Sometimes these numbers can
cause more market reaction that the actual earnings.
Not exact matches
Arguments that exchange - traded funds increase
market volatility or can even
cause a
market crash are popular these days, and the Facebook stock tanking provided one
more chance for the ETF naysayers to make their case.
With
more than half of consumers expressing skepticism about the motives behind
cause marketing campaigns, it's crucial that you remain authentic.
Starting off with my favorite holiday of the year, Halloween is one of the most mindless holiday
marketing months and I am not talking about zombies; though when I read some of these Facebook pages it makes me wish I was one... What I mean is that it's relatively easy to research and find quality content that can be used to boost interest in your
cause, so why not do something
more ghoulish?
The restriction
caused 23andMe to focus
more on international
markets than it otherwise would have, which has paid dividends.
A 2010 study conducted by Cone Communications, a public relations and
marketing agency focused on social
causes, reported that 80 percent of consumers are
more likely to purchase a product that supports a
cause during the holiday season.
According to
market research firm IDC,
more than 95 million smartphones are damaged each year from drops, the No. 1
cause of harm to handheld devices (No. 2 is exposure to liquid).
But it's
more likely that the real
cause is
more personal and avoiding some common traps can help you plan for launching a business within your budget and for unforeseen changes in the
market.
By shifting the risks away from banks and to asset managers, Gross argues that the risk of herd behavior that
causes a liquidity event in
markets has been shifted away from the professional investing class and to a
more amateur, less - informed, skittish class of investor: the public.
Yun points to volatility in the financial
markets in late 2015, which continued into the presidential election in 2016, as
causing more affluent buyers to curtail purchases.
According to Scotiabank's Derek Holt, who predicts household grocery bills could balloon by as much as 15 % in the next few years, the failure of the international community to settle on a rational policy for handling shortages has led to stockpiling and export bans, which «further impairs supply sides of
markets and
causes prices to go up even
more.»
Experts say the so - called Graham - Cassidy healthcare bill, whose legislative fate became
more uncertain Friday, would set up a deadline for states that could
cause massive upheaval and sow uncertainty in insurance
markets.
Then «tapering» talk by the Federal Reserve
caused U.S. bond yields to shoot up and draw back the capital that had earlier flowed into the emerging
markets, putting
more downward pressure on financial
markets and currencies.
And this shows that inequality may
more of a by - product of strong stock
markets, rather than a
cause of economic decline.
CVS, for example, began limiting prescriptions to seven days and prioritizing lower - dose drugs, and a number of legal complaints have been leveled against opioid manufacturers, who have been accused of using misleading
marketing tactics that may have
caused more patients to get hooked on potentially addicting painkillers.
Vukanovich figures removing mandatory insurance or altering other aspects of the business could
cause the real estate
market to suffer by forcing some Canadians to pay
more for a house.
So the staff upheaval of 1999 —
caused in part by the dot - com hiring craze, during which even the receptionist was spirited away to become
marketing manager of a Web company — was all the
more stunning.
Some are
more concerned with industrial policies that always create overcapacity and
cause market distortion: think solar panels.
In order to be able to afford these clients, insurance companies will raise premiums, which in turn
causes more people to leave the
market.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to
more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may
cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings;
market share and price erosion
caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may
cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other
market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may
cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Putting funds into self - serving
cause marketing is fine and all, but telecom companies can make much
more of a difference to the population in general by devoting charity to their core strengths.
In addition, younger investors have
more time to gain back any losses
caused by
market corrections or recessions.
That's boosting the outlook for inflation,
causing the rout in bonds to deepen in Europe after
more than $ 1 trillion was erased from the value of the global debt
market.
All of this anxiety has
caused experts to ask whether there are new forces at work in the stock
market that make trading permanently
more erratic.
«The overhang of daily political tensions and nonsense coming out of the White House is
causing people to become
more nervous, but that doesn't change the fundamentals of the
market,» Kresh said.
Nor should it
cause them to question the existence of the value premium any
more than it should have
caused them to question the existence of the
market beta premium when DFA data shows it turned negative for 3 % of the 20 - year periods from 1927 through 2017.
These things are still far from certain since you still have to deal with unknowns such as future financial
market returns, your actual lifespan, healthcare costs and those times where life invariably gets in the way and
causes you to spend
more than you planned for.
(f) by
causing Retrophin to enter into the Yaffe Consulting Agreement, as a result of which Retrophin paid $ 200,000 in cash and issued 15,000 shares to Yaffe, resulting in a benefit to Shkreli of
more than $ 600,000 (at current
market prices).
(i) by
causing Retrophin to commence a litigation against Doe in order to coerce Doe into giving Shkreli Doe's Fearnow Shares, and by
causing Retrophin to enter into a settlement with Doe whereby Retrophin paid $ 100,000 and Doe delivered 50,000 shares to Shkreli, resulting in a benefit to Shkreli of
more than $ 1.4 million (at current
market prices).
The fund can invest in securities that may have a leveraging effect (such as derivatives and forward - settling securities) that may increase
market exposure, magnify investment risks, and
cause losses to be realized
more quickly.
(d) by
causing Retrophin to pay cash to himself, Biestek, and Fernandez so that he would not have to invest $ 731,778 of his own funds in the February PIPE, and by using PIPE proceeds in contravention of the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement to fund investments by Shkreli, Biestek and Fernandez, resulting in an additional benefit to Shkreli alone of $ 360,000 in cash and 180,000 Retrophin shares and warrants worth
more than $ 5.3 million (at current
market prices).
(j) by
causing Retrophin to enter into a settlement with Jackson Su whereby Retrophin paid $ 107,638 and Shkreli received 126,388 shares, resulting in a benefit to Shkreli of
more than $ 3.7 million (at current
market prices).
The most powerful Hurricane to hit Texas in
more than 50 years has devastated much of the coast, and the historic flooding is now
causing havoc in the energy
markets.
A colleague of mine who works at a pension fund did a study last year in which he concluded that, because of the extreme degree of public pension underfunding, a 10 % decline in the stock
market for a sustained period — i.e.
more than 3 or 4 months — would
cause every single public pension fund to blow up.
Typically, outsized orders, when seen by other traders will
cause the
market to move unfavorably, making it
more difficult to fill the order at the desired price.
In Part II of this series, we drill down on some of the perceived and actual
causes for the underdevelopment of the
market in Canada and the lessons to be learned from other
more developed
markets.
Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being
more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive
market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues
caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
The
market has become increasingly confident that the Fed will raise rates at least two
more times this year, and could even go for a third,
causing the Dollar to rally strongly in recent weeks.
If one or
more of these analysts cease to cover our Class A common stock, we could lose visibility in the
market for our stock, which in turn could
cause our Class A common stock price to decline.
Banks and other institutions could lend
more money every time the Fed reduced rates, and this led consumers to feel
more confident in borrowing
more, but it stressed their actual financial system beyond repair in many cases, and it
caused stress for those that didn't borrow because they felt priced out of the housing
market.
The current state of the global economy threatens to
cause further tightening of the credit
markets,
more stringent lending standards and terms and higher volatility in interest rates.
Shippers accuse carriers of favouring their
more well - serviced
markets when rail cars are in short supply,
causing shipping delays for companies that have no other transportation options like trucks or other rail carriers.
In the long run, it could
cause more women to opt out of the job
market, leaving people like Thornley stuck with overpaid, underqualified men.
Scrapping the deduction completely risks
causing hardship to those borrowing
more modest amounts, but capping it at $ 10,000 would limit its
market distortion without removing a prop from middle -
market housing.
Events that would have minimal repercussions in
more mature financial
markets cause outsized swings in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
«That's part of what
causes all of the volatility — if there was a very vibrant system where bitcoin was just getting swapped around like crazy, the velocity of the money would
cause bitcoin's price to stabilize and there would be a much
more liquid
market.
While the decision to leave the EU has
caused notable
market upheaval, global
market declines were actually
more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks.
Whatever the
causes, this
more volatile period is closer to typical for the stock
market than the remarkable quiescence of 2017.
In the intervening time since 1984,
market action has
caused the predictive power of negative returns in January to fall to around 50 %, which is nothing
more than chance.
Even knowing that
markets «correct» every few years, when you see the value of your investment portfolio drop 10 % or
more, it can
cause stress.