Sentences with phrase «figure deal in»

Despite having made several publishing deals and agreeing to both film and comic book adaptations, he famously turned down a seven figure deal in favor of mid-six figure sum in order to retain e-book rights to the books, allowing them to be more freely distributed online, considering our current time to be one of the best times for self - publishing in history.

The rockstar indie author who just inked a PRINT ONLY deal with Simon & Schuster after turning down two 7 figure deals in the US, changing the game by keeping his ebooks rights.

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But there was cause for caution too: Disappointing British manufacturing and consumer lending figures added to Europe's recent run of poor data, worries about Iran's nuclear deal simmered in oil markets, and Wall Street was waiting for Apple's results following recent whispers of weak iPhone demand.

-- Although neither side of the deal provided any revenue figures, Axel Springer said the site's revenue is growing at about 50 % per year, and if it hadn't invested in its new vertical Tech Insider it would have already broke even.

He argued in a blog post that a single figure, even the son of a king, in pushing for a great deal of change in a country where the politics and power accumulated over decades are complicated, could end up producing the opposite of stability.

As part of the deal, which still needs approval from Congress, Saudi Arabia «expressed its intent» to spend $ 28 billion on defense technologies and programs by Lockheed Martin, which estimated the deal would support 18,000 jobs in the U.S. over 30 years — a figure that falls dramatically below Trump's estimate.

Yahoo reported in April that Mayer stood to collect $ 55 million in the event of a sale, a figure that caused some shock when the Yahoo - Verizon deal was announced.

But the February deal will trigger a huge jump in discretionary spending starting in 2019, raising the overall 2027 figure to 24.8 % of GDP.

Priced at $ 9.99 per month or $ 99.99 per year, Beats Music has reportedly struggled to poach subscribers from rivals Spotify and Rdio, but that didn't stop Apple from gobbling up Beats this summer in a cash and stock deal valued at $ 3 billion, vaulting Dre's personal fortune to $ 800 million and making him the richest figure in hip - hop history.

Kristen Roupenian, whose debut story in The New Yorker, «Cat Person,» went uber - viral this month, has reportedly received a seven - figure book deal.

Maybe so, but the money paid to Paralympians isn't nearly what Olympians earn — at least in the U.S. «In the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwethein the U.S. «In the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwetheIn the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwethein endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwether.

In 2016, the company had entered into deals to supply 140 MW of solar power, bringing the total production figure to 422 MW in Telangana, Punjab and KarnatakIn 2016, the company had entered into deals to supply 140 MW of solar power, bringing the total production figure to 422 MW in Telangana, Punjab and Karnatakin Telangana, Punjab and Karnataka.

In fact, 90 percent of the final format and figures of the deal will be determined by whomever puts them forward first.

Khosrowshahi's greatest accomplishment initially might not be in working out deals with Las Vegas for self - driving car permits and a connected car framework, or figuring out how to get along with Silicon Valley.

«The key is to figure out if it has really been as effective as we think and what we might trade for it in our own art of the deal.»

That is projected to be the one of the largest Chinese real estate deals ever, and it features an interesting quirk: Wanda is lending nearly half of the total sale figure to Sunac in order to close the deal.

As part of the deal, Geometric CEO and founder Gary Marcus, a neural science professor at New York University and leading figure in A.I., became director of the A.I. Labs team at Uber based in San Francisco.

That deal is also why Meenan steadfastly refuses to confirm any sales or revenue figures, but an executive familiar with selling such memorabilia estimated that Meenan easily sold a thousand orders per month (during baseball season, that is) even before he moved into his Citi Field kiosk — and noted that die - hard fans often buy in quantity.

Entrepreneurs need to figure out how to deal with the waiting periods, to learn to sit comfortably in the quiet moments and prepare for the inevitable rush of the «hurry up.»

The site's IBM Watson - powered search tool, Rocky, helps shoppers figure out typical stats for a stone in their budget and points to standout deals.

Ruth Gregory, a UK economist at Capital Economics, said: «February's labour market figures provide us with optimism that sustained rises in real wages are now in prospect and should seal the deal on another interest rate hike in May.»

«Given how rapidly the [cryptocurrency] space is unfolding, given the breadth of opportunities in front of Coinbase, we feel very fortunate having someone like Emilie with us and helping us figure out how to get those deals done.»

In announcing the Journalism Project in January, Facebook said it «cares a great deal about making sure that a healthy news ecosystem and journalism can thrive,» and committed to helping media outlets — including smaller, local publishers — figure out how to best use the network for their journalisIn announcing the Journalism Project in January, Facebook said it «cares a great deal about making sure that a healthy news ecosystem and journalism can thrive,» and committed to helping media outlets — including smaller, local publishers — figure out how to best use the network for their journalisin January, Facebook said it «cares a great deal about making sure that a healthy news ecosystem and journalism can thrive,» and committed to helping media outlets — including smaller, local publishers — figure out how to best use the network for their journalism.

He's constantly overseeing construction projects all over New York and New Jersey and negotiating deals in the 7 - 9 figure range.

The dollar figure represents a whopping 57 % increase over Q1 2013, while the deal number is nearly 4 % higher (12 % increase in dollars and 14 % decrease in deals from Q4 2013).

«If you're dealing with an aggressive tax strategy that might save or cost you a six - figure amount, you'd be foolish not to approach the IRS about it first,» emphasizes Richard Colombik, a lawyer and certified public accountant based in Schaumburg, Ill..

As some retailers push their holiday doorbuster hours into Thanksgiving Day — or in RadioShack's case, the Wednesday before — figuring out a plan of action can create a bigger headache than dealing with your bickering relatives.

That gives lawmakers 16 more years to figure out how to deal with the problem before it hits home, but if they can't, then reductions in benefits could be harsh.

were central figures in making this deal happen,» said Mark Golinger, CEO of NAC, which is working on a supply deal with Aphria and has an existing supply agreement with CannaRoyalty Corp., an Aphria investee.

«They were central figures in making this deal happen,» said Mark Golinger, CEO of NAC, which is working on a supply deal with Aphria and has an existing supply agreement with CannaRoyalty Corp., an Aphria investee.

However, given the six - figure price tag — compared with $ 70,000 in the United States — the lack of subsidies is not a deal breaker for Chinese Tesla owners.

In addition to checking with analysts, Chuck does a great deal of diligence on his own by reading fund newsletters, examining costs, and figuring out tax impacts.

(a) Banks are still in the process of figuring out what bitcoin is and how to deal with it, since it is a disruptive technology which could arguably compete with the bank's own existing services and products (although no banking executives on my calls explicitly mentioned the competition concern).

But, I think this advantage needs to be set against the practical difficulty of figuring out what rules would need to be in place now to deal with all the potential financial stability excesses that could occur in the future.

In Q4, the city saw just 26 seed deals, a figure down 33 % from Q3 and 38 % from this time last year.

His latest book, Raw Deal is A riveting expose that shows with alarming lucidity what Americans stand to lose if we don't figure out how to rein in the technological giants that are threatening the American Dream.

The year - ago revenue figure excluded $ 1.6 billion of sales from Direct Broadcast Satellite, a TV service in Italy and Germany that Fox recently sold to U.K. - based industry peer British Sky Broadcasting in a $ 9.3 billion deal.

Despite the drastic differences in funding figures, deal activity between North America and Asia was much closer.

Facebook is in trouble — again — for Russian ads about the election; figuring out how to deal with them requires first understanding that Facebook, like Google, is a Super-Aggregator.

Gates was deeply involved in eye - opening deals involving powerful Kremlin - connected figures.

While there's no easy answer in sight, local startups and digital strategists including Nendo have been trying to figure out how to help clients and companies deal with fake news.

Two key figures in the biggest deal of 2017 are our choice for Industry Co-Leaders of the Year.

Mr. Navalny became a prominent opposition figure after exposing corrupt deals in government companies, including contracting fraud at the state pipeline operator Transneft that he said cost the company $ 4 billion.

This past graduate is on track to closing $ 80 million in deals this year and has generated multiple six - figure commission checks.

This figure is a good deal higher than the 1.7 per cent for the latest year - ended rise in the CPI, but the pick - up includes the effect of dropping out the impact of the health insurance rebate, which reduced the CPI in the March quarter 1999, some further effects from past movements in crude oil prices, and an increase in tobacco taxes in the December quarter.

By automating these rote tasks, salespeople can make better use of their time — rather than trying to figure out who in the pipeline is a serious buyer, they can talk to prospects they already know are interested and can focus on closing deals.

In addition to checking with analysts, Mr. Jaffe does a great deal of diligence on his own by reading fund newsletters, examining costs, and figuring out tax impacts.

As we reported in our Q3 NYC Seed Deal Report, initial figures for Q3 reveal modest but steady growth in NYC seed deals, with 39 rounds closed and $ 69.7 MM in total funding - an increase of 5 % and 4 %, respectively, from what we reported at this time last quarter.

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin has announced that China have secured a deal with Rosneft to be for a figure believed to be in the region of $ 60 billion, ensuring that China have a healthy supply of crude oil.