Sentences with phrase «new global accord»

They'll never sign a new global accord unless those money flows are sustained (on top of tens of billions of dollars being sought to help poor countries adapt to human - driven climate change).

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Environmentalists have long scrutinized Exxon Mobil for giving money «to dozens of right - leaning interest groups whose main purpose was to cast doubt on that very science» despite understanding the link between global warming and the burning of fossil fuels as early as the 1970s, according to the New York Times.

Up 5.6 % over the same period, the S&P 500 also set a new record high on Friday, but only for the seventh time since the election, according to S&P Global — half as many times as the Dow.

More than half of working - age adults believe they have the ability to start their own company, according to a new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which surveyed people working in 60 countries around the world.

The order «hinders the ability of American companies to attract talented employees, increases costs imposed on business, makes it more difficult for American firms to compete in the international marketplace, and gives global enterprises a new, significant incentive to build operations — and hire new employees — outside the United States,» according to the brief.

A major new spending plan for buildings, roads and power supplies should be the number one priority for the U.S. administration this year, according to a new CNBC survey of global finance chiefs.

In Canada, women hold 20.8 % of board positions, according to the results of a new global census conducted by Catalyst.

According to a new report by Startup Genome, a U.S. - based organization that consults with global hubs to help them nurture their nascent startup scenes, beautiful Barcelona is home to the best little European startup scene you've probably never heard of.

The bank has named David Hudson to the new role of global head of markets execution, according to a memo seen by Business Insider.

Global investment banks are going to see their revenues in Europe chopped by $ 4.4 billion from the new financial reforms, according to a recent report from industry analytics and consulting firm Coalition.

• Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) is seeking to raise $ 20 billion for a new private - equity fund, according to the Wall Street Journal.

According to IHS Global Insight U.S. Economists Patrick Newport and Stephanie Karol, developers in New York and New Jersey are rushing to complete permits for projects before a key tax break expires this month.

In early February, $ 81 million had been stolen from Bangladesh's central bank by hackers who issued bogus instructions via Swift, the global interbank payment system, according to reports by the Philippine Senate committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Bangladesh Ministry of Finance.

Businesspeople from the U.S. spend more on work - related travel than corporate travelers from any other country in the world, but Chinese business - travel spending is expected to overtake the U.S. in the near future, according to a new report from the Global Business Travel Association.

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2011 saw «an across - the - board increase in the rate of entrepreneurial activity has not been seen in the U.S. in the last ten years,» and «the majority of entrepreneurs were motivated by improvement - driven opportunities to start new ventures.»

Even if the ambitious targets of the world's biggest economies are met, and internal combustion engines give way to electric or other zero - emission vehicles by 2040, the total impact on global carbon dioxide emissions will be minimal, according to a new study released Tuesday.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters)- Global energy giants Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil have asked U.S. regulators for exemptions to the nation's biofuels policy that have historically been reserved for small companies in financial distress, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Of the 6500 available jobs at the time, only 268 Americans applied and just seven of the 245 people who had been offered jobs completed the growing season, according to a report by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan pro-immigration reform group, and the Center for Global Development.

A new map shows the most innovative countries in the world according to the Global Innovation Index 2016.

According to global consulting firm Mercer's 2015 cost of living ranking, Shanghai has the sixth - highest cost of living in the world this year, up four places from last year; Beijing has the seventh - highest, also up four places, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are at 14th and 15th most expensive, both up a number of places from 2014 — making all those cities more expensive than New York City.

Ebola has infected 28,000 people and killed 11,000 of those in the last 20 months, according to a statement from Gavi, a global public - private partnership that works to get new vaccines to those who need them.

Immigrant founders play a vital role as connectors to global markets — both abroad and here in the U.S. Immigrant businesses are 60 percent more likely to export than native - owned companies, and more than 2.5 times as likely to rely on exports for a large part of their sales, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy.

ADDITIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS WILL HELP DRIVE FUTURE WEARABLE SHIPMENTS: A combination of lower price points and the addition of more health sensors will be a prominent driver in global wearable device shipments, according to a new report from IDC.

The global cost of cybercrime has now reached as much as $ 600 billion — about 0.8 percent of global GDP — according to a new report.

Singapore is the safest nation to do business, according to global risk management company Pinkerton's new tool to help corporate clients assess threats on a country - by - country basis.

That's according to Himanshu Sareen, CEO of Icreon Tech, a $ 25 million global IT consultancy headquartered in New York City.

The drug had $ 942 million in global 2015 sales (versus $ 566 million for Keytruda) and, according to the company, has been prescribed to 60 % of new lung cancer patients.

According to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, depression is now the most common cause of disability in the world and also the leading global cause of ill health.

Money from the FFF group represents the largest source of funding for new startups, according to the «Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 United States Report.»

Kushner Companies, the family real - estate firm of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, received huge loans from Apollo Global Management and Citigroup last year, according to the New York Times.

All I want for Christmas is VR, according to a new study by Global Web Index.

Luxury retailer Barney's (an exclusive retail partner for the MICA cuff) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America recommended Opening Ceremony as a creative partner because of its modern and multinational approach to design, according to Carol Lim, co-founder of the New York - based global retailer and fashion brand.

You're joined by a surprisingly high percentage of Americans, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by travel insurance provider Allianz Global Assistance.

According to new research on the role of the U.S. dollar from Harvard, cited by Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, the U.S. economy is fairly insulated from foreign inflation / deflation pressures via exchange rates, implying that policymakers should be less worried about global deflation pressures.

In 13 instances since 2009, prices of Lantus and Levemir — which dominate the global market for long - acting injectable insulin with $ 11 billion in combined sales — have gone up in tandem in the U.S., according to SSR Health, a market researcher in Montclair, New Jersey.

As newer technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning take precedence, nearly 98 % of Indian companies have innovation as part of their core agenda this year and are planning organisational design changes, according to a study by New York - headquartered HR consulting firm Mercer Global.

Savers in several countries «experienced a dramatic increase in their confidence that they would meet retirement goals,» according to a new survey commissioned by State Street Global Advisors.

Canadian liquefied natural gas can lower global greenhouse gas emissions if it displaces dirtier sources of power abroad, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.

Despite trade deals facing opposition, Canada still has key opportunities to expand its global presence, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

«India is one of the governments around the world that agreed at the UN's COP21 meeting to a new global climate accord, and its plans to boost renewable energy capacity is very substantial,» says Andrew Salvoni, head of Morgan Stanley's green and sustainable bond syndicate desk.

And, according to Ramon, the company he founded back in 2010 has enjoyed a significant boost thanks to its new global reach.

Institutional investors aren't as reliant on proxy advisers to make voting decisions as some business groups and other critics might think, according to a new survey by consultancy Morrow Sodali Global LLC.

Japanese investors are also believed to be seeking more investments in social impact initiatives, according to Tammy Serbee, Managing Director in Global Capital Markets for Morgan Stanley in New York.

They are examples of how global outsourcing companies are using temporary visas to bring in foreign workers who do not appear to have exceptional skills — according to interviews with a dozen current or former employees of Toys «R» Us and New York Life — to help ship out jobs, mainly to India.

According to Forrester, this new class of companies is growing faster than the average global GDP.

Beyond the mountains, increasing popularity of indoor climbing has sparked new interest in the activity, helping the industry to grow by 13 percent in the 12 months ending January 2017, according to global information company The NPD Group.

According to the latest annual Knight Frank Wealth Report, London has beaten New York as the most important global city for ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in 2017.

This new momentum could push global economic growth to 3.4 % in 2017, compared with an estimated 3 % annualized growth rate for 2016, according to Morgan Stanley Research.

In clear defiance of the lessons taught by the Global Financial Crisis, the price of new homes in Iceland have hit a record in the first quarter of 2012, having surged 40.1 percent since the final three months of 2010, according to estimates by the National Registry of Iceland in Reykjavik.

Hong Kong is the best location in the world for an entrepreneur to live, followed by London, according to Knight Frank's new Global Lifestyle Review.