Sentences with phrase «other economic concerns»

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However, the bigger concern is that this is one more threat to your retirement nest egg, on top of low interest rates, a low - growth economic outlook, uncertain stock markets and potential government cuts to other programs, such as health care and nursing - home subsidies.
Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward - looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the need to obtain additional funding, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Striking a balance with China — an important economic partner, but also a potential rival on other fronts — is unquestionably a fraught process, and veteran China watchers are concerned the Liberal government hasn't shown sufficient backbone.
After all, some investors might focus on workplace concerns and others on environmental matters or global economic issues.
Every major sell - off in history has been accompanied by a mix of economic concerns, monetary policy shifts, geopolitical tensions, or some other source of consternation that might make a rational person demand a higher premium for putting their capital at risk.
While largely linked to the economic backdrop, it'll provide more resilience in a downturn than other stocks, should you be concerned about the broader market's future prospects.
As part of this examination, the Department was directed to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs, which shall consider, among other things:
Companies and economists have expressed concern improved global economic activity might sputter if other governments are prompted to raise their own import barriers.
Developed by the New York Fed's Community Affairs department, the Facts & Trends series provides analytical summaries intended to present key facts on topical issues to assist governments, community advocates and others to better understand, monitor and address specific economic concerns within the Federal Reserve's Second District.
«The euro has lost 3.7 % against the U.S. dollar this month and almost $ 4 trillion has been wiped from equity markets amid concern the turmoil in Greece may weigh on other members of the economic union,» he said.
Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.
Other considerations that have historically been important would persist independent of our various concerns about profit margins, Fed - induced yield - seeking, covenant - lite leveraged loan issuance, equity margin debt, economic deceleration, and so forth.
Specifically, we're concerned with economic data and other macro factors that tend to lead the earnings cycle.
Stocks slide on rising rates and yield curve inversion concerns, but a recession doesn't look likely, judging by other economic data and the high - yield bond...
And where others see little regard for Main Street, Obama sees a focus on how the government can do more to bolster the economic prospects of poor - and middle - class Americans, and someone who would carry those concerns to the Fed, which has vast powers over interest rates and the financial system.
Currently, in combination with other economic signals, the yield curve is not yet a major concern.
I caution that the economic situation still remains a very serious concern as President Draghi continues to build the ECB balance sheet in an effort to bail - out the fiscally weak states of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and others.
In the euro area the economic recovery continues to lag other regions, while some European Central Bank (ECB) officials have begun to express concern about the impact of the appreciating euro.
Sentiment remains positive amongst the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RECP) participants that issues of complex trade rules and other infrastructure concerns can be ironed out to makes ASEAN economies a desirable destination for trade and commerce.
Adding to the concerns are other economic problems including a high unemployment rate of over 25 %, the recent demise of the country's VBS Mutual Bank amid a «severe liquidity crisis,» as well as the highest rate of economic crime (77 %) in the world, according to PwC's biennial Global Economic Crimeeconomic problems including a high unemployment rate of over 25 %, the recent demise of the country's VBS Mutual Bank amid a «severe liquidity crisis,» as well as the highest rate of economic crime (77 %) in the world, according to PwC's biennial Global Economic Crimeeconomic crime (77 %) in the world, according to PwC's biennial Global Economic CrimeEconomic Crime Survey.
Different organizations will highlight different issues: Some Jewish leaders will be most concerned with anti-Semitism, Vatican relations with Israel, and the Israeli - Palestinian conflict; others will focus on interfaith dialogue on theology and history; others will discuss social and economic policy, and the place of religion in politics and the public square.
An economist may affirm that the task of economists is to describe the economic order, and that of politicians, to balance economic concerns with others.
We have weakened restrictions on monopolies, supposing that only very large concerns can compete with those of other economic powers.
The remainder of this chapter will be concerned with three other kinds of human relations — economic, political, and familial — and with what the sciences centrally concerned with them tell about human nature and its transformations.
The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.
However, the model has not been changed, and most economic practice continues to follow from the model rather than from the concerns of others about the environment.
This means that economic goals like liquidation of poverty and unemployment, distribution of welfare, narrowing the gulf between the rich and the poor, people's participation in the economic process, accountability of economic centres to the people, economic self - sufficiency and similar other economic purposes are jeopardized because the market is not concerned with them.
Fortunately, even if governments subordinate these other concerns to economic growth, they can not ignore them altogether.
The objective here is to humanize the structures which govern the mass media, both by encouraging persons within the industry to «do well by doing good,» and by insisting that the social and economic powers of the media must be counterbalanced by other kinds of power which express the concerns of citizens for the general welfare.
Media increasingly represent the interests of forces at the centers of political and economic power, neglecting the concerns of churches and other institutions that advocate for alternative visions and futures.
Since the World Bank affects poor people around the globe more directly than any other social institution, John Cobb's exploration is important for anyone concerned about how Christians can creatively engage economic issues and trends.
Economic analysis can have its own Christian perspective, for the Bible clearly demonstrates that God has a particular concern for the poor, the defenseless, the hopeless — in other words, those who are injured by the status quo.
Today, it finds its most vital expression in social and economic fairness, concern for others and the vigorous defence of human rights.
In previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility for the public welfare; introduce media education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measures.
The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.
My own judgment is that the modern world, so far as political economy is concerned, is the economized world, that is, the world in which economic values dominated over all others.
Cocoa prices have proved resilient in the economic downturn, even as other commodity prices have slumped, and confectionery manufacturers are concerned that tight supply will keep prices high for some time yet.
[The LCA elaborated on its concerns (at pp 3 - 5) and summarised other committee concerns and highlighted concerns expressed by Professor Corones who notes, in particular, that differential pricing generally enhances economic efficiency by, for example, «allowing some customers to acquire products that would otherwise not have been available to them at prices they were willing to pay, thereby enabling those customers to enjoy the benefits of consuming that good or service.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
(3) to involve all concerned social and economic sectors and all other concerned parties in the implementation of the International Code and in the observance of the provisions thereof;
Some of our economists have been mainly concerned with the fairness of the distribution pattern in the country, while others have been concerned with the fairness of the distributive pattern by which the pattern has come about.Many bases have been advanced for judging the fairness of distributive patterns and of claims for particular changes in them.This and many other simple normal economic trends are what we must concern ourselves with this 21st century.
Rawls was aware of the moral value of independent economic activity, but he thought that legislatures concerned to make sensible social policy were the proper places to work out the balance between economic rights and other competing interests.
It doesn't seem to be a huge concern that the economic support sent to them will be used for torture, disappearing opposition, illegal detention, or other such severe human rights abuses that the US attempts to avoid helping support when coups occur.
The strange, self - interested, hermetically - sealed national debate we have been having - one in which the interests of other countries are treated as meaningless and the concerns of critics are treated like blasphemy - seems to extend to the formal economic documents the government is publishing.
He is more concerned about fixing the country's biting economic and security conditions and other challenges than saving his job as the Deputy President of the Senate.
This is important because it provides the bourgeoisie the ability to rule in their own economic interest without having to satisfy other social concerns.
«SERAP is also concerned that the proposed bill is coming at a time the members of the Senate and House of Representatives are proposing amnesty and immunity for themselves against prosecution for corruption and other economic crimes; and the government is proposing a social media policy to restrict and undermine citizens» access to the social media ahead of the general elections in 2019.»
The only thing more concerning than the economic and social contractions of Brexit is the stigmatisation of anything other than near - jingoistic optimism.
From my point of view the main embarrassment has been and continues to be Liberal Democrat support for Osborne's economic policies: others may be concerned about other issues (support for the restructuring of the NHS, or the creation of «free» schools and extension of the academy programme, for example).
Only Bill de Blasio calls for a full immediate ban, while the others express concerns around the economic impact on the drivers.
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