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My recs tend to come from my portfolio, but I'll recommend other interesting companies as appropriate.

Not exact matches

As of 2013, the company updated its policies to require all vice presidents and above to disclose any inter-office relationships that might have a conflict of interest attached to the company's general counsel and People Operations department.

The company then asked them what the easiest way to understand the interest rate and other fees involved with the loan would be — as an APR, a factor rate, or as a total payback amount.

Rumours of Verizon's entry into Canada recently subsided with the company's purchase of Vodafone's 45 % Verizon stake, as well as statements from Verizon's CEO indicating that the company wasn't particularly interested in going north.

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.

Among the interests Mnuchin sold were stakes in a Hollywood financing company known as RatPac - Dune, Treasury spokeswoman Molly Meiners said in an email.

Firstly, because it means higher interest rates — so when companies try to borrow money, that money will become more expensive and as a result they will have less room to give returns to investors.

But just because a company has the technical ability to use facial recognition — as an example — it's not necessarily something that's in their best interest when it comes to building trust with consumers.

As an investor, they also have an interest in seeing your company thrive.

In addition to the results provided in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles («GAAP») in this press release, the Company provides measures adjusted for Special Items, which include Adjusted Operating Profit, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate and Adjusted EBITDA, which we define as net income including noncontrolling interests adjusted for income tax, interest income, depreciation, amortization and other items, including store impairment charges.

In addition to the financial terms of the deal and the impact it is likely to have on Business Insider as a company, I was interested in co-founder Henry Blodget's thoughts about the sale — why he decided to sell, what it says about the editorial model that the site was built on, etc..

We wanted to highlight some of the most interesting companies that are doing cool things to help boost Silicon Alley's reputation as a great place for tech.

Whether these companies eventually end up stumbling in the face of notoriously fickle gamer interests, as Zynga looks to be doing, is anyone's guess.

For example, interest - rate - sensitive income stocks and bonds tend to do well coming out of the trough, and more cyclical companies excel later on as the recovery gains steam.

There is reason to doubt that lower interest rates will close the confidence gap needed for Canadian companies to invest in growth, however, as Canadian Business columnist Kevin Carmichael wrote this morning:

The news of two rival chip companies working together comes at an interesting time, as chip maker Broadcom has put forward a $ 130 billion offer to buy its rival, Qualcomm.

To help ease the appearance of conflicts of interest, the company said it would not enter into any new international deals, promised to hire a compliance officer and ethics adviser to vet domestic deals, donate foreign profit from its hotels and refrain from doing anything that could be perceived as exploiting the office of the presidency.

Small and simple things such as taking an active interest in your superiors and reciprocating body language can pave the way to success, showcasing both your skills and value to your company.

The Waterloo, Ont. - based company cites several vital statistics as the rationale for its interest in health care:

The Crypto Company's runup came amid an explosion in investor interest in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, which promise to allow secure digital transfer of assets and value.

In September, BlackBerry announced long - gestating plans to outsource all hardware design and development to others; the company that made the Curve as ubiquitous as Starbucks cups is now directing all its attention to its software interests.

And that explains why, as the fusion age dawns, there is ever more interest in what this small, slightly dishevelled Canadian company is doing.

But sh e said that she was interested in getting back to the kind of early - stage company that eBay was when she began a decade - long stint as its CEO in 1998.

Unicorns were created in the aftermath of the financial crisis, when the low interest rate environment prompted investments in riskier assets, such as the stock of privately held companies.

Laloux said that he finds the situation at Zappos to be especially interesting, because while he's studied some very successful self - managed companies around the world and across varied industries, there's never been an attempt by a company as large as Zappos at making a transition to becoming one.

With this space getting so much interest by all communities, there was a lot of pressure to grow quickly & companies began focusing on metrics such as onboarding more & more vendors, increasing queries per day by discounting.

Pet food manufacturers are also showing interest in insects as ingredients; one Canadian company, Buddy's Kitchen, recently launched a line of cricket - based dog treats.

The confluence of corporate self - interest and geopolitical considerations not only enabled Qualcomm to turn the tables on Broadcom, but canonized the San Diego company as a sort of national champion essential to battling China's might in the next - generation wireless communications technology known as 5G.

Thiel was rumored to express interest in acquiring the company's remaining assets as a way to shut down Gawker's investigation into the tech billionaire's role in underwriting the lawsuit that led to the company's bankruptcy.

Michal Kauffman writes: By Stage 4, in addition to the panic the company may be feeling as a whole, all sorts of competing interests come out of the woodwork when it comes time to actually move forward with significant investments and real money: from the European tech team that is jazzed about the acquisition, to the U.S. tech team that's threatened by it, to the corporate VC team that hates it because it will undermine a competing investment in their portfolio, to the Services Division as a whole worried about their jobs if the acquisition goes through and much of their work gets automated, etc....

The market has seen unprecedented interest from investors as of late, and is now worth more than the market cap of billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway, which is currently valued at around $ 491 billion.

It is an emerging area of intense interest for banks and other financial companies as well as technology developers, with potential uses in a range of financial transactions including securities settlement and payments.

The company engineered two three - month loans, totaling $ 300,000, from a private party — «a friend of a friend,» says Anderson — who required the owners to put up 10 % of their equity as collateral and make principal and interest payments of $ 75,000 a month.

It is not in any executive's interest to be paid compared to CEOs at smaller or less complex companies, nor to be paid as a «below average» CEO, even though by definition 50 % of CEOs must be below average.

Some executives try to keep at arms - length to maintain a facade of power, but Kelleher demonstrated that a culture of connectedness and personal interest — from the top ranks to the bottom — could become a corporate asset, even as his company grew to massive proportions.

All of that interest speaks to a real need, says Dickey, who sees the company as «the world's software engineering department.»

The company is making money in an interesting way — the app is free, as are the first 25 accounts set up, but anything more will cost you.

The company boasts of its agile approach to software development, wherein ideas are built, and validated with customers for evaluation and further enhancements, as its USP that has had investors interested.

Verizon showed interest in Yahoo's core business as early as December, when Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said the company would «see if there is a strategic fit» for Yahoo's holdings, which include mail, news, sports and advertising technology.

Customers are more interested in building a relationship with the company they are working with, as opposed to just buying something and leaving.

It is her responsibility, not as a daughter, but as a business leader, to always act in the interest of all the constituencies that make a company great.

Management believes analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate overall operating performance and facilitate comparisons with other wireless communications companies because it is indicative of T - Mobile's ongoing operating performance and trends by excluding the impact of interest expense from financing, non-cash depreciation and amortization from capital investments, non-cash stock - based compensation, network decommissioning costs as they are not indicative of T - Mobile's ongoing operating performance and certain other nonrecurring income and expenses.

This puts the company's behaviour into the same moral category as suborning perjury or intentionally putting another party into a conflict of interest.

CytoSport's innovative pipeline in recent years has been powered by Hormel Foods (hrl), which paid $ 450 million to acquire the sports - nutrition maker back in 2014 in a deal intended to help the company reach younger consumers as well as those interested in adding more protein to their diets.

A look at this list as a whole reveals something altogether more interesting than who had the greatest number of grumpy customers: of the worst 20 companies in the index, seven were telecommunications companies, five were airlines, and four were public utilities.

As an author, I was naturally self - interested in Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing program, which lets writers self - publish and sell their own e-books through the company's apps and devices.

Dyson also has little interest in seeing his company become as big as Apple, which is why he has resisted going public.

He said the space had drawn interest from companies in sectors as diverse as fashion and apparel, finance, fitness, consumer products and food.

Aside from interest generated by Trump, businesses are closely watching the case as a rare instance of an antitrust agency trying to prevent a company from buying a supplier, as is the case with AT&T's purchase of Time Warner.

That willingness to sell his shares back to the company at a premium, a practice known as «greenmail,» led to accusations he was not interested in improving or running the companies he challenged.