Sentences with phrase «groups said»

On the eve of this week's NAFTA talks, the fifth of seven scheduled rounds, the uncompromising U.S. stance now risks scuppering a 23 - year - old treaty that helped knit together a colossal continental economy, business groups said.

Taking aim at comments Mr. Zuckerberg made in a recent interview, the groups said that Facebook had no consistent methods for dealing with hate speech in Myanmar.

Eleven of the hospitals or purchasing groups said they weren't yet getting lower prices on one or both drugs.

The groups said the State Department, which granted the permit needed for the pipeline to cross the Canada-U.S. border, relied on an «outdated and incomplete environmental impact statement» when making its decision earlier this month.

House leaders and corporate groups said the tax would stifle research and development.

For their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor law.

Medical relief groups said dozens of civilians were killed, and one video circulated by activists showed the bodies of around a dozen men, women and children lifeless on the floor, some of them with foam at the mouth.

In other words, the two groups both said they were testing Twitter's predictive ability; in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes.

Environmental groups said the proposed cuts would threaten thousands of jobs and could harm health and safety protections for millions of Americans.

Anti-abortion groups said Trump's comments were at odds with their own stance.

In their letter, the groups said the breach caused «incalculable harm» and suggested several of the affected individuals had already filed complaints with the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights or other state authorities.

April 6 (Reuters)- A civil rights group and some consumer groups said on Friday they would file a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Facebook Inc's use of facial recognition techniques threaten users» privacy.

The two groups said in a joint statement on Thursday they were in detailed talks over a deal that would give Ladbrokes shareholders around 46.5 percent of the combined group.

Environmental groups said they were confident Obama's veto was a prelude to a full rejection of the pipeline.

Two aid groups said they have had to turn people away, one has had to intensify its fundraising, two have had to extend their operating hours to meet demand, while six who help to house new arrivals are struggling to find accommodation for them.

Although a similar agreement was signed in 2012 in Indonesia, labour advocacy groups said the Bangladeshi agreement is unprecedented because not only is it legally binding, but it commits brands and suppliers to changing their pricing and sourcing practices.

The major ad lobby groups said yesterday they would ignore Microsoft's DNT signal on the grounds that it represents Microsoft's choice for the browser rather than the affirmative choice of the user.

A spokesman for the Iranian - backed paramilitary groups said the advance toward the Islamic State - held town of Tal Afar, about 55 km (35 miles) west of Mosul, would start within «a few days or hours».

It should go without saying that McConnell (and the cabal of 13 Republican senators, who crafted the proposal behind closed doors for weeks) knew full well the red lines that both groups said they wouldn't cross.

The offering is part of an expanded partnership between Major League Baseball and the Google - owned (goog) subscription streaming service, the two groups said Thursday.

The two groups said Friday that the deal is an extension from a previous partnership last year in which Facebook streamed 20 baseball games.

Other analysts say the stock price will climb to a similar number, though ISI Group says it'll reach $ 100 over the next 12 months.

Janice Lee of PCCW Media Group says the firm is using a dual revenue stream model of an advertising - supported free tier and a subscription - tier for its streaming service as it sees opportunities in both segments.

The group said there are nearly 151,000 wells operating in the United States, while in central and eastern portion of the country earthquakes have dramatically increased since 2008, when fracking became more common.

A spokeswoman for the Toronto - based TMX Group said the company is investigating the cause of the disruption.

So the group said the other things we know pretty well is sisters.

But Nintendo's hybrid gaming system — it's part - handheld, part - home console, hence the name — has topped the charts in four of the last six months since its launch in March 2017, NPD Group says.

But those downsides masked a potential benefit: most of the new terminals also come with capabilities that let you accept payments from digital wallets, says Thad Peterson, senior analyst of Aite Group says.

After getting up at 5 a.m., the founder of Virgin Group said, he catches up on the news, replies to emails, organizes his day, and exercises, Inc. reports.

«While China's total debt growth slowed notably in 2017 with a drop in the non-financial corporate debt - to - GDP ratio largely offset by rising household and financial sector debt,» the group said.

The group says this kind of paraphrasing is one of the best ways to extract the «most important insights» about an opponent.

As well as its decision on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 2018.

Mark Merritt of the PBM trade group says this settlement helped establish the «rules of the road» for an «emerging industry.»

MOSCOW, May 2 - The chairman of En + Group said on Wednesday he was working on implementing a plan that En + hopes will lead to the United States lifting sanctions on the company, the biggest shareholder in aluminum giant Rusal.

There were 121 funding rounds for such startups in the second quarter of 2016, compared with 21 in the equivalent quarter of 2011, that group says.

«Across Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA, we do not accept credit card transactions involving the purchase of cryptocurrencies,» Lloyds Banking Group said in a statement.

Even so his pay went up by 20 %,» the group said in a statement on Monday.

Backed by Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart and former Labour spin - doctor Alastair Campbell, the group said it is also planning marches in Europe, to political party conferences and organising for stalls to be set up in busy town centres.

Media analyst Kaan Yigit, president of Solutions Research Group says the global media landscape has changed with new players like Facebook, Netflix and YouTube, and while may $ 3.38 billion sound like a lot to pay right now, the real value of Astral's assets won't be determined until multi-platform media consumption across TV, mobile and online really goes mainstream.

The group said the «mega» stock grant is excessive and recommended that shareholders strike down the proposal.

The environmental groups say that guarantees the plan won't be dragged out for years.

BMO Financial Group says it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the fixed income broker - dealer, which specializes in the institutional investor market for U.S. mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities.

Property investor and developer Aspen Group says it is likely to post a half - year loss of up to $ 72 million on the back of impairments on a number of its assets.

The group said the «Autumn of Discontent» is «set to bring the issue of Brexit and remaining in the EU to the forefront of political debate.»

Another top performer was Britain's Merlin Entertainments, which rose 9.4 percent after the attractions group said it had a «record» 66 million visitors worldwide during 2017, up 3.5 percent from 2016.

Taxi groups say Uber drivers dodge many of the costs and regulations impacting taxis, putting taxi drivers at a competitive disadvantage.

Less than a week after RHB Bank and AMMB Holdings received the regulatory go - head to start merger talks, the country's second largest lender CIMB Group said it sold a 50 percent stake in its stockbroking unit to China Galaxy Securities.

Further updates will be provided,» TMX Group said in a tweet.

Kraft Foods Group said this week it will remove synthetic colours and preservatives from its popular mac and cheese line in both Canada and the U.S. by the end of 2016.

David Riedel of Riedel Research Group says emerging markets still offer opportunity despite valuations in the U.S. getting a little stretched.