Sentences with phrase «give a rating higher»

However, because of some of the items noted below, I am not able to give a rating higher than 3 stars.

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Firstly, because it means higher interest rates — so when companies try to borrow money, that money will become more expensive and as a result they will have less room to give returns to investors.

NEW YORK, May 2 - The dollar was off its highs of the day and Treasury yields eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and gave no signals it was in a rush to increase the pace of rate hikes.

Dunn concedes that the low conversion rates and high bounce rate are problematic but says that makes sense, given that the goal of the start - up's website has been to tell the Bonobos story.

Both countries» economies are growing but under Trump, the U.S. slashed corporate taxes and passed a US$ 1.3 - trillion spending bill, which will juice the economy and make higher interest rates a given.

By projecting improbably high interest rates, the Liberals have given themselves breathing room on the deficit

The simplest answer I give to companies in which I'm an investor in is that if your company is growing very fast and if your inbound interest in funding your company is sufficiently large then you «earn the right» to have a slightly higher burn rate.

A laid off manufacturing worker who has given up hope of ever finding another job is not counted in the unemployment statistics, so an economy with a high number of discouraged workers could have a misleadingly low unemployment rate.

If you were in the market to buy, he'd tell you that this machine has the highest suction rating J. D. Power gives, with «level suction,» which means the vacuum's suction will be as good in the tenth year as it does in the first.

Once the foreign firm becomes the official headquarters, the combined company no longer owes U.S. taxes on income earned overseas, a significant benefit given the high U.S. corporate tax rate.

You could give your best employees «golden handcuffs» by paying above market rates and providing incentives for them to be the highest paid employees in their field.

The Swedish crown hit a six - day high after the country's central bank said it saw an interest rate hike coming in the second half of the year, but the currency quickly gave up those gains.

Open mortgages come with higher interest rates, but give buyers the option to switch to a cheaper lender if something happens.

That's a big tax hit for real estate companies, but especially so for First Capital, given many of its assets are in urban markets, which have some of the highest property tax rates in the world.

That security is especially important for entrepreneurs, especially given the high failure rate for startups.

They give away their time, resources, and tools in an effort to build relationships with others that eventually lead to more speaking engagements, higher consulting rates and larger book deals.

U.S. economic growth and the expectation for higher interest rates should also give the rally in the dollar more fuel, said Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global.

Given the high failure rate of startups in their first year, a business plan is also an ideal opportunity to safely test out the feasibility of a business and spot flaws, set aside unrealistic projections and identify and analyze the competition.

Given its cheap cost and high success rate, phishing has become a favorite scam of everyone from the lowliest crooks to the mightiest state - sponsored computer crackers.

Furthermore, because these injuries can give rise to chronic conditions, they result in one of the higher rates of lost work time.

As rates rise, many may find it difficult to give up those deals in exchange for higher rates.

For instance, a fixed - rate mortgage typically gives you a higher starting rate but also the security that your monthly payments will remain the same, whereas an adjustable rate mortgage's interest rate often starts lower but could spike sharply and leave you scrambling.

The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, which measures computers against a list of 27 sustainability criteria — including the use of mercury - free materials — gives this model its highest mark, a gold rating.

Interestingly, slightly more than half of those surveyed who gave the «highest agreement rating» to the statement «I feel I can approach my manager with any type of question» are considered actively engaged in their work, according to The Wall Street Journal, in a sign that manager openness may be tied to worker productivity.

By giving your money more time to compound and keeping your rate of return as high as possible, you greatly increase your chances of reaching a seven - figure net worth,» writes Brian Feroldi on The Motley Fool.

Given persistently high rates of youth unemployment — at 13.6 percent, more than double the national average — selecting an entrepreneurial path represents not only an acceptable choice for youth, but a strategic decision.

Your friends and business associates might give you a rate that is slightly higher than they are earning in their high - yield savings account.

Given how risky most business startups are, credit card companies and their issuing banks must charge high rates, often exceeding 20 percent, to earn a return.

There has been a public debate about whether Canadians will have sufficient income in retirement given that generally people live longer, that there are more people of retirement age and that savings rates are low debt levels high.

S&P gave the AMNH's recent bond issuance a very high AAA rating, indicating the museum's «pre-eminence» as one of the world's top natural history museums.

Rather than raising corporate tax rates, the Rhode Island legislation, Senate Bill 2796, would give preferential treatment in state contract bids to companies that pay their highest - paid executive no more than 32 times the pay of their lowest - paid full - time employee.

The product testing agency on Thursday gave the new, high - performance P85D version of the automaker's Model S a rating of 100 — a perfect score — calling it «the best - performing car that Consumer Reports has ever tested.»

«The first part is to find a broker with a high success rate, the second is to be willing to spend the money to go with that broker, and the third is to give that broker every lick of cooperation that you can,» says Blackburn, even if it means scheduling appointments at inconvenient times or reviewing the minute details of your business.

The publication had previously given the electric car its highest rating ever, but has since found «an emerging trend of increased troubles» with it.

«I thought I would compound a fund at a high rate, and therefore if I gave away all my money when I had a million dollars it would deprive the world of many billions later on.»

Actually, a wealth of foreign - born founders in a publication devoted to entrepreneurs shouldn't be all that surprising, given the well - known tendency for immigrants to start companies at a much higher rate than native - born Americans.

That loan, states a contract given to one borrower, could have an annual rate as high as 310 percent.

At least one financial services analyst questions whether Lending Club's latest move is a sound one, given the negative press that online lenders have gotten for charging high rates and lending to unworthy borrowers.

That helps give the Fed leeway to keep its benchmark short - term rate near zero without worrying so much about higher inflation.

Morningstar gives this ETF a five - star rating, saying its return potential is high.

But given the rise of news organizations aimed at younger adults, and the relatively high news consumption rates of young adults on social media and elsewhere, the reality may be more challenging for news organizations than that.

That rate of prescribing is quite a bit higher than other new launches, as the partners know quite well, given the slow rollout for their PCSK9 cholesterol med Praluent.

As of December 1, 2017, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk, gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for the Governance QualityScore.

As of November 1, 2014, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk, gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for shareholder rights and compensation.

Nguyen thinks that while the phone was a «solid offering» in terms of hardware, he believes that it had trouble gaining traction with customers because ultimately, «given the already high rate of smartphone ownership in the U.S., consumers need an extremely compelling [reason to buy].

Low interest rates have given a huge incentive to shift out of low - risk assets into stocks and corporate bonds in search of higher returns.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

This would imply a higher average level of interest rates and thereby give monetary policy more room to maneuver (Williams 2009; Blanchard, Dell» Ariccia, and Mauro 2010; Ball 2014).

The aggregate debt - to - income ratio has trended higher, but the ratio of interest payments to income is not particularly high, given the low level of interest rates (Graph 8).

Given that rate volatility will likely remain elevated in coming months, investors may want to look to the high yield sector, which is typically less sensitive to rate movements than other fixed income sectors.