According to insiders, it is predicted that the strict rules regarding the online expression and media being implemented by the Chinese Government
on the foreign companies are giving them a hard time.
Just for starters, we rely
on foreign companies for the majority of our wind turbines, produce less than 10 percent of the world's solar cells, and we're losing ground on hybrid and electric vehicle technology and manufacturing.
China has been pushing the development of its technology sector to decrease reliance
on foreign companies.
This was already a requirement for local companies, but is now being imposed
on foreign companies.
Parsons says flat out there are too many restrictions
on foreign companies in China to sell the clubs there, even though they're made in that country.
In their analysis of the new legislation, lawyers at McCarthy Tétrault warned its «broad concepts and elements of uncertainty» could «place a heavy burden»
on foreign companies looking to invest in Canada; the risk of a meddlesome minister torpedoing a deal is just too high.
More problematic than the server location provisions, however, are reported attempts to impose the failed «notice and consent» US model of privacy protection
on any foreign company.
Not exact matches
A Trump Organization payment of $ 151,470 last month was intended to cover such profits from 2017, but the
company refused to provide details
on how the figure was calculated and which
foreign governments were involved.
Some equity analysts lowered ratings
on Canadian
companies they previously believed might be takeover targets (Talisman Energy, for example), invoking the logic that the Petronas - Progress blockage would drive
foreign buyers to shop elsewhere.
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
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
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
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
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
foreign laws, and domestic and
foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
This has a growing number of technology industry executives spooked, and for good reason:
Companies including Amazon, Apple and Google rely
on foreign talent, and have spent millions lobbying Congress to raise the H - 1B visa cap.
The mixed signals
on foreign investment are, as one might expect, sowing confusion among
foreign companies and investors.
The Democratic candidate for president also attacked the
company for last year laying off 250 technology workers after requiring some of them to train their replacements:
foreign employees hired
on temporary H - 1B visas for highly skilled technical workers through an Indian outsourcing firm.
In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories
on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to
foreign intrusion
on major natural resource
companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.
The Chinese government's online censorship doesn't just hurt
foreign companies — it's a burden
on domestic firms, too.
Rather, the
company is selling a crash course
on Canada's International Mobility Program, which allows
foreign companies to set up offices and transfer talent to Canada.
Though many tech
companies had been stockpiling cash overseas to defer paying taxes
on their
foreign profits, the new law requires
companies to pay taxes
on those holdings immediately but at reduced rates.
The Swedish
company said it expected revenue for the second quarter of between 1.1 billion and 1.3 billion euros, up 10 percent to 29 percent year
on year, including
foreign currency fluctuations.
«There is not the least reason for Marriott and the other
foreign companies to list these regions as independent countries
on any occasion.
So while the debate rages about whether Canada should be welcoming
foreign ownership of
companies or fearing and rejecting it
on the grounds that it will «hollow out» the country, the video game industry has cast a giant «who cares?»
Once the
foreign firm becomes the official headquarters, the combined
company no longer owes U.S. taxes
on income earned overseas, a significant benefit given the high U.S. corporate tax rate.
That is based not
on U.S.
companies like Lavabit shutting down, but rather
on customer loss, mostly at
foreign companies who don't want their data subject to American search.
If
companies trading in that market were to be listed
on MSCI's index, that would attract more
foreign investment to the Chinese firms as fund managers rebalance their portfolios.
The past couple of years has seen a spate of Chinese
companies going public through reverse takeovers — a somewhat murky process in which a private firm purchases a shell
company that already trades
on a
foreign exchange.
An NVCA report
on the subject also concluded that
foreign entrepreneurs are more likely to build
companies that create high - tech, high paying jobs.
Opponents of the program typically feel that tech
companies abuse H - 1B visas, among others, to save cash
on foreign workers.
OTTAWA — Ottawa is considering a further crackdown
on its embattled temporary
foreign worker program that could result in higher fees for
companies hoping to hire
foreign help and an elimination of the practice altogether in areas of high unemployment, The Canadian Press has learned.
«Even if you've sold goods or services to a
foreign company in the past, it makes sense to check up regularly
on changes in its country's economic or political risks,» says Kirschbaum.
Indeed, Canadian corporations have been
on a «buying spree» in the past two years, having purchased 790
foreign companies, according to KPMG research released earlier in May.
Similar to meal kits, the
company now offers travel packages called Times Journeys, where travelers can go
on far - flung tours led by the Times»
foreign correspondents.
While tech
companies often lobby Washington
on privacy issues, the major firms have been hesitant to enter a fray over a controversial portion of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), industry lobbyists, congressional aides and civil liberties advocates said.
Finally, by entering the global marketplace, you'll learn how to compete against
foreign companies - and even take the battle to them
on their own ground.
In June the Canadian government implemented a package of immigration reforms, known as the Global Skills Strategy, aimed at fast - tracking visas for skilled
foreign workers — some can get processed in as little as two weeks — and providing a concierge service that will walk
companies through the process of opening an office
on Canadian soil.
Moreover, threatening retaliation with tariffs
on products originating from particular
companies in
foreign countries is illegal under trade agreements to which the U.S. is bound.
The NSA may then seek warrants from the secretive courts created by the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in order to compel these
companies to hand over pertinent information
on terrorism suspects and affiliates.
Additionally, most tech
companies rely
on foreign workers to fill large swaths of their technical roles, as the U.S. does not currently produce enough domestic talent to match demand.
Mondelēz International provides guidance
on a non-GAAP basis, as the
company can not predict some elements that are included in reported GAAP results, including the impact of
foreign exchange.
The dollar weakened by 8.5 percent in 2017, creating a tailwind for the technology sector and certain multinational
companies that should benefit from lower tax rates
on the repatriation of
foreign profits.
To operate in one of the most exciting growth markets
on the planet, the
company had to grapple with Brazil's strict regulatory apparatus and leap over a menacing tariff wall that keeps out
foreign - made products and workers.
In early January, Ant Financial, the electronics payment affiliate of China's Alibaba Group, and MoneyGram, a Texas - based money transfer
company, announced that it had been forced to abandon a proposed deal after failing to win approval from the Committee
on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a congressional panel that reviews foreign purchases of American com
Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a congressional panel that reviews
foreign purchases of American com
foreign purchases of American
companies.
In 2008, the Conference Board concluded that,
on average,
foreign takeovers of Canadian
companies were more positive than all - Canadian deals because «product and geographic overlap of businesses is less with
foreign owners.»
We want to provide guidance to help people build different types of
companies, to start out
on their own instead of just being the Canadian subsidiary of a
foreign company.
«Canada's media and cultural industries are being severely damaged by the tax loopholes that benefit
foreign digital
companies and platforms at the expense of Canadian producers and workers and that cost the federal government at least $ 1 billion in revenues,» the union wrote in a statement
on its website.
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 Competition Policy Review Panel last week delivered its long - awaited report
on Canada's
foreign investment practices, recommending changes to the country's ownership rules and stressing the need for Canadian
companies to be more competitive abroad.
Beyond the performance of the assets in Temasek's portfolio, the market will likely be watching for the
company's outlook after Singapore's GIC, which manages the city - state's
foreign reserves, issued a cautious outlook
on Monday.
«The future is
foreign markets, so the last thing you want to do if you are a coal
company is to give up a U.S. seat in the international climate discussions and let the Europeans control the agenda,» said the official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly
on the issue.
Protectionists, meanwhile, think relying
on foreign owners of local
companies to act in Canada's best interests is a joke.
China, for example, still imposes many restrictions
on foreign capital, and its currency regime restricts
companies from trading in the yuan.
Canada's seventh - largest — and largest
foreign - owned — bank, with more than $ 90 billion in assets and $ 2 billion in annual revenue, the
company under her watch has become an exemplar of gender diversity, with equal numbers of men and women
on the board and in senior management.