Sentences with phrase «economy companies operate»

However, the ruling to classify a San Francisco - based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing - economy companies operate.

Not exact matches

This creates jobs — a sign of a functioning economy — and provides opportunities for others through paying a fair wage and bettering the surrounding communities in which the company operates.

Opened as an experiment in 1912 near the company's most profitable location in Jersey City, N.J., the first A&P economy store was operated by a single man, who moved big volumes at warehouse prices.

Barriers to trade and investment in Canada are already low, and Chinese companies enjoy fairly wide latitude to operate here — especially compared to how closed China's economy still is to outsiders.

One of the fastest - growing sharing - economy companies, Uber operates in 57 countries, with an estimated value of more than $ 40 billion.

But the deal also marks yet another small but significant step towards greater regulation of Airbnb, Uber, and other companies in the so - called sharing economy, whose competitive advantage arguably hinges on its ability to operate with little oversight.

But the country's communist government retains tight control of its economy, and companies that operate within it.

According to the company, they boast significant fuel economy and reduced operating costs compared to some other major modes of transportation like airplanes and cargo ships.

There is a fundamental disconnect between the way companies from developed economies should operate in emerging markets and the way they actually do.

For example, Alibaba and Tencent — both on the forefront of the e-commerce wave in China — have risen by 98 % and 111 %, respectively, so far in 2017.2 Companies such as Sina, a global Internet media company, and Baidu, which operates an Internet search engine, have also generated returns this year that are nearly as strong or stronger than those of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google.3 As the world's second - largest economy, China is rapidly evolving from its former status as a noteworthy emerging market to an economic powerhouse on the rise.

For Southwest, operating a largely domestic flight base, with limited international flights to Mexico, parts of South America, and the Caribbean, the company faces little exposure to weakness in the European economy.

But even if this is all there were to debt — and in fact in my classes at both Peking University and, previously, at Columbia University I propose to my students that one way to think of the lability side of the balance sheet is precisely as a series of formulae that distribute the operating earnings of a company (or the total production of goods and services of a country)-- this would still make it singularly important in understanding the functioning of and prospects for an economy.

The terms industry and sector are often used interchangeably to describe a group of companies that operate in the same segment of the economy or share a similar business type.

Banco Macro SA is an Argnetina - based financial institution (the Bank) that offers traditional bank products and services to companies, including those operating in regional economies, as well as to individuals.

In key industries in our economy, however, independent contractor misclassification is prevalent and has become standard operating practice for companies looking to save on payroll costs, outbid competitors, or avoid workplace regulations.

We are able to operate at a better economy of scale at a reduced - charge rate compared to a for - profit corporation that needs to make the revenue, and our costs of goods sold is typically less than that of a profit based company.»

While six of the best - performing economies of the 2001 - 2010 decade are African (IMF / The Economist Report — 2011), and four African countries are among the top 10 economies recording the highest growth rates in 2013 («The World in 2013» report by The Economist), multinational companies prospecting in African markets often face cultural differences and find It difficult to operate with their local partners.

Cultural dimension: While six of the best - performing economies of the 2001 - 2010 decade are African (IMF / The Economist Report — 2011), and four African countries are among the top 10 economies recording the highest growth rates in 2013 («The World in 2013» report by The Economist), multinational companies prospecting in African markets often face cultural differences and find It difficult to operate with their local partners.

In planned state economy, most companies operating in the state's economy, ie, belongs to the state.

A sector fund is a mutual fund which invests in stocks of companies that operate in a particular industry or sector of the economy like Banking funds, Pharma funds, FMCG funds, etc..

I would also like to direct the reader's attention to the operating earnings growth rates (located in the green box In the FAST FACTS to the right of the graph) achieved by each of these companies and to contrast that with the overall growth of the economy during the same time.

Today, the city has a more diverse economy, but a few of those early furniture companies are still operating.

The value of a share of a stock index is determined by the productivity of the economy in which the companies operate.

He has under his wing, I think, 80 or 79 operating companies and he's got one of the better views on the macro economy.

Tuffy's Pet Foods is a family - owned and - operated company that began as an economy line of pet foods but expanded into the super premium pet food market.

Glynn's MASS MoCA exhibition responds to an economy, in the artist's words, in which «technology companies seem to generate billion - dollar valuations out of thin air, nanotechnology operates beyond the field of the visually apprehensible, and capital is accumulated as pure concept.»

Operating in 122 countries, RE100 companies have a global reach with rapid uptake of renewables being seen in emerging economies, such as India and China, where corporate giants like Infosys and Tata Motors are leading the charge.

Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce, who helps oversee $ 4 billion in pension investments, told the Exxon audience that she backed the emissions resolution because «as a long term investor in ExxonMobil, I want to see the company poised to succeed in the long term and to adapt to operate in a carbon - constrained economy.»

It's one of the most important words in how insurance companies operate, and they're the bedrock of our economy.

For starters, she said, tell us how your company would transition over the next 80 years to successfully operate in a decarbonized global economy, which is a long - term goal the G7 leaders — including, to the surprise of many, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper — agreed to in June.

The transaction will enable the Intesa Sanpaolo Group: — To focus on the core activities of issuing and acquiring relating to payment instruments, following the recent partial demerger of Setefi in favour of its Parent Company, with the aim of maximising effectiveness of commercial activities and optimising relationships with Group clients; — To adequately enhance, by way of this disposal, the non-core processing activities, also taking into account that growing investment needs and economies of scale are necessary in order to operate efficiently in this sector; — To further strengthen the technological platform by entering into a partnership with players of proven experience in the payment sector in Italy and Europe.

Our team also engages in extensive due diligence processes leading to the merger with or acquisition of companies operating in different sectors or segments of the Dominican economy.

To thrive in a digital economy, companies are adapting their operating models to unlock the potential of new technology, particularly in the information services sector.

«In one case,» wrote Sako, «the GC of a divisionalised company stated, «Our legal department is a planned economy», and pointed to a performance «dashboard» that the legal department at each operating business unit was required to submit on a monthly basis.

Meanwhile, companies which operate on this GIG economy, or indeed any company that tends to engage «self - employed» operatives, may want to take advice on how safe their employment status presumptions are and tighten them up if necessary.

Companies operating in the GIG economy also need to be mindful of the fact that whilst their business model may be popular with consumers, public attitudes towards the sector are divided.

Today, the city has a more diverse economy, but a few of those early furniture companies are still operating.

The company operates the largest production blockchain platform in the world and uses the technology to drive the thriving digital economy.

Align Commerce clearly depends on bitcoin wallets, exchanges and blockchain API companies in order to operate, but it largely avoids the existing payments system - meaning a reliance on the still - nascent bitcoin economy

Companies don't operate is isolation, we are a key part of the economy and society itself.

One issue that has everyone concerned is the performance of the economy; as things stand, it is not very easy to secure a decent job because quite a number of companies are opting for leaner workforces so as to lower operating costs.

Airbnb and Uber, companies that operate outside traditional regulations and offer alternatives for employment are two examples that show how the sharing economy is becoming more firmly established.