Sentences with phrase «higher current rates»

All else being equal, policies with higher current rates and longer guarantee periods will be better than those with lower current rates and shorter guarantees.

Not exact matches

Another current employee from Tesla's Fremont factory said the company's defect rate is so high that it's hard to hit production targets.

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.

A small fraction of those business owners pay the top individual tax rate of 39.6 percent, higher than the current top corporate income tax rate of 35 percent.

Companies with high - energy inputs, like airlines, railways and miners, should also be trying to lock in long - term fuel contracts at current low rates, says Janice Plumstead, senior economist at the Canada West Foundation.

Current highest tax rate small - business owners can pay.

As they won wage increases higher than the current rate of inflation they would, for a short time, gain real wage increases.

That's because under current law, profits from a small business «pass through» to the owner and is taxed at his or her individual rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent.

In other words, would pushing the short - term interest rate down to 0 percent, from the current rate of 0.16 percent, propel the GDP growth and inflation to such permanently higher levels?

What's more, even with the Ailes drama going on, Fox News is enjoying its highest ratings ever in 2016, thanks largely to Donald Trump's antics in the current presidential election.

However, rates have also been slowly creeping higher on their own, as regulators look set to persist with the current «de-risking» campaign taking much longer than policy crackdowns in the past.

Several states have set their minimum wage rates at a higher level than the federal rate, including California, which has a current rate of $ 10 per hour.

Under current law, high - income fund partners pay the long - term capital gains rate of 20 percent on their carried interest income, instead of the 39.6 percent individual tax rate that applies to the ordinary wage income of high earners.

That would require the center to increase the number of staff per student but also would permit charging higher fees than the current weekly rate of $ 115 per full - day child and $ 78 for after - schoolers.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

«Meanwhile, any inflationary impulse from higher tariffs depends on whether firms view the increase as permanent and if the current state of the business cycle would contribute to a high pass - through rate from tariffs to final goods.»

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said the current unemployment rate was below the neutral rate, leading to a potential buildup in higher wages.

It typically wouldn't make sense to take out a new loan on your home if the interest rate would be higher than your current mortgage rate.

By definition any country with both high investment and a current account surplus must have a high savings rate, but I don't understand why having high savings explains China's high debt levels.

If current interest rates are lower than they were at issue, the MVA will result in a higher payment.

The tax rates used by the fund in analyzing current and potential investments are based on the marginal rates for the highest tax bracket in Ontario, as advised by the auditors of the fund.

Seeks to provide a high level of current income, while providing lower volatility than a fund that invests in fixed - rate securities.

If a comparison is drawn between the current HELOC rates of different users it will be observed that the rate is high in a few and low in others while some have the exact same rate as the prime interest rate.

Changes in perceived risk can jolt markets out of the current high risk aversion regime and lift rates.

To expect the Fed to hold rates at current levels or just a quarter - point higher, in the face of those inflation figures, would seem to be asking a lot.

Consumer confidence and high yield bond spreads corroborate the unemployment rate in suggesting that we are in the mature stages of the current business cycle.

So far, the current unemployment rate has actually edged higher to 6.4 %, and among African - Americans is twice as high.

Earning 8 % per year would be helpful but may be difficult to pull off in the current environment of higher valuations and lower interest rates.

There are some states, however, with higher current home loan rates:

Every defense of current P / E ratios must assume either a higher long - term growth rate than is evident from historical data, or it must assume that investors are willing to hold stocks for a long - term return of substantially less than 10 %.

The Government still has the legislative authority to set any rate it wants — including a rate higher or lower than the rate recommended by the Board or set in current legislation.

For most of these unicorns, even if they are able to successfully reduce their expenses enough to turn a profit, it will destroy the rapid growth rates that led to them achieving their current high valuations.

«We were particularly encouraged to see fiscal discipline in light of the continued economic uncertainty seen elsewhere in Canada and the world, the establishment of a commission on tax competitiveness to evaluate current taxation instruments like the provincial sales tax, and proposed changes to the property transfer tax to start addressing housing affordability by increasing the exemption threshold and introducing a third tax rate on higher - valued properties.»

Canada currently supplies over 1/3 of U.S. lumber consumption and if the current rate of growth in housing starts continues, the U.S. will need to increasingly rely on higher - priced imported lumber from outside of North America to fulfill their needs if they impose a quota restriction on Canadian lumber.

On the whole, he added, without the Fed policies, the jobless rate would be higher than the current 5 % and the inflation rate would be even further below the Fed's 2 % target.

However, it should be noted the EI Account is forecast to generate an annual surplus of about $ 4 billion in 2015 - 16), as current legislation requires that premium rates be kept high to compensate for previous years» deficits in the Account.

If you expect your tax rate in retirement to be higher than your current rate, a Roth IRA's tax - free withdrawals might make it the better choice.

Grannies from Grand Rapids and cowboys from Colorado might vote for Delta Air Lines to provide more legroom, Exxon to assume a higher carbon price when it drills for oil, IBM to move some jobs from Delhi to Detroit and Apple to pay a higher tax rate than its current 18 %.

Franklin Limited Duration Income (FTF) is a closed end fund that seeks high current income and capital appreciation through investment in high yield corporate bonds, floating rate bank loans and mortgage and other asset backed securities.

Since CBO's baseline is based on current law, CBO does not include in its projections higher interest rates as a result of Congress possibly adding to debt.

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There should be, if you are right, an inverse correlation between domestic interest rates and the size of a country's current account deficit: the larger a country's current account deficit, the lower its domestic interest rates should be, and the larger the current surplus, the higher its domestic interest rates should be.

It's not just that future returns will be lower from current interest rate levels than they've been in the past; it's that volatility in bonds will be much higher from -LSB-...]

Our view for broader and stronger economic growth this year, with only slightly higher interest rates from current levels, is favorable for equity valuations — especially after the latest decline in equity prices.

Is it reasonable, then, to assume that the larger a country's current account deficit, the lower its interest rates, while the larger a country's current account surplus, the higher its interest rates?

To do so would either create massive hyperinflation (devaluation) of our current fiat currency, massive swings (politically rather than market driven) in the price of the metal, or create such a high conversion rate as to be nearly meaningless.

High interest rates, an unstable economy, and unexpected expenses can all put your current mortgage payments in a new perspective.

The clearest evidence of Euroglut is Europe's high unemployment rate combined with a record current account surplus.

Current state 2016 mortgage rates are higher than the national average.

My current 15 year mortgage rate is 2.625 % and I am able to deduce the interest and I am getting a much higher return on my money elsewhere.