Sentences with phrase «economy than most state»

That is why Harvard's William Kirby, an expert on Chinese business, calls Alibaba a transformative firm — «a private company that has done more for China's national economy than most state - owned enterprises.»

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Also, most of what economists call «soft indicators» — which give a gauge of the state of the economy based on people's impressions and intentions rather than hard data — are revealing.

I have ignored reasons that might justify lower discount rates or higher GDP adjustments for China mainly because the purpose of this essay is to explain why the U.S. multiple is so much higher than China's, and of course these reasons exist, but I think whatever the correct ratio should be, there is no question that advanced economies always justify higher multiples than developing economies because they tend to be economically more diversified and politically more stable, and they usually have institutions, including clearer legal and regulatory frameworks, more sophisticated capital allocation processes, less rigid financial systems, and smaller state sectors (which make smooth adjustment, one of the most valuable and undervalued components of long - term growth, more likely).

Though California's overall economy is less dependent on exports than those of many states, the California counties most likely to be harmed by the potential emerging trade war with China include many that are already struggling economically.

In part, because the Australian financial system and economy entered the turbulence in strong shape, it has been considerably less affected than those in other countries, most obviously the United States.

In other words, from an America First perspective, efficiently allocating capital investment to create the most value for the global economy is less important than bringing that investment into the United States, even though it might be less productive here.

Instead, it reflects a tendency to respond to all economic data as if it is coincident (reflecting the current state of the economy) rather than carefully distinguishing leading data — primarily new orders and order backlogs, from coincident data — primarily income and production, from lagging data — employment figures, particularly payrolls and the unemployment rate, which are essentially the most lagging data series in economics.

The recent improvement has been broadly based, with firms in all states and across most industries reporting better conditions than in the first half of the year; conditions are especially favourable in sectors with significant exposure to the domestic economy.

Indeed, while international diversification is a sensible idea for most U.S. investors, its benefits may be even more likely to accrue in the coming years, given that U.S. stocks are more expensive than their international counterparts and the United States» relative share of the global economy is declining.

The United States would not feel that it had to suppress revolutions such as the one in Nicaragua, and it is my opinion that if the Sandinistas has been assisted and encouraged, instead of forced to devote most of their resources to defending themselves militarily, their government would have led to a Nicaraguan economy that did much more for the masses of the people than had ever been done before.

[NYDN] • The Sun pooh - poohed the idea that our economic situation was worth «Paterson's panic»: «It sounded as if New York was in the midst of a Great Depression rather than a mere slowdown in what is, after all, one of the most prosperous states in one of the most prosperous economies in the history of the world.»

It is worth noting that while people under age 65 in the U.S. live in a heavily market - dominated economy where poor employment outcomes mean poverty and a lack of access to health care, almost everyone over age 65 has most of their healthcare paid for by Medicare, (a FICA tax financed, single payer system that pays providers more or less the same rates as private insurance companies and has few cost controls), more than half of their nursing home costs paid by Medicaid, (which is stingy in how much it pays providers and moderately means tested), and receives enough of a guaranteed income from the combination of Social Security and SSI payments to keep the poverty rate for people age 65 +, (even if they have no retirement savings of their own), above the poverty line, regardless of the state of the local economy.

For some, the state of the economy matters most when it comes to presidential elections, perhaps more important than tribe and ethnicity.

The United States dropped four spots from last year and ranked much lower than most places with a comparable economy, largely due to declining life expectancy, rising suicide rates, a worsening opioid crisis, and greater income inequality.

The Alliance for Excellent Education presented sessions on the most recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in the United States and more than seventy countries and economies worldwide — as well as a series of panel discussions on important lessons to learn from PISA 2015 and PISA's impact on the education systems of various countries, including the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC — This morning, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the most recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in the United States and more than seventy countries and economies.

The Hubler Auto Group can claim the title for selling more G.M. vehicles in the State of Indiana than any other dealer or group, and has earned the right to brag of having the largest and most loyal customer Fuel economy calculations based on original manufacturer data for trim engine configuration.

Usually a basic economy fare will cost you 25,000 miles and up to 40,000 miles depending on if you fly during a peak travel time, but since I live in Alaska ticket prices are usually $ 200 + per ticket and 7,500 - 15,000 more in rewards miles than in most of the lower 48 states.

TreeHugger: With entire economies based on selling oil and natural gas to fund massive, rapid growth and a per capita ecological footprint larger than the United States, the United Arab Emirates is currently one of the most unsustainable places in the world.

Because of the state of the economy, most job searches end up being significantly longer than they used to be.