Sentences with phrase «economic threat as»

The US looks foolish in the world market when it ignores as great an economic threat as global warming.

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Higher interest rates are viewed as the second biggest threat to the economic expansion, behind protectionism.

However, the bigger concern is that this is one more threat to your retirement nest egg, on top of low interest rates, a low - growth economic outlook, uncertain stock markets and potential government cuts to other programs, such as health care and nursing - home subsidies.

Bitcoin does not present a threat to economic activity by disrupting traditional channels of commerce; rather, it could serve as a boon....

«Mr. Trump knew that this false, disparaging statement would be read by people around the world, as well as widely reported, and that Ms. Clifford would be subjected to threats of violence, economic harm, and reputational damage as a result.»

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement that it would not be an «exaggeration to suggest that a breach such as this represents a real threat to the economic security of Americans.»

Only in Asia did the CEOs cite economic factors — the skills shortage and the rapid pace of technological change — as the top threats facing their business.

Earlier this year, in his most direct comments on the issue, President Obama said in a speech at the National Cybersecurity Communications Integration Center that cyber threats pose «one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,» and acknowledged that hacking is ongoing.

FAIR also points to rises in crime from undocumented workers as an economic and societal threat.

The Washington Post editorial board takes it as an economic consensus view, stating that «debt - to - GDP could keep rising — and stick dangerously near the 90 percent mark that economists regard as a threat to sustainable economic growth.»

Mr. Trump has said the threat of such tariffs would persuade China, for example, to modify the economic policies that he describes as providing unfair advantages to Chinese companies.

Nonetheless, the survey also found that «every third coworking space views WeWork as a threat to its economic perspectives; however this opinion depends on the concrete vicinity to WeWork locations.

President Trump put China squarely in his cross hairs on Thursday, imposing tariffs on as much as $ 60 billion worth of Chinese goods to combat the rising threat from a nation that the White House has called «an economic enemy.»

This session addresses how areas such as investment opportunities and threats, economic environment, political landscape, and corporate finance optimization, could impact DB plan sponsors» decision making during these challenging times for pension investors.

«As we prepare to come back to Ottawa for the fall session of Parliament, it is also important to ensure Canadian middle class families understand the threat posed by Thomas Mulcair's risky and dangerous economic plan,» said the memo, from Conservative national campaign manager Jenni Byrne.

The U.S. president is casting Beijing's economic prowess as a national security threat.

As a way to introduce the first, let me give you the quote from Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg about the rising threat of global trade protectionism: «The Financial Times weighs in on the rising threat of global trade protectionism in today's Lex Column on page 14 («Economic Patriotism»).

COVER STORY: IN THE DRIVER»S SEAT By Anita Hawser Emerging Asia has consolidated its role as the most powerful engine of global economic recovery — but threats to the region's growing prosperity remain.

On the one hand, Canadians have begun warming up to China and view China's rise as an economic power increasingly as an opportunity rather than a threat.

«After decades of doubting China's innovation potential, the United States now fears the rapid pace of China's technological catchup, and sees Chinese technology as a major (perhaps even existential) threat to US economic competitiveness,» Matt Sheehan, a fellow at the Paulson Institute, wrote in a blog post last month.

The retail sector is under increased pressure from rising e-commerce threat which has caused many large brick and mortar stores to down shutters.However, Realty Income is quite insulated from this risk as 97 % of its total portfolio is protected against retail e-commerce threats and economic downturns.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

With such a model, we would be able to incorporate financial stability threats into our reaction function, if not with absolute precision, then at least as well as we incorporate other economic variables.

If that's even slightly off, debt - to - GDP could keep rising — and stick dangerously near the 90 percent mark that economists regard as a threat to sustainable economic growth.

In this context of aughties - unease, older conservative assumptions of a natural alliance between more libertarian Americans and more socially conservative ones, around the supposedly shared attributes of religious Liberty, economic Liberty, and political Liberty, with the threat of Islamist terror cast as the substitute for that of Communist domination, fell flat.

On the issue of space, even given the threat of initial Soviet successes, Fey condemned American exploration as a «fantastic waste» of economic resources (May 24, 1961).

Starlin saw Eastern Orthodox as a threat to his absolute power, and Hitler was Jews as a convenient political and economic scapegoat.

In the end, the failure to sell the war as a necessary response to the real national and economic threat foreshadowed Wilson's difficulty in selling the idea of the league at home.

-- To be counted as an act of terror, an incident has to be an intentional act or threat by a «non-state actor» that meets two of these three criteria: — • It was aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious or social goal.

Tragically, we should expect that those systems providing the greatest degree of freedom, security, and economic opportunity (today, almost all Western or Westernized states in Asia) will be viewed as rivals and threats to be eliminated — or overrun and poached upon — rather than beacons to be praised and emulated by the less successful.

Many of them do not understand that the threat of catastrophic judgment is brought on by their nation as nation and by its vested interests: neglect of the least privileged in this country and beyond, economic exploitation, popular media saturated in violence, the support of repressive client regimes, military buildup and the corporate destruction of the environment.

If violence means the imposition of one's will upon another, it is not limited to acts like rape and murder but also embraces such deeds as boycotts, verbal threats and oppressive economic structures.

«Finally, the PDP assures its numerous supporters across the country of the dividends of the on - going rebuilding and re-engineering process in the party to re-position the party for the electoral challenges ahead especially as it has become clear that APC lacks the capacity to handle governance and provide economic direction for the country, but has only succeeded in injecting bad blood and division among Nigerians resulting in the current threats to national cohesion and stability.

As usual, we would have an «implementation period» with nothing to implement, a «new security partnership» while necessarily leaving the closely integrated one we're already in, and would emerge from Brexit both «stronger» (separated from our strongest partners) and «fairer» (with the threats of economic collapse and Cabinet ministers advocating a bonfire of regulation).

Actually there are other kinds of foreign policy risks they may be managing, and that they are given strategic powers to deal with — economic risk, threats to our national economy which in practise may mean something more akin to industrial espionage, as certainly seems to be the case in the USA.

As you are aware, drug abuse has social and economic repercussions and poses a threat to public health security, and so my outfit would do its best to come up with measures to curb the menace, he said.

RM: You list economic dependence of non-unionised labour, the role of tryannical violence in the family and the way parliaments are suborned by non-elected executive power, but you don't list the rise of corporate power as a threat to liberty.

The WFP is the most persistent threat to the power of business interests in the Empire State, and the governor doesn't want anyone to point out that he governs as a centrist on economic issues and a liberal only on social issues.

The Construction Products Association's latest State of Trade Survey, which has been launched today, shows that although a Eurozone crisis appears to have been averted for the time being, the prospect of an economic slowdown in the major European economies, together with increasing global energy and raw material prices, remain as the major threats to further recovery in the UK construction products industry.

In a statement, the presidency in Nigeria said the meeting with Trump is «to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security».

A human rights advocacy group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Sunday described as unjustified the threat of legal action against it by a former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.

But it is increasingly clear that these traditions are being abandoned by Clegg as he goes along with damaging cuts in public spending undermining economic growth, tax rises hitting the poorest hardest, and a clear threat to the universal welfare state.

Meanwhile, Mills has cast Nolan as a rubber stamp for Clinton, alleging that his past support for allowing Syrian refugees into the country, for the Iran Deal and for environmental regulations is a threat to national and economic security.

The Red Sea may be in form of the bitter pills of the economic realities that the nation is being forced to swallow so that we can recover from our ailment that is posing great threats to our economic survival as a political entity.

«While the climate in Washington and the proposals of the Trump Administration present a grave threat to our success — and in fact the success of the entire city — we will continue to work with committed partners at every level of government, as well as our allies in the business community, to continue to bring positive growth and economic success to The Bronx.»

Cuomo said as much last week: «I strongly caution Entergy not to use the threat of job losses as a means of prodding economic relief to help their bottom line.»

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fort Drum commanders, politicians and economic development officials say the base faces a serious threat as Pentagon brass tries to figure out how to reduce the Army's size by up to 70,000 additional soldiers, preparing for deep budget restraints.

Garfin notes that political, social, and economic factors can influence how communities respond to threats such as droughts, wildfires, and heat - related illnesses.

The Obama administration names economic espionage and trade secrets theft as among the primary threats facing the United States.

These threats might be offset if a program of economic incentives can be devised for farmers to maintain flooding of crops, such as alfalfa and irrigated pasture, to the benefit of both farmers and curlews.