Sentences with phrase «economy company still»

His very new - economy company still does a lot of work with external counsel based on the old billable hour.

Not exact matches

For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

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.

It's still too early to assess just how much a more restrictive U.S. immigration policy will hurt U.S. tech companies or benefit tech economies elsewhere, says Michael Tippett, cofounder of True North, a firm that specializes in helping tech companies set up offices in Canada.

This vacation deficit is not that surprising, «when you consider that consumer confidence still hovers at relatively low levels coupled with uncertainty about the economy and specifically consumers» own job security,» said Laura Mandala, managing director of Mandala Research, a tourism and travel company.

«The memories of the most recent and very painful recession still may be too fresh for most companies to return to the type of decadent parties that were more common prior to the economy's meltdown,» Challenger said.

The company's strategists observed that the world's advanced economies are scarcely growing, while the developing and even some non-developed ones are growing fast; though China and others are slowing, together they still create more new GDP every year than do the more established economies.

Still, conduct your research thoroughly and make sure that above all else, the companies in your portfolio are strong, no matter what the economy does.

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.

A procession of foreign business luminaries visited Australia last year (curiously, those who came extolling the virtues of the virtual economy still found old - fashioned enjoyment in watching the Olympics in the flesh) to promote their companies, advising us to ignore our comparative advantage by following their example.

Meneghello, who co-chairs Fisher Phillips» gig - economy practice, said companies will find it difficult to argue that workers are independent if they have to answer «no» to the question «If you remove the people currently classified as independent contract workers, would that company still exist?»

We think company valuations are still compelling; genuine reform in two of the larger emerging market economies, China and India, should help to rekindle the global economy; and the stronger U.S. dollar should help generate positive earnings in most foreign companies.

High prices are often a signaling mechanism to tell the market that your product is worth more than a competitor's, and trying to compete with bigger companies by cutting prices is often a mistake, as it undercuts your profitability while still failing to match the bigger brands» economies of scale.

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company's Gordon Orr calls these fears a distraction, writing that «the country's economy is still massive — as are its potentional opportunities.»

«Despite a downturn in the economy that has no comparison since the Great Depression, this survey shows overwhelmingly ESOP companies that responded still felt the ESOP made their companies competitive and productive,» said J. Michael Keeling, president of the Employee Ownership Foundation.

Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.

Some of these earnings will be needed to support organic growth, but barring a strong economy, companies will still have plenty of capital for continued share repurchases and acquisitions.

Still, the wholesale departure of Chinese companies from American stock markets would be a setback to closer financial ties between the world's two biggest economies.

He said the government's efforts to boost spending by public sector companies - which still dominate large areas of the Indian economy - could help lift overall growth.

Olga's Kitchens began popping up in shopping malls across the state throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s until shareholders at the Troy, Mich. - based company Even though the economy was still on the mend from a recession that seemed to hit Michigan especially hard, 2010 was a record year for Olga's Kitchen.

World economy is a mixture of everything, the world still export product to US since it is still the world largest consumption country, and it still host the world largest amount of technology pioneer companies.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

In February 2001, while the economy was still strong, I directed a company - sponsored life sciences job fair.

The infant solar power companies, however, must gain their foothold by taking business away from the incumbent and politically powerful coal, natural gas and nuclear power providers, at a time when overall growth in U.S. electricity demand is still slowed by an underperforming economy.

Those concerned from time to time about the environment can take comfort in the fact this version will not be any thirstier than the base V8 model; the company suggests the souped - up V8 will still return 20 mpg on the highway with some extra economy permitted by the cylinder deactivation feature.

As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high - strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety.

Concerns around a market correction and a slower growth economy have caused some growthier names to pull back recently, but generally, many of these companies are still expensive.

Someone else still owns the shares of heavily polluting companies, so mere ownership clearly isn't a way of contributing to a greener economy.

Analysts expect profits to stabilize next year, but companies across many industries are groping for revenue growth amid the still - slow global economy.

Service is becoming a more important part of the economy, but there are still a few large companies remaining doing industrial work.

I can say this with a fair amount of certainty because, imagine for a moment how wealthy individuals, Wall Street, banks, hedge funds, investment companies and private equity groups will make money if the economy and stock markets stand still or decrease in value?

Full of culture and history, Stamford, Connecticut is actually the birthplace of the first insurance policy and company, and much of its local economy today still revolves around the insurance business.

While the Fairbanks Gold Mining Company is still in operation, the city's economy now hinges largely on education, government and healthcare.

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

Which means it's still nigh on impossible to evaluate the potential future impact on Irish companies & the economy — overall, my (generally positive) perspective on Brexit hasn't changed much since July, with the EUR / GBP rate still presenting the primary medium - term challenge.

Their call provisions now promise near zero upside, but they still offer plenty of price & default risk if individual companies and / or the economy go horribly wrong.

Christian PF found that even though the economy is tough, many companies are still hiring.

There are still a few remaining factories, but most of the industry has shipped off to places abroad while being replaced by an ascendant information - technology economy, such as server colocation centers and communications companies, that kind of thing.

The commitment by these companies is consistent with ClimateWorks Australia's research with ANU and CSIRO that shows Australia can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions — to net zero by 2050 — while still growing the economy.

Beginning to use plant - based products will certainly help the company achieve its sustainability goals, though LEGO is just doing their part in a global economy still dominated by fossil fuels — finite resources that are the primary contributor to human - caused climate change.

And yet when the companies they work for are stigmatized and even demonized for engaging in commerce still critical to our economy, by extension so are they.»

This could reduce EV costs significantly, leading to more demand, leading to higher volumes... And once enough electric cars are being built that individual companies can still benefit from large enough economies of scale, they could go back to unique designs to get an edge on their competitors if they want.

A complicated economy and a persistent downturn has created global havoc among all kinds of lenders, and even as economies recover banks and companies large and small are still struggling to recover payments.

Nasrollah states: «France is still Morocco's largest business partner and foreign investor, so of course there are ties in all sectors of the economy, but the big French companies are as global as they are French these days.»

Full of culture and history, Stamford, Connecticut is actually the birthplace of the first insurance policy and company, and much of its local economy today still revolves around the insurance business.

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

Many people perceive that the national economy is still fragile, or that their own job with a newer company might not be as secure as they'd hope.

Circle, which is contending to be one of the top dogs in the emerging bitcoin economy, announced a major new funding round of Wednesday, but the company is still being cagey about its specific business plans.

With the price volatility of cryptocurrencies, most businesses still find them impractical to use in the mainstream economy, and this prevents their widespread adoption, according to the company's statement.

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