Not exact matches
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation
of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature
of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact
of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack
of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and
marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability
of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery
of food and other products;
volatility in the
market value
of derivatives;
general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial
markets; risk
of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign
markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value
of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure
of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The stock
markets in
general have experienced substantial
volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance
of particular companies.
Overall, we think the European economy in
general is doing well and the so - called «real economy,» tied to the production
of goods and services, seems, so far, to have been insulated from the
volatility in the financial
markets.
Volatility could stem from news, earnings, a
general selloff
of the
market, etc..
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse
general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the
volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate
markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new
markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness;
volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial
markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key
markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and
market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Volatility could stem from news, earnings, a
general selloff
of the
market, etc..
For investors who believe that the
general trend
of the
market will continue in the positive direction, the recent
volatility may provide an opportunity to find some value focused names with a long - term growth trajectory.
Apart from
general market risk, security risk, the lack
of liquidity at times and higher
volatility associated with mid caps stocks could affect the fund and its performance.
Beta — a measure
of volatility of a stock in comparison to the
market as a whole; the risk
of owning stocks in
general; or an investment's sensitivity to the
market.
Greenwald, et al., discuss risk in
general but do admit that relative price
volatility in the securities
market may not be an adequate measure
of risk.
These risks include, among others,
general economic conditions, local real estate conditions, tenant financial health, the availability
of capital to finance planned growth, continued
volatility and uncertainty in the credit
markets and broader financial
markets, property acquisitions and the timing
of these acquisitions, charges for property impairments, and the outcome
of legal proceedings to which the company is a party, as described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
They are paying you a nice dividend
of ~ 3.25 %, but you might want to consider another investment vehicle if you still have a timeframe that can withstand
general stock
market risk and
volatility.
Some
of those risks include
general economic risk, geopolitical risk, commodity - price
volatility, counterparty and settlement risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, emerging
markets risk, foreign securities risk, high - yield bond exposure, noninvestment - grade bond exposure commonly known as «junk bonds,» index investing risk, industry concentration risk, leveraging risk,
market risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, real estate investment risk, sector risk, short sales risk, temporary defensive positions, and large cash positions.
Perhaps this is the inevitable
volatility reflecting the combined uncertainty about the upcoming elections, the outlook for global recovery, and
general economic uncertainty, and Mr.
Market is merely going through the inevitable digestion required after the gluttony
of the last decade; but I'd posit that there's a bigger risk sitting in the wings.
The longer central banks suppress
volatility, the more painful & savage its return will be... And in the last couple
of years, the seeds have been sown for increasing
volatility & a more normal / functioning FX
market: The SNB abruptly abandoned its euro cap, the Fed began raising rates, the UK voted for Brexit, America voted for Trump, the UK now has a June
general election, and Le Pen won 21 % +
of the first round French vote.
The less developed the country, the greater affect the risks may have in an investment, and as a result, an investment may exhibit a higher degree
of volatility than either the
general domestic securities
market or the securities
markets of developed foreign countries.
As a
general rule, small - cap companies offer investors more room for growth but also confer greater risk and
volatility than large - cap companies, which have
market capitalization
of $ 10 billion or greater.
Watching how individual investments change in value in relation to changes in
general market conditions and in relation to each other provides valuable information as to relative
volatility, correlation, and suitability
of your investment choices to your long term goals.
Debt securities also may be subject to price
volatility due to
market perception
of future interest rates, the creditworthiness
of the issuer and
general market liquidity (
market risk).
In a bravura performance, Shultz articulated the rationales for a carbon tax (and against cap / trade), including cap / trade's price
volatility and vulnerability to
market manipulation, a carbon tax's straightforwardness, and the success (and revenue - neutrality)
of British Columbia's carbon tax, as well as the
general power
of pricing and the insurance value
of a carbon tax.
While
volatility has been part and parcel
of digital currency trading, the
general trajectory
of the
market has been overwhelmingly higher.
In more
general terms, the global cryptocurrency
market has experienced a great deal
of volatility in recent months.
With the amount
of volatility, buzz, and hype surrounding the
market in
general, there's a good chance that these prices will not remain static or proceed along any manner
of predictable track.