Sentences with phrase «in declining markets such»

Systematic investment plans do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets Such plans involve continuous investment, regardless of market conditions.

Not exact matches

There is no reason why the April employment data should show such a massive decline in the labour market conditions of five cities in three provinces.

«General Mills» decision to draw attention to the issue of declining bee populations marks the continuation of its commitment to purpose - based marketing, which means brands will go beyond traditional statements such as product benefit in order to align with what's really important to consumers,» Cossette chief creative officer Peter Ignazi told AdWeek.

«What is happening in the telecoms industry is that revenues are stagnant, if not on the decline, with [average revenue per user] under pressure for various reasons such as competition and market saturation.»

Your business will face a bunch of risks that it can't insure against, such as increased competition, declining margins, staff turnover, or the failure of a new product to make a splash in the market.

Some forecasts predict that growth of new solar installations globally will decline to the single digits, due to market saturation in the U.S. and China, but will surge ahead again by 2019 as more markets (such as the middle and lower class) open up as technology becomes more affordable.

While the privately - held family business declined to reveal actual figures for its overseas markets, Russell said that sales in international markets such as Singapore, Japan, United Arab Emirates and parts of Europe currently account for less than 10 percent of the company's total revenue.

Kolko recently studied America's 100 largest housing markets and found that since 1980, such declines have sent home prices reeling in seven U.S. metro areas that have significant energy - related employment.

The forecasted 5 % to 10 % decline in average U.S. commercial real - estate prices would be the first of such magnitude for the $ 6.2 trillion market, absent a recession, in history.

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Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Just as real estate lending fuels land speculation, so the withdrawal of such credit leaves property markets to decline, sometimes with a crash, as occurred in Japan after 1990 when its financial bubble burst.

Suffice it to say that while there remain some bright spots in market action, such as the overall profile of market breadth (as measured by the simple NYSE advance - decline line), as well as bright spots in economic figures, such as Friday's upbeat jobs number and the reasonable behavior of credit spreads to - date, the weight of the evidence is increasingly cautious.

As I've regularly noted in recent months, our immediate outlook is essentially flat neutral for practical purposes, though we're partial to a layer of tail - risk hedges, such as out - of - the - money index put options, given that a market decline on the order of even 5 % would almost certainly be sufficient to send our measures of market internals into a negative condition.

2) Because of this performance streak in small and mid-cap stocks (which make up the majority of stocks, but not the majority of market cap), breadth measures based solely on advance - decline statistics have not yet picked up the deterioration in sponsorship that's evident if we examine other market internals such as industry group action, interest - sensitive securities, and trading volume; and,

Such a hypothesis, in our opinion, does much to explain the incongruity of a declining gold price while fundamentals for paper currency, and the US dollar in particular, obviously deteriorate; while demand for physical gold has exceeded new mine supply for several years running; and while above - ground 400 - ounce.999 gold bars located in London, New York, and other financial capitals (in cohabitation with speculative trading activity in paper markets) have steadily dwindled and disappeared into Asian financial centers reformulated as.9999 kilo bars.

So companies such as Persimmon, Taylor Woodrow and Barrett Homes for example all saw significant declines in their share prices as a result of the general decline in the housing market as a whole.

In certain situations, such as a price war, market decline or market saturation, you must temporarily pursue a pricing strategy that will simply cover costs and allow you to continue operations.

Plant - based dairy products such as milk continue to take market share from the sales of conventional milk in the U.S., with sales in the former category growing as sales in the latter category decline.45 It seems likely that cultured meat products will have similar effects, sometimes replacing plant - based products, but also replacing products of animal agriculture — particularly because they will likely be harder to distinguish by taste and texture than current substitutes.

Rather it is likely that if such an advantage is achieved, it will be through better - than - average performance in stable or declining markets and average, or perhaps even poorer - than - average performance in rising markets» Warren Buffett, Partnership letter 1960

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.

Conversely, a social evil, such as the decline of the two - parent American family, need not be the cause of all the world's ills, such as the bubble in the housing market.

Burgeoning consumer tastes in markets such as India and China more than offset more mature European and North American markets, where per capita consumption is on the decline.2

«It's really encouraging to see such a drop in consumption of bottled water among young people, because as they grow up, the overall market is definitely going to decline further,» says Jon Dee, the managing director of activist group Do Something!

This 2.01 percent decline in profits of slots such as Starburst slots persists a ten - month tendency in the betting market.

But as I explained to readers here in «USDA Finalizes School Nutrition Rules: What You Need to Know,» the USDA declined to say whether promotions like McTeachers» Nights (as well as fast food coupons given as rewards, Box Tops collections and other such «indirect» advertising) constitute marketing for the purposes of that mandate.

Hand - picked fruits such as strawberries begin to decay immediately after being harvested, and the market value of the crop may decline by as much as 10 percent per hour if the harvested produce sits in the hot sun waiting to be transported to refrigerated storage, Sowers said.

The employer's cost is controllable in that it is not affected by external factors such as a stock market decline.

The Italian auto maker also lost 0.8 points of share in the all - important European region, where a 7.2 % sales gain in Germany could not offset declines in markets such as Italy -LRB--12 %), France -LRB--15.8 %) and Spain -LRB--21.6 %).

The current fourth - generation Toyota Avalon has been around since 2012, and in that time the full - size sedan market in the United States has declined sharply even with newer rivals such as the Kia Cadenza and -LSB-...]

In its first quarter financial report in 2014 Facebook anticipated that «mobile usage will continue to be the primary driver of our user growth for the foreseeable future and that usage through personal computers will decline worldwide, including in key markets such as the United States and other developed markets in Europe and Asia» (emphasis mineIn its first quarter financial report in 2014 Facebook anticipated that «mobile usage will continue to be the primary driver of our user growth for the foreseeable future and that usage through personal computers will decline worldwide, including in key markets such as the United States and other developed markets in Europe and Asia» (emphasis minein 2014 Facebook anticipated that «mobile usage will continue to be the primary driver of our user growth for the foreseeable future and that usage through personal computers will decline worldwide, including in key markets such as the United States and other developed markets in Europe and Asia» (emphasis minein key markets such as the United States and other developed markets in Europe and Asia» (emphasis minein Europe and Asia» (emphasis mine).

It would be convenient if such bounces could be predicted in advance, but as we observed last year, the market can become very persistently oversold during bear markets, and even an «oversold» decline can go much deeper until the oversold condition is abruptly cleared.

It's another thing, though, to live through such periods and stick with such a big stake in stocks when you see the value of your life savings declining rapidly and all you hear is gloom and doom about the prospects for the market.

There are several inverse ETFs that can be used to profit from declines in broad market indexes, such as the Russell 2000 or the Nasdaq 100.

BMO makes the valid point that merely having some sort of financial plan isn't enough: you need to stress - test such plans to make sure they can withstand major declines in financial markets, as well as major life events like job loss, illness or disability, death of a spouse and other events.

We need to see macro economic declines in the USA to justify a market correction of such magnatude.

If you currently have a mortgage in your home that you may not be able to afford if the economy declines or your finances suffer a sudden change — such as large medical expenses — then consider replacing your current mortgage with a reverse mortgage as a way to protect yourself from a housing market crash.

Such diversified holdings ensure that asset allocation funds can manage downturns in the stock market with fewer losses, since this approach decreases the reliance on a particular segment of the marketplace, lessening any declines.

Such a portfolio declines less during bear markets as these are «defensive» sectors that hold up well even in recessions.

All forms of securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment.

Recordkeeping fees for jumbo plans have declined significantly in recent years due to increased technological efficiency, competition, and increased attention to fees by sponsors of other plans such that fees that may have been reasonable at one time may have become excessive based on current market conditions.

Before proceeding further, we should note that, since the financial crisis exploded into public consciousness, in September, with the exception of Treasury bonds and other debt explicitly guaranteed by the Treasury such as GNMAs, all sectors of the fixed - income markets have experienced gut - wrenching declines.

The Manager views such liquidity as a strategic asset and may invest a significant portion of cash and liquid assets in other more risky securities at any time, particularly under situations where markets are weak or a particular industry's securities decline sharply.

Such was the case for many stocks in March, as the market decline took many stocks to levels where the downside was minimal and the upside potential was large.

When the fear response is triggered, the results are predictable: counterproductive investor behaviors, such as selling after a large market decline or keeping all one's retirement account in a money market fund.

For many people, holding such a focused group of stocks is too risky, especially when the market is declining as it did in 2008.

After the S&P 500 posted its third - worst decline in 2008 — losing 38.5 % — few investors expected the stock market to stage such a remarkable comeback in 2009.

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