Sentences with phrase «high global inventories»

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The world's «easy oil» has been depleted, Grantham argues, and current high inventory levels will be used up sooner than the market expects — assuming reasonable global GDP growth.

Yet with global growth declining, oil inventory at record levels, and momentum on the side of increasingly cost - competitive renewable energy technologies, there remains a high possibility the energy sector will face another existential crisis in the near future.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

With new and emerging opportunities, businesses are always looking for ways to avoid roadblocks, like high costs of raw materials, maintaining inventory and looming global competition.

Both U.S. crude and global benchmark Brent traded at the highest levels since 2014 as geopolitical concerns overshadowed a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories.

Early into this year, analysts and investors were way more optimistic about the oil price recovery, but as global inventories continued to stay high and OPEC lost its market charm with the cuts and compliance, prices started dropping again, and WTI has traded mostly below US$ 50 — and frequently below US$ 45 — since early March.

While the re-balancing of global oil markets is progressing, record - high crude and gasoline inventories continue to put downward pressure on prices.

In an environment in which global trade growth is craptastic, Canadian exporters have been losing market share in the US, and inventories made a hefty contribution to growth in the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - boggling.

Compliance with a global deal to cut oil supply hit a new high in February and an inventory glut is shrinking fast, a joint OPEC and the non-OPEC committee said, Continue Reading

Global crude oil inventories had reached record highs, and the price of oil Continue Reading

The methane hydrates with the highest climate susceptibility are in upper continental margin slopes, like those that ring the Arctic Ocean, representing about 3.5 percent of the global methane hydrate inventory, says Carolyn Ruppel, a scientist who leads the Gas Hydrates Project at the USGS.

Faced with high inventory, declining volumes and sudden shift in buyer demand from diesel to petrol variants, Honda India plans to launch hybrid version of the Accord sedan and the global Civic mid-size to revive its fortunes in on one of the fastest growing auto markets of the world.

Oil is the most notable laggard; robust global supply has translated into stubbornly high inventories.

As these inventories are drawn down, global prices would likely move higher.

Yet with global growth declining, oil inventory at record levels, and momentum on the side of increasingly cost - competitive renewable energy technologies, there remains a high possibility the energy sector will face another existential crisis in the near future.

The world's «easy oil» has been depleted, Grantham argues, and current high inventory levels will be used up sooner than the market expects — assuming reasonable global GDP growth.

Given this potential, the production of high - GWP, long - lived, greenhouse gases like NF3 should be included in the national greenhouse gas inventories once global usage exceeds a threshold, e.g., 5 MMTCO2, no matter what the claim for containment.

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The primary domains assessed included (1) depression symptoms as measuredby the clinician - rated HAMD and self - reported Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 29; (2) global functioning as measured by the clinician - ratedClinical Global Impressions scale (CGI) 30 andC - GAS; and (3) social functioning as measured by the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR).31 Higher scores on the HAMD and BDIindicate a greater number of symptoms; on the CGI and C - GAS, better functioning; and on the SAS - SR, worse functiglobal functioning as measured by the clinician - ratedClinical Global Impressions scale (CGI) 30 andC - GAS; and (3) social functioning as measured by the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR).31 Higher scores on the HAMD and BDIindicate a greater number of symptoms; on the CGI and C - GAS, better functioning; and on the SAS - SR, worse functiGlobal Impressions scale (CGI) 30 andC - GAS; and (3) social functioning as measured by the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR).31 Higher scores on the HAMD and BDIindicate a greater number of symptoms; on the CGI and C - GAS, better functioning; and on the SAS - SR, worse functioning.

High end - state functioning was defined as a PDS score below 14, a CAPS global severity rating below 2, and Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory scores below 12.29

With housing inventories close to historic lows and prices at historic highs, he looks to the city's new wave of transplants — the young, the aspiring, the driven and the rich of the world — who are transforming L.A. into a global megalopolis.