Sentences with phrase «on both cutting the cost of»

That's why, in this guide, my prime focus is on cutting the cost of your debts themselves, rather than looking at the bigger picture of all spending.

To Cohen, the persistent China coal push points to the importance of intensifying work on cutting the costs of systems for capturing smokestack carbon dioxide and sequestering it underground.

Not exact matches

Opponents of mandatory paid leave say such policies are too burdensome on businesses, and would result in companies having to cut jobs to mitigate costs.

But while ESPN is focused on cutting costs and hunkering down, Facebook and Twitter and Snapchat are busy carving off chunks of its younger, more digital - friendly customer base.

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.

As I've been reporting this week, the Trump administration's threats to cut off insurer payments that help low - income Americans with their deductibles and out - of - pocket medical costs has already had a real - world effect on markets.

Going paperless helps businesses cut the costs of printing, saves trees and also saves on bulky office filing cabinets.

«The lack of turnover also cuts down on the costs of recruiting and training.»

The time is ripe for anyone with new ideas on some facet of oil and gas exploration, drilling or production that could cut costs, says Yager.

But more recently it has moved much of its infrastructure off AWS to cut down on costs.

Ask if there are ways to cut down on costs, says Fred Steingold, an Ann Arbor, Mich., attorney and author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business (Nolo, 2011).

Kimberly - Clark, which competes with P&G in diapers and paper towels, on Tuesday announced it is slashing about 13 percent of its workforce globally in a bid to cut costs as sales wane.

Philips Lighting, the world's largest maker of lights, reported better - than - expected core fourth - quarter earnings on Friday, underpinned by cost - cutting and lower research and development expenses.

While I went cash only for all of my expenses (besides fixed costs), another option is to just use this strategy for areas you're trying to cut back on.

For fiscal 2014, Hitachi delivered an operating profit of 600.4 billion yen ($ 4.89 billion), its second year of record - breaking profit, on the back of cost - cutting, alongside strong demand for its lifts in China, as well as robust sales of auto parts and electronics products.

«The work of cutting overcapacity, reducing excess inventory, deleveraging, lowering costs and strengthening areas of weakness went on smoothly,» the NBS said.

In 2011, Deluce cut the ribbon on a shiny new 10-gate terminal at a cost of $ 50 million, one that avoids the conveyor - belted people - processor feel endemic to airports.

Cost - cutting has been one of the main policies to overcome such difficult times.The bank has lowered adjusted costs by 5 percent on a yearly basis.

HP's third - quarter report is expected to show earnings that barely beat analysts» expectations after the company focused on cost - cutting and higher - margin business areas ahead of the impending split of its computer and printer businesses from its enterprise hardware and service arm.

When you add on the extra time and energy of figuring out the complicated payroll system, it suddenly doesn't seem like a great place to cut costs.

The tubes would be elevated on pylons, and generally follow Interstate 5 between San Francisco and L.A. Musk says that would cut down on the cost of land acquisition and rights of way.

Many of the new models are predicated on cutting out the middlemen to bring down costs for the companies and their customers.

Education provider Navitas will end its affiliation with Western Kentucky University and has flagged the closure of several of its underperforming SAE colleges, in an effort to cut back on costs.

Since he took over as worldwide managing director in July, he's launched a dozen internal initiatives, ranging from cost - cutting measures (at a firm notorious for not taking its own efficiency medicine) to a new focus on marketing (a word that, by Barton's own account, draws gasps of horror at McKinsey).

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.

As the AP reports, the cost - cutting process began last month with a memo to employees in which Hees told employees to print on both sides of paper (a rule Brito enacted at AB InBev as well) and to conserve office supplies.

It's a simple notion, but a powerful one: if small - scale food vendors in developing countries like Kenya had the purchasing clout of Loblaws or Walmart, they could cut costs and pass on the savings to their customers.

While the bank has recently said that its plan to merge the two units remains on track for the second quarter, it has also pledged to achieve annual cost synergies of 900 million euros by the end 2020, to a large extent by cutting the workforce.

A report from the pair, titled «Banking on Blockchain: A Value Analysis for Investment Banks,» looks at real - world data from 8 of the world's top 10 banks and estimated that blockchain technology, first developed to underpin bitcoin, could cut operational costs by up to 30 %.

Most of the new models focus on cutting out the middlemen to bring down costs for companies and their customers.

April 18 - Qualcomm Inc has begun cutting jobs as part of its promise to investors to cut annual costs by $ 1 billion, the chipmaker said on Wednesday.

Turing Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli confirmed the price cut to NBC News on Tuesday but did not say how much the company would reduce the cost of Daraprim.

April 18 - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc has begun cutting jobs as part of its promise to investors to cut costs by $ 1 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

As a number of them move back home to cut back on costs or get themselves established, they may find that their new experiences, lessons and skill sets are out of sync with the norms of their hometown.

As for Walmart, the service is likely to be an incentive for people to come into stores while also cutting down on the cost of returns shipping for the company.

Embattled U.S. truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp, a rival of Sweden's AB Volvo, may close factories in its bid to cut costs, its newly named CEO Lewis Cambell said in a Reuters interview late on Thursday.

ChildNet, which focuses on child welfare, will use tablets and smartphones to upload and access case files remotely, which could ultimately help cut printing costs, said Emilio Benitez, president and CEO of ChildNet.

Keeping inventory levels low helps you cut costs and reduce the chances of taking a big loss on unsold inventory.

The test is one of several blockchain experiments State Street and other financial institutions have been working on over the past year as Wall Street grows increasingly hopeful that the technology, first developed to run cryptocurrency bitcoin, can help them increase efficiency and cut costs.

Tenet Healthcare, under pressure from an activist investor, said on Tuesday it would explore a sale of its Conifer unit, and increase the size of its plan to cut costs by $ 100 million by the end of 2018.

International «sea mail» was cut on May 14, 2007 because of rising costs.

Taking proactive steps — such as investing in research — instead of focusing solely on cutting costs and battening down the hatches will pay off in the long run.

A company can be on the forefront of technology, ahead of the curve in customer - service innovation and functionality, but if these things are done only to cut costs and serve corporate interests, the organization is at risk of neglecting customers and their needs.

Our Government continues to eliminate waste that will cut the cost of government without cutting programs Canadians depend on.

NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters)- The S&P 500 pared early losses on Tuesday after a Trump administration official said he hoped to further open China's economy to U.S. companies, though manufacturing data stoked concerns of rising costs that could cut corporate profits.

It wasn't until 2006 that he began to focus on the IT subfield of business intelligence, a service that helps a company cut costs by organizing and analyzing historical data.

Of course, the main point of the gigafactory is not to produce cutting - edge batteries, but to produce existing tech on a scale that will bring costs down — Tesla hopes to sell an electric sedan for $ 35,00Of course, the main point of the gigafactory is not to produce cutting - edge batteries, but to produce existing tech on a scale that will bring costs down — Tesla hopes to sell an electric sedan for $ 35,00of the gigafactory is not to produce cutting - edge batteries, but to produce existing tech on a scale that will bring costs down — Tesla hopes to sell an electric sedan for $ 35,000.

Small businesses can thrive in today's challenging economy, but not if they adopt the knee - jerk responses of cutting costs, lowering prices, and hanging on until times get better.

Many people in the world's largest cities already live in tiny apartments, and one way to save on costs for a space similar to Hill's is to cut down on the number of alternatives needed, says Lloyd Alter, managing editor of Treehugger.

The shipping company cuts its profit forecast, blaming the cost of extra measures it took to ensure deliveries were on time during the 2014 holiday season, and hinted it would start charging retailers...