Sentences with phrase «major impact on consumers»

And it's having a major impact on consumers and businesses alike.

Paywalls may have a major impact on consumer experience.

Not exact matches

«As major users of steel and aluminum, we have been proactive in explaining to the administration that the HVACR and water heating industry would be negatively impacted by an increase in tariffs, as would the consumers that rely on the products we manufacture,» said Yurek.

A 3 percent to 4 percent adjustment is not going to have a major impact on the overall economy or on the pocketbook of the average consumer.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

That competitive equity is important to vehicle manufacturers, but it will also benefit Canadian consumers and has limited impact on Canadian production facilities whose major market lies in the United States.

Much of the debate over the past years about the benefits and the costs global specialization, primarily the rapid advance of China as a major manufacturing center has been less about the financial costs — the $ 12 trillion dollars of additional liquidity that the US consumers offered to the world (the cumulative US trade deficit from 1990 through 2015 compared to the over $ 3 trillion dollars in trade surplus run - up by China over this same period — and more in terms of the jobs lost and the impact of foreign products on American wages in manufacturing.

The context in which consumers eat, has a major impact on how they evaluate the taste of foods.

Not only does this have a major impact on how consumers perceive the category as a whole but it has a detrimental effect on the whole supply chain and this is unsustainable.

Significant changes in consumer behavior having major impact on demand for high - intensity sweeteners

The commission chairman Graeme Samuel said in the verdict that the most major impact from the reduction has been on the supermarket's profits, but has benefited consumers who purchase house brand milk.

«While intensified competition between the two major chains has reduced grocery retail prices, there are concerns that those reductions come at the expense of suppliers and impact on the longer - term durable benefit to consumers,» he will say, according to a draft of the speech obtained by The Australian.

Changes in consumer preferences and labelling laws have had major impacts on packaged foods in Australia, and globally, including:

Constant government advocacy of lower food prices for consumers, without any reference to farm gate price share and the Consumer Price Index, is having a significant impact on producer and processor margins and is a major threat to future participation by Australian farmers particularly in the fruit and vegetable, milk and bread sectors.

Whelan noted that federal regulators did not find any major obstacles in their final environmental impact statement and that importing natural gas through Port Ambrose would have softened winter spikes in fuel costs that are passed on to consumers.

Naturally, the company's blog is a valuable resource of information on security news, with coverage of major security breaches impacting enterprises and consumers, such as the Home Depot breach, leak of Gmail login credentials, and similar events.

Naturally, the company's blog is a valuable resource of information on security news, with coverage of major security breaches impacting enterprises and consumers, such as the Home Depot breach, leak of Gmail login credentials, and similar events.

While not as exciting as the first mainstream electric cars being delivered to consumers this week, it offers the promise of hybrid technology being incorporated into the most popular models on the road, and therefore having a major impact on reducing fuel consumption.

Just as digital publishing has had a major impact on the way consumers read, so too has it impacted how publishers and authors generate this important discussion among advanced readers.

Many consumers understand that if multiple inquiries about their credit are made to the major credit reporting bureaus, that can have a negative impact on their credit rating.

Airline regulations have had a major impact on product development recently, as companies in the category strive to offer features consumers seek, while ensuring that their carriers are airline compliant.

«Each time a consumer applies for new credit, a «hard inquiry» is generated, causing a slight impact on the credit score,» says Steven Katz, a spokesman for TransUnion, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies.

Although the most visible example of the future of electric mobility is the consumer electric car, the commercial transportation sector and heavy industry are two major areas where transitioning to cleaner fuels will have a big impact on air quality, GHG emissions, and other undesirable consequences of fossil fuels.

This theme was recurrent during a gathering of diverse, consumer - oriented groups on the eve of EPA's hearing: RFS mandates are negatively impacting everyday American life, from the fuels we use to the costs of what we eat, and could do additional harm unless Congress takes major action.

They are already having a very real impact on the finances of consumers in the USA and other developed countries, and in the developing world, where they manifest as food shortages, they are already a major factor contributing to social unrest and even violent revolution.

This is having a major impact on oil and gas markets, challenging incumbent suppliers and provoking a major reorientation of global trade flows, with consumers in Asia accounting for more than 70 % of global oil and gas imports by 2040.

Naturally, the company's blog is a valuable resource of information on security news, with coverage of major security breaches impacting enterprises and consumers, such as the Home Depot breach, leak of Gmail login credentials, and similar events.

That said, one can not ignore that the actual realisation that «junk status» sends a major blow to consumer confidence and will have a longer term negative impact on the economy and we again emphasise the need for political and economic stability.

«His involvement has had a major impact on those who work in our business, as well as consumers.

These new rules will have a major impact on banks, lenders, real estate brokers and title companies — many of whom are not ready for the changes — and on consumers who will have more time to review and understand the fees they are charged when they apply for a real estate loan.