Sentences with phrase «of multibillion dollar»

Counseled the State of Kuwait in the prosecution — before the United Nations — of its multibillion dollar public sector claims against Iraq arising out of the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

They have developed, and are promoting, plug - in hybrid vehicles far ahead of the multibillion dollar auto industry.

Last week I was researching the stock of a multibillion dollar company for the Forager International Shares Fund when Chris, our bright young analyst asked — what sort of edge do we have here?

I think the market generally does a good job at valuing companies within a range of reasonableness, but there is absolutely no way that the intrinsic values of these multibillion dollar organizations fluctuate by 50 %, 80 %, 120 %, 150 % or more during the span of just 52 weeks.

His uncle (McGregor, Stay) was also a spy, and was killed in the line of duty while investigating the diabolical plans of a multibillion dollar corporate computer genius, Darrius Sayle (Rourke, Sin City).

Miner shared her concerns about Syracuse's «infrastructure crisis» in written testimony she submitted to a U.S. Senate committee considering the reauthorization of a multibillion dollar bill to help maintain and rebuild transportation infrastructure.

Get Me is an upstart ride - hailing company in the model of the multibillion dollar Silicon Valley darlings that was given a rare opportunity.

«Unfortunately, the Commerce Department decision is divorced from this reality and ignores long - standing business practices in the aerospace industry, including launch pricing and the financing of multibillion dollar aircraft programs,» the company said in a statement.

That's right, a CEO of a multibillion dollar company with over 100,000 employees actually acknowledged that a 5 - year - old had identified a major problem.

Miguel McKelvey may be the co-leader of a multibillion dollar venture, but at heart — and if his beard is any indication — he says he's still the scrappy businessman he was in the late nineties.

Not exact matches

Angiotech and QLT hit multibillion - dollar market capitalizations, hired hundreds of employees and built flashy head offices — and then came undone.

I'm proud of all the work we did to turn around Reddit in the last three years, but I think about the impact I could have at one company versus the potential I could have investing in dozens of great, multibillion - dollar companies — and that's the way I want to scale my next decade.

His legal background proved invaluable in 1991, when the state of California and its insurance commissioner John Garamendi seized Raleigh's then - financial partner Executive Life Insurance Company after the value of the insurer's multibillion - dollar portfolio collapsed — a fate tied to its massive investments in the junk bond market of the go - go 1980s.

K. C. Irving's three sons — John, James and Arthur — each ran distinct but complementary parts of the multibillion - dollar enterprise, which has interests in everything from energy to logging, shipping, agriculture and even retail.

Brennan has interviewed billionaires, heads of state, thought leaders and chief executives of multibillion - dollar corporations and her profile story on Equity Group Investments chairman Sam Zell was one of five magazine covers featured on the 2013 Forbes 400 issue.

Beck and Merrill are still reconciling their dual role: corporate executives of a multibillion - dollar company who still see themselves as hardcore gamers.

«It's one of the few markets where you can truly create a multibillion - dollar business.

One co-founder of a startup with a multibillion - dollar valuation told me he's so inspired by the Facebook CEO and his annual personal challenges, he listens to the soundtrack of The Social Network to psych himself up for board meetings and presentations.

On the phone was the chairman of a multibillion - dollar corporation for which Amir Georges Sabongui, a Montreal corporate psychologist, had previously consulted.

That's about $ 17 billion of purchasing power today Resuming cultivation of hemp, America's original cash crop, is a multibillion - dollar opportunity.

One out - of - stock piece can bring a multibillion - dollar manufacturer to its knees.

It's possible to imagine Estonia's idea becoming a multibillion - dollar business in the years ahead — turning the whole view of government as a bureaucracy offering public services into an entity generating profits.

Such funds came of age in the 1980s, when they played an integral role in financing that era's multibillion - dollar leveraged buyouts.

U.S. military veterans will meet with tribal leaders on Saturday as they continue to entrench themselves in a North Dakota camp where thousands of activists are protesting a multibillion - dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation.

It has imperiled multibillion - dollar deals and could ravage business relationships for years to come, as well as pummel the earnings of countless U.S. businesses, from oil producers to investment banks.

But it is the only system where ideas once scribbled on a cocktail napkin can become multibillion - dollar enterprises, and make a lot of people rich along the way.

These types of operations, though, aren't just reserved for nation states or multibillion - dollar global enterprises

It's certainly possible — but not until 2022 at the earliest, because CBS, NBC and Fox have the rights to the contest sewn up until then, as part of a multibillion - dollar deal signed in 2012.

According to McGowan's website, her new memoir promises to explore «the truth about the entertainment industry,» «dismantle the concept of fame,» and «shine a light on a multibillion - dollar business built on systemic misogyny.»

The online retailer grew into a multibillion - dollar company based on the reputation and power of its unique organizational personality.

A multibillion - dollar investment and thousands of new jobs will raise housing costs, tighten labor markets and clog streets.

But for Cott Corp. (TSX: BCB), low - profile names such as these — and dozens of others — constitute a multibillion - dollar business.

Think of the multibillion - dollar commitments made by Microsoft's Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett, and, more recently, Alphabet's Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

Welcome to the world of translation services and localization — a multibillion - dollar global market, where companies help bridge the communication gap between clients, businesses and individuals.

«This is a multibillion - dollar company, but there were none of the ladders and steps to demonstrate achievement.»

Together, they are at the frontier of player - computer interchange — a fanciful, lavish, highly graphic, user - involving, no - alien - zapping edge promises to carve ever larger slices from the multibillion - dollar home computer and arcade markets.

Running a multibillion - dollar company at such a young age is surely evidence that Schwartz's success is a product of both smarts and hard work.

The new warnings represent a challenge to Florida's multibillion dollar tourism industry, with Miami Beach accounting for nearly half of visitor stays in the Greater Miami area.

Goldman Sachs is the fifth bank to reach a multibillion - dollar settlement with the Department of Justice in relation to subprime mortgages during the Great Recession.

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

Meg Whitman led eBay for 10 years, building what was essentially a startup with a handful of employees into a multibillion - dollar corporation by the time she left in 2008.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

The growing, multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry dominated by DraftKings and FanDuel has drawn increased attention from state regulators over the past year, with the attorneys general of New York, Illinois and Nevada challenging their legality.

A share sale by San Francisco - based Dropbox, one of a closely watched group of high - profile private tech companies with multibillion - dollar valuations, would follow Snap Inc.'s disappointing step into the public markets.

Garry Reece is the guy standing in the way of — or, potentially, facilitating — the creation of a multibillion - dollar industry.

The multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry has drawn increased scrutiny since last year, with the attorneys general of several U.S. states including New York, Illinois and Nevada questioning the legality of the games.

When you're talking about a widely - held, multibillion dollar corporation like Target, talk of the organization's «real purpose» just sounds silly.

With a multibillion - dollar valuation and strong growth in the number of merchants using his platform, Lütke is surprisingly calm about the future of his company.

At the same time, when multibillion - dollar startups can blow through hundreds of millions of investor dollars before imploding — or hire hundreds of employees and then close without ever launching a proper product — it gets harder and harder to believe that the tech sector isn't at least a little inflated.

Someone has to benefit from the tide of lawsuits coming at opioid manufacturers — particularly if drugmakers pay out a multibillion - dollar settlement.