Not exact matches
By contrast, net US Treasury positions rose during the
financial crisis and are now net positive, as dealers have
closed short positions (ie positions that rise in value when the
price of an
asset falls) and accumulated securities holdings (Graph 3, left - hand panel).
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation
of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature
of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact
of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack
of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open,
close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the
price and availability
of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery
of food and other products; volatility in the market value
of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the
financial markets; risk
of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value
of our goodwill or other intangible
assets; a failure
of our internal controls over
financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While base rates kept at or
close to zero for almost seven years and three massive
asset - buying programs by the Fed have undoubtedly helped stabilize the US (and world) economy during and after the recession that followed the global
financial crisis, the continuation
of expansionary monetary policies is now supporting a growing excess
of global liquidity that has been distorting the market signals sent by stock and bond
prices and thus contributing to the growing volatility seen in recent weeks.
[Biotechnology Value Fund] believe that the investment community clearly lacks confidence in such a plan, as evidenced by recent reports from stock analysts and by the $ 0.61 per share
closing price of [AVGN]'s common stock on October 30, 2008, reflecting only 31 %
of [AVGN]'s
financial assets as
of September 30, 2008.
Accomplishments Managed the accounting department including month end
close,
financial reporting packages accounts payable, revenue recognition, fixed
assets, cash flow forecasting, and account reconciliations Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts including the balance sheet and P&L for 420 multi-site retail locations Performed product profitability analysis and prepared capital expenditure recommendations Performed audits and work with our external auditors to determine the reliability and integrity
of financial information and reporting in accordance with GAAP Performed Sarbanes Oxley documentation Managed a staff
of sixty including the accounting department, materials,
pricing, and managed care
✔ Cost variance monitoring and strategic
financial reviewing ✔ WIP and Fixed assets monitoring ✔ Monthly accounts reconciliation and closing protocols ✔ Financial forecasting of purchase price ✔ Internal inventory control ✔ Knowledge of financial policies and GAAP ✔ Data entry and data set productions ✔ CIDS Information p
financial reviewing ✔ WIP and Fixed
assets monitoring ✔ Monthly accounts reconciliation and
closing protocols ✔
Financial forecasting of purchase price ✔ Internal inventory control ✔ Knowledge of financial policies and GAAP ✔ Data entry and data set productions ✔ CIDS Information p
Financial forecasting
of purchase
price ✔ Internal inventory control ✔ Knowledge
of financial policies and GAAP ✔ Data entry and data set productions ✔ CIDS Information p
financial policies and GAAP ✔ Data entry and data set productions ✔ CIDS Information processing