Sentences with phrase «on increasing the pace»

Or the money could be spent on increasing the pace of hiring.

Those numbers hinge on increasing the pace of the company's distribution growth across its beer portfolio, Sands said.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, May 2 - The dollar was off its highs of the day and Treasury yields eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and gave no signals it was in a rush to increase the pace of rate hikes.

«Even though the pace of advances in robotics and artificial intelligence may accelerate over the next two decades, the impact of that change — whether it tends to increase or decrease employment — depends not on the technology, but on demand.

And, on Thursday, new factory activity data is expected to show that the manufacturing sector grew at a slow pace in September, while U.S. automakers are expected to report a 12 % increase in monthly sales year - over-year.

Mobile searches are increasing at fast pace but advertising to an audience on the move is different from the same audience at their desktop.

He thinks Apple will increase its dividend, but he'll be watching on Tuesday to see if the company says anything about the pace of those dividend increases.

And when the Commerce Department told us on Monday that spending rose at the fastest pace in four months, due to increased auto sales, I put that in the positives column.

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly slipped in April as prices of services increased at a slower pace, data showed on Thursday.

With competition on the rise, more YouTubers are dramatically increasing their pace of publishing to stay relevant.

Hiring of permanent staff via British recruitment firms increased at the slowest pace in six months in March, with employers perturbed by Britain's approaching European Union referendum and the global economy, a survey showed on Friday.

Seattle's new minimum wage law groups franchises with large businesses, putting the pressure on independent franchisees to increase workers» pay at an accelerated pace (a move that sparked a discrimination lawsuit from the IFA).

The Federal Reserve is also due to meet this week, and while no rate hike in benchmark U.S. interest rates is expected, investors will look for clues on the future pace of increases.

Tang said the wealth gap was actually widening at a slower pace compared with a rise of 0.004 between 2006 and 2011, thanks to the government's increased efforts to help the impoverished, including an increase of over 40 per cent in welfare spending on public housing and medical benefits for the poor.

The rise in the annual inflation measures reported by the Commerce Department on Monday was anticipated by economists and Fed officials and is not expected to alter the U.S. central bank's gradual pace of interest rate increases.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The CIA in recent years underwent a restructuring to focus more on cyber warfare to keep pace with the increasing digital sophistication of foreign adversaries.

Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after the most recent update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve showed few signs that the central bank would ratchet up its pace of rate increases 4:03 p.m. May 2, 2018

Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after the most recent update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve showed few signs that the central bank would ratchet up its pace of rate increases

Although firms have, on balance, not seen an increase in past sales growth for nearly two years, they remain optimistic that sales will grow at a somewhat faster pace over the next 12 months (Chart 2, blue bars).

Over the last decade, new projects were developed based on a belief that global demand would continue to increase at more or less that same pace as it had prior to the last recession.

To keep the economy on a sustainable path, I expect that it will be appropriate to remove monetary policy accommodation at a regular but gradual pace — and perhaps a bit faster than the three, one - quarter point increases envisioned for this year in the assessment of appropriate policy from the December 2017 FOMC meeting.

Year - on - year, this equated to a 6.8 percent increase, meaning that the Chinese economy grew by 6.9 percent in 2015, the slowest pace in 25 years (< --- hence all the headlines).

Consumer sales of autos were on pace to rise 4.2 percent this month, according to TrueCar, compared to July of 2014, thanks to increased demand, summer sales events and the growing popularity of premium brands.

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

Another disadvantage to buying into blue - chip stocks could be their slower moving pace, especially if you're on a mission to find a set of stocks that are going to increase in value quickly.

Treasury yields fell Wednesday afternoon after the most recent update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve showed few signs that the central bank would ratchet up its pace of rate increases, even as the Fed conceded that the outlook for inflation had strengthened.

By November 2014, home prices rose at the pace of 4.6 %, on a year - over-year basis, and disposable personal income increased by 4.9 %, surpassing home price appreciation.

Concerns that a possible rise in inflation in the United States could lead the Fed to increase the pace of interest rate hikes has caused nerves on Wall Street, and American investment products that bet against volatility seem to have contributed to Monday's stock rout.

It was the 16th straight year - on - year rise and the pace of increase has been slightly accelerating from +1.8 % in February.

GFI's 2017 staff growth includes seven directors over the past nine months, so that now all nine director roles are filled.113 GFI's focus on hiring their leadership team positions means that they predict that the hiring pace will now increase, as all staff will now be hired by their respective supervisors.114

When home values over many years of ownership rapidly increase, but their rents don't increase at that same pace, your return, not on your initial investment, but on the money tied up in the property drops.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reflection on general principles, the further and to a certain extent always possible elaboration of such principles in the direction of greater concreteness can not in principle keep pace with the increasing complexity of subject - matter and circumstances of individual and social decisions.

Murray Bowen has been examining the forces in contemporary society that increase stress on families and render them highly vulnerable to dysfunction — e.g., the frantic pace of life, the loss of supportive contact with the extended family, the pressures caused by the population explosion and the depletion of nonrenewable resources.

The company is on pace to have its best year ever in 2016, and it has already reached a 100 percent increase for Ganeden's 2016 first - half sales numbers compared to the first half of 2015.

U.S. Wine Market on Pace to Grow by More Than 20 Million Cases by 2020 The U.S. wine market is expected to continue its long - term growth streak in 2016, albeit at a modest 1.1 % projected increase to nearly 327 million nine - liter cases...

Today, however, the increasing pace of modern life means breakfast is normally grabbed on the go, in the form of a bagel eaten on the train or a muffin scarfed down at one's desk.

However, with Mertesacker tipping 30, his pace isn't exactly increasing, and for how long can we rely on him as a half of our top CD - pair?

The Jamaican born winger has been compared to Liverpool's Raheem Sterling due to his electric pace and style of play and with just a year left on his contract and with talks over a new deal on hold, the possibility of the Arsenal boss making a move this summer has apparently increased.

Whenever he is on the pace of the game increases as he demands one touch football, pass and move..

The pace continued to gradually increase and at 15 km (44:31), it was clear they were on for a course record.

As baby becomes stronger and more comfortable while playing tummy - down on the ball, you can increase the challenge by loosening your death grip on baby's hips (which gives her the chance to use her muscles more in order to maintain a stable position when pushing up), rolling with a quicker pace (just don't act like you're launching baby to the moon!)

This means reaching repetition goals before increasing weight, or increasing your mileage gently on endurance workouts, rather than rushing to increase your pace.

As lactation educators, we can review updated information on pumping, milk storage, paced bottle feeding, going back to work, increasing or decreasing milk supply, and guidelines for normal breastfeeding strategies.

With new technologies, increased resources and greater understanding now more available than ever for tackling malnutrition, practice on the ground is still struggling to show results as it attempts to keep up with the pace.

The pace of settlement building has increased, rocket attacks on Israel have increased, frustration and insecurity has deepened on both sides, and the parties have not been able to agree a return to talks.

Proud said Astorino never expected to beat Cuomo when it comes to fundraising and that the pace of fundraising will increase as the campaign season wears on and more people learn about his campaign.

The recent indicators point to a slower pace of economic activity and the Tory government is about to embark on Austerity Mark II, in nominal terms exactly the same level of cuts and tax increases as the # 37 billion George Osborne announced in 2010.

The report will increase the pressure on the chancellor to provide a Plan B to his deficit reduction strategy and reduce the pace of structural fiscal tightening.