Sentences with phrase «impacted business confidence»

Trouble spots include areas such as Russia and Ukraine, where political upheaval has negatively impacted business confidence.

With Brexit on the horizon, as well as other economic uncertainties impacting business confidence, using employees on zero hours contracts gives firms the flexibility to manage fluctuating demand.

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This might have an impact on business confidence at this point.

The number of years a company has been around is going to have some impact on the confidence future clients have in your business.

These include: the macroeconomic effects of the new mortgage rules; the likely path of our exports; the impacts of the federal government's fiscal measures, which are just beginning to be felt; and the effects on business confidence of the US election.

The deteriorating external situation has also had an adverse impact on business and consumer confidence.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The outlook for corporate profits is likely to receive a boost from the lower Australian dollar, the impact of lower interest rates and a revival in business confidence after the federal election, says UBS strategist David Cassidy.

A food safety recall will reduce consumer confidence of the product and will have a financial impact on related businesses.

I was so grateful for Anna's support and the impact it had on my small business — not only in sales and followers, but in the confidence it gave me to carry on doing what I'm doing.

It will impact on businesses» confidence and willingness to invest and expand.

In May last year, we were at significant risk of a downgrading in our international credit rating, with a catastrophic impact on public services, business and consumer confidence, a long period of stagflation, and a contraction in the economy.

«Before the full impact of the eurozone crisis, the government's decision to cut spending and raise taxes too far and too fast has undermined business confidence, held back growth, stalled job creation and left Britain's economy dangerously exposed,» he said.

Curt Jacques, who owns West Lebanon, N.H. - based West Lebanon Feed & Supply with his wife Sharon, understands the impact that low consumer confidence can have on his business.

The ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission is holding hearings to explore the impact of technology on client confidences and lawyers» use of the internet to develop business.

Earlier this week, a blog post entitled Segregated Witness's soft fork and a vote of no confidence by the software engineer Steve Sokolowski climbed to the front page of the popular online bitcoin community Reddit BTC (/ r / BTC), which entailed numerous inaccuracies in regards to the impact of the Segregated Witness on bitcoin users, businesses, and miners.

In their first public appearance since a flurry of news stories documenting the internal power struggles impacting their blockchain project, Tezos, the married couple and business partners projected confidence that despite the governance issues, their technology will endure.