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This includes employees that work within secure organizations with a classified or higher security rating.

This chart reflects the highest security rating provided by one or more of Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch.

Fitness trackers are a leaky haven of data for hackers, according to a new study that found if you want a device with a high security rating, you better buy an Apple Watch.

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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 2016, 1 in 131 emails contained malware, the highest rate in five years, according to digital security company Symantec.)

Such high rates can claw back benefits like Old Age Security.

And then Friedman explicitly says that when the Fed gets to zero rates, «They can buy long - term government securities, and they can keep buying them and providing high - powered money until the high powered money starts getting the economy in an expansion.»

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).

TNR's high - speed aluminum security door, for example, boasts a photoelectric sensor to detect vehicles and can open at a rate of 54 inches per second.

Bank of America relies heavily on higher interest rates to maximize profits as it has a large stock of deposits and rate - sensitive mortgage securities.

So, high - earning households spend significantly more of their income on Social Security — which is automatically deducted from all earned income for individuals at a rate of 6.2 % — and payments into retirement plans.

Many lower - income Canadians, meanwhile, would be better off avoiding PRPPs, which would see their Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits clawed back at higher tax rates.

That security is especially important for entrepreneurs, especially given the high failure rate for startups.

They required me to publish regular content, but they paid higher rates and provided more financial security.

Beyond the requirements that liquidity and regulators impose on us, we will purchase currency - related securities only if they offer the possibility of unusual gain — either because a particular credit is mispriced, as can occur in periodic junk - bond debacles, or because rates rise to a level that offers the possibility of realizing substantial capital gains on high - grade bonds when rates fall.

For instance, a fixed - rate mortgage typically gives you a higher starting rate but also the security that your monthly payments will remain the same, whereas an adjustable rate mortgage's interest rate often starts lower but could spike sharply and leave you scrambling.

«We're rotating into very high - quality, mostly senior positions — triple - A rated positions — in structured products, in commercial mortgage - backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, etc..»

«Fiscal stimulus seems to be the most logical explanation, with Trump and a Republican Congress expected to deliver higher deficits,» Gennadiy Goldberg, an interest - rate strategist in New York at TD Securities told Bloomberg.

Debt securities rated below investment grade2 based on the issuer's weaker ability to pay interest and capital, resulting in the issuer paying a higher rate to entice investors to take on the added risk

That's where the good news ends: Vermont retirees are taxed on almost everything — estate, inheritance and Social Security income, for which the state has the second - highest tax rate in the nation.

That structure enabled some of these securities to gain high credit ratings even when the average quality of the underlying loans was poor.

If you plan to hold to maturity you have to be willing to forego the possibility of higher yields assuming rates rise, but then again you don't get dinged on the lower price of the security.

In the fixed - income arena, longer - duration1 bonds tend to be more negatively impacted when interest rates move higher as compared with shorter - duration fixed income securities.

For example, they could seek to buy resilient bonds that pay decent coupons with limited price downside while simultaneously shorting fixed - income securities that look vulnerable when interest rates and inflation expectations trend higher.

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

Bond investors are in constant fear of a replay of the 1970s when interest rates exploded higher in concert with sky high inflation, a double whammy of bad news for fixed income securities.

The fund invests primarily in investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 10 % of its total assets in high yield securities rated B or higher by Moody's.

Various reasons have been suggested for this, including the persistence, until recently, of relatively high rates of inflation in Australia, which reduced the incentive to issue and hold longer - term securities.

They know that high interest rates bring a good return on new investments, but lower interest rates can produce a large capital gain on fixed - interest securities.

Investing in higher - yielding, lower - rated, floating - rate loans and debt securities involves greater risk of default, which could result in loss of principal — a risk that may be heightened in a slowing economy.

1) you don't get much in terms of immediate tax break because your marginal tax rate is low 2) you end up locking up money in plans that you can't touch until you are 59 1/2 3) social security replacement rate versus your income is relatively high versus the replacement rate for higher income earners.

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.

Japan's recession left little demand at home, so its banks developed the carry trade: lending at a low interest rate to arbitrageurs to buy higher - yielding securities.

An Analysis of the Economic Circumstances of Canadian Seniors, authored by statistician Richard Shillington of Tristat Resources and released by the Broadbent Institute, also shows the Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) guarantee levels are falling behind and trends in income sources for seniors suggest that high poverty rates among seniors will further increase.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The three big agencies — S&P, Moody's and Fitch — have been blamed for helping fuel the 2008 financial crisis by giving high ratings to risky mortgage securities.

With the tools and features offered through this platform, which operates effectively on all desktop browsers and platforms, traders can experience a higher degree of security and speed in their trade, resulting in success rates that average about 30 % higher than that offered by other platforms on the market.

Some investors, including pension funds, can only buy securities that carry high credit ratings.

They bought enormous amounts of mortgages and other debt instruments, and they drove down interest rates to virtually zero to ensure that the large investment banks and financial institutions survived — forcing retail investors to participate in high - risk securities such as equities and corporate debt instead of stashing their money in banks.

Startling evidence for the lack of robustness in today's market comes from a 2013 Securities and Exchange Commission report that found order cancellation rates as high as 95 - 97 percent, a result of high - frequency traders playing their cat - and - mouse game.

The strength of the Afghan security forces has declined sharply over the past 12 months, a US government watchdog has said, amid reports of desertions and high casualty rates.

(These are reset securities combined with an option that allows the issuer to convert the securities to preference shares but subsequently pay a higher coupon rate if not converted to ordinary equity or redeemed within 10 years.)

The strong outperformance of credit - related securities and progressive trend in interest rates has emboldened many investors to bulk up on high yield funds over the course of this bull market.

Securities are classified as high - yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1 / BB + / BB = or below.

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High yield bonds (bonds rated below investment grade) may have speculative characteristics and present significant risks beyond those of other securities, including greater credit risk, price volatility, and limited liquidity in the secondary market.

Inflation - protected securities would likely outperform nominal government bonds amid higher - than - expected U.S. inflation, but stocks might not easily stomach a sharp upturn in interest rates or Federal Reserve (Fed) hawkishness.

Investments in high - yield («junk») bonds involve greater risk of price volatility, illiquidity, and default than higher - rated debt securities.

When the economy is heading to a recession, knowing interest rates are to trend lower, investors are more willing to invest in longer - term securities immediately to lock in current higher yields.