Sentences with phrase «other economic problems»

Always on the leading edge of social issues, Washington will never let its citizenry suffer the sickness of low wages, hunger, and other economic problems.

But beyond Gerry's comments, in light of the comments by Alan Greenspan, the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers, the meltdown of the banking industry, and all the other economic problems, partners who firms where leaders fail to pick up the phone and reach Gerry or others who advise law firms and talk through the difficult choices firms must make if they are to survive should reevaluate whether they are receiving the leadership they need.

Funny that you used only one very convenient example to back your opinion, rather than recognize that Greece has other economic problems that we do not have.

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 Crime Survey.

Cuomo said the latest minimum - wage plan includes a safety mechanism to deal with a possible recession or other economic problem.

Not exact matches

The real significance of the Google Patent Starter Program is instead more subtle, and should be seen against the backdrop of other moves Google is undertaking to change the economic incentives that have made patents such a problem for the tech sector in the first place.

The political discontent in Poland is another problem at the EU table at a time when the region needs to deal with Brexit, an economic crisis in Greece, the rise of populism, among others.

On the other hand, if the Fed decides to delay raising rates, as the stock market is clearly hoping for, then it will give U.S. investors a chance to assess China's moves to solve its economic problems over the next few months, and respond accordingly later on.

It's easy to blame the other party for deeper economic problems, of course.

WASHINGTON — Because of substantial wage growth, bonuses, and other positive economic factors, the Republican tax law is gaining in popularity with the American public after initially negative reviews, which is becoming a problem for Democrats looking to run on a cohesive economic message in 2018.

When taken in aggregate with other related findings by the World Economic Forum, the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance and others, it's hard to deny that Canada has some serious digital problems.

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»).

Polman foresaw a litany of other problems ahead, he told investors, listing these: «subdued economic growth, geopolitical tension, the resultant backlash against globalization and technology, a planet under increasing environmental stress, and the fragmentation of consumer trends, shopping channels, and media.»

The CAC said the inspections had discovered problems in management, training and other areas resulting in part from «the blind pursuit of economic benefit.»

Still others see economic performance, in macro terms like GDP growth, and conclude that there is no problem at all.

Part of the problem may be that large investors can see the favorable economic circumstances that others can't.

While the extent of the seasonal problem will be debated, monitoring year - over-year growth rates is a matter of simple prudence at this juncture not only for ECRI's indexes but also for other economic data.

Lutz - Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World's Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany's political balancing act and economic stability, Europe's refugee problem, and KfW's collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

It's a consensus that Obama shares, but one that many other Democratic economic policy wonks share, too — Obama would have no problem finding new recruits to carry out that vision.

Based on what they're saying, you'd have to conclude that they believe that Nafta and other trade agreements have caused Ohio's huge economic problems.

It is time for political leaders and their advisors to consider these and develop other practical policies to deal with inequality and our economic problems in a way consonant with America's broad - based ownership tradition.

Many residents of North Dakota are starting to feel the surge of economic growth that is running through the state thanks to a growing oil and gas industry, but they still are having problems paying down their credit card and other debt.

The state did better during the country's most recent economic problems than many other states, but Utah residents are still having problems getting their debt under control.

Last week was not a crash, though a free - fall appears increasingly possible, as the reality of emerging recession (and all that it implies for fresh credit risks, sovereign defaults, fiscal imbalances, banking strains and other problems) will likely smash against the consensus view of economic expansion in next few months.

The state survived the most recent economic problems better than many other states did, but many Rhode Island residents are still struggling to get their debt down and get credit card balances to zero.

When valuable intellectual property, particularly trade secrets, is stolen through cyber espionage or other means, it poses a serious economic security problem for technology companies and hurts the U.S. innovation economy.

In other words, even if we succeed in having good economic growth and sustaining it for a longer period than in earlier expansions, it will not solve all our unemployment problems.

The problem though with a lot of so called Christians is that they pick and choose what they want to believe, especially when it comes to helping ALL of Humanity because it includes other social economic groups or other races.

Political theologians, on the other hand, have tended either to ignore ecological problems altogether or to regard them as expressions of unresolved political or economic problems.

Rather than admit the failure of capitalism and pursue socialism, FDR» like other Presidents before him» sought to solve domestic problems by overseas economic expansion.

They accepted the economists» argument that rapid economic growth, national and global, is required to address the problem of poverty and that, with the attainment of prosperity, other problems could be solved as well.

Is there something to be said for sparing mother and / or child from public embarrassment, economic burden, disability and other «problems» that can sometimes come with carrying a pregnancy to term?

According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Congress» 1981 decision to augment the role of religious and other organizations in tackling the social and economic problems caused by teenage pregnancy, sexuality, and parenthood reflected «the entirely appropriate aim of increasing broad - based community involvement...» He went on to say, with respect to religious organizations in particular:

Today growing points are along the frontiers of modern science, in relation to other religions and to the economic and political problems of our time.

But when they switch to other religious faiths and experience the same distinctions — albeit in different forms — they realize that such a change neither improves their social status nor remedies their economic problems of unemployment and poverty — the real source of their social discrimination.

From the starting point of the revelation of the nature and will of God that has come to man through Christ, she has dealt first with the biblical foundations of Christian ethics followed by their application to specific contemporary problems, including self and society, marriage, economic life, race, the state, war, peace and others.

What is more serious, they either neglect or respond inappropriately to the most fateful moral problems facing all humanity: the problem of economic justice in this country and in others, and the struggle for peace — especially the struggle to prevent nuclear war.

Other speakers emphasised: the impact of cheaper and more accessible digital technology on identifying as well as solving problems (Mr Salesh Kumar and Dr Washington Otieno); the importance of realising the nutritional and economic value of food as well as accounting for the environmental impacts of food production (Dr Karen Brooks); and the opportunities for novel products from so - called waste, such as phosphorus recycling (Dr Dana Cordell); Novaq (Dr Cedric Simon); and anaerobic digestion (Dr Bernadette McCabe).

But when I asked this question yesterday at our Food Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, I learned that not only does stigma remain a real issue at some schools, there's now a troubling, modern - day twist on the problem: on some campuses, hapless kids standing in the federally reimbursable meal line are having their pictures taken by other students» cell phones, with the photos then uploaded to Facebook and / or texted around the school along with disparaging messages about the child's economic status.

But it's difficult to isolate drug use as the cause of those problems because drug use tends to be associated with other factors like poverty, poor nutrition, poor maternal health, low socio - economic status, continuing to smoke / drink during pregnancy — and all of these are associated with poor outcomes.

Possible problems with democracy that come to my mind are from the Public Choice literature and other economic models of voters and politicians.

Not only have measures of well - being and happiness ceased to rise with economic growth but, as affluent societies have grown richer, there have been long - term rises in rates of anxiety, depression, and numerous other social problems.

New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.

Other internal problems, from ethnic violence to economic downturn, are also as severe as the author suggests.

By exaggerating the economic benefits of road capacity increase and underestimating its negative effects, omission of induced traffic can result in overallocation of public money on road construction and correspondingly less focus on other ways of dealing with congestion and environmental problems in urban areas.

Their influence and corpus of work offers macro - economic / social solutions that are, grosso modo, atemporal, acontextual and thus applicable to periods of time other than the problem that they sought to address in their lifetimes.

LeRoy says other states that have experimented with privatizing economic development programs have run into problems.

Gillibrand told the conference that hitting that economic message and addressing the problems at the root of the issue will help them connect with rural voters in upstate New York, where the economic recovery has lagged behind other parts of the country.

He didn't actually make any specific economic proposals other than one of essentially an isolation into the USA and endlessly blaming minorities for the problems of the USA.