Ignoring the question of whether price should be based on cost, which is a never -
ending issue in business economics, the simple fact of the matter is ebooks aren't free for the publisher to provide.
Not exact matches
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.
On one
end of the market, you have traditional banks that are conservative
in their approach to
issuing small -
business loans due to risk and profitability concerns.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition
in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from
end customers, which can result
in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations
in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new
issues arise regarding
issues related to product quality for this
business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result
in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations
in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs
in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new
business channels different from those
in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting
in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting
in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty
in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and
businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our
business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power
business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year
ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
«Experience shows that individuals who have had
issues in their careers or who are untruthful often
end up running their
business unethically.
Factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing from our forward - looking statements include risks relating to: failure of DBRS to rate the Notes at the anticipated ratings levels, which is a closing condition, or at all; changes
in the financial markets, including changes
in credit markets, interest rates, securitization markets generally and our proposed securitization
in particular; the willingness of investors to buy the Notes; adverse developments regarding OnDeck, its
business or the online or broader marketplace lending industry generally, any of which could impact what credit ratings, if any, are
issued with respect to the Notes; the extended settlement cycle for the scheduled closing on April 17, 2018, which may exacerbate the foregoing risks; and other risks, including those described
in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year
ended December 31, 2017 and
in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time which are or will be available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
The preliminary economic profile for the US
in February continued to reflect healthy momentum and this week's
issue of the US
Business Cycle Risk Report confirmed that the numbers overall continued to skew positive, based on data published through the
end of March.
Shortly after the incident occurred
in Moscow, Kraft
issued this statement: «At the
end of a very productive, three - hour
business meeting with President Putin... I showed the president my most recent Super Bowl ring.
The load Is stamped and recorded, bills of sale and receipts are
issued, A few of the timbers are mysteriously lost
in transit and filed As cost of
business, and one
ends up on Golgotha» the Skull.
This
issue of wearing religion on your sleeve is wrong and thinking it makes you better than the rest or draw attention to yourself for publicity and self promotion, that
ends up
in big dollar contracts is akin to the religious cult and religous
business that is the Tammy and Jim Baker.
In a
Business Insider column, Hall wrote a brief summary of the
issues facing today's large and small brewers while acknowledging Goose Island's own migration to Anheuser - Busch InBev's High
End craft and import division.
Whether you make a profit
in the
end or not isn't the
issue, there are plenty of
businesses out there that don't make a profit, but they have all the proper registration etc..
«Many
businesses on the East
End, including
in my North Fork legislative district, rely on public transportation to get workers to their jobs, especially during the summer season,» Mr. Krupski said
in a press release
issued this week.
The CSEA says the plan is a political ploy that doesn't address the
issue that
businesses are cutting funding from their budgets
in order to make
ends meet.
NIH, by the way, has recently recognized that «the career outcomes of NRSA - supported training programs include both research - intensive careers
in academia and industry and research - related careers
in various sectors, e.g. academic institutions, government agencies, for - profit
businesses, and private foundations» and is encouraging universities with T32 programs to provide «structured, career development advising and learning opportunities» to prepare trainees for those opportunities, according to a notice
issued in September 2013, near the
end of the study period.
Not providing training, especially on critical Health & Safety and
business protection
issues, is not an option (unless you want to
end up
in court explaining a breach of policy, or worse a serious accident and injury).
To that
end, SEMA supports a dedicated and highly active team of government affairs experts on Capitol Hill
in Washington, D.C.. They're focused on identifying and affecting
issues that make a difference to your
business.
While traditional publishers (actually, the top
end publishers) are fighting over
business and legal
issues, like any big
business, you adapt and work with what works — eBooks still represent a minority
in sales, but it is rapidly catching up to print, and by all accounts, has already passed hardcover (which has been
in decline
in a slow death since the advent of paperbacks and trade paperbacks
in the 40s and 50s).
There are other ways of dealing with «behavioral
issues»
in evaluating
businesses with a lot of uncertainty but they usually don't
end up
in moat portfolios so I won't comment on them over here.
only then would you spend money (ie, some of that money) setting up
business entities
in the relevant jurisdiction (Dubai or whatever), establishing the needed chain companies, beginning work on legal, etc etc (and as a tiny factor at the
end of that chain, sure, a few advisors would sort out the best way to pay any taxes
in the US / home country / whatever, taking
in to account sundry
issues such as visa status, etc etc).
Under the SEC proposal, an ETF would be defined as a registered open -
end management investment company that: •
Issues (or redeems) creation units
in exchange for the deposit (or delivery) of basket assets the current value of which is disseminated per share by a national securities exchange at regular intervals during the trading day; • Identifies itself as an ETF
in any sales literature; •
Issues shares that are approved for listing and trading on a securities exchange; • Discloses each
business day on its publicly available web site the prior
business day's net asset value and closing market price of the fund's shares, and the premium or discount of the closing market price against the net asset value of the fund's shares as a percentage of net asset value; and • Either is an index fund, or discloses each
business day on its publicly available web site the identities and weighting of the component securities and other assets held by the fund.
In this edition, we feature a
Business Insider summary of a recent Baupost letter, a summary of Guy Spier's approach to using checklists, a video of Tom Russo's talk at Google on «Global Value Investing», a ValueWalk article on Pzena Asset Management, an FT article on Steve Jobs which analyses the start - up conditions at Apple; plus two more videos at the
end of this
issue — one from Bill Miller on why he thinks now is the perfect time to buy US stocks, the other from London Value Investor Conference speaker Jean - Marie Eveillard who speaks about market cycles and the risks he sees ahead from «valuation problems» brought about by quantitative easing.
In June, the company also won exclusive rights to issue credit cards for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., ending an agreement in which it shared the business with Citigroup Inc
In June, the company also won exclusive rights to
issue credit cards for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.,
ending an agreement
in which it shared the business with Citigroup Inc
in which it shared the
business with Citigroup Inc..
American Express won the exclusive rights to
issue credit cards for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and
ending an agreement
in which the two banks shared the
business.
American Express Co. has struck back against Citigroup Inc., winning exclusive rights to
issue credit cards for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and
ending an agreement
in which the two banks shared the
business.
2007 March - Game Developers Conference 2007, «Sex
in Games: Design
Issues» roundtable, «Sex
in Games: The
Business End», roundtable, «Accessibility Idol Design Challenge,» panel lecture, «IGDA International Case Blasts», panel lecture, «The Importance of Social Networking to Casual Games» (sponsored session), lecture
However, this decadal predictability, «necessary for infrastructure planning, energy policy,
business development, and
issues related to sustainability» (to quote the PNAS paper) is only useful to
end - users (people on the ground) if rainfall
in local regions can be better predicted.
Up until now, all restaurants and supermarkets
in Italy have had to
issue a declaration five days prior to making a donation; instead, the new law will allow
businesses simply to
issue a statement of consumption at the
end of each month.
That's just a cost of doing
business, but cybersecurity doesn't
end there,» says Eric B. Levine, an attorney specializing
in privacy
issues and a shareholder at Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper
in Westfield, New Jersey.
Issuing a referral is serious
business because not only is your reputation on the line, but it can have an effect
in the long run if both
ends do not treat it with care.
Ethics boards
in 13 states seem to have specifically considered the
issue, and all say it's fine to use the cloud as long as you use «reasonable care»
in selecting services — as with pretty much everything else on the
business end of law practice.
Then I think there's kind of this parallel track of
issues to unpack where there's a distinction between small firms that have built their
business model around being able to help solve problems of access, whether that's around unbundling their services or how they do their pricing, or giving away some free do it yourself content on the front
end, whether that's also as part of their lead acquisition strategy or just as a service to people who need it, is I think separate from people who then volunteer their time
in pro bono efforts, or people who donate their money to legal charitable causes.
What I had intended is that lay persons may be just as well - suited as lawyers to manage the
business of a firm and leave the lawyers to practice law whether they should be owners / partners is an entirely different
issue which may also
in the
end be decided by government intervention / policy.
If you're currently insured under the Cal - COBRA continuation privilege, at the time it
ends, you'll be eligible for a Guaranteed
Issue policy from any insurer still doing
business in California, despite your otherwise unfavorable diabetic condition.
Often the best way to deal with a specific
issue is, if your bitcoin
business is selling consumer goods to an
end user
in Ontario (or any other province
in Canada for that matter), contact a lawyer
in Ontario who is familiar with the Ontario Act and who can pinpoint what section of the Act may apply to your specific
issue.
Weekly Axis Of Easy # 36
In this
issue: China to block overseas VPNs Domain hijack strands thousands of
businesses Twitter's mysterious astroturfing tools This little start - up sells hacks to government agencies WordPress update breaks WordPress updates China to block overseas VPNs At the
end of March all non-Chinese VPN services will be blocked within China.
Serves as a primary contact with clinical
business areas to troubleshoot
end - user
issues and requests to provide appropriate system solutions
in a timely manner to ensure a consistent and efficient workflow.
I am a good salesman and
business developer, I like to work
in a job where I can use my solid technical background and deal with technical and engineering
issues comfortably but working toward the
business development
end and contributing to the marketing / sales of products.
Austin, TX About Blog Mortgage Compliance Magazine is exclusively focused on Regulatory Compliance
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in the Legal; Regulatory Compliance; Risk Management and Quality Assurance
end of the mortgage
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business, shareholder disputes and every variety of partnership conflict.
I used to do a lot of
business in these buzz areas like West
End, but I got tired of all the external
issues, equity skimming, scam artists, false inflation, and false prophets talking about how rich they will become by investing
in these areas.
NAR had requested a federal exemption for real estate practitioners
in comment letters to both the FTC and FCC, lobbying both commissions diligently on the
issue of restrictive telemarketing rules, but the only exemptions that
ended up
in the final rules were for political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors, and those with an existing
business relationship.
However, setting the «sub-prime debacle» aside, thousands of homes
end up
in foreclosure each year for reasons neither the homeowner or lender could have foreseen: job loss and
business failures; divorce or sudden death of a spouse; health related
issues and expenses; and myriad other expenses that are unexpected and unpreventable.
Issues such as dealing with constant vacancies, never
ending maintenance repairs or tenants sending
in their rent checks late can negatively impact your
business.
He replied «No, but I would not waste my time debating
issues with ignoramuses who do not have to stones to at least address your reasoned defense of your way of conducting
business in this world, else you may
end up with the mindset of your attackers who give
in to the easy way of thinking, or not, being subscribing to the impulse to take the easy route to decision making, i.e.; seriously dealing with and accepting hearsay, misinformation, media bias and just plain nastyness as the way to actually factually learn about the realities of the real estate industry, causing your brain Brian to deteriorate to the point of needing at least a minor tune - up.»