Sentences with phrase «on federal investments»

At the request of President - elect Obama's transition team, this NIEER policy brief provides guidance on federal investments in preschool and child care for the sake of America's children.

Statement on Federal Investments for Our Students and Communities by Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO National School Boards Association

«Whether providing rapid pathways for bringing scientific advances to bear on societal needs, spurring new collaborations that promote exciting interdisciplinary investigations, or simply providing cost - effective venues for scientific program management and oversight, scientific conferences are crucial to the efficient functioning of our innovation ecosystem and maximizing the return on federal investments in science.»

Return on federal investment in genomics is big, but updated estimate is smaller than figure that Obama cited in State of the Union

Not exact matches

The government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced the Foreign Investment Review Act (FIRA) in 1973, forming a federal agency to advise on the respective benefits and hazards of particular transactions.

The federal government is betting big on investment in innovation, science and R&D.

«The Federal Reserve raising interest rates will have a chilling effect on late - stage investments, and it will bring down valuations across the board,» says Venky Ganesan, a managing director of Menlo Ventures, of Menlo Park, California.

Before NEA, Yanev was a Senor Investment Officer in the Bush and Obama Administrations, where he focused on investing in new cutting - edge technologies at the Federal Loan Program, a $ 150 billion investmenInvestment Officer in the Bush and Obama Administrations, where he focused on investing in new cutting - edge technologies at the Federal Loan Program, a $ 150 billion investmentinvestment vehicle.

In a February address to Congress, Trump called for a $ 200 billion federal investment intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in spending from state and local governments over 10 years on roads, bridges, ports and other projects.

«These investments are having a detrimental effect on our political stability and worsening the relationship between our federal government and the regions,» said former deputy national security adviser Hussein Sheikh - Ali.

But a Wharton - professor - turned - mortgage - consultant is now putting a more upbeat spin on that idea: If you play your cards right, your house could produce a bigger retirement income than a lot of other investment alternatives, with a federal guarantee behind it, to boot.

«But, because the business is so highly regulated on a state level and the threat of federal as well as state prosecution for violation remains, potential investors will want to take a long, hard look at the operations and the people involved in any investment opportunity.»

British Columbia has one and we hoped one would be put in place on a federal level, helping angel investors of early stage companies to get a credit for that investment, but it wasn't mentioned in the budget.

If enacted, the legislation would expand foreign investment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federinvestment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federInvestment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federal bodies.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Monday said it has increased its ownership stake in Wells Fargo to 10 %, a level that could mean increased federal scrutiny over the investment.

«However, investment and business development will continue to be dampened until the federal government definitively changes its position on the legality of medical marijuana,» the report notes.

Strobel is in talks with the federal government to open a processing plant on Department of Fisheries and Oceans land, and has already tapped back into the SheEO network for more investments.

«What the market may be reflecting is the possibility that the [Federal Reserve] could still be on the table for this year,» said Michael Arone, chief investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors.

In a report likely to jolt the red - hot market for so - called «Initial Coin Offerings» (ICOs), the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday found that the «coins» in one prominent ICO were in fact securities — meaning the transactions fell afoul of federal investment laws.

Cyber security software firm Tanium has raised $ 120 million from investment firms as more U.S. federal agencies rely on its technology to fend off attacks from nation - states and hackers, the company announced Wednesday.

That's why the Steelworkers urged the federal and provincial governments to make their support at NAFTA and the WTO contingent on investments in job creation, industrial diversification, upgrading, training and communities here in Canada.

Other steps include a national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the U.S. federal states, and Trump's White House.

The US midterm elections and new personalities on the Federal Reserve Board may also introduce interesting contours to the investment landscape of 2018.

These licenses and registrations subject us, among other things, to record - keeping requirements, reporting requirements, bonding requirements, limitations on the investment of customer funds, and inspection by state and federal regulatory agencies.

Past achievements include building the case for deficit reduction in the 1980s and early 1990s, for consolidation of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans in the late 1990s, a series of shadow federal budgets and fiscal accountability reports in that began in the 2000s, and work on marginal effective tax rates on personal incomes and business investment, which has laid the foundation for such key changes as sales tax reform, elimination of capital taxes, and corporate income tax rate reductions.

Even as the Federal Reserve reduces its investments in mortgage - backed securities, there are good reasons to be bullish on these assets.

The federal tax mix also continues to penalize savings and investment by relying too much on income tax and too little on the GST.

The individual's net long - term gain on the sale of Investment A and Investment B would be $ 1,000, and only $ 238 would be incurred in federal capital gains taxes.

This example doesn't reflect the 10 % federal penalty tax on earnings for withdrawals before age 59 1/2 or the fees and charges that would reduce the investment performance shown.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several large investment U.S. banks met on Sept. 12, 2008 to discuss an emergency liquidation of Lehman Brothers in an attempt to stabilize the markets.

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Based on these assumptions, we estimate the amount we expect to indefinitely invest outside the U.S. and the amounts we expect to distribute to the U.S. and provide for the U.S. federal taxes due on amounts expected to be distributed to the U.S. Further, as a result of certain employment actions and capital investments we have undertaken, income from manufacturing activities in certain jurisdictions is subject to reduced tax rates and, in some cases, is wholly exempt from taxes for fiscal years through 2024.

Expansion of the Canada Pension Plan and the Unintended Effect on Domestic Investment finds that by increasing the Canada Pension Plan payroll tax, the federal and provincial governments will inadvertently shrink the pool of money available for investments in Canada — potentially up to $ 114 billion by 2030.

Even without that law, the federal government and states can continue to help lessen the burden on consumers by prioritizing energy efficiency and renewable energy investments.

Pathstone Federal Street Advisors provides conflict - free investment consulting and wealth advisory services to a select group of clients, with a particular focus on complex multi-generational families and mission - oriented family foundations and nonprofit organizations.

In December the US Federal Committee on Foreign Investment cleared the acquisition of Complete Genomics, a Californian DNA sequencing company, by BGI - Shenzhen, a Chinese operator of genome sequencing centers.

She's promised to increase the federal minimum wage and will call on Congress to mandate that investors hold on to stocks and bonds for a minimum time period, to curb Wall Street's so - called «churn and burn» reputation, and to reduce «investment speculators.»

The success of our nation's economy is based in part on the investments the federal government makes.

«Repatriation has little effect on real investment in the United States,» said Alan Viard, a tax expert at the conservative American Enterprise Institute and a former senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

We strongly encourage the federal government to reconsider the current limitation on charities that prevents them from investing as passive investors and not business owners in a widely offered and accepted investment asset class of Limited Partnerships.»

An annual investment of $ 1 billion by the federal government will mean Canadians save $ 7.3 billion a year on the medications they need.

Second, there needs to be some mechanism, such as the cost - shared financing programs established by Tom Kent and Lester Pearson with the support of Tommy Douglas, to guarantee on - going federal investment conditional on provincial obedience to national principles around minimum standards.

Amanda Agati, PNC's Co-chief Investment Strategist, discusses the market's reaction to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony on Capitol Hill.

On the heels of that decision by the FOMC, the Federal Reserve's policymaking body, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Global Investment Committee (GIC) recommended that investors position their portfolios to overweight equities and underweight fixed income, or bonds.

The Commission's complaint, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleges that Lacroix and PlexCorps marketed and sold securities called PlexCoin on the internet to investors in the U.S. and elsewhere, claiming that investments in PlexCoin would yield a 1,354 percent profit in less than 29 days.

But early in 2017, with new leadership and a new emphasis on domestic U.S. projects, Exxon's fortunes may be improving, in no small measure thanks to its allies in the Federal Government and its growing investment in U.S. shale.

Here at home, the federal government's infrastructure investment plans should focus specifically on diversifying Canada's exports - aside from resource development and transport, investment in telecommunications, clean energy, and bio-tech infrastructure would be well worth the effort.

Having Cohn and other non-economists on the Federal Open Market Committee would be a welcome change that would support economic growth by encouraging investment.

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

(It took two separate federal investments of $ 2.1 billion in 1976 and $ 1.2 billion in 1980, as real stock prices continued falling, to keep Conrail on track.)