Sentences with phrase «interest by key»

In 2017, authority officials failed to complete any financial disclosure forms meant to monitor and prevent conflicts of interest by key players and policymakers.

Not exact matches

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.

Last week it stood by its plan to keep a key short - term interest rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 per cent.

A key presumption of the system is that we are most likely to arrive at a just outcome if all parties to the dispute are represented by lawyers who vigourously pursue their clients» interest.

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.

By contrast, in August, when the market was still anticipating that the Fed might raise its key interest rate in September, the two high - yield funds lost a net $ 344 million.

LONDON, Oct 3 - Key Euribor and Libor bank - to - bank rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters)- Key Euribor and Libor bank - to - bank rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

LONDON, Oct 3 - Key Euribor bank - to - bank lending rates hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, as the huge volume of cash pumped into the banking system by the European Central Bank and the prospect of further cuts in its interest rates extended a year - long slide.

The friendly deal, which requires approval by US Cobalt shareholders, comes as growing investments and demand in electric vehicles has spurred interest in key metals like cobalt, used in the vehicle's battery packs.

Just like it did a year ago, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday sent its key short - term interest rate up by a quarter of a percentage point.

«One of the keys to selling tax reform is the president making the point that tax reform will unrig this economy by stripping out the special - interest deductions and carve - outs that riddle this code,» said Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers that is spending heavily to push changes to the tax code.

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.

Net interest margins (NIM)- the difference between interest paid and earned by banks and a key gauge of profitability - are trending up for ICBC and CCB and have done so for the last four quarters.

His emphasis on hard power and intelligence - gathering as the primary means of pursuing Canada's interests is now echoed by the current administration in Washington, which has gutted the State Department, allocated record amounts of funding to the military and appointed military - minded men in key foreign policy positions.

Toward creditor nations, however, America relates as the world's most Highly Indebted Military Power by refusing to raise its own interest rates or taxes, or to permit key U.S. industries to be sold off.

A recent report by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that, based on the pace of the Canadian economy (and ignoring factors that are constraining our maneuvering space on monetary policy, such as the situation in Europe and the Fed's interest rate target), our key interest rate right now should be 2.5 per cent.

When several key democratic institutions are captured and held by the same private interest, a «deep state» forms.

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 Federal Open Market Committee has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, in its attempt to leave zero rates behind.

The Fed recently raised its key interest rate by 0.25 % and signaled that more increases should be expected in 2017.

The Ministry centrally coordinates trade activities in Ontario by working with the business community, key organizations and partner ministries to advance the province's economic interests around the globe.

While the Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates next week by 25 - basis points, Hansen said that the key for the gold market will be the central bank's forward guidance.

Most of our difficulty in the advancing half - cycle since 2009 would have been avoided by the key adaptation that we made in 2014: in the presence of zero - interest rate conditions, even the most extreme «overvalued, overbought, overbullish» syndromes were not enough.

The Bank of England raised short - term interest rates by 25 basis points in June to 7 1/2 per cent, citing mounting labour market pressures and an inflation rate above target as key concerns.

The key to converting on the initial interest shown by the person clicking on your advert is to send them through to the most relevant page for that product.

As largely expected by the market, the European Central Bank has left key interests unchanged, and has extended the time horizon for its asset purchasing programme.

This capacity has been further enhanced by a change in operating procedures, which has seen public announcements of every change in the official cash rate — the key policy interest rate — since January 1990.

And, when it comes to measuring how liquid a futures contract is, open interest is one of the key indicators used by market participants.

The term itself is unknown to most U.S. citizens yet low - intensity conflict is the key strategy by which the United States seeks to project its power in the third world in order to protect perceived vital interests.

Low - intensity conflict is the key strategy by which the United States seeks to project its power in the third world in order to protect perceived vital interests.

It will be interesting to see whether farmers will be driven purely by price or other factors will come into play, such as preferring to be part of an Australian - owned operator such as Bega Cheese, which has been widely tipped in the media as an interested party for a full takeover or some key assets.

Fully satisfied by the town's low - key vibe combined with its fun and interesting food scene and nightlife, we agreed that any future Southern California get - togethers would have to include a trip to Temecula Valley.

We do so by tracking and sharing key categories, market developments and trends; capturing interesting product launches; identifying new products and market opportunities; as well as lead strategic planning and execution.

The key contribution of interest for competition law is the article by Rhonda Smith and Arlen Duke entitled: «Information exchange, hub and spoke arrangements and collusion».

The Arsenal full - back is now claimed to have had his head turned by the potential interest, leaving our club left frustrated as they looked to try and tie the key first - team star down to a new contract.

This allows NASCAR's marketing office to pinpoint four key things the person is most interested, what are referred to as «swim lanes» by those involved in the process, then when potential opportunities arise it's easier to pair with the ideal candidate.

In addition, SportsInsights» researchers have shown that «anti-public» sports investing systems can be aided by keying in on games with a lot of public interest (such as games involving nationally - ranked teams, nationally - televised games, big rivalries or popular teams, or games with a large number of bets).

Bolton have responded to the interest by opening up talks for a new contract as the central defender appears to be key to Freedman's plans in another promotion push.

Jonathan Wilson makes a convincing case that the full - back has become one of the key attacking components in top - level football, and one only has to look at the interest generated by players such as Benfica's Fábio Coentrão to appreciate how glamorous a position it now is.

While some scholars have decried how important two - parent families are to children's emotional and behavioural regulation, 8 others have suggested fathers» services are quite substitutable and without much measurable impact.9 Such polarized views illustrate the challenges of specifying the key impacts of fathers on children, when and why they emerge, and how discussions can unfold without overly simplifying the complicated realities witnessed firsthand by service providers and scholars of interdisciplinary backgrounds and interests.

Many families find that finally Dad can begin taking a key role in infant feeding because baby knows by that time that when I'm with Dad there's nothing more interesting behind the spoon.

«The key question,» he continues, «is why, like today's portrayal of zombies, are we unwilling to take a stand against the powers - that - be and are overwhelmed by a lack of political interest.

Gillibrand spent considerable time wooing the labor - backed party along with other so - called «progressive» interests (the LGBT community, black and Latino stakeholders etc.) Her initial selection by Gov. David Paterson to fill the seat vacated by former Sen. Hillary Clinton was met with considerable skepticism — and, in some cases, flat - out hostility — from a number of key liberal figures, who subsequently either considered challenging her in a primary themselves or encouraged others to do so.

NY - LEAD has so far floated no proposals to curb the power of so - called independent expenditure groups like, say, the Committee to Save NY — the pro-Cuomo entity formed by business interests that spent about $ 10 million last year to bolster key aspects of the governor's agenda and is gearing up for another push this year.

The key point here is that AAIB reports are freely published and can be read by anyone with an interest in the case.

Also interesting to note: Kwatra played a key role in helping Sen. Eric Schneiderman eke out a victory in the five - way Democratic AG primary, landing 34 percent of the vote to the 32 percent received by his closest competitor, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

And what they say may be true... But context is often the key to putting forward a message, and Google creates a prominent platform for Wikipedia, and with most of its competitors essentially copying Google — perhaps due to its success; I'm not a «Master Mason» so I wouldn't know all the insider practices of businesses — doesn't Wikipedia end up being the defacto source for «Truth Creation,» that is, the go - to source for those who wish to access a truth becomes a go to source for those with an interest in governing by creating those things which people believe to be true, assuming most people live their own lives according to what they believe...

A coalition of business interests, many of which are members or partners of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, are lobbying legislative leaders to reject a key element of the cost - cutting and reform plan put forward by the Medicaid Redesign Team and embraced by the governor in his 30 - day amendments.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has, in a surprise move, cut its key benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points from 25.5 per cent to 23.5 per cent, citing downward trends in inflation.