Not exact matches
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.
It's certainly possible that the dollar could collapse relative to
other currencies AND inflation goes out of
control, but that's not happening these days, so there's relatively little
currency damage associated with QE.
In Sweden, where use of cash is vanishing, the central bank is investigating issuing its own digital
currency, the E-krona, out of concern that widespread use of
other virtual
currencies controlled by private actors could harm competitiveness.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and
other factors beyond the Company's
control, including natural and
other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign
currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and
other disasters and
other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and
other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and
other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and
other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Hackers are identifying bitcoin and
other virtual
currency investors and users online, figuring out which telecommunications provider they use, and convincing a cell provider customer service agent to transfer the number to a provider and device under the hacker's
control, Forbes has reported.
Because we hold significant assets and liabilities in
currencies other than our Russian ruble operating
currency, and because foreign exchange fluctuations are outside of our operational
control, we believe that it is useful to present adjusted net income and related margin measures excluding these effects, in order to provide greater clarity regarding our operating performance.
That's because Bitcoin and
other virtual
currencies are decentralized systems with no one in charge, while the Russian and Venezuelan plans would give the leaders of both countries a measure of
control over the new
currencies.
This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or
other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «
controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or
currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or
other risk reduction strategy.
The company would have to file a notice with the regulatory department; pay a registration fee of $ 250; provide evidence of registration with FinCEN as a money services business; agree to not invest or pledge virtual
currency in its custody or
control on behalf of
others or to engage in the exchange or transfer of legal tender; and prove its policies for reporting, disclosures, and compliance.
According to a statement published by the ASFI, 60 «cryptocurrency promoters» were arrested by the Special Force to Combat and
Control Crime last week, which claims the detainees were «training»
others in how to invest in virtual
currencies.
Several countries» central banks have called for regulations to
control cryptocurrencies while
others are considering whether to introduce their own digital
currency.
In
other words, the «interest» rate as incentive or disincentive, might take a back seat to the desire to
control most of the
currencies that have been made available beforehand.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and
other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and
currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a
controlled company.
For 2016, Ferriss offered this money mantra: «The lifestyle value of each dollar you have is determined by your
control of two
other currencies: time and mobility.»
Foreign countries can prevent their
currencies from rising against the dollar (which prices their labor and exports out of foreign markets) only by (1) recycling dollar inflows into U.S. Treasury securities, (2) by imposing capital
controls, or (3) by avoiding use of the dollar or
other currencies used by financial speculators in economies promoting «quantitative easing.»
To the extent a Licensee secures, stores, holds, or maintains custody or
control of Virtual
Currency on behalf of another Person, such Licensee shall hold Virtual
Currency of the same type and amount as that which is owed or obligated to such
other Person.
The Central Bank of Iran says it is cooperating with
other institutions to develop a new mechanism to
control and prevent digital
currencies in Iran.
While
other Northern and Western European countries have seen their housing bubbles inflate since 2009 due to «safe haven» investment inflows, Iceland's Housing Bubble is unique because it has inflated (or reinflated) primarily due to
currency controls that were enacted after its epic financial collapse in 2008.
Monetary policy is the process through which the monetary authority (central bank,
currency board, or
other regulatory committee) of a country
controls the size and rate of growth of the money supply, which in turn affects interest rates.
Other measures, such as exchange
controls, are also being used to stem the appreciation of local
currencies, with the authorities in Thailand announcing in October a package of measures, including suspension of interest payments to overseas holders of Thai cheque and savings accounts and a deposit ceiling of 300 million baht (US$ 7.5 million) per account.
On the
other hand, China has significant external liabilities and growing capital outflows, and can not afford to have its gradually managed
currency decline spin out of
control, such that its foreign reserve buffer is compromised.
Whereas
other candidates wring their hands over the threat of Chinese
currency controls, he has warned of the threat to the U.S. of that most science - fictionesque of all weapons, the electromagnetic pulse.
To be fair, there are factors here, such as the fluctuation of
currencies, that Mercedes - Benz and
other importers can't
control.
Particularly, in a situation such as that which exists today, where the shadow banking system responsible for much of the last few years of credit expansion is now dramatically contracting outside any possible
control of the central banking authorities, there is no alternative but deflationary collapse with a concomitant moon shot in the value of the world's reserve
currency v. all
other asset classes.
It was getting too hard to do a
controlled appreciation of the yuan versus the dollar while staying within their
currency bands for the
other currencies; it's impossible to have more than one set of cross rates globally.
Economies in Emerging Markets generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be affected adversely by trade barriers, exchange
controls, managed adjustments in relative
currency values and
other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade.
The economies of developing countries generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange or
currency controls, managed adjustments in relative
currency values and
other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade.
The cruise ship fuel surcharge is additional revenue to Viking Cruises, as are any additional charges relating to
currency fluctuation
other than for fully paid cruise fares and full fares, which fluctuations are beyond our
control.
The pretext for this fire - sale of the public sector is the intellectual and / or politically - motivated confusion in mainstream economics of financially - constrained local, regional, and Euro - Zone nations that do not
control their
currencies and the governments of countries like the US, Great Britain, Japan and many
others that issue their own
currencies.
The tight foreign
currency control in China created significant difficulty for this transaction, as well as many
other cross-border transactions.
In particular, LexisNexis ® Risk Solutions has high - lighted five key revisions to the current legislation that banks and
other financial institutions must be aware of to remain compliant in their anti-money launder - ing provisions: • Pre-paid cash cards: to reduce financial crimes linked to anonymous pre - paid instruments, vendors will be required to conduct more stringent customer verification and the thresh - old will be reduced from $ 250 to $ 150 • Digital
currencies: thorough customer due diligence
controls will be required by all virtual cur - ing farmers, are vulnerable to unfair trading practices employed by partners in the chain.
Blockchain
currencies like bitcoin are dragged into the limelight by the IRS and
other regulators keen on bringing these
currencies under fiscal
control.
Under terms of the report, virtual
currency exchanges would fall under the purvey of existing AML
controls and a new task force for overseeing
other digital
currency - related businesses would be created.
Chinese investors have been hoarding bitcoin for years, partly because capital
controls in China make it hard to swap out its local
currency for
other denominations, like U.S. dollars.
The CEO of the largest bank in the United States supports a
currency that would be centralized and
controlled by a state, like the US Dollar, not any
other cryptocurrency that has no «real value», as he commented.
While some cryptocurrencies, namely hard forks of the Bitcoin blockchain such as Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold, utilized the system of awarding Bitcoin holders who
control their own private keys with proportionate amounts of the forked
currency on launch,
other cryptos launched ICOs to gain initial spread of their coin.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is notorious for
currency controls and so it came as no surprise when it informed the public to be wary of speculating in bitcoin and
other cryptocurrencies.
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In
other words, their entire supply is
controlled by a single corporation, the owner of the game, just like with fiat
currency.
«We have all these
currencies since Bretton Woods, fluctuating against each
other, and maybe the dollar hasn't gone to zero against these
currencies but all of them have gone down 95 percent... versus something that they can't
control like... gold and Bitcoin.
«We have all these
currencies since Bretton Woods, fluctuating against each
other, and maybe the dollar hasn't gone to zero against these
currencies but all of them have gone down 95 %... versus something that they can't
control like... gold and bitcoin.
I could definitely see countries working to shut down cryptocurrencies that they don't
control, but it may be that Bitcoin and
other digital
currencies may have gained enough of a foothold to stay alive by then.
The regulatory change will address, among
others, anyone conducting business with virtual
currencies, including maintaining
control of virtual
currency on behalf of
others.
It is clear that Bitcoin and
other cryptocurrencies will continue to exist in ways that many regulators disapprove of unless there is a united front on wresting the digital
currency economy under global
control.
Federal Reserve Bank of Louisiana, Scott, LA 5/2012 to Present Cash Handler • Receive and take possession of
currency and coin deposits from armored carriers • Verify received
currency and coins according to set procedures • Inform authorities of any discrepancies in numbers or materials of received
currency and coins • Take customers» orders in forms of checking instruments and issue coins and bills • Pay out and transfer possession of money to armored carriers to be shifted to different locations • Assist in
controlling access to the facility through use of entry buttons and visuals • Fill up ATM machines or guard
other cash handlers topping up teller machines • Track complex inventory systems to ensure that incoming and outgoing
currency and coins count is accurate • Keep a look out for any adverse situation and maintain decorum in case of adverse occurrences