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Not exact matches
And that's factoring
in the fact that they were
spending less
on commuting, work clothes and
other general, career - related expenses.
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.
Assuming that
other sites car brands advertise
on are plagued by a similar rate of fraudulent web traffic, Solve Media calculated car companies would waste $ 541 million out of the $ 2.5 billion eMarketer estimates the auto industry will
spend this year
on digital branding
in the U.S.
For example,
in some places, including Canada, tax breaks are effective at encouraging more
spending on research and development;
in other countries, direct subsidies appear to be a better approach.
«If he's so concerned about the financial health of his players,» wrote Merrill, «maybe he should
spend more of the millions he has made / makes from League of Legends
on paying them instead of investing
in other e-sports where he is losing money.»
On the other hand, you could spend $ 60,000 on a retrofitted food truck, $ 1,000 on initial ingredients, $ 2,000 on permits and licenses, $ 2,000 for the first month of a commercial kitchen rental, $ 300 for the first month of parking and maintaining the truck, $ 1,700 on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000 on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
On the
other hand, you could
spend $ 60,000
on a retrofitted food truck, $ 1,000 on initial ingredients, $ 2,000 on permits and licenses, $ 2,000 for the first month of a commercial kitchen rental, $ 300 for the first month of parking and maintaining the truck, $ 1,700 on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000 on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on a retrofitted food truck, $ 1,000
on initial ingredients, $ 2,000 on permits and licenses, $ 2,000 for the first month of a commercial kitchen rental, $ 300 for the first month of parking and maintaining the truck, $ 1,700 on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000 on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on initial ingredients, $ 2,000
on permits and licenses, $ 2,000 for the first month of a commercial kitchen rental, $ 300 for the first month of parking and maintaining the truck, $ 1,700 on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000 on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on permits and licenses, $ 2,000 for the first month of a commercial kitchen rental, $ 300 for the first month of parking and maintaining the truck, $ 1,700
on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000 on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on kitchen supplies, $ 3,000
on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000 on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on marketing and promotion, $ 2,000
on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500 in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,00
on packaging, $ 1,000 to set up a small home office for bookkeeping, and $ 500
in miscellaneous costs for a grand total of just under $ 75,000.
Facebook Inc. lost ground to Google
in January as users
spent more time
on YouTube and
other Alphabet Inc. properties, according to a report.
It raised $ 4.4 billion
in funding from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund over the course of several months; bought the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building for $ 850 million to serve as its new headquarters; is adding a second headquarters at the new Salesforce Tower
in San Francisco; led a $ 32 million funding round
in New York startup The Wing; and has bought several
other startups, most recently
spending $ 200 million
on Meetup.
Yes, there are good reasons why some startups should put working day - to - day
on growing their business aside and
spend the time instead looking for outside investment, including: gaining the financial and
other operational resources they need to move forward; to increase their financial stability, focus (plus peace of mind)
in the short - term if they've been growing
on revenue, founders» savings and credit cards; and to quickly accelerate their growth
in order to capture a massive market.
Research from The Boston Consulting Group found that the guys are not alone
in how they
spend on takeout: Millennials (ages 16 to 34) eat out 3.4 times per week and are more likely than
other groups to get food to go and eat with friends.
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 project
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 project
in spending from state and local governments over 10 years
on roads, bridges, ports and
other projects.
Other ones have to be designed
in a 3D space, like the nine cubes, they were different illusions so we
spent a lot of time
on the computer figuring out that space and how everything had to exist.
On the
other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and
spending that has produced record - high levels of consumer debt
in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.
In other words, I didn't know if the time I was
spending on Twitter was helping me build my brand.
Other political money flows through trade associations
in the U.S. such as the American Chamber of Commerce, which has already
spent more than $ 21 million
in campaign advertising this year, including $ 1.5 million
on ads accusing Democratic Senator Mark Udall of driving up energy costs, largely
in response to his refusal to support Republican demands for immediate approval of the Keystone pipeline.
On the
other hand, I looked the part, I spoke with confidence, and I
spent a huge amount of time learning new skills and getting good at finding answers
in a hurry.
If you
spend any amount of time there,
in addition to
other landmarks such as the famous ball that descends
on New Year's Eve and, of course, the Naked Cowboy, you will also notice aggressive salesmen roaming the streets selling their goods and services.
«Because we are
in the hospitality and recreation business, which is largely dependent
on discretionary
spending,» the company's latest financial report explains, «we believe that the weak housing market, increases
in unemployment, decreases
in air flights to Las Vegas, decreases
in the value of stock and
other investments, and the general tightening of
spending on business travel have all affected visitations to Las Vegas and the
spending budget of our customers.»
Still, Heinze says she was a bit anxious about putting
in an offer and closing
on the property because
other than her educational costs, this was the most she's ever
spent.
In 2013, a person making $ 63,000 (before taxes)
spent an average of $ 49,000 to $ 51,000
on housing, transportation, food, insurance, entertainment, childcare, health care and
other expenditures.
FIRE means having more time
on your hands so you can
spend more time with your kids, your partner, and
other important people
in your life.
While
other couples we knew
spent their honeymoons arguing about directions and which side of the road to drive
on, my husband and I were enjoying a boat trip through the Balearic Sea
in peace and quiet.
But Newzoo sees only «marginal» revenue from VR and AR
in 2016, and it will largely substitute for
spending on other gaming platforms.
Businesspeople from the U.S.
spend more
on work - related travel than corporate travelers from any
other country
in the world, but Chinese business - travel
spending is expected to overtake the U.S.
in the near future, according to a new report from the Global Business Travel Association.
He also
spent more than three years as a federal prosecutor at the United States attorney's office
in Manhattan, where he focused
on insider trading and
other financial fraud cases.
Flush with cash withdrawn from the equity
in their homes and
other borrowed money, Canadian consumers have gone
on a
spending spree with gains spread across a wide variety of retail sectors, including vehicles, building materials, home furnishings, clothing and food.
The United States, France, India and 17
other countries will announce they will double the $ 10 billion they collectively
spend on clean energy research and development
in the next five years, shining a spotlight
on role of technology
in any climate agreement reached
in Paris.
On the
other hand, more
spending cuts could certainly stifle the economic rebound everyone expects to see
in the second half of the year after the flimsy performance of this just - ended second quarter.
Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands
in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to
spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.
Generally, apps and websites from banks and
other well - known financial institutions are considered fairly safe from intrusion,
in part because they have the money to
spend on security.
The South Korean group plans to
spend the $ 3.1 billion to retool existing factories
in the United States and boost research
on self - driving cars, artificial intelligence and
other future technologies, Chung said.
Whenever I write about how success is often based
on outworking
other people — both
in terms of effort and
in terms of hours
spent — many people respond with righteous indignation.
Use an email analytics tool such as EmailAnalytics to find out exactly how much time you
spend on email, as well as how many words are
in an average email you send, what days of the week you send and receive emails most, and a bunch of
other interesting metrics.
They are (mostly, preferably) outsiders — they are outsiders
on purpose — and so by definition they
spend much less time
in direct contact with the organization than, say, the CEO or
other employees.
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.
Americans will
spend more than $ 7 billion
on cookouts and
other celebrations of the Declaration of Independence, up from $ 6.8 billion
in 2016, according to a report by the National Retail Federation.
The US
spends more
on space exploration than any
other country
in the world.A big chunk of this investment goes to NASA, the country's leading agency for space exploration.
The drugmaker's political action committee
spent $ 405,000
on federal campaign donations and
other political outlays last year, more than
in 2016 — an election year — and nearly double its allocation for 2015, data compiled by Kaiser Health News show.
Unlike
other tech companies like Cisco (csco) and security company FireEye (feye) that said the rough global market caused them to see a slowdown
in technology
spending, Box said it saw no impact
on its sales.
In the study, which examined over 12,000 customers of 212 clothes stores over 12 months, moving up one point
on a 7 - point identification scale increased
spending by $ 124.39, even when
other factors like satisfaction, income and prior
spending were kept the same
Other research has found that CEOs
spend 33 % of their time
in meetings,
on average, and 30 %
on email.
Federal Election Commission records show that these groups, as well as five
other grant recipients of Crossroads GPS,
spent money
on political ads, directly or indirectly,
in the 2010 election cycle.
Retirees also tend to
spend more
on housing than
other groups, and cost increases
in that sector have slightly outpaced inflation, the study found.
In other words it's not a fundamental call
on the company, even though Nordstrom's earning report disappointed the Street, at least
on a relative basis, with
spending weighing
on results.
Foodies, for example,
spend a disproportionate amount of their money
on food, beverages and goods at big - box stores, possibly because they live
in larger households with adult chlldren or
other family members.
On the
other hand, a later study that measured time
spent looking at images of men kissing found no evidence that some homophobic men are gay at a subconscious level -
in fact, some of the homophobic men seemed to have an implicit aversion to such images.
All ad buyers who
spent cash
on Instagram Stories
in 2017 expect to repeat that
spending, with many
others indicating that they'll start
spending to the platform
in the new year, according to the Cowen research.
The
other major expenditure for the Trump campaign
in July was travel, with $ 2 million
spent on outside private jets and $ 500,000 going to the Trump - owned TAG Air.
«We'll jump
on a problem with a lot less resentment and foot dragging than you would find
in another company,» says chief financial officer Thomas Downing, who
spent most of his career working for
other companies.