I hope shareholders will think carefully about the human cost
of the policies you pursue and the damage to Nestlé's image when it comes to your re-election.
I meant that the type of party you are - how you are organised and engage - influences the types
of policy you pursue.
Germany is the European Union's most populous nation and its economic powerhouse, and its two leading parties agree that Germany should stand against many
of the policies pursued by President Trump, especially on trade and immigration.
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.
Rather than the Fed
pursuing a
policy resulting in some steady rate
of growth in the money supply, I would suggest that the Fed attempt to produce a steady rate
of growth in the sum
of the credit it creates and the credit created by depository institutions, i.e., commercial banks, savings associations and credit unions.
Certainly, Tillerson has committed billions
of Exxon shareholders» money to Russia, and even if he cuts his own financial ties to the company, it will be hard for him to
pursue any kind
of foreign
policy that undoes much
of his life's work.
A House
of Commons committee has been asked to review what objectives the Bank
of Canada's monetary
policy should
pursue.
Though the European Central Bank has been encouraged by the economy's momentum, it's still
pursuing crisis - era stimulus
policies to get the annual rate
of inflation back to its goal
of just below 2 percent.
The force has
pursued a number
of policies to correct the shortfall, she said, focusing on improving quality
of life for fliers and on retaining those currently in uniform.
«It's a farce to claim to be offering «free college» to employees when what's being offered is simply the chance to
pursue a degree at one specific university, only online, only if you enroll full time and work at least 20 hours a week,» Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab, professor
of educational
policy studies and sociology at the University
of Wisconsin, told Think Progress.
«A reasonable case can be made for continuing to
pursue a gradual normalization
of monetary
policy,» he added in prepared remarks to the South Shore Chamber
of Commerce in Quincy, Massachusetts.
«To the degree that Mr. Trump is serious about
pursuing policies that improve the lives
of working families in this country, I and other progressives are prepared to work with him,» Sanders wrote in conclusion.
Beijing will focus instead
of «high quality» development, adhering to its «proactive fiscal
policy and prudent monetary
policy» and
pursuing its three - year target to clean up its financial sector and air pollution.
He dismissed the pressure to
pursue an ethical foreign
policy as the work
of «influential minority elements among us that have some special interest» at heart and believed the American commitment to Israel was a strategic liability.
Having served under both Republican and Democratic presidents, we recognize each new Administration's right to
pursue different
policies within the parameters
of existing law and to ask Congress to change the laws that protect public health and the environment as it sees fit.
During the last eight years, the Obama administration
pursued aggressive food labeling
policies to the chagrin
of much
of big food and big agriculture.
It would be unfortunate if anger over the HST dissuaded other politicians from
pursuing bold
policy ideas
of their own.
If you have major cities with major mass incarceration problems, where progressive DAs are coming in, you are going to see big changes to mass incarceration in terms
of the
policies that are
pursued.
This led The Wall Street Journal editorial board, referencing investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, to ask the Trump administration to
pursue a
policy of «radical transparency.»
Meanwhile, Xi has
pursued a significant anticorruption
policy that carries a serious risk
of political blowback.
It has produced a 23 - page report warning
of dire economic consequences if the state follows North Carolina's path by
pursuing a
policy that would harm tourism, alienate employers and dissuade talented millennials from staying in or moving to Texas.
In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and
pursues a variety
of social
policy agendas at the behest
of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new homes.
The company says the LLC will «
pursue its mission by funding nonprofit organizations, making private investments and participating in
policy debates, in each case with the goal
of generating positive impact in areas
of great need.»
He quickly installed Michael as president and later CEO, and together they
pursued a
policy of aggressive growth.
President Mario Draghi
of the ECB has been
pursuing a loose monetary
policy to revamp the low levels
of inflation.
A long recession and growing disillusion with mainstream parties fed a bitter public mood that saw more than half
of Italian voters back parties that rejected the austerity
policies pursued by Prime Minister Mario Monti with the backing
of Italy's European partners.
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's term expires in April and the appointment
of his successor is in the spotlight given the pressure on Japan's central bank to
pursue an aggressive monetary
policy.
In the case
of limiting exports
of refined fuel to B.C., he said, the government could argue it is simply
pursuing a
policy of enhancing value by relieving a glut
of unprocessed oil from the oilsands for the good
of its citizens.
The last time rates were raised was nearly a decade ago; since then the Fed has
pursued a
policy of slashing rates and keeping them low in an effort to wrench the economy out
of the Great Recession and promote greater growth and consumption.
As the financial markets opened this morning in New York, speculation that President Trump will
pursue more business - friendly
policies has offset the fear
of the unknown with the S&P 500 Index rising as a surge in health - care shares offset losses in consumer and technology companies.
Swings in the monetary
policies pursued by the Bank
of Canada have obvious consequences on housing prices and interest payments on housing mortgages.
If the economic outlook abroad deteriorates and this causes foreign countries to
pursue a more accommodative set
of monetary
policies, then the dollar would likely appreciate — other things equal — reflecting expectations
of lower interest rates abroad relative to U.S. interest rates.
And this,
of course, has major implications for the
policies we
pursue to close the gap and reverse the wage stagnation for the majority
of the workforce.
His emphasis on hard power and intelligence - gathering as the primary means
of pursuing Canada's interests is now echoed by the current administration in Washington, which has gutted the State Department, allocated record amounts
of funding to the military and appointed military - minded men in key foreign
policy positions.
It recommends a number
of policy initiatives, which it believes the federal government should actively
pursue.
The
policies that were
pursued in 2009 and 2010 were very successful in the sense
of avoiding a depression that could easily have happened.
It seems to me if the Fed continues to give its first priority to price stability, manifested in decisions to raise rates under questionable decision rules that elevate inflation - fighting over full employment, it will be
pursuing policy objectives at odds with the wishes
of the American people.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has opened millions
of acres
of public lands for development while
pursuing policies of protection in his home state.
The Bank
of England has
pursued a «stop - go»
policy, raising the interest rate to attract enough foreign short - term loans to keep the exchange rate from falling.
«In the long run, if you want to have a good performance on growth and a good performance on employment, the best thing you can do is to
pursue policies that extend the length
of the recovery.
It is clearly not the law that company managers must «
pursue policies consistent with the preferences
of their investors.»
If wage negotiations, for example, were to build in current low expected price increases —
of the order
of 2 to 3 per cent — that kind
of behaviour would clearly produce better national outcomes than if larger increases (not backed by genuine productivity gains) were
pursued and granted, only to be followed by a tightening
of policy.
Despite being one
of the most expensive tax breaks, costing the country — mostly the renters, who don't get the benefit — $ 77 billion in 2016, Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will face massive blowback should they
pursue this
policy.
G - 20 Finance Ministers and central bankers meeting in Baden - Baden over the weekend dropped a long - standing reference to the pursuit
of free and open trade and the rejection
of protectionism in their official commnique, a move many saw as a swipe at U.S. - focused trade
policies pursued by the Donald Trump administration.
Mr. Laurier's record
of governance includes liberalizing immigration
policy to populate the country particularly in the new western provinces, supporting the construction
of transportation infrastructure to bolster economic development and export growth, steadily reducing tariff rates to provide Canada with a tax advantage relative to the United States, and
pursuing free trade and market access for Canadian goods and services.
So if there are
policies that would boost potential output — the sum
of labour force growth and productivity growth — then we need to
pursue them.
«This should cause markets to rethink the speed
of policy normalization
pursued by the Federal Reserve,» Stopford says.
There are hotspots globally, and there is
policy uncertainty in the United States, but again, we've been focused on the emerging market theme because we have found that economies that we used to think
of as politically unstable have actually proved to be less so as they
pursue more orthodox types
of policies.
Printing more dollars is undermining the greenback, critics claim — a view that became all the more convincing after former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said: «America is
pursuing a
policy of currency weakening.»
Other economic
policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010;
pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization
of federal regional development strategies.