Furniture and wood products have been seriously impacted by the high Canadian dollar and low -
cost international competitors, but manufacturing related to transportation, metals and high - tech have been strong.
Not exact matches
J.P. Morgan (jpm) and many of its
competitors have invested millions of dollars in the technology in hopes that it can be adapted to simplify and lower the
costs of processes such as securities settlement, loan trading and
international money transfers.
«Meat processors can not control the price at which they can purchase livestock, and their
costs are well above their
international competitors».
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care
cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by
competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of
international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Merck's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care
cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by
competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; the company's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of
international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the company's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
The real clean energy race is thus to invent, commercialize, progressively improve, and mass - produce cheap and reliable clean energy technologies that can compete on
cost not just with
international competitors but also with fossil fuels.
As cryptocurrency becomes more readily accepted as a payment mechanism for
international payments, corporates will want to hide their association with
international payments, for example, if you buy from China regularly
competitors can see the transactional value and volume to determine (second guess) your
cost of sales.