Sentences with phrase «few economic reports»

With few economic reports this week to point them in one direction or another, average mortgage interest rates were little changed this week.

There were a few economic reports as well, although only New Zealand's retail sales report appeared to have an impact on the Kiwi price action.

The record lows were not so much data - driven (there were very few economic reports last week) as they were driven by fear.

Meanwhile, traders received very few economic reports today.

There are also a few economic reports, including Monday's Markit PMIs for the U.S., Japan and Europe, and U.S. advanced international trade data Wednesday and U.S. durable goods Thursday.

Not exact matches

The report found that where there is greater workforce participation by women, including in their own businesses, there is also greater economic resilience, and fewer economic slowdowns.

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.

We received a more honest and complete economic reading a few days ago in the revisions to prior year's GDP reports.

The IPO market has swung back and forth since the dot - com boom in the late 1990s through the bust a few years later and on up to the most recent economic downturn, during which there were six venture capital - backed IPOs in 2008 and 12 in 2009 — compared with 86 in 2007, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports&rreports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports&rReports»).

An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report a few years ago concluded that «a key cause of the underlying fall in manufacturing employment everywhere is rapid productivity growth, whether by restructuring inefficient plants or deploying skills, knowledge, technology and new processes to boost efficiency.»

PIMCO's leaders reacted bluntly to the dour economic news of the past few days, highlighted by the third straight disappointing monthly jobs report on Friday that rattled investors and sent markets sharply lower, wiping out the remnants of the Dow's 2012 rally by midday.

In May, The Economic Times reported that the company had scaled down operations in its regional offices at Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, and may even shut down a few if it fails to raise a fresh funding round.

Reading Time: 5 minutes In the past few weeks we have reported on the economic weakness in Europe.

The world economic growth situation report contains issues expressing the dismal display of worldwide economics in the past few years.

It is one of those publications that few media outlets will report on, and even fewer British Columbians will read, but BC Stats just released the latest version of its Local Area Economic Dependencies, updated based on 2006 census data.

This report does not address the reasons that women had fewer births after 2007, but a previous Pew Research analysis4 concluded that the recent fertility decline is closely linked to economic distress.

A few economists have done studies that show that the improvement is less than indicated, but they have not kept these up or urged their adoption by government officials charged with reporting economic statistics.

«Although it had stagnated due in large part to the economic woes of the late 2000s, the super-premium juice market has rebounded in the last few years and has had strong performance since 2000,» the report states.

With rising unemployment and fewer job vacancies, the current financial crisis has seen renewed policy emphasis in both Europe and the UK on volunteering as a route to employment, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC.)

The report also finds fewer job losses in the securities industry, but still many economic uncertainties ahead.

The report also finds fewer job losses in the securities industry, and many economic uncertainties ahead.

According to a recently released report from Civic Enterprises and the Democratic Leadership Council entitled «Quiet Crisis: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Nonprofit Sector,» few of these groups have strong reserves to weather the downturn — more than half have less than three months of operating funds on hand, while three - quarters can not make it six months on existing cash reserves.

Individuals with limited economic resources and limited access to high - quality education have fewer opportunities to develop science literacy and health literacy, the report says.

In 1990, fewer than 10 percent of American 17 - year olds «could use detailed scientific data to draw conclusions or infer relationships,» and more than half of all high school seniors had not mastered 7th - grade math skills, according to the report by the New York City - based Committee for Economic Development.

This report, however, emphasizes economic — rather than racial — segregation for a few reasons.

There just hasn't been many significant economic reports out this week and the few reports that did get released weren't much to talk about.

Mortgage rates are moving sideways right now but that could certainly change over the next few days as we get a number of economic reports and hear from some Fed officials.

There were a few Australian economic reports that were released during the week, but only Australia's retail sales report had a noticeable effect on the Aussie's price action since gold was somewhat steady at the time but the Aussie got kicked sharply lower across the board.

A few banks, though, will take additional information, besides a credit report, into account Institutions like those have come to realize that most credit scores have dropped because of the economy and not because that person was wreckless in their economic decisions.

We have a reasonable volume of economic data, but few important reports.

It's being reported this morning that Argentina, already in the midst of a severe economic turndown as a result of weakening commodity prices and international market conditions, is seizing $ 29 billion in pension assets, this after the country announced a few days ago that it would be devaluing its currency from its current rate of -LSB-...]

The economic situation may have changed over the past few years, but it's hardly as bad as the «sky is falling» reports you hear on the daily news.

Other reports showed that Americans are driving more fuel - efficient cars, and that they're driving fewer miles than in previous years due to higher gasoline prices, the recent economic recession and changing generational preferences.

The New York Times reports on yet another of the consequence of the tough economic situation for the newspaper industry: Fewer newspapers are fighting to open court proceedings.

Largely avoiding the pitfalls encountered by many large law firms amid the economic downturn, Kansas City — based Shook, Hardy & Bacon has instead continued a slow, steady climb over the past few years — and continued that trend into 2011, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.

Consider: (1) the separation from the pack by a few of The AmLaw 200; (2) a recent report by ALM Intelligence revealing that law firms now account for only 25 % market share; (3) changed customer expectations — «faster, better, cheaper» and «more with less»; (4) new competitors — notably the BigFour, in - house departments, and legal service providers; (5) the sustainability of the partnership model for economic, cultural, structural, and succession reasons; and (6) the emergence of legal operations — CLOC and its ACC counterpart — and the distinction between legal practice and delivery.

Further, few studies have reported economic evaluations for early intervention programs for children's mental health.7, 25,32 Such evaluations could include implementation service costs (training, program materials, provider salaries), costs to families (time off work, transport costs), and later health / welfare costs saved from implementing an early intervention.

America's Children 1999 shows that youth are less likely to smoke, die and or be victimized by crime, but they have made fewer gains in areas that predict their economic futures... Among the report's most positive results is a 40 percent drop in serious violent crime involving juvenile offenders since 1993.»

As New Jersey families continue to face economic hardship, a new report finds that the typical family spends nearly a quarter of its annual salary on child care and has few ways to determine whether that care is good for their children.

There have been a number of economic assessments of general health promotion and wellness programmes (Pelletier, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009; Chapman, 2005), but few have specifically mentioned mental well - being orientated components, and even when they do include these components they may not report mental health or even stress - specific outcomes.

Xoliswa echoes this: «Many reports are indicating that worldwide population growth over the next few years to 2020 will be driven by developments resulting from far - reaching economic and social changes.

Created to monitor local economic conditions from the perspective of NAR's commercial members, December's BCI found that Realtors ® reported more business openings and fewer closings over the past year in their market.

Although we have sites like The Housing Bubble Blog, and Trulia's «Bubble Watch», the preponderance of economic reports are saying «No to another housing bubble», Trulia, Forbes, Inman, and Kiplinger are just a few.