Sentences with phrase «lower economic end»

Not exact matches

Yet both are expensive and sometimes out of reach for countries on the lower end of the economic development scale.

Buyers say better - than - expected earnings, as well as lower prices at the pump and relatively positive economic data provide three powerful catalysts that should drive a slow churn higher into the end of the year.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- The S&P 500 ended lower on Thursday after a choppy session as disappointing earnings reports from several companies offset strong economic data.

Final program spending for 2011 - 12 should be lower than 2010 - 11, due to the ending of the temporary measures under the Economic Action Plan.

Program expenses were up only 0.4 per cent, as the ending of most of the stimulus spending in the Economic Action Plan and lower employment insurance benefits nearly offset increases in transfers to other levels of governments (spending in this area is largely set in legislation) and in elderly benefits.

The decline in direct program expenses was primarily attributable to lower other transfer payments (down $ 5.5 billion), due to the ending of various stimulus measures under the Economic Action Plan.

Preliminary national accounts estimates for 2012 will be released at the end of February and will likely show lower - than - expected economic growth for 2012.

The country's economic success, which may be the most important global event since the end of the cold war, was buoyed by a combination of low wages, cheap credit and strong demand for exports.

European stocks take cues from opening drop in U.S. and end near session lows Adidas backs yearly outlook European stocks on Thursday close lower, with selling accelerating in the afternoon as U.S. stocks slumped at the start of their regular trading session, extending a downturn begun following the Federal Reserve's Wednesday policy update on inflation and economic health.

Stocks ended lower on Thursday after a choppy session as strong economic data offset disapointing earnings reports.

Gross expects the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by another three - quarters of a point, increasing the odds of a modest economic recovery by year - end — and boosting the bond market.

The S&P 500 ended lower on Thursday after a choppy session as disappointing earnings reports from several companies offset strong economic data.

In this role, he is helping to lead Maryland's premier hunger advocacy, education, and outreach organization as it works to end hunger and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well - being of low - income families in Maryland.

At the other end of the economic spectrum, there are some schools which, because they have very low numbers of low income students, choose to forego participation in the Federal school meals programs altogether and just run their own meal program under their own rules.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

Tax, Real State and Housing Discrimination, Lower Taxes.3 % the first year and subsequently as county economy improves through household economic improvement through sustainable tax incentives, housing and real estate improvement as well as entrepreneurship programs for high tech business and high ends jobs attraction.

In order for New York State to keep residents from moving to states with lesser taxes and more economic growth, New York must reconsider its financial structure to lower its debt, provide mandate relief, reconsider regulations that strangle businesses, end the wasteful spending on programs that are doomed to fail and cut spending across the board.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

The economic argument also ignores the environmental cost of accessing lower grade ores, which may outweigh the benefits delivered by the end uses.

Future emissions estimated based on OECD projections for economic growth and steady progress towards the upper (65 %) or lower (60 %) end of China's carbon intensity target for 2030.

Situations that would normally lead to a lease being classified as a finance lease include the following: the lease transfers ownership of the asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term; the lessee has the option to purchase the asset at a price which is expected to be sufficiently lower than fair value at the date the option becomes exercisable and that, at the inception of the lease, it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised; the lease term is for the major part of the economic life of the asset, even if title is not transferred; at the inception of the lease, the present value of the minimum lease payments amounts to at least substantially all of the fair value of the leased asset, and; the lease assets are of a specialised nature such that only the lessee can use them without major modifications being made.

But when she compared the end - of - year test scores of low - income children who had attended preschool to those who hadn't, she found that low - income preschoolers who had attended preschool classes with peers from other economic strata performed the best.

We are working to end the systemic racism and economic oppression in New York's public schools that continues to shortchange generations of Black, Brown, low - income and immigrant students.

Miami, FL — November 19, 2014 Students, alumni, educators and parents represented the Dade Coalition for Education and Economic Justice at a meeting with the Miami - Dade School Board in an effort to end high - stakes testing and call for all low - performing schools to be transformed into sustainable community schools.

According to PISA, the United States placed significantly below the average for member - nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for mathematics — and significantly worse than the OECD distribution at both ends of the assessment spectrum, with more low performers and fewer high performers.

Since the evidence is pretty strong that standardized tests are a better measurement of socio - economic status than actual learning, who do you think will fall to the lower end of the curve?

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Workers at the lowest end of the economic scale pay a lesser percentage of their income in taxes than those who earn more.

We may see a slight uptick as we near the end of 2017, but other than that, continuing economic and fiscal policy uncertainties should keep rates low.

However, the NBER paper suggests that when low - income borrowers attend less selective schools that are still in the middle of the road in terms of economic mobility, about half end up earning more than $ 25,000 a year after entering repayment.

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Besides, even if these students from lower - income families do end up having jobs with the same income as those from higher - income families, they'll still have more to pay than their better - off peers due to their socio - economic background.

As improvements for animals come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter comes & goes... Those who profit from puppy mills are often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders...

Consumers» shopping habits are becoming increasingly polarized between high and low ends of the retail spectrum as the disparity between the economic situation of this country's «haves» and «have - nots» grows larger.

It could have appeal both for conservatives concerned about the costs of such a program, and for liberals concerned about its possible impacts on those at the lower end of the economic spectrum.

If ECS and TCR really are close to the lower end of the quoted ranges, temperatures will continue to increase with CO2 but at a rate we could adapt to without serious economic damage.

As Wilson Sonsini's move has made absolutely clear, large firms have their own economic advantage with respect to legal fees: cross-subsidizing low - end work with profits from larger deals.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

Thus far, most firms — even those performing at the lower end of the economic scale — have been able to maintain some semblance of stability by bolstering their PPEP through an intentional thinning of heir ranks of equity partners, aggressive expense management, and annual rate increases (albeit smaller increases than prior to 2008).

According to unnamed supply chain sources speaking to Chinese site Economic Daily, Apple will launch a high - end handset codenamed «Lisbon» and a lower - end one known as «Hangzhou» in 2018, and both of these will include much of the technology from the iPhone X, such as its OLED screen and Face ID scanner.

At EY, our hypothesis is that this kind of low - friction, closed - loop economic transaction is, in fact, the ultimate end game for most enterprise blockchain aspirations.

UK women's responses to female - biased operational sex ratios varied by women's current and childhood socio - economic status and reproductive strategy: high socio - economic status women with slow life - history strategies moved further towards the slow end of the life - history continuum and delayed reproduction, while low socio - economic status women with fast life - history strategies favoured earlier reproduction [61].

«Should economic indicators continue to improve and the pace of policy normalization picks up, we will eventually see the end of incredibly low mortgage rates and corresponding high affordability.»

In this week's economic review, existing homes sales dropped to a two - year low in the South, home prices cooled at the end of summer, and mortgage rates continued to fall.

Equity Residential Properties Trust, based in Chicago, underscored the heartland's economic heartache earlier this year when it decided to virtually abandon the region by putting its lower - end, 27,390 - unit Lexford division up for sale.

The end of 2011 brought good news on the nation's economic front, with unemployment in December falling to its lowest level in three years and the economy adding 200,000 jobs during the same month.

This was up marginally from 24.1 per cent in 2001, but was lower than the high of 26.6 per cent in 1996 at the end of the economic downturn experienced in the early 1990s.