The extent to which contracts are even handed is just one more
economic term of the agreement not unlike, for example, the price term.
Once again, all eyes on...
economic terms of attracting the Turner Prize to Tate Liverpool.
For the test, Markit generated smart contracts from credit default swap trade confirmations, including
the economic terms of the deal and permissions management into a blockchain - based system.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global
economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global
economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable
terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
In
terms of net new jobs, an indicator
of economic expansion since they are jobs that had not previously existed, it's really startups that have the biggest impact, according to Kauffman research.
First, the court found that the
term «commodity» encompasses virtual currency «both in
economic function and in the language
of the statute.»
Or, do the
economic positives we hear each day about low interest rates, low unemployment, low inflation, a healthy banking sector, rising real - estate prices, technology improvements, protection
of resources, renewable energy and the rise
of India — among others — suggest that any downturn or crisis will merely be a short -
term market correction, with the kind
of economic rebound we saw following the 2008 crisis?
In his press conference today, Bank governor Stephen Poloz refused to use the
term «recession,» saying only that Canada has experienced what is almost certain to be two consecutive quarters
of economic contraction, but declined to attach a label to it.
Furthermore, it is important that we not get too distracted by the stimulus debate and work together to promote an agenda for long -
term economic growth for the country, which should include reform
of a tax system that has grown out
of control, finalizing trade agreements, kickstart a lagging regulatory harmonization agenda and ensuring young Canadians have the skills to compete in a global market place.
In fact, observes CAW economist Jim Stanford, the apparent cash - hoarding habit Carney identified is not merely an artifact
of the post-2008
economic uncertainty in Canada, but rather a «long -
term secular trend» in many industrialized nations.
The top three happiest countries, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, are all among the highest taxed countries in the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in
terms of total tax revenue as a percentage
of GDP.
What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in
terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on
economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception
of Japan.»
In the U.S. presidential race, Hillary Clinton has proposed tax reforms to curb what she calls «quarterly capital,» the focus by public companies and investors on rapid returns instead
of long -
term profitability and
economic growth.
A former member
of the Bank
of England (BOE) told CNBC it's «unwise» for the central bank to stick to a long -
term policy strategy in case it gets wrong - footed by new
economic data.
Looser fiscal policy in the near -
term while demand is weak with the major cuts pushed to the back
of the forecast when
economic growth is likely to improve.»
Its long -
term goal, according to senior director
of data science Jim Baer, is to build the «
economic graph,» a totalizing representation
of «every opportunity in the world, and every worker, every school, and every entity.»
One
of the reasons the IMF has changed its tune on fiscal policy is because research it has done in the past year shows that borrowing to pay for infrastructure pays for itself over the longer
term by generating faster
economic growth.
But she also stresses creating the environment for long -
term economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center
of her plan.
The B.C. government has pinned much
of the province's
economic future on LNG exports, saying the projects are equivalent to Alberta's oil sands in
terms of jobs and revenue generation.
2008 - 1MDB is launched in the Malaysian state
of Terengganu, with the aim
of promoting long -
term, sustainable
economic development.
In plain
terms, should China's
economic miracle turn out to be a mirage, all
of that would be at risk.
It was pretty dismal in
terms of the
economic environment, and it was really a scary situation for small businesses.
In
terms of economic policy, our empathy for the owners
of smaller businesses can cause us to assume that what is good for them must automatically be good for the economy.
Raise interest rates in the U.S. and you could kill the recovery and exacerbate the problem
of long -
term unemployment, with lasting effects
of labour productivity,
economic growth and, yes, even government revenues.
While there are signs
of economic improvement, small businesses remain cautious in
terms of hiring, amid uncertainties over the Federal government's ability to avoid the fiscal cliff and the tax ramifications
of going over it.
Jean - Francois Perrault, chief economist for Scotiabank, said the government's plans to focus new spending in the budget on important, long -
term goals to address inequality also raise the question
of whether it still has room to navigate rough
economic waters in the future.
Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «
economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long -
term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.
If the Fed is indeed putting off raising short -
term interest rates — perhaps because
of an
economic slowdown overseas,
economic turmoil in Russia, or because
of lower oil prices — then that's potentially good news for the stock market.
Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd says that since 80 per cent
of the region's 500 wineries were unaffected, the long -
term economic impact to businesses should be modest.
The Fed needs to drive down long -
term borrowing rates because the economy isn't growing fast enough to reduce high unemployment, Bernanke said in a speech to the
Economic Club
of Indiana.
Wall Street has found a semblance
of stability after a roller - coaster week, but some investors are convinced the rockiness in stocks and bonds isn't quite over for one main reason: The markets have yet to fully come to
terms with how aggressively the Federal Reserve may respond to surprising
economic strength.
Now there are renewed hopes that the combination
of an improving job market and a short -
term economic boost from the Republican tax cuts will put growth into a stronger range this year, perhaps closer to 3 %.
Short -
term military posturing and scaremongering, for example, may offer a longer -
term path to
economic concessions from the rest
of the world.
In peer countries like Canada, some citizens are taxed at higher rates throughout the year, the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development notes, but they get a lot more from their government in
terms of social services, including health care.
While Clinton didn't have to deal with any significant
economic downturn during his presidency, Reagan saw a recession in the early part
of his first
term.
Alec Phillips and Blake Taylor, analysts on Goldman's US
economic - analysis team, say that the Senate version
of the tax bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would slightly boost growth in the short
term — but that the boost would quickly fade.
«Even during the Great Depression
of the 1930s, policy rates and longer -
term rates in the most affected countries (like the U.S.) were never reduced to such low levels,» wrote William White, chairman
of the
Economic Development and Review Committee at the OECD in Paris, in a recent paper.
San Francisco's Office
of Economic Analysis released a study in May stating that the city would see an economic hit of $ 250,000 to $ 350,000 per year per home converted to a short - term rental unit, according to Re
Economic Analysis released a study in May stating that the city would see an
economic hit of $ 250,000 to $ 350,000 per year per home converted to a short - term rental unit, according to Re
economic hit
of $ 250,000 to $ 350,000 per year per home converted to a short -
term rental unit, according to Re / code.
Author and CEO
of HR Capital Source Jac Fitz - enz said in his 2010 book titled The New HR Analytics: Predicting the
Economic Value
of Your Company's Human Capital Investments, «Talent managers» ability to maximize HR's value is now married to their ability to talk in understandable
terms.»
Much
of the
economic impact would depend on the trade deals made between the U.S. and U.K. — and the
terms they carry.
While Cuba's middle class is reportedly growing with increased entrepreneurship and
economic freedom, citizens are nowhere near China in
terms of personal spending power.
«In broad
terms, towards the end
of the campaign, we [Owen and I] weren't differing that much on
economic strategy and I welcome that.
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.
Long -
term economic benefits
of immigrants entering the workforce should also be considered, she said.
Based on Gordon's interpretation
of the Kondratieff theory, the current global forecast calls for a long, cold
economic winter with a 100 % probability
of short -
term total chaos.
While doing this might not be easy in today's
economic environment, it may be worth any short -
term hardship, because your company will attract some
of the best people in the business, and they will help you to stay ahead
of the competition.
According to a report by the World
Economic Forum, Saudi Arabia is one
of the worst countries in the world in
terms of gender inequality.
In
terms of assigning blame for the current U.S.
economic malaise, 8 %
of the respondents finger Obama's perceived «high spending, high regulation policies,» while others looked beyond the current administration.
University
of Alberta business professor Andrew Leach says that even absent new pipelines, a long -
term differential greater than the cost
of moving barrels by rail «doesn't make
economic sense.»
I do think this is very much the government handing the baton to the private sector in
terms of economic growth.