarter, and a big differentiator I found was their videos.

UNLISTED company Western Areas NL will launch a big drilling program on potential sulphide nickel targets once it achieves its goal of raising $ 5 million from a float which closed on July 7.

The report raises questions about Magic Leap's ability to live up to its billing as one of the next big tech hits, based on its flashy demos presenting robots with blasters overlaid on the real world.

On Thursday, collaboration software maker Atlassian had one of the biggest IPOs of 2015, raising $ 460 million and valuing the company at about $ 4.4 billion.

On April 28, 2018, a group of professional climbers raised money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay by sponsoring «Rappel For A Cause,» climbing down 17 stories of the Hilton Downtown Tampa.

The meeting was pushed up to coincide with Xi's visit and some say distract from the bigger issues raised on the U.S. side.

That strategy was built on the assumption that Uber could achieve a dominant position in many big cities quickly and eventually raise prices.

While a Citigroup spokesman disputes the characterization, executives familiar with the negotiations say that Michael L. Corbat, then a top Citigroup official and now its chief executive, could have raised objections to the big spending going on at the time but was largely silent.

That was the biggest increase since 2003 and indicated more people were coming off the labor market sidelines to look for work, which reduces the pressure on employers to raise wages to keep employees and attract new ones.

The only solution is for governments everywhere to spend big time on infrastructure and act «irresponsible» thus driving down the value of their currency, raising inflation, and inspiring the filthy, stinking rich to invest it or lose it.

On this issue among others — like funding the government, raising the federal borrowing limit and financing highways — such business groups have found themselves at odds with traditional Republican allies who increasingly reflect a new populist strain of conservatism in the party that is often hostile toward big business.

Antony Currie and Richard Beales talk about Tesla's biggest - ever quarterly loss, the electric - car maker's ambitions, and boss Elon Musk's impatience with Wall Street analysts on the company's earnings call — and what that means for its capital - raising prospects.

WARSAW (Reuters)- Play Communications, the owner of Poland's second biggest mobile network operator Play, plans to raise up to 5.2 billion zlotys ($ 1.40 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) in Warsaw, it said on Monday.

If their actions against each other's exports are big enough or go on long enough, they can have a devastating impact on each other's economies: destroying businesses, increasing unemployment, and raising the price of vital goods in both countries.

U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in five months Tuesday as a health care bill backed by President Donald Trump ran into trouble in Congress, which raised some questions about his agenda of faster economic growth spurred on by lower taxes and cuts in regulations.

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