Disney, to my knowledge, did
not change any of its policies.
«This isn't a change of our policy.
What solved the crisis was
not a change of policy but technological innovation: electrification and the internal - combustion engine provided new, manure-less ways to transport people and goods.
Not exact matches
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.
Shum and Colaco point out that any reclassification
of risk would be heavily scrutinized by Canadian regulators, in order to make sure that
changes aren't self - serving on the part
of policy providers and in fact benefit consumers.
The U.S. is primed for higher interest rates, but the Bank
of Canada won't follow suit until there are real
policy changes —
not just Trump Tweets — to act on
Bass Pro Shops has never sold those kind
of accessories in its stores, but the company has
not yet announced
changes to its gun
policies in the wake
of the Parkland shooting.
While some
of these trends were already happening before the imposition
of the carbon tax and are
not unique to B.C., the
policy is widely supported and appears to be working in concert with other societal
changes.
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«If it's described as an attack on the economy, it suggests that there's
not a discussion about what might need to
change in terms
of monetary and fiscal
policy,» he said.
Until the «United States and other associates» find a credible political ally and viable alternative to President Bashar al - Assad inside Syria, the balance
of power within the country will
not change, says Stephen Blank
of the American Foreign
Policy Council.
The alleged violation
of our electoral system might
not immediately
change US
policy on cyber espionage, but it will certainly
change the way organizations approach and respond to the immediate threat.
While
not - for - profit directors are generally supportive
of the federal national disability insurance scheme, there is concern that the
policy does
not consider the long - term impact
of the intended
changes.
The Bank
of Canada wasn't so disenchanted that it felt a
policy change was needed:
policy makers left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at the ultra-low setting
of 0.5 %.
'' [I'm] very scared because
of the possible
changes in
policy, but also because American voters made it clear that they don't want us here,» says David, 28, a software engineer in the Bay Area.
Still, the mere possibility
of a
change in
policy on this front ought to raise concerns — if
not for reasons
of etiquette and old - fashioned customer satisfaction, than for public health.
The
policy is
not the only reason investment has fallen dramatically, but is a contributing factor, Prentice said in an interview as he urged the government to assess the impact
of the
changes.
Despite that reversal, UPS maintains that its denial
of Young's light duty request was lawful at the time and that its
policy change is voluntary and
not required by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.The Chamber
of Commerce filed an amicus brief supporting UPS, calling attention to companies that offer pregnant employees «more than what federal law compels them to provide.»
While the largest tech giants are on record in support
of the current FCC rules, their size likely means they will be able to negotiate with Internet providers to ensure any
changes to net neutrality
policy does
not affect them.
While I don't believe the project was cancelled because
of risks from proposed
changes to GHG
policies in B.C., it's certainly possible that any
change in GHG
policy would have a material impact on the expected costs
of liquefaction.
But top - down
policies won't bring about meaningful
change, warns Yost, founder and president
of the Work + Life Fit Inc. consulting firm based in Madison, N.J. Instead, she recommends that companies adopt a «partnership» approach, encouraging employees to suggest arrangements that fit their own needs while still ensuring that work gets done — and gets done well.
On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints
of an emerging climate resilience
policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate
change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.
«We do
not believe that the outlook and balance
of risks warrants a position
of no
policy change, nor a position
of rapid easings,» said Reserve Bank
of New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler in a speech to businesspeople in Dunedin, the text
of which was released on the bank's website.
«This doesn't represent a
change in our
policy intentions,» said Chairman Janet Yellen in a press conference following the FOMC's final two - day meeting
of the year.
But the one thing the
policy changes can
not do is lower overall average retail prices for Canadians, thanks to the Bank
of Canada's mandate.
In a statement provided to Business Insider, a YouTube spokesperson said, «While our
policy of demonetizing videos due to advertiser - friendly concerns hasn't
changed, we've recently improved the notification and appeal process to ensure better communication to our creators.»
This data shouldn't
change the Fed's interest - rate strategy, as a rising labor force participation rate will put a lid on inflation regardless
of how it's done, but it should lower our confidence that the Fed can solve the problem
of a bifurcated workforce, in which a large chunk
of workers are getting left behind, simply through interest rate
policy.
Even for companies that haven't seen an impact on their business to date, the fear
of unknown, and potentially drastic,
policy changes makes it difficult to make even short - term plans.
But since then, in the words
of Stuart Anderson, executive director
of the National Foundation for American
Policy, «the world has
changed, but immigration hasn't.»
Despite
changing international attitudes towards marijuana and enforcement, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem met this year and decided to keep its prohibitionist
policies around drugs to continue the criminalization
of all drug use that's
not for medical or scientific purposes.
But
not even monetary
policy was designed to deal with
changes in the relative prices
of commodities, such as oil.
In November 2000, the Bank introduced a system
of eight fixed dates each year on which it announces whether or
not it will
change the
policy interest rate.
The death benefit and payment plan
of any standard whole life insurance
policy are set as part
of the
policy and do
not change.
Impact on oil and gas production: compared to a carbon tax, Alberta's
policy offers emitters less
of an incentive to reduce production in order to cut GHGs, notes Leach: «assuming that the facility reduced production by 10 percent, and that emissions decreased proportionately (a simplifying assumption), the facility's emissions intensity would
not change, so its carbon liability per barrel
of oil produced would also remain constant.»
In stressing the need to study and consider new approaches to fiscal and monetary
policy, I am
not advocating an abrupt reversal
of course; after all, you don't
change horses in the middle
of a stream.
Monetary
policy doesn't work by restricting or «rationing» the reserve funds available to the banks and so limiting the supply
of credit via balance sheet constraints: it works by way
of changing the price
of borrowing, shifting borrowers along their borrowing demand curve.
Opinion: As a matter
of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does
not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate
change policy
True, it was only one quarter's information and that was
not enough to
change our numerical forecast
of inflation, but it did lead us to conclude in our May Statement on Monetary
Policy that there was no longer an upward risk to our inflation forecast.
«We're asking Facebook to
change its
policies to ensure third parties can't access the information
of the friends
of people who use an app.»
Buttarelli cites the number
of messages from online services announcing the
changes to their privacy
policies, saying if the new terms are
not accepted by the EU General Data Protection Regulation implementation date, the services will be unavailable to use, violating the spirit
of the law.
The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3
policy, offering no
changes, while stating, «If the outlook for the labor market does
not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases
of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other
policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context
of price stability.»
[16:00] Pain + reflection = progress [16:30] Creating a meritocracy to draw the best out
of everybody [18:30] How to raise your probability
of being right [18:50] Why we are conditioned to need to be right [19:30] The neuroscience factor [19:50] The habitual and environmental factor [20:20] How to get to the other side [21:20] Great collective decision - making [21:50] The 5 things you need to be successful [21:55] Create audacious goals [22:15] Why you need problems [22:25] Diagnose the problems to determine the root causes [22:50] Determine the design for what you will do about the root causes [23:00] Decide to work with people who are strong where you are weak [23:15] Push through to results [23:20] The loop
of success [24:15] Ray's new instinctual approach to failure [24:40] Tony's ritual after every event [25:30] The review that
changed Ray's outlook on leadership [27:30] Creating new
policies based on fairness and truth [28:00] What people are missing about Ray's culture [29:30] Creating meaningful work and meaningful relationships [30:15] The importance
of radical honesty [30:50] Thoughtful disagreement [32:10] Why it was the relationships that
changed Ray's life [33:10] Ray's biggest weakness and how he overcame it [34:30] The jungle metaphor [36:00] The dot collector — deciding what to listen to [40:15] The wanting
of meritocratic decision - making [41:40] How to see bubbles and busts [42:40] Productivity [43:00] Where we are in the cycle [43:40] What the Fed will do [44:05] We are late in the long - term debt cycle [44:30] Long - term debt is going to be squeezing us [45:00] We have 2 economies [45:30] This year is very similar to 1937 [46:10] The top tenth
of the top 1 %
of wealth = bottom 90 % combined [46:25] How this creates populism [47:00] The economy for the bottom 60 % isn't growing [48:20] If you look at averages, the country is in a bind [49:10] What are the overarching principles that bind us together?
The team debates the possible role
of Japanese offensive strike capability but does
not recommend a
policy change on that point.
Commodity prices may be affected by a variety
of factors at any time, including but
not limited to, (i)
changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and
policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv)
changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological
change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility
of a commodity.
What's
not clear is whether WestJet will eventually abandon its popular
policy of not «overselling» flights now that it's offering travellers who pay extra for more flexibility to
change their itinerary.
Bernanke reportedly said: «It could be a lack
of imagination, but I don't think monetary
policy has
changed that much.
There is a great deal
of disagreement between those who seem to think that monetary
policy is largely ineffective and those, known as monetarists, who followed Keynes in attaching importance to
changes in the demand for money while berating him for
not stressing the inflationary impact
of money creation.
[8] While the details
of the RBA Board's decision had been made public in a press release at the time
of changes in monetary
policy, they had
not been made public when the stance
of monetary
policy was left unchanged.
Even though the intellectual climate within the Reserve Bank and other economic
policy agencies was already moving in favour
of deregulation in the early 1970s, wider community acceptance
of the case for
change did
not come until after the Government set up a broad - ranging inquiry, conducted by a group
of independent experts.
While President Trump sought to allay jittery currency markets that monetary
policy had
not changed, candidate Trump supported the Federal Reserve's suppression
of interest rates and did
not want to see a rising dollar: