Sentences with phrase «interest as the issue»

We hope it will be of interest as the issue is evolving in relation to breastmilk expression, donation, storage banking, sharing and sale.

Not exact matches

The organization recommends «actions» based on what issues people are interested in, such as health, education and the environment.

But the discussion over this issue will be keenly watched, because reducing the interest rate on reserves was proposed to reduce the attractiveness of the yen as a safe - haven in December,» said Ikawa.

New features such as facial recognition and virtual reality herald Apple's vision for future smartphones, but other issues such as the lack of augmented - reality apps have cooled buyer buyer interest in those technologies.

But in an interesting twist, a developer who was hired by Reddit to work on the idea of a «crypto - currency» — a form of Bitcoin that users could receive in exchange for contributing content, or as a way of distributing some of the shares that were issued in the site's fundraising round — said in a post on Medium that he was working on a plan to de-centralize Reddit in just this way before he was let go.

environmental issues as they crop up in the media and as they're driven by various vested interests.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

As head of the IMF, Strauss - Kahn isn't allowed to comment directly on French politics, but he came pretty close during a Paris G20 press conference, addressing issues that would appear to be of more interest to French voters than the content of the international economic gathering.

I thought this was a great pitch: I was sure there would be interest from my prospect in hearing from a «top expert» but in fact nobody saw leadership as their issue.

«Not because simply Haiti needs it, but we feel that it would be in the interest of both countries as Haiti is putting in motion its development plan based on the catastrophe of the Earthquake in 2010 and a set of other issues that came up along the way that has slowed down our reconstruction process.»

The fact of the matter is that boards, as self - policing bodies, may be incapable of solving the renewal issue on their own because of entrenchment and self - interest.

Once she was out on her own, she developed an interest in fashion and started purchasing more expensive clothing to counterbalance the issues she dealt with as a child.

While U.S. savings bonds have lost popularity as a means of long - term savings due to the low interest rates they currently earn, some retirees have been holding on to bonds that were issued when rates were higher.

Weight is inevitably a major issue, both when travelling and when hauling a device around all day at a trade show like MWC, which is where hybrid devices such as the Note Pro get interesting.

MT: We were involved in a pretty interesting issue: Does the reproduction of the work of art online look the same as the experience of the work of art in the gallery?

The high - grade bond market is springing back to life as corporations race to issue new debt and get out in front of a possible Fed interest rate hike.

Melania Trump, who last month pinpointed cyber-bullying as her cause as first lady, has not mentioned interest in the healthy eating issue.

Yet the area is one that has attracted interest from Russia's private sector as well, including its central securities depository which began testing blockchain proxy voting - allowing shareholders to issue votes on corporate decisions - last year.

You can gauge the interest in responsible investing simply from the increase in shareholder proposals being filed about ESG issues and the exponential growth in the number of questions being asked by institutional investors, researchers and clients - and as a CEO, I have to make trade offs that may not be in the best short term profit interest of the Bank but are viewed in our best long term interest.

Original issue discounts and market discounts or premiums are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income.

J&J spokesman Ernie Knewitz told CNBC, «As we have learned through the 2016 election campaign, personal attacks do not serve the interests of the American public or foster a balanced discussion on the substantive issues facing the nation.»

«There should not be unequal voting rights as they could allow management or minority share owners to override the wishes or best interests of majority shareholders for personal benefit and compromise accountability, leading to potential entrenchment issues,» Mary Leung, head of advocacy for Asia at CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, said in a statement.

act as a source of information for researchers, students, managers and others who are involved and interested in the problems and issues; and

Other Governance highlights key governance issues, such as high CEO pay, being raised by the investor community that this report does not track but is of interest to many shareholders.

As regulators squash bitcoin exchanges and token offerings, officials from the PBoC maintain interest in creating a central bank - issued digital currency.

«I see the memo as the CFTC cautioning its employees on the ethical issues that could be raised by their trading in cryptocurrencies, encouraging them to consider and seek advice from the CFTC ethics team before trading in cryptocurrencies, noting that employees may not transact in cryptocurrencies if they have nonpublic information about them from their work at the CFTC, and advising that those who participate in CFTC dealings related to cryptocurrencies may not trade in them for conflict of interest reasons.»

We assumed that in each period a 30 - year bond is issued at prevailing interest rates (long - term government bond plus 1 %) and that amount is invested for the next 30 years in a portfolio of large - cap stocks while paying off the bond as an amortized loan (as if it were a mortgage).

The Department of Labor has issued technical corrections to the fiduciary rule, specifically clarifying whether insurance companies can use the best interest contract exemption as well as principal transaction exemption clarifications.

These securities are known as Original Issue Discount (OID) bonds, since the difference between the discounted price at issuance and the face value at maturity represents the total interest paid in one lump sum.

Interest rates on government debt were, therefore, deregulated in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as the authorities moved to a tender system for issuing government securities.

Interest income generated by municipal bonds is generally not subject to federal taxes, and may be tax - exempt at the state and local level as well, if the bonds were issued by the state in which you live.

Carney, who became governor on July 1, issued forward guidance on interest rates during his previous job as head of the Bank of Canada — the idea being that people would be more likely to borrow if they knew rates were going to remain low.

They are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuing company's continuing ability to meet principal and / or interest payments.

As savers, pension funds and insurance companies sought relief from the pain of low interest rates, the issue now is «whether they ended up taking up risks that were greater than they realized,» said Donald Kohn, the Fed's former vice chairman under Bernanke.

While the returns of these bonds are affected by interest rates, they are also responsive to the overall economic cycle as well as the growth prospects of the issuing firm.

The second implication is that there likely will be upward pressure on interest rates as widening budget deficits for 2018 and 2019 will cause a larger supply of U.S. Treasury securities to be issued to fund rising U.S. budget deficits.

With a strong background in SEC disclosure analysis, Ms. Leder reports primarily on red flag warnings as well as issues with executive compensation, filers that miss deadlines, and earnings reports containing interesting footnotes.

The broker raises some interesting points about the issues surrounding a fiduciary standard for brokers — and illustrates a few as well.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

For the most part, I've not had a problem in keeping up to date with news, or checking my Instagram feed and checking my stock portfolio — whilst BlackBerry 10 has had trouble with gaining developer interest, that hasn't stopped a number dedicated developers to develop third party native apps such as Snap2Chat (Snapchat client), iGrann (Instagram client), Whine (Vine client), Reddit2Motion (Reddit client) All these apps work wonderfully and fit nicely on the 5» screen, so screen estate isn't an issue here, unlike the Q10 / Q5.

Shake Shack intends to use the proceeds of this offering to purchase newly issued LLC Interests as described in «The Transactions» and «Use of Proceeds.»

The well - published national debt issues hurt consumer spending in the West, while rising interest rates, energy and food prices dampened the strong growth seen in major markets in the East, such as China.

They include fears that Apple is losing too much market share; that its profitability will slip as it makes cheaper iPads, or a rumored cheaper iPhone; that consumer interest in new versions of products doesn't last as long; and that dramas like the Apple Maps issue and the management shake - up last fall are signs that Cook doesn't have the vision to lead the company as effectively as Jobs.

Treasury notes are issued in denominations of $ 1000, and pay an interest payment, (which is known as a «coupon») every six months.

But initially at least Canada was seen as an additional complication to completion of the TPP, a «difficult» negotiating partner that brought its own baggage (such as a less than robust IPR regime, a traditional antipathy to the interests of the brand - name pharmaceutical manufacturers, a penchant for protecting so - called «cultural industries», and other trade issues that did not align with US interests) that might have resonated with some of the other TPP countries.

Existing bonds or bond fund values, however, will drop as interest rates rise because investors can get higher rates on newly issued bonds.

It is interesting to note the issues that repeat as contributors on the above lists (e.g., Baker Hughes), as well as those that show up in opposing groups, depending on the time period (e.g., General Motors).

The Fidelity and BlackRock alliance is certainly interesting, but there are issues that concern me as an investor interested in suitability and stability.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

This rise of the environment as an election issue is due to a number factors, including greater public interest in environmental issues (such as global warming) and the appearance of green politics at the federal level.