Sentences with phrase «including price wars»

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Former CIA officer Ned Price found a series of news reports, including from the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, and the L.A. Times, that referred to Pompeo serving in the Gulf War.

A number of factors have contributed, including concerns about dropping oil prices, slowing growth in China and geopolitical tensions (among them, concerns over the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis and ISIS attacks).

Risks associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products, further weakening in the oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the dollar relative to other currencies.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Commodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility of a commodity.

Economists have warned that many of Trump's proposals — including suggestions that he would impose blanket double - digit tariffs on goods from Mexico and China — could backfire on the American economy by causing prices to rise or igniting a trade war.

In addition, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has had to deal with new price - war considerations, including the potential merger of its No. 3 and No. 4 rivals in the U.S. wireless telecom industry, and is also reacting adversely to threats of higher interest rates.

Industry sources said Asahi had paid too much for assets, only to be squeezed by Woolworths and Coles, a price war in bottled water with Coca - Cola Amatil and changing consumer consumption habits, including a shift away from sugary soft drinks and juice.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

«A civil war has broken out among the most powerful players in the pharmaceutical industry — including brand - name and generic drug makers, and even your local pharmacists — with each blaming others for the rising price of medicine.»

Aldi's Australian chief executive Tom Daunt has described the discount supermarket chain as being the piggy in the middle of a price war between the two Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more.

2018-04-08 17:32 Aldi's Australian chief executive Tom Daunt has described the discount supermarket chain as being the piggy in the middle of a price war between the two Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more.

(Please note: The acclaimed DTS track is included on the SPR disc in the World War II Collection DVD set, which also includes the documentaries Price For Peace and Shooting War.

If you're going to GAME you can get it for half - price when trading certain new releases including Gears of War 3, Dead Island, FIFA 12 and Resistance 3.

While the price for the Gears of War Xbox One bundle — $ 299 — is matched by many other stores» Black Friday sales, Target includes an added bonus with its version of the deal.

The lesson builds on the different strategies with an excellent article about potential price wars in the airline industry and accompanying questions with possible answers included.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

Titles featured in this issue include Death or Glory Volume 1 from Image Comics, Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - Zero's Journey from Tokyopop, The Overstreet Price Guide to Star Wars Collectibles from Gemstone Publishing, Watersnakes from Lion Forge and more!

Moving on... in light of the nascent price war between Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Borders would like you to know that its Kobo e-reader now includes a $ 20 gift card and double Borders Bucks for whenever you drop cash in the store.

Barnes & Noble just unveiled its latest entry into the tablet wars, the Nook HD +, and it has a lot going for it: a big HD screen, an expanding ecosystem that now includes video and a price that can't be beat.

The list of challenges included eight bear markets, thirteen recessions, a depression, a world war, an inflation rate that went above 15 %, interest rates below 1 % and above 21 %, the Vietnam war, a presidential assassination, the cold war, wage and price controls and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Personally, I found the 3DS launch range to be a little lacking — while there's a mix of games including Lego Star Wars III, Pilotwings Resort, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles and Pro EVolution Soccer 3DS, the # 30 price tag made me a little wary of spending out on something I didn't know too much about.

They announced a Season Pass for Star Wars: Battlefront priced at $ 50 that includes 4 different DLC packs and a few other minor updates, but did not share any hard details.

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We believe that part of the reason Call of Duty Modern Warfare is still selling at launch pricing a full year after release is because of the online component and we are very excited about our online plans for World at War, which have been expanded to include single player co-op play, as well as multi-player map play.

Last month, big budget Lord of the Rings game Middle - earth: Shadow of War revealed it would supplement its full - fat price - tag by including loot boxes purchasable with real - world money.

There are multiple downloadable content packs available such as the free Droid Character Pack which includes eight characters from the Star Wars galaxy, while there is also a season pass priced at # 7.99 including the exclusive Jedi Character Pack, further new characters from beyond the film and three new level packs focused on guiding Poe back to the Resistance from Jakku, leading the assault on Takodana as Kylo Ren and witnessing the demise of Starkiller Base as Resistance pilots.

The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack will be available this Fall at a suggested retail price of $ 64.99 and will include the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Base and video game software, the Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic Play Set, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker character figures, and a web code card that unlocks content for PC and mobile devices.

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By searching through retailer's listings we've found the best prices on the latest PS4 bundles including the brand new God of War, Detroit: Become Human and a few other essentials like FIFA 18, Wolfenstein 2 and GT Sport.

SEGA Power Pack (20 downloads including Sonic Generations, Complete Total War series, Football Manager 2012, Renegade Ops, and SEGA Genesis Classic Series): $ 49.99 (List Price 261.42)

Priced at $ 449.99, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle will include:

Before following her passion for Post War & Contemporary Art, Ana Maria was a Specialist in Latin American art during which time she oversaw and participated in some of the highest achieving sales in that category, including a prestigious collection of Wifredo Lam paintings as well playing a crucial role in sales which achieved two of the top prices for Jesus Rafael Soto at auction.

Of course, whether the Prius pays for itself in the current market uncorrected for externalities is a different question than whether it would pay for itself once you accounted for the price of gas if it included all the environmental costs and much of the cost of the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to us).

The benefits will include lower energy prices, faster economic growth, less risk of war over dwindling resources, and more solvent government retirement systems.

The benefits will include lower energy prices, faster economic growth, less risk of war over dwindling resources, and more... [Read More...]

Key post-World-War-II oil shocks reviewed include the Suez Crisis of 1956 - 57, the OPEC oil embargo of 1973 - 1974, the Iranian revolution of 1978 - 1979, the Iran - Iraq War initiated in 1980, the first Persian Gulf War in 1990 - 91, and the oil price spike of 2007 - 2008.

Admittedly at the moment they include a lot of cost due to political uncertainty and war, but that should pass eventually, especially as the higher prices encourage more investment and exploration.

Hello Atul, Some of the reasons that I can think of include: — Under - reporting of age at the time of buying insurance to get insurance at a lower price — Hiding some fact at the time of buying insurance like not disclosing a pre-existing disease or hiding family history of disease / s — Death due to some exclusion like suicide in the first year, death due to war (in not included in the policy term)-- Policy not valid at the time of claim.

Priced at $ 38,999 ($ 607) and with only a 1,000 rupees premium over the regular variant (with a case included), fans of Star Wars (well, who isn't?)

Last but not least, the company is also slashing the prices of various games on the Windows 10 Store, including AAA titles such as Quantum Break, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, as well as others like Modern Combat 5, Hitman GO, Halo: Spartan Assault and more.

Toss in a pricing war brewing in many categories, including food and other staples, being driven by Amazon.com and Wal - Mart Stores Inc., and you have a stew of problems putting pressure on the retail industry's margins.