«Although revenue declined, the first quarter of 2016 continued with a trend of low - level shipments growth
on a global level with a variation in results by region,» said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner.
A true supercar from the UK to compete
on a global level with Italy, and Germany.
Hanwang Technology Co. Ltd. operates
on a global level with more than 20 % of its eBook reader sales generated from outside of China.
The European game development sector competes mainly
on a global level with other game developers worldwide.
Not exact matches
Yet
with global growth declining, oil inventory at record
levels, and momentum
on the side of increasingly cost - competitive renewable energy technologies, there remains a high possibility the energy sector will face another existential crisis in the near future.
Apart from allowing corporations to operate abroad freely and placing them
on a
level playing field
with global competitors, she found little to recommend them.
Other countries have argued that discussions and decisions
on this issue should be tackled at a
global level and
with the help of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group that advises its 35 members
on tax policy.
Anyone
with the vision and guts to start his or her own company almost inherently has big goals for making an impact
on the world, whether at a local or
global level.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates,
levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry,
levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and
levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the
level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions,
global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The Force remains strong
with the new Star Wars movie, which is
on track to top $ 1 billion in
global ticket sales this weekend, making it the fastest - ever film to reach that
level.
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.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required
on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations
with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain
global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the
levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination
with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact
on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Neff's research helps us understand the health of massive glaciers
with behavior we still don't fully understand but that lock up enough water to drive up
global sea
levels on the order of meters, not inches.
Add to this the fact that
global pension
levels are also sharply
on the rise,
with people living longer and population growth — and therefore workforce growth — slowing in many advanced economies.
Credit spreads today look to be roughly where you would expect based
on their historical relationship
with global PMI
levels, our analysis shows.
It modeled the implications for the company of a requirement for emissions to decline to
levels consistent
with a so - called «2 °C world» after 2030 and also looked at a number of alternative scenarios based
on divergent ranges in
global growth and trade, geopolitics, technological innovation and responses to climate change.
Based
on a comparison of total expense ratios for U.S. sector -
level ETFs
with similar holdings and investment objectives (using the MSCI and S&P
Global Industry Classification System — GICS) within the universe of 298 ETFs Morningstar has classified as the Sector Stock asset class.
In addition, a widely used measure of future inflation based
on US Treasury Inflation - Protected Securities, which had mirrored the slump in the price of oil and had fallen to its lowest
level since the
global financial crisis by early February, rebounded in line
with the pickup in oil prices.
With interest rates falling to very low levels in the US, global investors focused on investments with a yield pick -
With interest rates falling to very low
levels in the US,
global investors focused
on investments
with a yield pick -
with a yield pick - up.
The governor's proposal to exempt sales tax
on jet fuel will
level the playing field
with other states, position Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport for continued growth and benefit companies throughout the state whose businesses depend
on global air service, all of which will keep Georgia competitive for the years ahead.»
Global Citizen Rewards allows you to reach new
levels —
with new benefits — based
on the total points you've earned since joining.
Yet, those
with the lack of vision failed to realize that power and now I think we have gone to a
level of overconfidence in writing the epitaph
on global oil demand.
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.
Chileans are now more prepared to compete
with entrepreneurs
on a
global level due to the shift in culture.
Denominations need specialists
with the talent, training and instinct for knowing how ecumenical collaborations develop,
on the most local to the most
global levels.
This recipe collection is bursting
with global flavors, unique ingredient combinations, and of course, vibrancy
on the highest
level.»
With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture
on a
global level.
FAO can coordinate, at
global level, the initiatives, activities and projects
on food losses waste reduction by partnering
with UN agencies, other international organizations, and worldwide stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society.
To help ensure
on - time delivery commitments and service
levels are met, Franklin Baker contracts
with the largest containerized shipping companies in the world to move its cargoes, such as APL Limited, a
global container transportation services company.
With offices and networks across the globe, IFOAM - Organics International ensures that the organic voice is heard
on both a regional and
global level.
While Manchester United — like Liverpool before them in the 80s — grew their fanbase primarily through success, Arsenal's reputation and standing
on the
global level was tied in
with their philosophy.
This will apply at all
levels of the game from 3 January 2017 introducing minimum
on - field sanctions for reckless and accidental contact
with the head, effectively lowering the acceptable height of the tackle.The guideline will be supported
with a
global education programme.
Liverpool simply can not rival this
level of power; over the Ferguson era, Manchester United developed into a truly
global club,
with it being traded
on the NYSE, dominating English football during the growth of commercial football, and
with a club value of the same calibre as Real Madrid and Barcelona.
There is no binding mechanism at the
global level to hold corporations accountable for violating these measures (although there are instruments such as the Convention
on the Rights of the Child that give them weight in international law and are being used to remind governments of their responsibilities, and there have also been some attempts at European Union
level to hold corporations to account for activities in third countries,
with little success due to lack of satisfactory reporting mechanism).
IAS, WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, Consensus Statement, «Asking the Right questions: Advancing an HIV Research Agenda for Women and Children», dated 8 March, 2010 IBFAN, Press Release 2012
on the Right to Adequate Food, Digest of the «Report of the Special Rapporteur
on the Right to Food to the Human Right Council (A / HRC / 19 / 59)» IYCN Project Preventing malnutrition of mothers and children within the context of HIV and emergencies (Haiti) UNICEF 2011,
Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US
Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero:
Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (
with WHO and UNICEF)
Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011,
Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011
One of our central findings in that book was that we could understand a great deal about China's (and America's)
levels of behavioural consistency
with global order norms by focussing
on the domestic saliency of the
global norm in question, and then the extent to which domestic norms aligned
with those at the
global level.
The Marrakesh Agreement that gave birth to the World Trade Organisation was confirmed
on the 1st January 1995,
with the intention of fostering cooperation at a
global level and launching an initiative to reduce tariffs and barriers to trade.
Recent work by Paul Farmer and others challenges bioethics to address urgent questions of
global health equity not only
on the
level of method but in the form of strategic partnerships
with the most vulnerable populations.
«This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the [2015 United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the
global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the
global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial
levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent
with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient development.
Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva from the NOC, who is the lead author
on this paper, said «Coastal cities and vulnerable tropical coastal ecosystems will have very little time to adapt to the fast sea
level rise these predictions show, in scenarios
with global warming above two degree.
(Reuters)- Almost 200 nations began
global climate talks
on Monday
with time running out to save the Kyoto Protocol aimed at cutting the greenhouse gas emissions scientists blame for rising sea
levels, intense storms, drought and crop failures.
Recognising these trends, there is an urgent and
global opportunity to re-think the value of water,
with the UN / World Bank High
Level Panel
on Water launching a new initiative
on Valuing Water earlier this year.
We have been improving
on that score,
with a
global average of 2.5 births per woman, about half the
level of six decades ago.
But the prospect of
global warming, together
with the recent jolt in fuel costs, is bringing industry round to the idea that «we can not continue current
levels of dependence
on fossil fuels.»
As a result, the region is already experiencing
levels of acidity three-fold greater than the
global ocean average,
with devastating impacts
on the state's US$ 270 - million shellfish industry.
«Warming greater than 2 degrees Celsius above 19th - century
levels is projected to be disruptive, reducing
global agricultural productivity, causing widespread loss of biodiversity and — if sustained over centuries — melting much of the Greenland ice sheet
with ensuing rise in sea
levels of several meters,» the AGU declares in its first statement in four years
on «Human Impacts
on Climate.»
Mapping methane plumes
on the streets of Boston and San Francisco paints a picture of «clean» streets
with few natural gas leaks, and more common «dirty» streets where methane concentrations can be more than 15 times
global background
levels.
The researchers incorporated information
on soot produced by burning fossil fuels, wood and other biofuels, along
with that naturally produced by forest fires and then checked their model predictions against
global measurements of soot
levels in polar snow from Sweden to Alaska to Russia and in Antarctica as well as in nonpolar areas such as the Tibetan Plateau.
A working group known as PALSEA2 (Paleo constraints
on sea
level rise) used past records of local change in sea
level and converted them to a
global mean sea
level by predicting how the surface of the Earth deforms due to changes in ice - ocean loading of the crust, along
with changes in gravitational attraction
on the ocean surface.
Dr Jochen Hinkel from
Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge
on climate change, sea -
level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work
with a solution - oriented perspective focusing
on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»