Could the USDA's formula for calculating drop - outs possibly hold up that long and under all sorts
of different economic conditions?
Not exact matches
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.
If you've been on the site for awhile, you have a head start because we've already discussed the importance
of a discipline known as asset allocation, which involves selecting among
different asset classes to build a well - balanced portfolio that can weather
different economic environments, tax regimes, global
conditions, inflation or deflation, and a host
of other variables that history has shown will fluctuate over time.
What moves yields in the market is the varying demands for securities
of different maturities at a particular time and under given
economic conditions.
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general
economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these
conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at
different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contemporary evidence about the
economic cultures
of East Asia,
of successful ethnic groups in
different countries, or
of the mobility
of immigrants to this country all seems to point in the same direction: self - denial and discipline are virtues that are the
condition sine qua non
of early capitalist development.
It was
different under the
economic conditions of Jesus» time and country.
Fourteen countries, from all regions, in
different ecological and socio -
economic conditions, were at the forefront
of this exciting experiment.Some
of the biggest lessons learned from the pilot and the recommendations for the UN SDG process are showcased in this publication.
In addition to the community and
different cultures, socio -
economic conditions of the region to the other is also
different.
It shies away from, rather than confronts, the hard truths that tests reveal about our education system — the disparate outcomes, and disparate expectations
of what students from
different backgrounds, ethnicities, and socio -
economic conditions can learn.
When compared to the historical trend, yield spreads between Treasuries
of different maturities may indicate how investors are viewing
economic conditions.
Alia Dudum
of Lending Club sheds some light on current
economic conditions with a couple
of solutions for managing debt and investments, «Our generation has a completely
different relationship with money than our parents or grandparents did.
Management Style Risk:
Different types
of securities tend to shift into and out
of favor with investors depending on market and
economic conditions.
Each week Joe covers a
different aspect
of financial planning, retirement options, and current
economic conditions in common sense language that everyone can understand.
I have a feeling that out
of all the stocks in my portfolio, Visa will be one
of them that will outperform in
different economic conditions.
Correlation is the extent to which the returns
of different types
of investments move in tandem with one another in response to changing
economic and market
conditions.
Since
different types
of equity securities (e.g., large - cap, mid-cap, small - cap) tend to shift into and out
of favor with investors depending on market and
economic conditions, the performance
of the Fund may also be worse than the performance
of equity funds that focus on other types
of equities or have a broader investment style when the adviser's management style is out -
of - favor.
Because
of the inherent uncertainties about future market and
economic conditions and your specific health and retirement situation (among other factors), somewhat
different buckets may be more mindful and rational for you.
What moves yields in the market is the varying demands for securities
of different maturities at a particular time and under given
economic conditions.
Diversification is about buying a basket
of securities that tend to do well (or poorly) at
different times and under
different economic conditions.
Through my work as an independent curator, at the Liverpool Biennial in the United Kingdom and subsequently as the director and later co-curator
of the Werkleitz Biennale, I was able to explore
different approaches to artistic and cultural production and also to analyze curatorial and institutional models under a variety
of cultural, social and
economic conditions.
In true Marxist form, it asserts that, «The concentration
of economic power in few private hands must be replaced by a
different order in which each person is entitled — as citizen, consumer or wage - earner — to influence the direction and distribution
of production, the shaping
of the means
of production, and the
conditions of working life.»
Intriguingly, by looking at
different countries and analyzing each
of their police strategies,
economic conditions and other factors associated with crime, researchers like Richard Nevin were able to further bring to light the link between crime and lead.
Overall
economic conditions, endemic diseases, public health and sanitation standards, quality and capacity
of medical facilities and
different cultural attitudes toward personal health and safety are all factors that vary from one country to another.
Forward - looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level
of activity, performance or achievements
of the Company to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in cryptocurrency prices; the estimation
of personnel and operating costs; general global markets and
economic conditions; risks associated with uninsurable risks; risks associated with currency fluctuations; competition faced in securing experienced personnel with appropriate industry experience and expertise; risks associated with changes in the financial auditing and corporate governance standards applicable to cryptocurrencies and ICO's; risks related to potential conflicts
of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued development
of the Company's business plan may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the risk
of potential dilution through the issuance
of additional common shares
of the Company; the risk
of litigation.
We applied generalised linear mixed models via PROC GLIMMIX to estimate the effects
of different transitional patterns
of exercise on depressive symptoms with HLDS as the event, after adjusting for the previous CESD score, age, gender, level
of education, marital status, smoking, physical function, emotional support, social participation, self - rated health,
economic satisfaction, employment and 10 chronic
conditions.
SLA - level predictor variables will include: accessibility (ARIA +), 33 socioeconomic status (using Socio
Economic Status for Areas (SEIFA) indexes, four indexes that summarise different aspects of the socioeconomic conditions of people living in an area based upon sets of social and economic information from the Australian Census35); full - time equivalent GPs; medical workers, nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health workers and community services workers per 10 000 population; rates of unemployment and labour force partic
Economic Status for Areas (SEIFA) indexes, four indexes that summarise
different aspects
of the socioeconomic
conditions of people living in an area based upon sets
of social and
economic information from the Australian Census35); full - time equivalent GPs; medical workers, nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health workers and community services workers per 10 000 population; rates of unemployment and labour force partic
economic information from the Australian Census35); full - time equivalent GPs; medical workers, nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health workers and community services workers per 10 000 population; rates
of unemployment and labour force participation.
The smaller differences in the time path
of home prices at
different locations within the same metropolitan area is due to considerable substitutability across locations that are subject to the same local
economic cycles and resultant fluctuations in demand and supply
conditions.