First, the association
of better outcomes with higher volume does not prove causality.
A Spieth run at the Tour's biggest event of the year would be one
of the better outcomes with Tiger on the shelf.
Not exact matches
If that is the case, it is always
best to be honest
with the customer, instead
of proposing something which you know will not fully deliver the
outcome the customer is looking for.
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.
I've seen entrepreneurs work for days trying to come up
with a fair offer for someone they'd love to have onboard - sweating the numbers, comparing the offer to the comp
of other key players, checking
with outside advisors, doing every bit
of homework possible in order to get to their
best proposal.They become heavily invested (financially, but even more psychologically) in the offer and the
outcome because they believe it's fair to everyone and the absolute
best they can do.
«
With this process taking close to two years to come to a conclusion, we think the final
outcome and the structure
of the transaction were
well anticipated,» said Jain, who has a hold rating on Walgreens.
Courage meant that whatever the founder or firm was doing, he or she was doing it exclusively
with the belief that a
better outcome would arise at the end despite moments
of uncertainty.
The
better the
outcome of those decisions, the more accurate your intuition is becoming — going
with your heart.
From a value perspective, if the young adults
with leukemia who respond to therapy end up
with more years
of life — an
outcome that is quite likely — then Kymriah will be cost - effective for society as
well.
When two heads are
better than one: In a startup, when you're trying to come up
with a breakthrough, creative idea or marketable product, it helps to be able to bounce ideas off
of someone equally vested in a positive
outcome.
Bad leverage results in one person winning and the others losing — typically a consequence
of working
with bad people — whereas in
good leverage situations, all parties can benefit from the
outcome of the transaction or deal.
With enough experience and cleverness, certain folks get pretty good at picking up patterns and trends, so that they can say with a degree of certainty, «people who do this, tend to have that result,» or «X traits are often correlated with Y outcome.&ra
With enough experience and cleverness, certain folks get pretty
good at picking up patterns and trends, so that they can say
with a degree of certainty, «people who do this, tend to have that result,» or «X traits are often correlated with Y outcome.&ra
with a degree
of certainty, «people who do this, tend to have that result,» or «X traits are often correlated
with Y outcome.&ra
with Y
outcome.»
That is the beauty
of American capitalism, that,
with all its faults, it still offers the opportunity for the
best outcomes.
Additionally,
Outcome employees gave clients inflated data that showed how
well the ads performed, made documents that verified certain ads were shown in specific offices, and manipulated analyses that measured the effectiveness
of the ads, according to internal documents and former employees who spoke
with the Journal.
The letter included six points
of focus for the company, including aligning payments
with better medical
outcomes for patients instead
of simply paying for each medical service, which is how the current system is built.
Ideally, patients, nurses, and doctors should be able to have an open conversation about treatment,
with the goal
of landing on the
best health
outcome possible.
According to industry insiders
with direct knowledge
of the matter, Ms Massenet resigned
with a pay - off
well in excess
of $ 100m as a result
of the
outcome of a dispute
with Richemont over the value
of the Net - a-Porter group.
«I very much doubt that that the
outcome for anyone
with a reasonably
well - constructed portfolio will be determined by the next interest rate hike,» said David Mendels, director
of planning at Creative Financial Concepts in New York.
Clinton went on to reiterate her position that drug price hikes should be linked
with better patient
outcomes and demonstrated improvements in value, and demanded that Mylan «immediately reduce the price
of EpiPens.»
«If you're physically able to work — as people are today
with better health
outcomes — a lot
of people are just choosing to join the labour market,» says Francis Fong, an economist
with TD Bank.
Best of all, by working
with some natural ups and downs in your income each year, you may be actually improving your overall
outcome.
Once she can start aggregating data from her patients
with data from other doctors who are using the app, she will have a huge number
of data points that she can use to track everything from the efficacy
of the surgery in certain patient populations, to which doctors might get the
best outcomes.
The improved credibility
of the central bank's commitment to keep inflation low and stable should, in turn, allow it to deliver
better inflation
outcomes with fewer short - run costs to economic growth and employment.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain
good relationships
with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact
of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits
of such transactions, including
with respect to the Merger; the substantial level
of government regulation over our business and the potential effects
of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the
outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security
of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts
of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits
of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration
of the businesses
of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion
of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency
of the Merger; potential litigation associated
with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability
of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result
of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as
well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section
of www.cigna.com as
well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section
of www.express-scripts.com.
This is your point - person, and having a
good working relationship
with them will have a positive impact on the
outcome of your project.
Because I have long argued that these reforms would at
best reverse the process by which the imbalances were created (especially the elimination
of the financial distress «tax») if the balance sheet approach to rebalancing were the appropriate model, and are implicit in the trade - off among three
outcomes I list above, they are at least consistent
with what I believe is the correct analysis.
Asked about these matters, Kevin Heine, a Bank
of New York Mellon spokesman, said, «We believe an $ 8.5 billion bird - in - the - hand settlement
with significant servicing improvements is a far
better result for all investors than the likely
outcome following years
of costly litigation.»
As an overlay on Collaborative PBM Cloud ™, AdvanceESM ™ (Enterprise Service Manager) extracts and consolidates information across all departments
of the PBM, providing plan sponsors
with a 360 ° view enhancing critical health / financial decision - making resulting in
best outcomes.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid
of your fear
of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The
best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think
of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story
of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story
of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story
of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance
of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself
with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome
of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit
of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired
outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate
with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit
of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out
of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out
of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing
with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out
of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying
with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
We bring together member, provider, and payer pharmacy case / care management staff
with our own pharmacy and case / care management staff to facilitate the type
of information sharing and decision - making that ultimately yields the
best clinical and financial
outcomes.
He has over 15 years
of investor education experience,
with a focus on helping people create and preserve wealth, make sound decisions and generate
better financial
outcomes.
This is the exact opposite
outcome of a single - shot Prisoners» Dilemma, where the rational strategy is to be mean; when you're playing for the long run it is
better to be nice — you'll make up any short - term losses
with long - term gains.
Combine the reticence
of consumers to push for change
with the local realtor association - controlled MLSs, and a willingness by realtors to punish anyone changing the status quo (by not showing a house, or pointing out flaws that would kill a sale), and the
best outcome for Zillow was to be an aggregator but not an integrator: the company was completely removed from the purchase process.
While not insignificant, such investments constitute a much
better outcome than fully writing off their business, dealing
with leasing issues, and managing all the other negative consequences
of closing shop.
Therefore, implementation
of a model
with strict rules for buying and selling will result in
better outcomes.
The
best outcome would be a mild equity correction or bear market that coincided
with a stable or falling rate
of inflation.
Investors have been increasingly anticipating an extension
of the bull market and
better nominal economic growth in 2017,
with consensus for 2017 now squarely centered on reflationary
outcomes.
In the past twelve months at least, this compares
well with outcomes in the US, Europe, Japan and much
of Asia.
With regard to current conditions, there is an absence of redeeming instances where things worked out well, coupled with an abundance of starkly negative market outcomes that have accompanied similar conditi
With regard to current conditions, there is an absence
of redeeming instances where things worked out
well, coupled
with an abundance of starkly negative market outcomes that have accompanied similar conditi
with an abundance
of starkly negative market
outcomes that have accompanied similar conditions.
Most
of the time, a given set
of market conditions is associated
with some mix
of positive and negative
outcomes, so we focus on the average
of those
outcomes in the expectation that doing so will produce
good results over the complete market cycle even if we are incorrect in specific instances.
We believe this
best aligns our incentives
with those
of both our investor members and our portfolio companies since we have a strong incentive to facilitate successful
outcomes for all parties since without such
outcomes, we are not compensated.
GFI's innovation department has two primary areas
of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success
of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list
of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list
of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many
of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding
of a plant - based meat company in India,
Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to
Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition
with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a
good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to
good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion
of the responsibility for the companies»
outcomes should be attributed to GFI.
Along
with better outcomes in the September quarter, indicators
of confidence have picked up through the year (Graph 11).
We will expect the figures to have an influence on the EUR,
with any hint
of a pickup in inflation and stable economic growth through the 1st quarter the
best outcome for the EUR and those looking for Draghi to begin shifting on policy towards interest rates.
You can prove the same
outcome to yourself
with a variety
of discounted cash flow methods as
well.
«In our view, investors would be
well advised to see the
outcome of Cyprus both as a reflection
of how future stresses will be handled (support sovereign creditors, haircut bank creditors) and a reminder that efforts to shift the liabilities associated
with legacy bad bank assets in both Spain and Ireland onto the ESM [European Stability Mechanism] balance sheet are unlikely to be successful,» the IIF says.
Although it might be true that stocks almost always beat bonds over long periods
of time, striking the right asset allocation balance may allow investors to
better manage the emotional response associated
with heightened equity market volatility that often leads to poor investment
outcomes.
In a recent podcast interview
with Howard Marks the founder
of Oaktree Capital Management, Mark's suggested a novel defensive investment strategy I — since none
of us can consistently accurately predict the future, develop a portfolio which will do
well in a range
of outcomes we can imagine instead
of betting the farm on one potential
outcome.
A biotechnology company that develops innovative medicines designed to yield
better therapeutic
outcomes and improve the lives
of patients
with serious disease.
The groundbreaking work that Daniel Patrick Moynihan did in 1965, on the black family, is an example — along
with the critical research
of psychologist Judith Wallerstein over several decades on the impact
of divorce on children; Barbara Dafoe Whitehead's
well - known work on the
outcomes of single parenthood for children; Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur's seminal book, Growing Up
with a Single Parent; and David Blankenhorn's Fatherless America, another lengthy summarization
of the bad empirical news about family breakup.