Sentences with phrase «heel of»

Without the appreciation of risk, however, these unique aspects of great investing can become the Achilles heel of value investing.

«The Achilles heel of the industry may be that people are very resistant to construction of necessary infrastructure,» stated the report, which was sponsored by half a dozen oil and gas companies and two law firms representing them and included a list of the type of people opposing pipelines and their motivations.

Testing in inclement weather is considered the Achilles heel of autonomous vehicles because their sensors can't see the road and must rely on highly detailed 3D maps.

Separately, they also argued that bond yields are the «Achilles» heel of global markets,» arguing that «market pricing on Fed rate hikes, however, remains modest and there is to our minds significant risk of a more disorderly repricing of global bond yields.

Secondly, he noted «the root causes of the global crisis have not been prop ¬ erly tackled» with the financial system remaining «the Achilles heel of the world economy» and thirdly, «little progress is being made in reducing working poverty and vulnerable forms of employment such as informal jobs and undeclared work.»

After wandering the seas for a month and a half, the same tanker docked at a port on the heel of Italy's boot and offloaded what the ship's documents claimed was Greek olive oil.

Investors are proving resilient on the heels of last week's global market correction, buying on the dip and pushing U.S. stocks higher for the best two - day gain since Brexit.

The series, which was released Wednesday, marks the biggest media effort to date by the social aggregator and comes on the heels of its new news site Upvoted.

His new fund comes on the heels of the news that he sold 29 % (worth about $ 1.4 billion) of his stake in Uber.

The announcement comes on the heels of research indicating that after 13 years of declines, U.S. visitation to Canada is set to rebound this year.

The 11 a.m. ET speech, which will be streamed at press.org, comes on the heels of Thiel's $ 1.25 million donation to Trump's campaign.

Their letter came on the heels of a controversial memo the House Intelligence Committee released earlier this month, which purports to show the FBI and Department of Justice abusing their surveillance authority to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

On the heels of strong earnings and plans for expansion from coffee competitor Dunkin' Brands, Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, told CNBC that he isn't worried about competition from other big brands edging into coffee service.

And your other marketing efforts should follow closely on the heels of your press roll out.

Starbucks will maintain its growth momentum in 2015 on the heels of last quarter's earnings report, according to Howard Schultz.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of India came close on the heels of weak investor interest in two recent auctions that led to a spike in sovereign debt yields.

The Loblaw - Shoppers deal emerges on the heels of last month's purchase of grocery chain Safeway by Sobeys Inc., for $ 5.8 billion.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of India, announced late on Friday, came close on the heels of weak investor interest in two recent auctions that led to a spike in sovereign debt yields.

Its implementation comes on the heels of a March vow from CEO Elon Musk, in which he said Tesla could build and begin operating the system within 100 days from the signature of a contract — or else it would be free.

Hot on the heels of the price - cut announcement by Apple on its Apple TV set - top box, Roku is beefing up its product line with search and notification features, both of which are designed to make for easier streaming.

National Mining Association President Hal Quinn said the commission's «disappointing lack of action» comes on the heels of a cold snap that demonstrated the value that coal provides to power grids.

The placement of the defensive weapons also comes on the heels of China's recent South China Sea installation of military jamming equipment, which disrupts communications and radar systems.

It came right on the heels of the amazing numbers we heard on Friday from J.P. Morgan and Citi [group],» Cramer said on Monday.

The group also opened its first Save - on - Foods in the Yukon this year on the heels of launching its first Saskatchewan location last year.

Tencent may not be well - known to American consumers, but it recently became the first Asian tech company to be valued over $ 500 billion, on the heels of companies like Facebook and Amazon.

The lack of a vote comes on the heels of the federal repeal of Obama - era privacy rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year.

Spark Therapeutics» stock soared 20 % in Wednesday trading on the heels of its second quarter 2017 earnings report and some (very) early data on the gene therapy - focused firm's treatment for the blood disorder hemophilia A.

The announcement comes on the heels of Toyota's plans to add a third artificial intelligence and robotics center in Ann Arbor.

Off the heels of TechCrunch50 and just in time for the Inc. 500 conference, which starts tomorrow in Washington, DC, Michael Arrington has 8 tips on how to steer conversations at conferences, without letting ego or sloppiness get in the way.

«It's not hard to be a little taken aback, that such a monumental «changing of the guard» will unfold on the heels of one of the potash industry's most volatile periods,» he wrote in April 7 report.

Last month, on the heels of various reports that Apple is quietly hiring experts from the fashion, fitness, and health industries, Nike CEO Mark Parker confirmed his company's discontinuation of its FuelBand electronic wristband and exit from the category, at least as it pertains to hardware.

The increase in average student debt, moreover, comes on the heels of news that college students don't really learn anything and the opinions of pundits like James Altucher that college is just a huge waste of time and money.

It comes on the heels of a crackdown by the Competition Bureau over restrictive practices imposed on merchants by credit card companies.

The meeting — which had not previously been disclosed and came on the heels of Kushner's meeting with Kislyak at Trump Tower — caught the eye of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether any members of Trump's campaign were complicit.

The comments came on the heels of similarly dire remarks from billionaire Chris Sacca, one of the earliest investors in Twitter, who said that he now hates the company's stock and that its continued issue with «bots» or automated accounts on the platform is «embarrassing.»

The media attention came on the heels of some of Franken's highest - profile actions since he joined the Senate in 2009.

Hot on the heels of his heralded debut, West enlisted film producer Jon Brion for assistance with the 2005 production of Late Registration.

The 50 - day conflict came on the heels of Operation Brother's Keeper, a large - scale counterterrorism crackdown in the West Bank prompted by the abduction and disappearance of three Israeli teenagers on June 12, 2014.

Created with funds put up by Sohn and his CEO, serial entrepreneur John Valiton, the system garnered a design and engineering award honorarium at last winter's Consumer Electronics Show, on the heels of securing $ 400,000 from angel investors.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports its fourth - quarter results before the market opens, following on the heels of other major banks which have reported over the last three days.

(And if you're in the market for more startling numbers having to do with gender diversity, «the findings come on the heels of a report by the McKinsey Global Institute that showed $ 28 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if men and women contributed equally to the workforce,» the UK's Guardian newspaper notes.

The network's coverage of the scandal came on the heels of Trump's claim that the Uranium One deal was comparable to the Watergate scandal.

The news comes on the heels of rumors that Google and Ford will be announcing a partnership to create a fleet of autonomous vehicles.

On the heels of Tesla completing their $ 2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity, they have already moved forward with a project otherwise suited for a Sci Fi movie.

The decision comes on the heels of a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, an agency of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, that shows the rate of estimated drug overdose deaths increased in the third quarter of 2016 and outpaced the rate of drug - related deaths over the same period in 2015.

On the heels of Target posting a drop in its second quarter profit Wednesday, it's become clear right now is not the easiest time

That comes close on the heels of a similar meeting in Shanghai last December, showing that a Sino - Japanese «strategic relationship of mutual benefit» may be heating up while Tokyo feels secure under the U.S. defense umbrella and enjoys full access to American markets.

The news of missed debt payments by Espirito Santo International also comes on the heels of discouraging economic data out of the eurozone.

The study comes on the heels of Facebook's latest announcement that it will start cutting reach on «overly promotional» brand posts in 2015.

This is on the heels of Coupons.com's announcement that it pulled in $ 230 million in two rounds.