Not exact matches
Unregulated digital entities, created by just about anyone out of nothing, that assume some
value denominated in fiat currency simple because they're being traded between anonymous people or bots whose only desire is to make prices go up, on unregulated opaque
exchanges where everyone thinks price manipulation is good
as long
as it pushes up the price....
Despite the record - breaking
values of Bitcoin and its ilk, most digital currencies have failings that make them problematic
as a mainstream medium of
exchange.
As was reported last month, Mark Karpelès, the former CEO of collapsed bitcoin
exchange Mt. Gox, could make serious money from the
exchange's bankruptcy, thanks to the skyrocketing
value of bitcoin and Japan's bankruptcy rules.
Its token, which the company says will initially be pegged to the
value of one U.S. dollar, strives to become a legitimate medium of
exchange, a true crypto - currency
as opposed to a crypto - commodity, like Bitcoin.
Ma reaped more than $ 800 million selling shares in the company he set up 15 years ago
as Alibaba listed on the New York Stock
Exchange Friday, based on company filings, with the
value of his remaining stake of 7.8 percent surging to more than $ 17 billion by Monday.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties
as well
as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial
value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The price of bitcoin, the world's most well - known virtual currency, lost almost one fifth of its
value to $ 15,800 this week after peaking
as high
as $ 19,666 on Sunday,
as feverish demand ebbed slightly after the
exchange giant CME Group and its rival Cboe Global Markets listed bitcoin futures.
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.
Like other Wall Street banks, JPMorgan acts
as an agent for buyers and sellers of Bitcoin XBT, an
exchange - traded note designed to track the
value of the crypto currency.
As such, changes in fair
value are recognized in income, including fluctuations due to the
exchange rate between the New Taiwan Dollar and the United States Dollar.
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.
As Mark Zuckerberg expressed last week, Facebook has always tried to make something that's useful, so think about the
value -
exchange.
If you
exchanged your Chase Ultimate Rewards points for cash to purchase the ticket, or if wanted to use fixed -
value points worth one cent each — such
as miles you can earn with the Capital One Venture card — you would need 120,000 points to cover the whole trip.
Yandex's Russian operating subsidiaries» functional currency is the Russian ruble, and therefore changes due to
exchange rate fluctuations in the ruble
value of these subsidiaries» monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in other currencies are recognized
as foreign
exchange gains or losses within the Other loss, net line in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
This is because,
as further described in «Pre-Offering Transactions,» various securities will be
exchanged in our corporate reorganization based in part on the ratio of the
value of accrued but unpaid dividends (which, where applicable, accrue on a daily basis until the consummation of our corporate reorganization) to our initial public offering price.
Vanguard, which invested in Flipkart in the series G and H rounds it raised in 2014, marked down the
value of Flipkart shares by 25 %, from $ 136.87
as on 30 September 2015 to $ 106.65
as on 31 March 2016, according to regulatory filings with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).
Concerns over yet another
exchange for the popular cryptocurrency are rising even
as its
value surges.
As rumors of the impending bankruptcy filing swirled, the New York Stock
Exchange said it would suspend trading in the stock and sought to delist it, saying that Radio Shack's market value was too low to qualify its stock to trade on the e
Exchange said it would suspend trading in the stock and sought to delist it, saying that Radio Shack's market
value was too low to qualify its stock to trade on the
exchangeexchange.
When it decides to peg the
value of the currency, it has no choice but to accumulate or lose reserves,
as the impossible trinity ensures that money supply rises or falls to match supply and demand in the market in which RMB and USD are
exchanged.
whose net personal assets exceed in
value the minimum amount of S$ 2 million (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) or such other amount
as the
Exchange and the Book Depository may prescribe in place of the first amount; or
In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted
exchange value declined 5.8 percent,
as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.
«I believe it is important to separate the idea of cryptocurrencies, whose main purpose is only to serve
as a medium of
exchange or a store of
value, from the proliferation of «tokens» generally,» he declared.
In February 2018, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said that cryptocurrencies have «failed» to behave
as currencies because they are not an effective «store of
value» and because «nobody uses [them]
as a medium of
exchange.»
In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted
exchange value rose by 2.9 percent,
as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.
One source — it's unclear whether he is the same source who provided the above quote — said that other measures, such
as value - added and capital gains taxes on cryptocurrency trades and corporate taxes on
exchanges, are also being discussed in government circles.
The bill defines virtual currency
as «a digital representation of
value that can be digitally traded and functions
as a medium of
exchange, a unit of account, or a store of
value but does not have legal tender status
as recognized by the United States government.»
It does not include software, protocol governing transfers of the digital representation of
value, transactions which merchants grant
as part of a reward or affinity program in which
value can not be
exchanged for tender, bank credit, or virtual currency.
Contingent consideration obligations that are elements of consideration transferred are recognized
as of the acquisition date
as part of the fair
value transferred in
exchange for the acquired business.
As of 11:15 a.m. EST, bitcoin was
valued at $ 17,482, according to Coinbase, the largest bitcoin
exchange.
They can be used to
exchange money or assets of
value across multiple blockchains, used digitally to verify identifications through ICON blockchain ID, and
as a vehicle for processing smart contracts.
According to the IRS, «Virtual currency is a digital representation of
value that functions
as a medium of
exchange, a unit of account, and / or a store of
value.
anything that is held
as a store of
value willingly can not be used to tie down the price level path (except via strong modeling assumption likes the last period
exchange of real debt for real goods in the FTPL for example).
Just like HTTP became a protocol for information
exchange, Bitcoin, Ripple, and other decentralised ledger - based solutions might be seen
as the protocol for
value exchange, promising exciting possibilities, some of which are difficult to imagine at this stage.
«We work continuously to maximize shareholder
value and
exchange views with a wide variety of shareholders
as we do so,» a Macy's spokesman said in response to Smith's remarks.»
Information regarding the intraday
value of shares of the Fund, also known
as the «indicative optimized portfolio
value» («IOPV»), is disseminated every 15 seconds throughout the trading day by the national securities
exchange on which the Fund's shares are listed or by market data vendors or other information providers.
As the price of cryptocurrency varies dramatically across
exchanges and throughout the course of a day, it's not immediately clear how «fair market
value» would be determined.
While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have tremendous potential
value as a medium of
exchange, it is the underlying distributed ledger technology, blockchain, which has emerged to truly capture the interest of entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, financial institutions and other corporations.
At only two pages, the concise bill is not very substantive, save for a brief classification of «virtual currency»
as «any type of digital representation of
value that; 1) Is used
as a medium of
exchange, unit of account or store or
value; and 2) Is not recognized
as legal tender by the United States government.»
While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to hold tremendous potential
value as a medium of
exchange, it is the underlying distributed ledger technology, blockchain, which has emerged to truly capture the interest of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, financial institutions and other corporations.
As the IRS is focusing on tax compliance for the years 2013 - 15, it appears that the $ 20,000
value will be calculated based on the price of bitcoin on the date (s) of the relevant transaction (s) rather than a fixed bitcoin
exchange rate or today's price.
While I continue to believe that the dollar faces substantial risk of further erosion in its
exchange value,
as well
as a near doubling of the CPI over the coming decade or so (both reflecting the massive increase in U.S. government liabilities in recent years), those prospects are not likely to emerge until risk - aversion about credit default materially abates.
Dollar Hegemony: America's ability to export dollars in
exchange for foreign goods, services and asset ownership,
as if these U.S. Treasury IOUs had an intrinsic
value that would end up being worth something to their holders, e.g.
as gold or other hard assets.
Though some media outlets have reported the theft
as the greatest in the history of cryptocurrency, the
value at press time of the 650,000 bitcoin (a conservative estimate) that were stolen from the MtGox
exchange, which was headquartered in the same Tokyo neighborhood
as Coincheck, totaled over $ 7 billion.
««Virtual currencies» means a digital representation of
value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established currency, which does not possess the legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by natural or legal persons
as a means of
exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
In
exchange for this potentially lower risk, the
value of the security may not rise
as much
as companies with smaller market capitalizations.
Regarding the franc, Jordan said it remains «highly
valued» and expressed a «continued willingness to intervene in the foreign
exchange market
as necessary.»
It has also partnered with a Venezuelan - based digital currency
exchange to help boost its use
as an everyday currency — while Venezuela's national currency continues to lose
value.
Gold fell
as the dollar held near the highest level in five years and investors reduced holdings in the largest
exchange - traded product backed by the metal, curbing demand for a store of
value.
The Company records advertising and marketing development fund programs with customers
as a reduction to revenue unless it receives an identifiable benefit in
exchange for credits claimed by the customer and can reasonably estimate the fair
value of the identifiable benefit received, in which case the Company records it
as a marketing expense.
The relative
value of a country's currency is directly tied in to forecast interest rates in one country versus another, which means that we could continue to experience volatility in the foreign -
exchange market (where currencies trade in relation to one another) over the summer
as well.