Sentences with phrase «give it a rating as»

Checking BBB rosters will give you ratings as well as feedback to give you some idea of how they have treated past customers.

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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.

To give you an idea of the training required for this designation, «the pass rate for the exam to become a CFP certificant is about the same as the pass rate on the bar exam that law school grads are required to take in order to practice law,» she explains.

After all, it is counterproductive to neglect your company's credit rating in favor of focusing on business outreach and development as that action would be hypocritical given that damaging the company's credit score would be detrimental to progress.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman said Tuesday that stocks look slightly overvalued as low interest rates give them a lift.

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.

On the other hand, if the Fed decides to delay raising rates, as the stock market is clearly hoping for, then it will give U.S. investors a chance to assess China's moves to solve its economic problems over the next few months, and respond accordingly later on.

MCI's telemarketers could now begin sales calls by saying «I'm calling on behalf of your friends and family», giving them three times the close rate as cold calls.

And as a result of the unreliable battery life, for the first time in the history of Apple's MacBook line, Consumer Reports declined to give the 2016 models a rating of «recommended.»

As a bank CEO, you're pretty unconventional: You gave up your personal parking space in the company lot, adopted «screw the status quo» as a mantra, and in your book, Weology, you say you don't know your bank's mortgage rateAs a bank CEO, you're pretty unconventional: You gave up your personal parking space in the company lot, adopted «screw the status quo» as a mantra, and in your book, Weology, you say you don't know your bank's mortgage rateas a mantra, and in your book, Weology, you say you don't know your bank's mortgage rates.

As Congress waits for the blueprint being devised by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it's important to assess whether, given today's forbidding budget math, a future of lower rates is really fantasy.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

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.

'' «Vault Guide to Finance Interviews» gives a basic overview of topics that could come up in a finance interview, such as options, currencies, and interest rates.

That's a small, subjective sampling of opinion, but given the skyrocketing growth rates of both companies, it's probably representative of the larger whole as far as service providers go.

Cash: Cash rates started out 2011 at intergenerational lows, and there were no changes in administered rates, such as the target overnight bank rate, to give them any kind of a boost, so they remained low throughout.

The tepid confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67 percent gave their situation a rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.

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

«Only a wealth addict,» says Polk, «would earn hundreds of millions as a hedge - fund manager, and then lobby to maintain a tax loophole that gave him a lower tax rate than his secretary.»

According to Whoriskey, ``... executive compensation at the nation's largest firms has roughly quadrupled in real terms since the 1970s, even as pay for 90 percent of America has stalled...» Setting aside imprecision of language, that suggests a significant disparity — not disparity of outcomes (which are a given, here) but disparity of rate of improvement.

«Snap's ad revenue reaccelerated in the fourth quarter as a result of strong seasonal trends for branded advertising, demand for new ad formats, as well as steadily improving user trends... Given the strong results and a clear step forward for Snap's ad business, we are upgrading our rating to in - line from underperform.»

And not just as a counterweight to more volatile equities — the steady decline in interest rates since the 1980s caused bond prices to rise, giving their holders» RRSPs a nice tailwind.

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 all eyes are with the Fed, and as worries about exports are growing, the rate decision probably was an uneventful process.

The Bank of Canada's shock interest - rate cut in January was prescient, as was the one in July, given that commodity prices have remained depressed.

«Growing ad revenue in»18 is no longer a given as Pandora faces engagement and monetization challenges,» said analyst Benjamin Swinburne, who lowered his rating on the streaming service to equal weight from overweight.

For example, a stock photographer can point to the number of downloads of his material and the ratings users have given him as a measure of his aptitude behind the lens.

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.

Plenty of smart design decisions went into the Ionic, such as the tapered shape on the bottom panel that gives the watch a better fit to the wrist for more accuracy in measuring heart rates.

While the lower tax rate gives Amazon an advantage over brick - and - mortar retailers in Alabama, local governments are not getting as much revenue as they could be receiving.

Yet the total rate of small business ownership, defined as the percentage of the population owning a business in a given month, has been dropping for decades, according to the report.

As someone who teaches and advises in the field and has an obligation to keep current with emerging developments, given the significant rate of change in the last ten years, I could not imagine how a director of a company could remain current without ongoing requirements rather than passing familiarity or osmosis (I am speaking here of directors who have chosen not to upgrade their education).

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

Given that the Federal Reserve was tapering from its bond - purchasing stimulus program (otherwise known as quantitative easing), Doll said, you had to be crazy bearish to not believe interest rates would fail to reach 3.5 % in 2014.

«But given the financing opportunities that exist for us in the private - equity arena and our growth rate this year of 25 % per month, we were able to win a loan commitment from a bank that would come into effect as soon as we carried out a private placement,» notes CEO Brad Galle.

On Friday gold dipped as a typically dovish Federal Reserve voting member gave comments that the market interpreted as signaling a willingness to hike rates sooner than the market has been expecting.

This gives you the possibility to import new columns in AdWords, such as the bounce rate, time on site and pages viewed per session.

You can glean a lot of market - rate knowledge by checking contractor - hiring sites such as Elance.com, and even looking on PayScale.com or Salary.com to get a picture of how much a contractor in a given position might expect to make in a year.

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.

Scrolling down gives you a breakdown of all the variants and how that changes, such as «affiliate ads» having a volume of 140, CPC of $ 4.70, and a competition rate of 0.36.

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.

No warranty, express or implied, as the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any Moody's credit rating is given or made by Moody's in any form whatsoever.

The wage pop [last Friday's 2.9 % growth in hourly wages] spooked the markets because investors, already skittish as valuations were a bit steep (though not as bad as people have been saying, given strong current and expected corporate earnings), envisioned this sequence: wage growth gooses price growth (i.e., inflation), which raises both market and Federal Reserve interest rates, which slows growth and shaves corporate profit margins.

When you type a website's URL, it will give you a comprehensive list of data of any site you put in such as global rank, estimated traffic (w / data range), engagement metrics: time on site, page views and bounce rate, visitor demographic (gender, education, geography, etc.), and traffic sources (search traffic, social media traffic, referral traffic, and display advertising).

Just as significant as the ratings downgrades may be the suspension on Friday of the creditor talks in Greece — whose debt S. & P. long ago gave junk status.

A number of operational features were required to implement such an overnight reverse repo, or ON RRP, facility: It would need same - day settlement; 16 the operation would need to be run predictably, every day, and as late in the day as possible, to give lenders time to bargain with other counterparties using the outside option of investing with the Federal Reserve; 17 an appropriate spread below IOR would be required to ensure that the facility neither induced large changes in the structure of money markets nor lost the ability to support interest rate control; 18 and the operations would need enough unused capacity that lenders could credibly propose to leave borrowers that did not offer an adequate interest rate.19

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.

As interest rates rise, RIAs should be giving a serious look at fee - based annuities as client bond portfolios lose value, according to some insurance company managerAs interest rates rise, RIAs should be giving a serious look at fee - based annuities as client bond portfolios lose value, according to some insurance company manageras client bond portfolios lose value, according to some insurance company managers.

Churn rate is defined as «the percentage of subscribers to a service that discontinue their subscription to that service in a given time period.»