Sentences with phrase «not be an asset to»

Could he not be an asset to a NHL team as a 4th liner who chips in with 10 goals and 27 points.

«No project would we support that wouldn't be an asset to Grant Park and to the community,» Bob O'Neill of the Grant Park Conservancy told a roomful of people at the Daley Bicentennial Fieldhouse.

Your assistant will not be an asset to your business without having proper training.

Not exact matches

So I really don't have any other motivation for personally accumulating assets, except to be able to make the biggest contribution I can to making life multiplanetary.

«We want to monitor to make sure there's not going to be a resurgence of anti-euro sentiment, which would be negative to European assets and the euro as a currency,» says de la Durantaye.

«If U.S. rates move too quickly, they will dislocate [high yielding] assets more broadly and the most liquid emerging markets will not be immune to a selloff,» he added, pointing to the 2013 taper tantrum as an illustration of this idea in action.

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 privately held firm, which is not regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), claims its assets under management jumped more than tenfold to $ 225 million between 2009 and 2015.

In a statement released after the Moonves appointment, Redstone said she didn't want the chairmanship of Viacom to go to someone who is a director of her father's trust — which will take control of Redstone's more than $ 40 billion in assets after his death — or to someone who is too involved in the family's affairs.

Equities as an asset class are not hugely in favour right now, with Goldman Sachs downgrading them to Neutral in May and advising investors to overweight cash in their portfolios.

Barry Pellas, who oversees tech strategy and the development of strategic assets for digital transformation firm PointSource, points out that Amazon certainly could be using facial recognition to individually identify customers in its new high - tech store in Seattle, but does not.

That's because patent trolls, unlike productive companies, are just shells without real assets or business operations, meaning they're not vulnerable to counterclaims in a patent case.

Business owners who have taken the step to incorporate or form an LLC, but who haven't gotten around to separating assets and finances, are asking for trouble.

«For most of the last 80 years, venture as an asset class has been really difficult for the average investor to get in, unless you are a high net worth individual, unless you get the deal flow, you are part of an angel group or you invest into VCs, you just didn't have access into this asset class,» Wang says.

Many conglomerates have been holding onto non-core assets because they didn't want to generate a big tax bill on the sale.

I understand why blockchain makes sense for not being able to sell the same asset twice.

Cameron Winklevoss told CNBC that «[Bitcoin] is a multitrillion - dollar asset — I don't know how long it takes to get there,» while UBS's Paul Donovan argued bitcoin is simply a bubble that should be ignored.

But having divested most of the family's fossil fuel assets in the late 1990s to set up private conglomerate Coril Holdings Ltd., Ron may not have been feeling the same pain as those in the audience.

«The Petro is really a top - down hierarchically controlled asset, and its much more akin to a new way to tokenize oil,» he added, noting that when the first gold ETF appeared, they weren't considered gold, but a different way of packaging the commodity.

Credit card debt isn't used to buy appreciating assets.

«At the end of the day, it's for Congress, and not regulators, to decide whether new policies should be evolved for these new asset classes,» he said.

Marks arrived at more or less the same definition of liquidity as Hooper, writing that the way to think about liquidity isn't to ask if there is a market for an asset, but whether you can quickly sell that an asset without taking a huge loss on it.

Other partners at the hedge fund firm he co-founded, Brevan Howard Asset Management, have independently made similar investments, the people said, asking not to be named because the information isn't public.

Grantham is also bullish on two particular asset classes — farmland and forestry — based on the simple argument that «they don't make any more of it» and we need land to grow food.

The only ones who wouldn't feel it would be the rich Chinese whose goal simply was to collect assets outside the reach of their government.

In this case, the future sale is not guaranteed, but an option to buy an asset at a specific price is guaranteed.

He said that product management would run like «asset allocation» in which we would allocate a certain percent of dev to different purposes each quarter and, once set, they couldn't be changed.

You especially see this from foreign government pension funds that are ramping up their assets to fulfill the needs for income that they're gonna have for their populations for decades to come, and they're not there.

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

It's not just important to take measures online to protect your company and its assets, work must also be completed offline to ensure cyber crime doesn't become a part of your business» culture.

Fitch's suggestion that balance sheets in the sector «will continue to need to be right - sized» doesn't bode well for investors holding those assets to be «right - sized.»

Enlisting a data center manager means you not only benefit from specialist IT staff without having to foot a huge payroll bill, but also means your IT assets are run safely and securely so you can focus on delivering a service or product that matters to your customers.

From intelligent heating to assets tracking, identify areas where efficiency could be improved, and if there isn't an IoT app for it already, there will probably be one soon.

«I'm not going to be dismissive of the risks, but I think markets have priced them in and if anything as we look at the fundamentals of stock markets around the world, the fundamentals of European equities right now are I think significantly better than they are for the United States,» said the managing partner of Triogem Asset Management and global investing expert on CNBC's «Fast Money.»

When asked when central banks will take cryptocurrencies seriously, he said: «We don't have to, in the sense that we don't have responsibility or even instruments that point to particular prices of particular assets, that is certainly not the role of central banks.»

«For Bezos, wounded assets in important or growing business categories aren't challenges to be avoided.

Kuroda said the size and type of assets the BOJ now buys is not enough to achieve its 2 percent inflation target, which he said the central bank would strive to hit within two years.

Media analyst Kaan Yigit, president of Solutions Research Group says the global media landscape has changed with new players like Facebook, Netflix and YouTube, and while may $ 3.38 billion sound like a lot to pay right now, the real value of Astral's assets won't be determined until multi-platform media consumption across TV, mobile and online really goes mainstream.

I think that even companies we invested in two years ago that did not specifically focus on AI or machine learning at the time are now increasingly looking at assets that can now become that much more valuable when you apply machine learning to them.

«The FSB's initial assessment is that crypto - assets do not pose risks to global financial stability at this time,» board Chairman Mark Carney said in a letter on March 18.

And maybe you won't be able to draw a premium from it today, but three to seven years out when the multi-platform piece really engages, you have the assets to be able to drive that more competitively.»

«While it isn't terrible to have some illiquid assets, it's vital that you have some of your wealth in assets that you can sell quickly if needed,» Miranda Marquit writes for US News and World Report.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

That's good advice not just because understanding our weaknesses can help to turn them into assets but also because job interviewers — and others — are no longer willing to accept non-answers about the state of your weaknesses.

«And I think our overall judgment is that, if there were to be a decline in asset valuations, it would not damage unduly the core of our financial system.»

The sale price was not disclosed, but according to the audio of an internal O'Leary Funds conference call obtained by Maclean's, Canoe agreed to pay $ 13.7 million with the possibility of up to $ 8 million in equity — provided the funds» assets could grow by another $ 200 million over the following year.

That would require reversing a decision made in 2016 to abandon a target for asset purchases and contradict the mainstream approach of many BOJ officials, who believe the bank's next move should be a withdrawal of stimulus, not an expansion.

When you first start your business, many third parties and creditors won't be willing to do business with your LLC or Corp, as the entity is brand new and probably does not have a lot of assets or hasn't built its own credit history yet.

«When people have forgiven debt, they shouldn't automatically think they're going to be taxed on that income,» says Andrew Schwartz, founder and managing partner of accounting firm Schwartz & Schwartz in Woburn, Mass. «If somebody's debts exceed their assets, that 1099 - C [the tax form for forgiven debt] isn't taxable.»

The Fed's operations in the recent crisis have been loans to banks and other financial institutions and purchases of financial assets, not helicopter drops of cash into households» accounts.