Sentences with phrase «by challenging market»

«While Blackstone said economic net income from private equity nearly doubled, the firm reported declines in its real estate business, which is its biggest segment, and its credit business, which it said was hampered by a challenging market in the fourth quarter.

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«By taking the bold step of removing a well - established brand symbol from its packaging, General Mills is further challenging marketing's conventional thinking to underscore its point.»

For example, if I started as an online marketing professional by facing a traffic challenge on a small - time ecommerce site, I can tell that story, while providing a lot of great advice.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

M&A activity — as revenue growth stays challenged — has been feverish, and the announcement of talks between Pfizer (PFE) and Allergan (AGN) is reminiscent of deals such as AOL / Time Warner in 2000 and RBS / ABN - AMRO in 2007, blockbusters in market leading sectors which were followed by major market tops.

For tech execs accustomed to playing by their own rules, the tightly regulated markets where the next big business opportunities lie present a special challenge.

Apple's Dominance In Tablets Ends This Year (IDC via ValueWalk) Smartphones and tablets powered by the Android operating system will challenge Apple's dominance in the tablet market, according to the latest analysis released by the International Data Corporation (IDC).

Beijing hopes to challenge the dollar by setting up a futures market with its own currency, the yuan.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The Chinese - American market remains largely untapped by financial advisors, who are challenged by cultural and linguistic differences.»

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

NEW YORK, Nov 28 - The Federal Reserve faces the challenge of standing by as financial markets «correct» as the central bank trims its asset holdings, U.S. hedge fund manager David Tepper said on Tuesday, adding he was surprised the bond - yield curve was so flat.

The U.S. has built and is still building LNG export facilities and, these facilities are challenged by current market conditions.

Analyst Chris Murray of AltaCorp Capital called the moves pure marketing, by highlighting the challenges facing its domestic rival while also promoting its service as an alternative.

Carlsberg's challenges in that market have led the company to close two of its ten breweries in that region, a move to reduce capacity by about 15 %.

Bird is already hitting some regulatory challenges as it hopes to expand across 50 U.S. markets by the end of 2018.

Alibaba faces the challenge of living up to the high expectations of investors and analysts after its IPO in September, but its shares have increased by more than 20 % since then, and its $ 285 billion market cap exceeds that of Walmart by about $ 30 billion.

Geoff Blaber, vice president of research and market analysis firm CCS Insight, says that by leading off the conference with a focus on security and privacy, but pledging the only way to overcome those challenges is to continue to build services, Zuckerberg successfully «walked the tightrope.»

Very real challenges exist when it comes to the school - to - labour market transition and the generation of workers entering the labour market are being irreversibly scarred by poor economic conditions.

Commentary: «The third quarter presented extremely challenging market conditions, dominated by risk aversion and volatility.

The real issue is do the businesses understand the challenges and goals they are seeking to achieve by their marketing technology strategy.

More than 18 months after Apple Pay took the United States by storm, the smartphone giant has made only a small dent in the global payments market, snagged by technical challenges, low consumer take - up and resistance from banks.

Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, 61, is trying to ride out a years - long bond - trading slump that's being compounded by market swings and stiffer regulations — challenges that have forced many competitors to scale back.

While we're expecting a positive reaction from the financial markets to Emmanuel Macron's presidential victory, such a rally will likely be mitigated by the expectations of rising interest rates and a renewed focus on the challenges Macron will face.

Although Uber faces stiff competition from Chinese market leader Didi Kuaidi, a firm valued at $ 16 billion and backed by Chinese Internet giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, Kalanick said he relishes the challenge.

«These obstacles won't prevent millennials from finding and buying homes, but most will have to adapt to these challenging market conditions by adjusting their home search.»

One of the biggest challenges veterans face when separating from the military and entering the civilian job market is translating their military skills into skills recognizable by their civilian counterparts.

As the franchise industry continues to face the challenges brought on by the great recession and tight credit markets those franchisors that achieve continued growth reflect sound franchise systems including these ten franchise opportunities.

The fourth and fifth legal challenges to the rule were filed Thursday by the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council as well as Market Synergy Group in Kansas.

«The third quarter macro environment was characterized by a slowdown in market growth, continued geopolitical disruptions and foreign exchange challenges,» CEO David Taylor said in a statement.

Finding relative bargains in the stock market used to be a real challenge in months past as nearly every stock and asset class was deemed overvalued by historical measures.

Without the enormous staff and unavoidable bills that come with an operation of this size — rent, salaries, benefits, Web hosting, etc. — competitors to Groupon can challenge the granddaddy in individual markets all over the world by offering deals more favorable to merchants and / or consumers.

While we face challenges in doing so, for the moment let me conclude by saying that I am confident that a deep, liquid and efficient fixed - interest market can be maintained in Australia.

One of the challenges pointed out by many is the fact that the 60/40 portfolio has been juiced over the past 30 + years by the seemingly never - ending bond bull market.

As many B2B organizations know, when dealing with complex selling situations, identifying the influences on buying processes and the purchase decision is often the most difficult challenge faced by marketing and sales teams.

Foreign exchange volatility, visibility of global cash reserves and access to it, cash repatriation and global exposure, working in restricted markets were some of the key challenges highlighted by the global corporate treasury executives in business consulting firm Deloitte just...

This paper highlights some of the challenges associated with investing in private equity and specifically venture capital, as well as the opportunities presented by the availability of secondary market solutions.

Navigating the stock market over the past few weeks has been challenging due to the mixed signals being received by our stock market timing model.

ZBB can also raise communication and PR challenges, by sending the wrong signal to employees and markets; as it may be perceived as a recessionary action rather than an investment and marketing strategy.

Through its innovative Collaborative PBM Cloud ™, RxAdvance is challenging large incumbent PBMs by disrupting their decades - old business and revenue models, and their risk - sharing models are unheard of in the PBM market.»

According to a content marketing study by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, the top challenges for content marketers include: Not producing enough content, not creating content that engages, not producing a variety of content, lack of integration across marketing marketing study by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, the top challenges for content marketers include: Not producing enough content, not creating content that engages, not producing a variety of content, lack of integration across marketing Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, the top challenges for content marketers include: Not producing enough content, not creating content that engages, not producing a variety of content, lack of integration across marketing marketing channels.

«Startups can also entice and enhance the relationships with their customers by creating content that serves their needs, solves their challenges and tells an interesting story,» Brian Honigman, New York City - based marketing consultant, told YourStory in an e-mail chat.

Another key distinction (see the next section) is between normal times («fair weather» liquidity) and more stressed environments, when the functioning of markets is challenged by large order imbalances (Borio (2009)-RRB-.

2016.05.05 Uneven Markets Challenge Canadian Pensions in Q1: RBC Investor & Treasury Services Canadian equities rebound to mitigate declines by global counterparts...

I didn't get into martech shock (too much tech), difficulty in finding qualified marketing candidates, measurement challenges or the implications of the lockdown on data represented by GDPR in the EU and recent attention being given Facebook by lawmakers.

Edward Jones analyst Bobby Hagedorn said he is confident that Tim Hortons has a strong enough reputation in Canada to overcome any short - term economic challenges or attempts by other companies to trample its market share.

«I also challenge others to create new ideas and new markets by pushing the boundaries.

According to the annual study by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, some of the top content challenges marketers included: 60 % producing engaging content, 57 % producing content consistently.

I work tirelessly on expanding both business and marketing skills by working on high - quality yet fast solutions to complex and meaningful challenges.

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