When asked how AWS price cuts in
May impacted its business, Olsavsky said AWS has continued to reduce services costs and roll out new services that might cannibalize existing services, but he otherwise declined to comment.
Colin speaks with Anthony Lacavera about the technology and how automation
may impact the business.
Government regulation and consumer eating habits
may impact our business as a result of changes in attitudes regarding diet and health or new information regarding the health effects of consuming our menu offerings.
Every award holds importance,
some may impact our business more, but every one is an honor to receive.
Perhaps then by grounding investment decisions in something knowable and intrinsic to a business — even something as simple as its book value — you can do better than basing decisions on past price movements or predictions regarding how extrinsic factors
may impact its business.
Carbon Tracker welcomes the Task Force's recognition that meaningful investor engagement with boards and management on climate risks requires more informed discussion about how these risks
may impact a business.
You can also contact a member of Scarinci Hollenbeck's labor and employment practice with any questions regarding how the developments
may impact your business.
Draw up a list of possible crisis scenarios that
may impact your business.
From regulatory changes to enforcement updates to case law developments, we want to keep you informed about the issues in the environmental and energy fields that
may impact your business.»
Employers should consider how these changes
may impact their business, and begin to consider steps to reduce the negative impact of these changes on business operations.
Before you meet with your accountant, it's important to understand any tax changes that
may impact your business.
Not exact matches
These factors speak only as of the date hereof, and new factors
may emerge or changes to the foregoing factors
may occur that could
impact our
business.
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.
The same goes for
business owners, who also
may have a lower
impact on their
business income next year, Steffen said.
Rhodes thinks the discrepancy in the ESOP's
impact on the two groups
may be due to the fact that his managers are more invested in the
business and have greater responsibility, but it
may also have to do with education.»
A new study from RAND
may be the first to document the
impact of rising healthcare costs on
business performance,» explains Rick Newman at Usnews.com.
Among the things that
may have contributed to future sentiments are uncertainty about the country's fiscal stability, taxes, and consumer spending, all of which could severely
impact small
business owners, Bernstein says.
Swinburne, who worked in the City of London before becoming an MEP in 2009, said all the projections were probably the «worst case scenarios» as they don't take into account anything
businesses may do to mitigate the
impact of Brexit.
If your warnings go unheeded, you
may find it necessary to terminate the employee to avoid it
impacting your
business due to offended clients and reduced morale.
Our survey, conducted April 27 through
May 2, assessed the existing primary candidates in the Republican and Democratic parties and explored the issues of greatest
impact to small -
business owners — a significant force in the U.S. economy as well as an extremely engaged segment of the electorate.
But what you
may not know is how powerful an
impact four simple words, spoken with the right intent, can have on others — and on you and your
business.
EPI polled nearly 1,000 fast food operators in
May about the
impact of such an increase on their
businesses.
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.
Here are three surprising
impacts that
may inform your efforts to optimize your
business processes when integrating VR technology.
After the review, you
may be asked to submit even more documentation — particularly around how your
business model creates social
impact.
It
may not be law, but Trump's travel ban is having this negative
impact on U.S.
businesses, says Byron Dorgan.
Exactly how health and wellness
impact a company's profits, particularly in Canada,
may soon be better understood: the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of
Business School has recently launched a five - year study of the subject, working in collaboration with the Sun Life Wellness Institute.
So when Zuckerberg says there hasn't been a material
impact on Facebook's
business yet, that
may not be relevant for long.
And these plans
may have an
impact on the decisions you'll be making for your
business in the coming year.
The governmental agencies investigating the cybersecurity incident
may seek to impose injunctive relief, consent decrees, or other civil or criminal penalties, which could, among other things,
impact our ability to collect and use consumer information, materially increase our data security costs and / or otherwise require us to alter how we operate our
business.
Each year, Gartner's Hype Cycle, highlights «a set of technologies that will have broad - ranging
impact across the
business... It features technologies that are the focus of attention because of particularly high levels of hype, or those that
may not be broadly acknowledged but that Gartner believes have the potential for significant
impact.»
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.
Even if you're not planning to file for bankruptcy, you
may be surprised how the new law
impacts your
business.
However, the filing also noted «there is no guarantee that we will be able to fully comply with the consent order» and that «the company's
business and its member base, particularly in the United States,
may be negatively
impacted.»
In addition, our
business may be
impacted by the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities.
She added that the
impact on U.S.
businesses may well be grave.
While Muni was lucky that the ransomware did not
impact any systems used to run its actual transportation systems (buses, light rail trains, cable cars, etc.), if you get infected, you
may not be so lucky - ransomware has been known to bring
business operations to a complete halt.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the
impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving
business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that
may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Read on to learn how tariffs
may impact your small
business.
Though the trend is still at an early stage, it is worth paying attention to for two reasons: unions
may represent a new source of capital for your company, and unions want to invest in worker - friendly
businesses and therefore
may one day have the same kind of
impact on private - equity deals that socially responsible investors have already had on the stock market.
Readers are cautioned that these forward - looking statements are only predictions and
may differ materially from actual future events or results due a variety of factors, including, among other things, that conditions to the closing of the transaction
may not be satisfied, the potential
impact on the
business of Accompany due to the uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of Accompany and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits,
business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.
A flexible work arrangement
may not be an appropriate solution for every company, department or employee, but there are many cases in which it can be successful and can make a significant
business impact.
«We do not take decisions that
impact jobs lightly, but we committed in
May to implement meaningful changes to reset our
business, remove layers and find cost efficiencies, and we are acting with a sense of urgency on that commitment,» McDonald's spokeswoman Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem said in a statement.
It
may be a while before
Business Gateway and competing services have a large impact on the small - business
Business Gateway and competing services have a large
impact on the small -
businessbusiness market.
If you have any questions about how you and your family
may be
impacted, please contact your
business unit HR manager.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses
may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the
impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct
business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the
impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our
business of natural disasters.
Factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing from our forward - looking statements include risks relating to: failure of DBRS to rate the Notes at the anticipated ratings levels, which is a closing condition, or at all; changes in the financial markets, including changes in credit markets, interest rates, securitization markets generally and our proposed securitization in particular; the willingness of investors to buy the Notes; adverse developments regarding OnDeck, its
business or the online or broader marketplace lending industry generally, any of which could
impact what credit ratings, if any, are issued with respect to the Notes; the extended settlement cycle for the scheduled closing on April 17, 2018, which
may exacerbate the foregoing risks; and other risks, including those described in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time which are or will be available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
While the UK economy has already shown signs of slowing and would probably feel the greater effect as
businesses accelerate their contingency measures for such an outcome, the possible
impact on the EU
may be significant and remains somewhat underappreciated, in our view.
Errors on your personal and
business credit reports
may have an
impact on the credit scores being used in the underwriting process lenders use, so checking those credit reports is a good first step.
«Negative publicity or public opinion resulting from these matters
may increase the risk of reputational harm to our
business, which can
impact our ability to keep and attract customers, our ability to attract and retain qualified team members, result in the loss of revenue, or have other material adverse effects on our results of operations and financial condition.»