More information on the pricing and availability should be out sooner than expected.Samsung's dominance in the Indian
market is under threat.
It does derive most of its earnings from oil, but
this market is under no threat any time soon: oil is unparalleled as a transport fuel.
It has been established that the PC
market is under threat from the new crop of smart mobile computing devices.
During a period when many aspects of the credit
markets are under threat, it's too late to begin the analysis.
Not exact matches
That
market is highly competitive: it
is where
Under Armour
is the biggest
threat to Nike, represents a big portion of Lululemon Athletica's (lulu), and
is also where German - based Adidas has found itself back in style after several quarters of underperformance.
Looking especially at emerging
markets I would judge that
under - confidence and excessive risk aversion
are a greater
threat over the next several years than some kind of financial euphoria.
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.
They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local
markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests
are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying
under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that
are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the
threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.
All these developments, and in particular the drive
under the WTO regime to make access to food mainly dependent upon
market mechanisms,
are a
threat to food security - the most fundamental of all human rights.
If Wenger dips in transfer
market in January it
is becuase he thinks top 4
is under threat not becuase he wants to win the title.
Theresa May fears the Conservatives» free
market message
is under threat at home and abroad, as
under - 40s turn to «socialist» Labour and world leaders turn to protectionism.
«Projects in Venezuela, Mexico and Argentina all slowed significantly during the first quarter, while those in Venezuela
are under threat for the rest of the year due to the difficult economic conditions within the country caused by the fall in oil prices» commented Philip Maddocks,
Market Analyst, Futuresource Consulting.
Warning that many white collar and professional jobs will
be under threat from artificial intelligence, Lord Baker, now chair of the Edge Foundation, has produced a report urging the education system to respond to the way in which technological change will affect the future jobs
market.
Ford did so with 7.6 percent global
market share (up 0.1 point) versus GM's 11.1 percent (off 0.2 point) and surely can attribute its profit success to high product mix (higher trim levels, more options) and well - contained costs, the latter of which
is under some
threat now that Ford, GM, and Fiat Chrysler have entered into bargaining sessions with the United Auto Workers.
A mere financial crisis where we aren't even in a bear
market yet
is not enough to goad action, particularly when none of the major commercial (not investment) banks
are under threat yet.
This strategy implies that he suspects that the major bond insurers have problems more severe than have
been discounted by the equity and debt
markets, and that their AAA bond ratings will remain
under threat for some time.
Perhaps Pets at Home feel their «selling live pets in store»
marketing model will
be under threat?
Also
be aware there
's a long - standing community here which
is currently
under threat from an influx of AirBnB tourists, which means locals
are being priced out of the
market and the neighbourhoods
are in danger of losing their authenticity.
And despite widespread skepticism, concern and even mistrust, I
am certain the art
market is deep and not
under threat due to fundamental shifts in global patterns of consumption.
The Trust for Public Land
was what
is known as an «eco-profiteer:» an organization charged with buying private land at distress prices from rural owners, usually
under threat of federal condemnation, then, with the help of huge lobbying efforts and insider congressional contacts, selling it to the federal government at fair
market prices and taking a cut.
The Sabangau rainforest
is home to the world
's largest populations of orangutans and Southern Bornean gibbons, but places like this
are increasingly
under threat across southeast Asia from conversion to oil palm, a crop that
's used to produce biofuels for foreign
markets like Europe.
The idea
is that credits representing the CO2 locked into this particular area of jungle — so remote that it
is not
under any
threat — should
be sold on the international
market, allowing thousands of companies in the developed world to buy their way out of having to restrict their carbon emissions.
Article 28 of that Regulation gives the ESMA the power to intervene,
under certain conditions, through legally binding acts in the financial
markets of Member States if there
is a «
threat to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial
markets or to the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union».
And by an ironic confluence of events, law firms
are going to start hurting for capital right around the time when they'll need capital more than ever — when their
market positions
are under threat from staggeringly well - financed competitors.
The issue that Canadian authors confront
is how to adapt their work and their expectations to shifting business models for Canadian book and periodical publishing which
are continually
under threat by shifting
market forces, and the new technologies.
The non-performance of the regulator's requirements by the other exchanges could lead to serious consequences and have a negative effect on the
market, as many players will
be under the
threat of punishment.
Heitman LLC, a real estate investment firm with more than $ 34 billion
under management, found that inland
markets were offering the potential for superior returns following the recession, as the credit crisis lowered the
threat of overbuilding, said Mary Ludgin, the Chicago - based company's head of global research.