Sentences with phrase «global financial demands»

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

And while the global scope of the attack galvanized intense media coverage, the reality is that health care has grown increasingly susceptible to this specific kind of malware, which demands digital payment in exchange for sensitive personal and financial patient data.

Gold demand slumped to its weakest first quarter since the global financial crisis, the World Gold Council said Thursday.

In the days to come the Fed will have to prove that a new set of tools for managing interest rates will work as expected; see how higher U.S. rates affect domestic and global financial conditions; and hope that weak world demand and commodity prices do not lead to an overall bout of deflation and force the Fed to reverse course.

Poloz said they can explain about half the miss through the combination of weaker U.S. demand and the general slowing of global trade since the financial crisis.

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.

During the 2008 - 09 slide, it was the other way around; then, as soon as the global financial crisis was contained and energy traders could see the level at which global demand would bottom out, the price trend reversed itself.

«Shifts in global financial architecture and regulations, commodity demand and availability, environmental cataclysm, the fickleness of geopolitics — and, yes, human caprice — will all play a hand, in unexpected ways.

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»).

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

11:45 - 12:45 THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCE Global financial services must adjust to meet the demands of a rapidly changing marketGLOBAL FINANCE Global financial services must adjust to meet the demands of a rapidly changing marketGlobal financial services must adjust to meet the demands of a rapidly changing marketplace.

While the trade data had little impact on U.S. financial markets, concerns about weakening global demand pushed Brent crude oil prices to the lowest level in more than four years, dragging down U.S. stocks.

That is exactly what happened, the lenders exhausted the pool of borrowers, the reflexive impact of rising demand pushing prices higher began to wane, and the virtuous cycle turned dramatically (as they always do eventually) into a vicious cycle that triggered the Global Financial Crisis and those same banks that made all the ill - advised loans were crushed by massive losses Then, yet again, what were the «Masses» doing at the peak?

This is what I wrote about in the Financial Times yesterday: the U.S. refusal to cooperate with other countries, above all its double standard insisting that other countries must turn their foreign - exchange surpluses over to the U.S. Treasury to promote U.S. financial markets at their expense — and the demand that any country running a trade surplus with America spend the money on U.S. arms — is so abhorrent that other countries are proceeding to create an alternative global financial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the UniteFinancial Times yesterday: the U.S. refusal to cooperate with other countries, above all its double standard insisting that other countries must turn their foreign - exchange surpluses over to the U.S. Treasury to promote U.S. financial markets at their expense — and the demand that any country running a trade surplus with America spend the money on U.S. arms — is so abhorrent that other countries are proceeding to create an alternative global financial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the Unitefinancial markets at their expense — and the demand that any country running a trade surplus with America spend the money on U.S. arms — is so abhorrent that other countries are proceeding to create an alternative global financial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the Unitefinancial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the United States.

This was also a time when the global financial system was flush with liquidity and had a seemingly insatiable demand for financial assets.

This is a major step forward for the global financial system, and as the Ripple network grows, together we are paving the way for new connected commerce opportunities and growing demands for real - time, high volume, low value global payments.»

Two sector trends stand out globally: steeper yield curves and improving net interest margins have boosted profits for global financials, while long - term demand trends lifted technology revenues.

This feature article draws on recent work by the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) to investigate trends in market - making and what they mean for the financial system (CGFS (2014)-RRB-.2 We use a simple conceptual framework to assess how supply and demand for liquidity have changed in fixed income markets, particularly in markets for sovereign and corporaFinancial System (CGFS) to investigate trends in market - making and what they mean for the financial system (CGFS (2014)-RRB-.2 We use a simple conceptual framework to assess how supply and demand for liquidity have changed in fixed income markets, particularly in markets for sovereign and corporafinancial system (CGFS (2014)-RRB-.2 We use a simple conceptual framework to assess how supply and demand for liquidity have changed in fixed income markets, particularly in markets for sovereign and corporate bonds.

However, we think much of this recent pickup is a cyclical response to weakening demand during the Global Financial Crisis.

These include, but are not limited to, a bear market in financial assets, a downturn in the global economy, continued currency turmoil, and of course, bullish supply - and - demand fundamentals.

Much more plausible is the view that, for reasons rooted in technological and demographic change and reinforced by greater regulation of the financial sector, the global economy has difficulty generating demand for all that can be produced.

In plain terms, we are choosing to penalize our own energy industry with severe financial measures, when other jurisdictions like the U.S. are slashing taxes and red tape, rejecting carbon taxes, and calling for expanded fossil fuel production due to growing global demand.

«The role of active investors is to find value, but when all asset classes are overvalued, the only way to survive is by using financial engineering to short volatility in some form... In world of ultra-low interest rates shorting volatility has become an alternative to fixed income... The global demand for yield is now unmatched in human history.

We've consistently predicted the good deflation of excess supply, but in our two Deflation books and subsequent reports, we said clearly that the bad deflation of deficient demand could occur — due to severe and widespread financial crises or due to global protectionism.

Paul Nyquist, president of Moody Global Ministries, referenced «challenging ministry trends and financial demands over the next decade» as the reason for the shift.

His specialties include business building, global supply chain leadership, revenue generation, supply and demand balancing, operations planning, and financial analysis.

FAIRR founder Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer of private equity firm Coller Capital, said: «The world's over-reliance on factory - farmed livestock to feed the growing global demand for protein is a recipe for a financial, social and environmental crisis.»

And in the years since the global financial crisis, cotton prices have risen to previously unheard of levels, with demand from China pushing them even further in 2013 — to $ 93.08 in June 2013, a 13 percent increase year - on - year.

I've written and presented many times on the value of using print on demand (POD) as a means to get broad book distribution in bringing your book to the global marketplace while reducing your overall financial risk.

The combination of continued State withdrawal from service provision, the deep and persistent effects of the global financial crisis that begun in 2008 and profound changes in the type of demand for social housing across North Western Europe call for a reflection on the implications of these phenomena for social housing providers.

«The Hartford Global Impact NextShares Fund is yet another step we are taking in listening to financial advisor demand for lower - cost, tax - efficient, and innovative products that can help investors reach their goals,» said Vernon Meyer, Chief Investment Officer of Hartford Funds.

«The Hartford Global Impact NextShares Fund is yet another step we are taking in listening to financial adviser demand for lower - cost, tax - efficient, and innovative products that can help investors reach their goals,» says Vernon Meyer, chief investment officer of Hartford Funds.

The International Air Transport Association — a trade group for the world's airlines — said that global demand for air travel in 2015 jumped 6.5 percent over the previous year, a result that it said was the strongest since the world started pulling out of the Global Financial Crisis in 2010; that number was also well above the industry's 10 - year average growth rate of 5.5 peglobal demand for air travel in 2015 jumped 6.5 percent over the previous year, a result that it said was the strongest since the world started pulling out of the Global Financial Crisis in 2010; that number was also well above the industry's 10 - year average growth rate of 5.5 peGlobal Financial Crisis in 2010; that number was also well above the industry's 10 - year average growth rate of 5.5 percent.

International markets remain outstanding in the Pacific Rim, with China and India coal import demand continuing at record rates and developed economies running at higher capacity factors as they recover from the global financial crisis.

[44] While the Global Financial Crisis undercut demand for coal from US power stations, demand for coal for both power stations and the steel industry continued to grow from both China and India.

Exxon's report does not seem to consider the financial risk to it and other oil producers from the potential for global oil demand to begin declining within the next 10 - 15 years, even without robust climate policies.

The Financial Times notes that Greens in the Australian Senate had demanded a 40 % cut with a global deal, while conservative opposition parties wanted the plan delayed to cushion the impact on businesses.

The fact that they aren't is yet another indication that the global financial sector is in need of reform far more drastic than has been contemplated so far * The policies «demanded» by S&P to keep the rating (drastic cuts in infrastructure spending) would have been economically disastrous

A group of 70 global investors managing more than $ 3 trillion of collective assets have launched the first - ever coordinated effort to spur the world's 45 top oil and gas, coal and electric power companies to assess the financial risks that changes in demand and price pose to their business plans.

«By valuing the positive impact of a healthy compliance function on the rest of the business, banks and financial institutions can create CDD processes that will meet current and future demands,» said Thomas Cosgrove, Strategy Leader, Global Compliance Solutions, Dun & Bradstreet.

This venture is a testament to Therium's continued innovation of the third party funding industry, driven by growing demand for funding of financial services cases, as highlighted by the firm's recent research, and the increasing complexity of financial products and transactions across the global financial markets.

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2008, demand for law firm services shrunk by 5.1 % and has remained essentially flat ever since.

Islamic banking has grown into a global financial force and there is ever - increasing demand for Shari'ah compliant financial products.

But the times have changed, with the global financial crisis only accelerating the price - down pressures, commoditization, and client demand for efficient, business - relevant services.

Zilliqa has Released their public testnet of a Blockchain that deals with the technology's biggest hurdle: the ability to scale and serve the demands of global financial institutions.

Cambridge Blockchain resolves conflicting imperatives demanding global financial institutions to comply with both KYC laws and strict data privacy regulations

According to an article in the Financial Post, aerospace companies reported strong growth in the past year, even setting records, as global demand for the next generation of airliners and business jets remains strong.

Global demand for accountancy and financial management skills means that once you qualify in the profession you can compete for roles across a broad range of services in every sector and business imaginable, from small enterprises, public sector organisations and charities to large multinational organisations.