Sentences with phrase «bold investments in»

The invention of the Internet and microchips, the creation of the space program, the birth of the European Union — those breakthroughs were only made possible by big and bold investments in the future.

«In the last 24 hours two of the best - and wealthiest - companies on Earth, the Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Walmart (WMT) are getting panned for making bold investments in their businesses,» says TheStreet's Jim Cramer.

James Stafford: Junior oil companies have been storming the scene with some bold investments in tricky frontier areas.

This venture capitalist has been making bold investments in new technology for decades.

Many companies are making important contributions, but CEOs have less leeway than ever to make bold investments in their communities.

June 3, 2014 (Los Angeles)-- Educators 4 Excellence - Los Angeles, a teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in policy discussions, called for bolder investments in teacher retention and school climate.

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«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

Roberts said Comcast had been built through bold investments since it was founded by his father in 1963.

In 1994, Canada was among the 18 economies that established the Bogor Goals, a bold vision to achieve free and open trade and investment in the Asia PacifiIn 1994, Canada was among the 18 economies that established the Bogor Goals, a bold vision to achieve free and open trade and investment in the Asia Pacifiin the Asia Pacific.

In a bold move, Arab Jordan Investment Bank acquired the local business of HSBC Bank Middle East in Jordan, which raised $ 417 million in bonds for its clients in 2013, in January this yeaIn a bold move, Arab Jordan Investment Bank acquired the local business of HSBC Bank Middle East in Jordan, which raised $ 417 million in bonds for its clients in 2013, in January this yeain Jordan, which raised $ 417 million in bonds for its clients in 2013, in January this yeain bonds for its clients in 2013, in January this yeain 2013, in January this yeain January this year.

In fact, if combined with bold new policy leadership, we would be entering a new era of growth and investment opportunities.

Just weeks after Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, surprised the world with a bold plan to inflate Japanese assets and weaken the Japanese yen by buying 80 trillion yen ($ 680 billion) in Japanese bonds, exchange - traded funds and real estate investment trusts, prime minister Shinzō Abe upstaged him by calling a snap election for mid-December, two years ahead of schedule.

Others acknowledge the achievements of the Blair years - minimum wage, Sure Start, investment in public services, international aid, progress on child poverty etc - but judge he should have been bolder.

Utica Councilman Joseph A. Marino said: «I find it incredibly exciting to have such a bold proposal put forth by the County Executive, and as details emerge I look forward to hearing about the proposition on how we can work together to bring possibly hundreds of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in private investment by the Oneida Nation.

Since coming into office, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo has deployed some bold initiatives aimed at curbing the corruption menace in order to assure the investing public of the safety of their investments.»

This will require an even bolder voice demanding new national investment priorities to ensure America has a competitive labor force, diplomatic corps and military in the 21st century world and becomes a beacon in a world desperately hungering for a moral example by its treatment of all of its children.»

«The Saul Zaentz Early Childhood Initiative is a bold and forward - thinking investment in the field of early childhood education.

Instead, they urge a «broader, bolder» approach that includes sharply increased investment in «developmentally appropriate and high - quality early childhood, preschool, and kindergarten education.»

Educators 4 Excellence - Los Angeles launches a bold proposal for the evolution of teacher compensation and investment in school climate

Julayne Virgil is the CEO of Girls Inc. of Alameda County where she leads the investment in thousands of girls in grades K - 12 in the East Bay as they navigate gender, economic, social and racial barriers to realize their full potential and to become the strong, smart and bold leaders of tomorrow.

The president's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal calls for a bold new $ 75 billion investment in preschool.

This will require combining bold revenue reforms with a strategic rethinking of budget priorities that include a renewed willingness for forward - looking investments in education, workforce development, and health.

Keep in mind that only 10 stocks are held in the portfolio, the current holdings are italicized (the 2 new additions in bold) and the current holdings can be viewed on the right - hand side of Scott's Investments and in the second table below.

Keep in mind that only 10 stocks are held in the portfolio, the 4 new additions are in bold and the current holdings can be viewed on the right - hand side of Scott's Investments and in the second table below.

Tom Russo: I came upon value investing at the Stanford Business School in the early 1980s when Berkshire chairman, CEO Warren Buffett came to our class and it was a class taught by Jack McDonald, who is a lone voice in Palo Alto towards thinking about investing as though you are acquiring pieces of companies and then assessing whether you think that the company had competitive advantage that would endure and then coupling those two discoveries into the process of investing regardless of the environmental concerns or academic principles that might be in contradiction to the bold assertion that one might just identify a company with superior economics and a strong culture that could pose the investment for the lifetime of the investor.

Reprinted in Rodney N. Sullivan, ed., 2005, Bold Thinking in Investment Management: The FAJ 60th Anniversary Anthology, Charlottesville, VA: CFA Institute: 127 — 144.

The Clean Climate Careers initiative is a bold, three - pronged strategy that connects investment in clean energy technologies with the industry's good - paying, quality jobs:

Instead of creating one more body for business - as - usual, governments, funding agencies, and international organizations should be taking bold action: committing to shift resources away from climate - damaging practices of chemical - intensive industrial agriculture and meat production and towards investment in and commitment to agroecology, food sovereignty, and support to small - scale food producers.

This bold policy leadership coupled with NYSERDA's workforce training investments will inject greater momentum into the state's fast - growing clean energy sector, which already employs over 146,000 workers today and is serving as an engine for economic growth in every region of our state.»

«We need to put some political weight behind a bolder agenda and come to terms with, yes, that may require some up - front investments, but ultimately it's going to put Connecticut in much healthier shape both in terms of our economy and our environment,» said Claire Coleman, energy attorney at Connecticut Fund for the Environment.

Federal investment in energy innovation is in line with America's great tradition of technological achievement, and it can finally tackle our fossil fuel addiction, accelerate the transition to energy independence, and boost our economic competitiveness, all in one bold step.

Google's investment in its same - day delivery service, with a commitment rumored to be as much as $ 500 million, is certainly its boldest bet yet on this front.

Dominic Sunnebo, an analyst with Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, said that «while Huawei's ambitions to surpass Apple and Samsung might seem bold, its heavy investment in research and development suggests there's real depth to what it wants to achieve.»

The highest performing investment banks are now using their front - office technologies in bold, innovative ways as a source of competitive advantage for the whole business.

It will require a deep investment in the development, testing, continuous improvement, and broad replication of innovative models of cross-disciplinary policy and programmatic interventions that are guided by scientific knowledge and led by practitioners in the medical, educational, and social services worlds who are truly ready to work together (and to train the next generation of practitioners) in new ways.88, 89 The sheer number and complexity of underaddressed threats to child health that are associated with toxic stress demands bold, creative leadership and the selection of strategic priorities for focused attention.

With voters prioritizing investments in young children and with 36 upcoming gubernatorial races, now is the time for bold proposals.