Sentences with phrase «business and consumer interests»

On June 8, a coalition of business and consumer interests filed a joint motion to extend the discovery and trial schedule in the case.

We work with dairy and food industry leaders who want to work with us to increase sales of their foods that include dairy products and ingredients to meet mutual business and consumer interests.

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Adidas and Nike know that a strong lifestyle shoe business is a key driver of interest in the rest of the lifestyle apparel line for consumers.

The Latino Coalition describes itself as a non-partisan interest group for Hispanic businesses and consumers.

The theory is that these purchases lower long - term interest rates, thus encouraging businesses and consumers to spend.

It's in the best interest of businesses to invest in the IoT as a solution for supply chain management and to help drive insight into consumer personalization.

The desires, demands and interests of consumers and customers, partners and vendors, and even regulators and government agencies continue to grow and accelerate and if your focus on an everyday basis isn't on how fast your business is getting faster, you'll be out of business soon enough.

As the Federal Reserve examines when it might increase interest rates, consumers and business borrowers are contemplating what the hike might mean.

As with virtually every area of its business, the company isn't so interested in selling things to consumers as it is in getting them online and using its services, with the money coming from the ads it serves them that way.

Increasingly, businesses are interested in using these opinions to get a read on their public image and the tastes of consumers.

What's interesting here is that according to other metrics, the economy and job market have improved, and so too have other measures of confidence, including surveys of consumers, small businesses and homebuilders.

Here's where it gets really interesting: Winthrop guarantees that no matter how big the company gets, its apparel will always be made in the U.S. and will be sold at competitive prices, thanks to the direct - to - consumer business model, which circumvents retail markups.

«Business owners are allowed to deduct credit - card interest on business purchases, but consumers can't deduct personal interest charges,» explains Richard M. Colombik, a lawyer and certified public accountant based in SchaumburBusiness owners are allowed to deduct credit - card interest on business purchases, but consumers can't deduct personal interest charges,» explains Richard M. Colombik, a lawyer and certified public accountant based in Schaumburbusiness purchases, but consumers can't deduct personal interest charges,» explains Richard M. Colombik, a lawyer and certified public accountant based in Schaumburg, Ill..

Indeed, many cryptographers and technologists have warned that weakening encryption would run counter to many businesses» interests and cause harm to consumers as well as the economy.

Whether businesses are interested in using content to increase sales, audience engagement, lead generation, consumer evangelism, or a combination of them all, achieving these goals will require a unique approach and measurement tactic to execute thoroughly.

The sector isn't devoid of challenges: Canada's banks are contending with an ongoing low - interest - rate environment, slower consumer lending growth and weakness in the securities business.

«This trend reflects an industry evolving its business model in a significant way, taking advantage of developments in technology, consumer behavior and advertiser interest, to grow audience and diversify its revenue stream,» NAA said in announcing the numbers.

For this it receives interest and dividends from real estate and business borrowers, and from consumers.

The benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield is on the verge of breaking 3 percent and is likely to go higher from there, taking interest rates on mortgages and a whole range of business and consumer loans higher with it.

Inflation and interest rates have major ramifications for the general economy, as these heavily influence employment, consumer spending, business investment, currency strength and trade balances.

The event is geared towards consumers and merchants who are interested in expanding the use of bitcoin in the Atlanta area, as well as those interested in working on the business and technology side of Bitcoin.

Fed interest rates impact what banks charge each other, and based on that, banks decide what to charge businesses and consumers who borrow.

If successful, quantitative easing would push down market interest rates in the eurozone and make it easier for businesses and consumers to borrow money, helping to stimulate the economy and restore inflation.

Our approach is helping make ads more responsible, which is in the best interests of consumers, businesses and wider society.»

Were the US to impose capital controls, the trade surplus countries would likely increase investment and reduce interest rates, thereby shifting more wealth from households (consumers) to borrowers (businesses).

We're excited that you're interested in learning about how Smync can empower you to build social word - of - mouth and brand advocacy that turns real relationships into real trust with consumers that leads to real business.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Furman and Stevenson note that while DOL's plan allows businesses to «continue using existing, conflicted business models,» it requires that they adopt «additional consumer protections such as ensuring advisors follow a best interest standard, enacting policies and procedures to manage and mitigate conflicts, and refraining from certain self - dealing transactions.»

Brands and small businesses interested in selling directly to China's consumers or through agents or distributors

Further, there is evidence that consumers and businesses respond less to interest rate declines when interest rates are already very low.

«We have engaged with both the prior and the current administrations in advocating on business issues that we believe are in the best interests of our consumers, teammates, and shareholders,» the statement said.

Regulated brokers and individuals offering financial services are required to run their businesses in the best interests of consumers and uphold the integrity of the financial services industry.

The tactic was credited with boosting the confidence of consumers and businesses to borrow and spend, knowing that interest rates were guaranteed to stay low for more than a year.

After nearly a decade of artificial suppression of interest rates, how will consumers and businesses react if 12 - month LIBOR approaches normalized rates of 3 % to 5 %?

Prime Rate is a key interest rate for consumers and U.S. businesses.

Erin Brodwin is a science correspondent at Business Insider covering all the interesting parts of consumer health: nutrition, neuroscience, and genetics.

This led to higher bond yields and another weak close for US equities as business and consumer activity could be dampened by higher interest rates.

However, consumers and small businesses are becomingly increasingly interested in the benefits of this global currency with its low transaction costs.

But within the firm's consumer business in Australia and New Zealand, revenues fell 4 % to $ 2bn year - on - year, while EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) fell 19 % y / y, with Fonterra blaming a «challenging retail environment, and an ongoing pricing battle that has resulted in pressure on major suppliers margins».

It is our duty to support the advancement of public policies that reflect the values of our employees, customers, consumers, shareholders and business partners as well as the broader public interest.

As a result, major food businesses and corporate interest groups (including The Consumer Goods Forum) have made commitments targeting food waste.

The analysts pointed out that «past transactions in the Australian dairy segment have been executed at 8 to 12 times EBITDA [earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation], though in the last decade the range is more like 10.5 to 13.0 times on comparable consumer - facing businesses.»

The Wellness Agency ® works with boutique hotels, corporate hotel chains, resort spas and other destinations and hospitality businesses that have a genuine interest in offering sustainable, integrative wellness programs & retreats but don't have the in - house expertise to develop and facilitate high - quality, popular, profitable wellness programs and to successfully market them to a continuously growing audience of health - conscious consumers and wellness travelers.

CCOF certifies more than 2,321 organic operations in 34 states and three foreign countries, and serves over 350 supporting members — consumers, suppliers, businesses and individuals — interested in supporting its work.

I / we agree that if any material change (s) occur (s) in my / our financial condition that I / we will immediately notify BSHFC of said change (s) and unless Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation is so notified it may continue to rely upon the application and financial statement and the representations made herein as a true and accurate statement of my / our financial condition.nI / we authorize Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation to make whatever credit inquiries / background checks it deems necessary in connection with this application and financial statement.nI / we authorize and instruct any person or consumer reporting agency to furnish to BSHFC any information that it may have to obtain in response to such credit inquiries.nIn consideration of the ongoing association between Baby Safe Homes and the undersigned applicant (hereinafter u201cApplicantu201d), the parties hereto have entered into this Non-Disclosure and Non-Competition Agreement.nWHEREAS, in the course of its business operations, Baby Safe Homes provides its customers products and services which, by nature of the business, include trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, and other matters deemed material or important enough to warrant protection; and WHEREAS, Applicant, by reason of his / her interest in Baby Safe Homes and in the course of his / her duties, has access to said secrets and confidential information; and WHEREAS, Baby Safe Homes has trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, including procedures, customer lists, and particular desires or needs of such customers to which Applicant has access in the course of his / her duties as an Applicant.nNow, therefore, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties agree as follows Applicant shall not, either during the time of his / her franchise evaluation with Baby Safe Homes or at any time thereafter either directly or indirectly, communicate, disclose, reveal, or otherwise use for his / her own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity, any trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information obtained by Employee by virtue of his / her employment with Baby Safe Homes, in any manner whatsoever, any such information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to the Baby Safe Homes business, or in the business of any of its customers or prospective customers, except as required in the course of his / her employment by Baby Safe Homes or except as expressly authorized Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation, in writing.nDuring any period of evaluation with Baby Safe Homes, and for two (2) years thereafter, Applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, induce or influence, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away and, during the stated period following termination of employment, call upon or solicit, or attempt to call upon or solicit, any of the customers or patrons Baby Safe Homes including, but not limited to, those upon whom he / she was directly involved, or called upon, or catered to, or with whom became acquainted while engaged in the franchise evaluation process of a Baby Safe Homes franchise business.

National strike action is not in the best interests of the company, the workforce or the hard - pressed consumers and businesses that depend on Royal Mail.»

Ideas like this encourage the building of relationships between winemakers and consumers and create agri - tourism interest and new business for our State.

Year on year targets were «very, very difficult to deliver», he argued, saying that although it was vital to take action on climate change, «it's also got to be practicable and workable.and entirely compatible with the interests of business and consumers as well».

And our actions have helped to secure record low interest rates for businesses and consumers - the biggest possible stimulus to the econoAnd our actions have helped to secure record low interest rates for businesses and consumers - the biggest possible stimulus to the econoand consumers - the biggest possible stimulus to the economy.

Sampson's group and other business interests have objected to the proposed toll hike, calling it a tax on consumers, and saying it flies in the face of Governor Andrew Cuomo's assertion that New York is now open for business.