Sentences with phrase «company came under pressure»

Shares in the company came under pressure in late April after quarterly revenue missed Wall Street estimates because of weakness in the company's aerospace unit.

Activist fund Corvex Management six months ago built up a stake in the maker of Activia yogurt and Evian water, as European consumer - goods companies come under pressure to boost profit amid slow growth in mainstream brands.

When your companies come under pressure from ETFs because ETF holders sell indiscriminately and the company that you own is not a party to the macro phenomenon that is leading to the selling, it is time to buy a little more.

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But Apple has come under pressure from naysayers who believe the company will flounder without a steady stream of category - creating new devices and investors unhappy with its humongous cash pile.

Recently, the stock has come under pressure amid investor conflict on whether Tesla's technological advancements are enough to offset myriad auto production setbacks, and concerns regarding CEO Elon Musk's ability to stay focused on the company.

The company said this month that it would sell its private - label unit to TreeHouse Foods, after it came under pressure from Jana Partners, its second - biggest shareholder with about 7 % stake.

The company has come under pressure from outside shareholders to separate its higher - growth assets — notably its stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group — from its struggling core search and e-mail businesses, but such a split would be complicated by the fact that it could land the company with a large tax bill.

The company's liquidity has come under pressure and borrowing costs have increased, prompting investors to ask exactly how the company intends to pay off tens of billions in debt that comes due in 2018.

Health insurance companies are exploring new ways to diversify their revenues with acquisitions in acute care after federal regulators blocked two major mergers in the sector, and insurance exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, came under pressure from Republicans.

The Sunnyvale, Calif. - based company started exploring a sale of the assets after coming under pressure from activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP.

Tech companies have long resisted outside intervention in how their sites should be policed, but have come under increasing pressure from Western governments to do more to remove extremist content following a wave of militant attacks.

The marketplace push comes at a time when growth in Walmart's $ 13 billion e-commerce business is slowing and the company is under pressure from investors to speed it back up again.

Tech companies have long resisted outside intervention in how their sites should be policed, but have come under increasing pressure from Western governments to do more.

The company had come under pressure as rising chicken - wing prices started weighing on its bottom line.

The company also came under the scrutiny of Congress once more and that pressure, which came from subcommittees in both the House and Senate and from both political parties, appears to have paid off.

The Sunnyvale, California - based company started exploring a sale of the assets after coming under pressure from activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP.

Fitch Ratings, confirming its BBB rating — the second - lowest investment grade — and a stable outlook, said today the rating «would come under pressure» if there was no clear expectation of the Paris - based company's ratio of adjusted net debt to earnings staying below 2.5 times in the «medium» term.

Looking at valuations overall, we have observed that earnings of many EM companies are gradually improving, in terms of profitability, margins and return on equity, after these variables came under pressure recently.

In this way, equity long short managers may continue to own the companies they like, but they may also «go short» — that is sell short — the companies that they feel are mediocre and may come under pressure going forward.

The company last year said it would exit its underperforming U.S. shale oil and gas business after coming under pressure from Sydney - based Tribeca Investment Partners to sell the assets.

As such, many of these companies will likely come under pressure when rates rise.

Coming off a year wracked with public scandal, Khosrowshahi is under a great deal of pressure to turn the company around in 2018.

But dividend stocks may come under pressure from higher bond yields, so we prefer companies that can sustainably grow dividends.

More recently, Twitter shares have come under pressure in the face of concerns about the company's ability to make money.

As financials started to come under pressure and the extent of the housing bubble became clear, investors started to demonstrate a strong preference for companies that could grow their earnings regardless of the economic environment.

As companies in all parts of the fresh produce business come under greater pressure to provide faster, more flexible and more predictable supply, the importance of strategic partnerships between these different players is also increasing.

The disclosure rules for Facebook come as the company is under increasing pressure to change its policies after it was revealed data firm Cambridge Analytica received access to user information, which in turn aided Donald Trump's presidential campaign in targeting its core supporters.

The day after his 44th birthday, Thom Payne comes under pressure to rebrand himself after his agency hires a pair of young Swedish creative directors to evolve the company (skinny jeans are an option).

The opponents of educational choice are attempting to defend the monopoly of the neighborhood school in a nation in which most monopolies and oligopolies (see the phone company, the post office or newspapers) have come under pressure.

When interest rates rise due to a healthier economy, these defensive companies come under more pressure because of increased borrowing costs.

As financials started to come under pressure and the extent of the housing bubble became clear, investors started to demonstrate a strong preference for companies that could grow their earnings regardless of the economic environment.

In spring 2016, amid collapsing resource prices, earnings of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto came under enormous pressure, both company slashed their dividends quite substantially (in the case of BHP Billiton by around 70 %).

Dividends have come under extreme pressure in this downturn, we have seen companies with strong dividend record cutting their dividends, rarely have we seen a company increase their payouts to shareholders in the last 8 months.

However, the company's sales have come under pressure recently due to slow U.S. economic recovery and poor market conditions in Europe.

When students at UCL in London escalate actions on campus highlighting the conflict between the university's research and its investments, and exposing the close connections of university council members to fossil fuel companies; when pressure from scientists, climate activists and museum employees force oil mogul David Koch to step down from the board of New York's American Museum of Natural History; when the City of Cape Town comes under pressure to divest from the companies at the root of the city's water crisis; when Nobel Prize winners urge the prestigious Nobel Foundation to cut their financial ties to fossil fuel companies, we have exactly the kind of impact we aim for with the Fossil Free campaign.

Facebook and the analytics company that worked with Donald Trump's election team have come under mounting pressure, with calls for investigations and hearings to explain a vast data breach that affected tens of millions of people.

The company has come under greater pressure, which has only been amplified with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to be more open about its ad practices.

Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has come under intense pressure from politicians in Europe and the US to explain how political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, harvested data from about 50 million Facebook users as it built an election - consulting company that boasted it could sway voters in contests all over the world.

Tim Cook has come under greater pressure from Apple's board of directors to speed up the company's pace of innovation, Fox Business Network reported on Thursday.

Why Microsoft has held out for so long on releasing its Office suite for the iPad is anyone's guess but Reuters reports that the company is coming under even greater pressure to bring it to market because many businesses who use tablets are finding other ways to get productivity software.

Why Microsoft has held out for so long on releasing its Office suite for the iPad is anyone's guess but Reuters reports that the company is coming under even greater pressure to bring >>

HBC has also come under pressure from activist investor Jonathan Litt of Land & Buildings Investment Management, who is urging the company to monetize some of its real estate holdings.

Further, companies» profit margins could come under immense pressure, threatening their solvency, the research notes.

OH, I know what you mean about the painting... seems I get the idea in my head around February, but then it actually doesn't get painted until November as I, too, work under pressure of knowing that company is coming: o) I will be painting this week too my bathroom cabinet.