Sentences with phrase «on capital investment as»

I refer to the object of this price appreciation as «land» because it does not represent profit on capital investment as economists use the term.

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For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

As for Baskin, the firm sold all of its shares in Home Capital in late April, and Schwartz, the chief investment officer, said it will no longer comment on the company.

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach speaks to CNBC's Scott Wapner on the sidelines of the Sohn Conference about his best new investment ideas, his outlook for markets and the economy, as well as the rising interest rate environment.

There is a second test under the legislation that establishes a ratio of wage income and business income based on level of capital investment that some industries, such as doctors, accountants, lawyers, are required to use this second test.

Page also served as an adviser «on key transactions» for Russia's state - owned energy giant Gazprom before setting up his own energy investment fund, Global Energy Capital, with former Gazprom executive Sergei Yatesenko.

In addition to the difficulty that many potential business owners face in accessing capital, aboriginal people have unique challenges to securing financing including legislation prohibiting the use of on - reserve assets as collateral, lack of local financial institutions to work with, and lack of access to angel investment or venture capital.

While FundersClub may operate a platform for companies to seek investment, they only select a single - digit (1 to 2 percent) of startups to appear on the platform, with top venture capital firms such as Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz already investing nearly $ 1 billion in companies that they've funded.

One is to regard capital as the fuel that is keeping our company alive for a finite period of time, during which one of two things will happen: 1) We prove our company to be a worthy proposition, which will bring it more investment or increased revenue and allow us to stay in business, or 2) we fail to create a worthy proposition, and it's time to move on.

By contrast, you'd pay the lower capital gains rate of about 15 percent to 20 percent on transactions for Bitcoin held as an investment, for example if you obtained it on an exchange.

But if interest is proscribed, there are other basic instruments — such as credit sales, forward sales, and leases — which allow capital providers to earn a return on their investment.

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.

You might call it an incubator, though Griffith avoids the term because of the stink it obtained during the dot - com boom and bust (that is, as a place where investment capital is wasted on foosball tables and projects that go nowhere).

Including investments in consumer companies he holds through Maveron, a venture capital firm he co-founded — and the tens of millions of dollars of equity he owns in Groupon (GRPN) as a director — his net worth is in the neighborhood of at least $ 2 billion, which isn't bad for a kid who grew up in the projects of Brooklyn, on the seventh floor at 1560 East 102nd St. Obama himself, according to Schultz, said he was «very aware of my personal story.»

We look at venture capital investments by state, as well as small - business lending on a relative basis.

The relationship began to get a bit more complicated in late 2013, however, when Ravikant announced that AngelList would allow well - known individual investors such as Tim Ferriss (author of The 4 - Hour Workweek) and Gil Penchina (ex-eBay exec) to create «syndicates,» or pools of committed capital, allowing them to make larger investments on a deal - by - deal basis.

Having said that, we expect ACT to maintain its financial discipline as it acquires, which has contributed to its strong historical return on capital and investment - grade rating.

ICG wasn't an index fund so much as a collection of venture - capital investments focused on so - called business - to - business Internet companies.

Millennium Wave Investments cooperates in the consulting on and marketing of private and non-private investment offerings with other independent firms such as Altegris Investments; Capital Management Group; Absolute Return Partners, LLP; Fynn Capital; Nicola Wealth Management; and Plexus Asset Management.

For years, the world has watched as China posted economic growth rates three times as fast as the United States, built on the back of government - directed capital investment and massive exports to the wealthy world.

«For now, fear of missing out is prompting investors who've stayed on the sidelines to jump in, as people say, «we missed the rally last year, we're not going to miss on it again,»» Walter Todd, chief investment officer at advisory firm Greenwood Capital, told Bloomberg.

TOKYO, Jan 31 Fujitsu Ltd said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell a majority stake in its wholly - owned mobile phone unit to investment fund Polaris Capital Group, as it sharpens focus on its main IT services business.

Previously, Mr. Barrett was a Managing Director of Gemini Investors, a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments, served as an equity analyst for Fidelity Management and Research and held various positions with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, Inc., an investment banking firm.

Examples include provisions that allow immediate expensing or accelerated depreciation of certain capital investments, and others that allow taxpayers to defer their tax liability, such as the deferral of recognition of income on contributions to and income accrued within qualified retirement plans.

Although the investment center approach is extremely useful in evaluating the overall profitability of a company as measured by return on capital deployed, it can be manipulated by managers who know how accounting rules work.

Under the Bonus Plan, our compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on investment, return on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.

Prior to joining Carrick, he worked as an investment banking analyst at Houlihan Lokey, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and private capital raise transactions for clients in the technology industry.

From 2004 — 2009, Mr. Kogler worked as a multi-strategy analyst focused on public securities at EnTrust Capital Partners, an investment management firm with over $ 6 billion in assets under management.

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In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, you will hear from Ashwin Vasan — CIO of macro hedge fund Trend Capital — as he discusses how he built one of the most successful hedge funds during an economic winter, and the current global trends that may have a tremendous impact on your investment decisions.

Why can't they increase their consumption and investment levels rather than relying on the U.S. economy to buy their consumer goods and capital goods for surplus dollars that have no better use than to accumulate in the world's central banking system as excess reserves?

Paradis said both companies had «made significant commitments to Canada in the areas of: governance, including commitments on transparency and disclosure; commercial orientation, including an adherence to Canadian laws and practices as well as free market principles» and «employment and capital investments, which demonstrate a long - term commitment to the development of the Canadian economy.»

Prior to his current role, Earnest served as an Investor - in - Residence at Backstage Capital where he focused on the technical and business model due diligence of investment opportunities.

Some will build large diversified organisations, such as bancassurance conglomerates, to supply a full range of financial services; others will specialise in investment and capital markets activities; still others will find profitable niches in regional retail markets, trading on local knowledge and customer loyalty.

Putting Nelson Petz on DuPont's board struck many of them as a low - cost means, with little downside risk, of keeping DuPont «in play» and signaling the shareholders» desire for more spinoffs and less investment in long - term capital projects, including research and development.

Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded an investment company in New York, Global Energy Capital, drew attention during the summer for a speech in which he criticized the United States and other Western nations for a «hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change» in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union.

New Energy Capital Partners, LLC («NEC»), a leading alternative asset management firm focused on debt and equity investments in small - and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies, today announced its appointment as sub-advisor to North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund... Continue reading →

Though it now includes five men on its investment team, Aspect Ventures is a rarity in tech as a venture capital firm founded by two women.

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.

Marcus began his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, advising FinTech companies on M&A and capital raises.

One last point — I am skeptical as to whether there is a very close correlation between rates of return on capital and the level of business investment.

«As many taxpayers know, capital gains and qualified dividends in a taxable investment account are taxed at 15 percent or 20 percent, depending on adjusted gross income,» he said.

Most recently, Ms. Jones served as Executive Vice President of Private Wealth for Fiera Capital and currently sits on the advisory board and board of directors for Data Group and Sentry Investments Inc, respectively.

The technology has already gained momentum, raising funds from blockchain investment companies including Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital and Fenbushi Capital and the release on the 28th is already tipped as one of the biggest Altcoin releases of the year.

Industry Ventures» hybrid fund - of - funds (known as Partnership Holdings) focuses on small, early - stage venture capital funds, less than $ 250 million in size, as well as direct venture investments.

Just as venture capital firms focus on specific industries (IT or healthcare) or investment stages (seed, early, development, or late), secondary funds are also organized by investment themes.

After long and successful solo careers, Gouw and Fonstad have built a venture capital firm focused on seed and series A investments that feels and acts as innovative and fresh as a startup.

Even as General Electric looks to overhaul its business by selling assets and cutting back on capital expenditure, it is stepping up its investment in Africa — Nigeria in particular.

But as a very successful, self - made businessman, he understood that whereas banking and finance can distribute wealth, wealth can only be created by producers, and their investment decisions reflect not just the cost of capital but also the expected returns on such investment.

Spain could therefore either use the imported German capital to (a) increase domestic investment (which it did in the form of a real estate bubble)(b) binge on consumption and sharply reduce its savings as a function of GDP (which it also did)(c) accept higher unemployment (which it is now forced to do) which forces GDP to fall faster than consumption falls or (d) try to emulate Germany by passing off a trade imbalance at the expense of the rest of the world (which Europe as a whole is trying to do and which will go nowhere in the long run because only one country is even remotely capable of accepting such massive inflows, and it is increasingly unwilling to import the unemployment caused by German and Asian policies).