The cost - of - services model can also uncover relatively
high spending in an area of low priority.
What does explain
higher spending in the U.S. is administrative complexity and high prices across a wide range of healthcare services.
Reduce staff overheads -
The highest spend in most schools is on staff salaries, and when pressures are put on budgets, the thought of having to make teaching staff redundant to save money is a choice that no school wants to make.
The highest spend in most schools is on staff salaries, and when pressures are put on budgets, the thought of having to make teaching staff redundant to save money is a choice that no school wants to make.
That's also why advocates for
higher spending in California prefer to cite the Quality Counts surveys, which have ranked California from 45th to now 50th over the past decade.
If you have
a higher spend in those markets, then upgrade to the Blue Cash Preferred ® Card from American Express.
If you have
a higher spend in those markets, then upgrade to the Blue Cash Preferred ® Card from American Express.
Not exact matches
So when it comes to making decisions about how to
spend your time, it should all be laser - focused on either doing the things that deliver you the greatest return or investing
in marketing efforts that will generate more demand for those
high - return tasks.
«The benefits of NFLX - produced original content including attractive economics and greater control are clear and we believe returns on original
spend are
high,» J.P. Morgan Securities (jpm) analyst Doug Anmuth said
in a research note.
Rising demand
in Canada meant increased employment
in service industries and certain manufacturing industries,
higher government revenues and
spending.
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.
In 2005, he spent weeks in New Orleans as part of NBC's team coverage of Hurricane Katrina, for which he shared a national Emmy, an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and broadcast's highest honor, the Peabody Awar
In 2005, he
spent weeks
in New Orleans as part of NBC's team coverage of Hurricane Katrina, for which he shared a national Emmy, an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and broadcast's highest honor, the Peabody Awar
in New Orleans as part of NBC's team coverage of Hurricane Katrina, for which he shared a national Emmy, an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and broadcast's
highest honor, the Peabody Award.
However, there is hope that growth accelerated
in early 2013 despite
higher taxes and cuts
in government
spending.
«The companies that are more comfortable
spending a
higher amount early are usually rewarded with
higher growth metrics, but you don't necessarily get bonus points for being cash conservative
in the early days,» she says.
Laingen started the network
in 2004, while working for Minnesota Wire, a small manufacturing company that realized that
high - tech entrepreneurs needed some way to band together and tap into the rich vein of military
spending.
For all the post-publication focus on
high - frequency trading, Lewis
spends very little time with
high - frequency traders
in the book.
Spending on new drugs for those diseases is expected to rise 7 %
in 2018, and it's less due to price hikes as it is for the
high prices associated with these specialty therapies.
And here's the most interesting finding: CFOs say they plan to
spend their tax windfalls mostly on
higher investment
in the U.S., as well as on R&D and
higher wages.
In the past,
spending that modernized highways and mass - transit systems or enhanced
higher education has boosted the productivity of America's workers.
If you accept this, prioritizing short - term gains comes through the optimization of management and
spending, which allows the company to grow,
in turn supplying
higher returns, more jobs and other benefits to society, and better products.
Non-Prime users
spend a little more than half that ($ 700), but they may be picking up the tab elsewhere, like
in the cost of gas to shop
in - store, the
higher price of items from big - box retailers, and shipping from other stores.
Royal Dutch / Shell and BP on Tuesday joined peers
in reporting
higher than expected earnings by making further deep cuts
in spending to cope with an oil price downturn now
in its third year.
Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise, over the next decade, if it lowered the rate of growth
in Social Security by one percentage point, reduced increases
in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care
spending by a proportional amount, and held discretionary
spending below growth
in GDP (albeit from the
higher base established by the new laws).
The
high - powered jetpack was 40 years
in the making, the culmination of millions of dollars
spent and decades of trial and error by Mayman and his business partner, Nelson Tyler.
They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the
spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote
in an nearby chamber, with a
high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»
SCHILDKROUT: I
spent the first part of my career
in education, mostly as a
high school teacher at a charter school
in the Boston area.
The irony of
spending years
in high school and college before getting a job is that what employers want most isn't any specific (or even highly specialized) body of knowledge; they want employees who can learn on the job.
On the other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and
spending that has produced record -
high levels of consumer debt
in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.
Like, for instance, when he mentions that he was the first New Zealander to be selected as a Fulbright Scholar
in entrepreneurship, or tells you he once
spent two weeks
in a coma after contracting malaria
in Indonesia, or says he was among the
highest - scoring secondary - school students on a national math exam.
High rates of unemployment have a budgetary cost to governments, from direct
spending on employment insurance to a rise
in health care costs as chronic unemployment diminishes mental and physical health.
By virtually every measure, prohibition of cannabis with
high THC commonly known as marijuana and the variant with no recreational drug potential commonly known as hemp has cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars
in missed business opportunities and wasted resources
spent unsuccessfully fighting the so - called war on drugs.
Youth
in higher - income homes
spend more time than disadvantaged kids
in reading the news and searching out information online.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level
in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to
spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by
higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.
High Definition Video — In 2007, after spending a couple years teaching high school math and working in the non-profit arena, I went to work for an HD video conferencing start up developing a training and certification prog
High Definition Video —
In 2007, after spending a couple years teaching high school math and working in the non-profit arena, I went to work for an HD video conferencing start up developing a training and certification progra
In 2007, after
spending a couple years teaching
high school math and working in the non-profit arena, I went to work for an HD video conferencing start up developing a training and certification prog
high school math and working
in the non-profit arena, I went to work for an HD video conferencing start up developing a training and certification progra
in the non-profit arena, I went to work for an HD video conferencing start up developing a training and certification program.
Juerg Kiener of Swiss Asia Capital says miners should continue to see strong demand if planned infrastructure projects
in Asia get underway, but could also face
higher capital
spending to boost output.
Some women shy away from jobs
in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut
in free time for women reduces their share
in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.
In total, that difference
in time
spent on at - home labor results
in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.
Last year, the retail giant said it would
spend about $ 2.7 billion on
higher wages for hundreds of thousands of workers at its U.S. stores
in 2015 and 2016.
Online quizzes are what I call Cognitive Catnip; people engage with them at remarkably
high rates, often
spending several minutes
in each quiz, then sharing with colleagues and friends.
For all the talk of abnormal times and changes
in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep
spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of
higher wages.
A Roth 401 (k) isn't always better financially — for example, if you work
in a
high - tax state now but plan to retire
in a lower - tax state
in the future — but for the majority of Americans, the Harvard study shows a Roth 401 (k) leads to increased
spending power
in retirement.
His comments followed less - than - stellar data on U.S. consumer
spending that showed that even as confidence hit its
highest level
in more than 16 years last month, Americans are still holding their wallets tightly.
In some parts of the country (hi, New York and the rest of the Northeast), the percentage
spent on housing can be even
higher than the 37 % average.
Her tenure with Fidelity started
in high school, when she
spent a summer answering customer service calls.
Amazon has had success with original shows like «The Man
in the
High Castle» and «The Grand Tour,» and the company's aggressive spending highlights its ambition to become as much of a destination for high - quality shows as Netflix and
High Castle» and «The Grand Tour,» and the company's aggressive
spending highlights its ambition to become as much of a destination for
high - quality shows as Netflix and
high - quality shows as Netflix and HBO.
While household
spending is similar
in some areas, low - income Americans
spend a significantly larger proportion of their money on housing, while
high - income Americans
spend a much
higher proportion on insurance and retirement expenses.
Net profit rose 17 percent to 542 million euros ($ 650 million), ahead analysts average forecast of 510 million euros as
higher prices helped offset currency headwinds and an increase
in marketing
spending.
We're either slightly hunched over (this is becoming more common thanks to all the time we
spend looking at screens),
in a «pelvic posture,» with hips trust forward like someone wearing
high heels, or
in what he terms «the heart posture.»
IDC believes that by 2021, $ 46 billion will be
spent on cognitive and artificial intelligence systems, which reached $ 12.5 billion
in 2017, 60 percent
higher than 2016.
The $ 7 billion
in capital expenditures is far
higher than the $ 5.2 billion the company invested
in new technology, facilities, and capacity last year, and the $ 3 billion
spent in 2016.
In the week after receiving a refund, the overall level of health care spending was 60 percent higher than in a typical week over the 100 days befor
In the week after receiving a refund, the overall level of health care
spending was 60 percent
higher than
in a typical week over the 100 days befor
in a typical week over the 100 days before.