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From these findings one might conclude that the Obama administration is having a huge policy impact by getting states like Tennessee and Delaware to set standards they have been unwilling to establish in the past.

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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.

In a new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the economists Gregori Galofré - Vilà, Christopher M. Meissner, Martin McKee, and David Stuckler show the dramatic impact poor tax policy had on Weimar Germany from 1930 to 1932.

«Policies to further boost homeownership by stimulating demand would exert more pressure on home prices, with little or no positive impact on housing affordability.»

The policies are likely to have deleterious impacts, including creating inflation that must be stomped out by the central bank.

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 company's earnings guidance for FY18 does not include any potential impact from the previously announced pending sale of KMG America Corporation (KMG), whose subsidiary, Kanawha Insurance Company (KIC), includes Humana's closed block of non ‐ strategic long ‐ term care insurance policies, to Continental General Insurance Company (CGIC), a Texas ‐ based insurance company wholly ‐ owned by HC2 Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company (NYSE: HCHC).

The levels of employment attracted to Ireland and Luxembourg combined by their tax policies would have little impact on employment in the UK, home to at least 12 times more people.

«This would offset the impact of a decline in the long - run neutral real rate of interest by giving the (Fed) more «policy space» to respond to adverse shocks,» Kocherlakota said.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The company says the LLC will «pursue its mission by funding nonprofit organizations, making private investments and participating in policy debates, in each case with the goal of generating positive impact in areas of great need.»

Police chiefs from areas most affected by MS - 13's presence have said Trump's policies would have a negative impact on efforts against the gang.

They contend that its open policies prove the benefits of experimenting with data and using information to establish a «direct relationship between an individual's decisions and their impact on the business» — something the grocery chain accomplishes by giving each employee high - level access to the company's financial data, and therefore a greater stake in the business.

An analysis of how taxpayers would be impacted by the bill from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center issued on Monday was later withdrawn due to an error.

The impact outside China was, in truth, not large because moves in A-shares were driven by local policy action, momentum, and liquidity, said Davies.

This policy brief updates The Trade Partnership's March 5 policy brief to examine the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of retaliation threatened by U.S. trading partners in response to the imposition of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.

Impact on oil and gas production: compared to a carbon tax, Alberta's policy offers emitters less of an incentive to reduce production in order to cut GHGs, notes Leach: «assuming that the facility reduced production by 10 percent, and that emissions decreased proportionately (a simplifying assumption), the facility's emissions intensity would not change, so its carbon liability per barrel of oil produced would also remain constant.»

Policy actions by systemically important countries - both AEs and EMDEs - will necessarily have an impact on others.

This area covers the impact of regulatory and other policies, such as taxes and subsidies and competition policy, on specific economic sectors (except those covered by the Institute's natural resources or financial services research), on consumers, and on the overall state of competition in Canada.

They are asked to consider what an Asia strategy for Canada might look like by examining the value, impact, and potential policy actions and dimensions of a strategy for Asia.

Policy rate normalization should not only be borne well by the economy, but it may actually hold a positive impact.

Fried Frank Of Counsel and author of the leading False Claims Act treatise, John T. Boese (on left), and his partner Douglas W. Baruch, offered insightful analysis on two recent Department of Justice policy documents (the «Granston Memo» and the «Brand Memo») and their impact on FCA actions by both qui tam relators and federal prosecutors.

A 2016 study by the Global Business Travel Association found for 79 percent of business travelers, the company policy had the most significant impact on their travel decisions, more so than convenience or cost.

This implies that by shifting from analyzing the current account to understanding the capital account in the balance of payments, we can judge much more accurately the impact of different policies and conditions on trade.

The other aspect of the White Spruce decision which reveals a policy vacuum is the setting of the offset multiplier at 2:1 (i.e., twice as much habitat must be restored as will be impacted by the mitigated project).

Policies that affect the savings rate of a small country can have more - or-less predictable domestic impacts because the global economy is so large that domestic policies are not affected by external consPolicies that affect the savings rate of a small country can have more - or-less predictable domestic impacts because the global economy is so large that domestic policies are not affected by external conspolicies are not affected by external constraints.

These improvements were partially offset by provisions for anticipated Cabinet decisions ($ 0.9 billion) and the impact of new policy initiatives proposed in the March 2017 Budget ($ 0.3 billion).

As with forward guidance, this can enhance the impact of lower policy rates by spreading the effect to a wider range of borrowers, thereby boosting economic growth.

An unexpected cut in January that was accompanied by a very dovish Monetary Policy Report naturally set up expectations for further policy easing and now the Bank of Canada appears to be introducing monetary policy uncertainty on top of uncertainty surrounding the impact of the plunge in commodity pPolicy Report naturally set up expectations for further policy easing and now the Bank of Canada appears to be introducing monetary policy uncertainty on top of uncertainty surrounding the impact of the plunge in commodity ppolicy easing and now the Bank of Canada appears to be introducing monetary policy uncertainty on top of uncertainty surrounding the impact of the plunge in commodity ppolicy uncertainty on top of uncertainty surrounding the impact of the plunge in commodity prices.

One proposal was for a report detailing policies and goals to reduce any gender pay gap at Alphabet; another was for Alphabet to study the societal impact of hate speech and fake news enabled by Google's platforms.

The negative impact of lower oil prices will gradually be mitigated by a stronger U.S. economy, a weaker Canadian dollar, and the Bank's monetary policy response.

This year, 2015, started with a recession, the economic and fiscal impacts of which have been projected by the Parliamentary Budget Officer using the Bank of Canada's July Monetary Policy Report.

Capital Flows and International Policy Harmonization, edited by H. Edward English, comprising two studies in the Canada in the Atlantic Economy series: No. 9, Fiscal Harmonization under Freer Trade: Principles and Their Applications to a Canada-U.S. Free Trade Area, by Hirofumi Shibata (1969); and No. 10, Canadian Economic Policy and the Impact of International Capital Flows, by Richard E. Caves and Grant L. Reuber (1969).

However, given the recent deterioration in the growth outlook in Europe and several Emerging Market countries, our view is that Canada's larger share of exports will likely have a relatively larger «negative» impact on Canadian growth, and by inference cause the BoC to be more cautious raising policy rates than the Fed.

Specifically, the BoC predicts that the impact of a 100 basis point rise in policy rates would peak after 5 quarters, at which point it would lower GDP by 0.6 %.

Third, fiscal policy must be prudent by including a reasonable amount of «insurance» to guard against forecast error and the impact of unforeseen events and necessary policy actions.

Edmonton, AB — Matt Jeneroux, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend and co-chair of the Alberta Jobs Taskforce, today joined Nathan Cooper, interim leader of the United Conservative Party, and representatives from Restaurants Canada in Edmonton to highlight how Alberta's restaurant industry is being negatively impacted by federal and provincial policies that are increasing costs for local businesses.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR)'s Danielle Hale, Managing Director of Housing Research, was joined by Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, to share insight on the current and future impact of foreign buyers and immigration on the U.S. housing market.

A term coined by Michele Wucker, an American policy wonk, it refers to a «highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat: kin to both elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan.»

Some would argue that by acting cautiously on balance sheet normalization (without actively countering impacts of ECB policy measures), Fed policymakers have partially ceded control of financial conditions to foreign monetary authorities, but the same can be said about other central banks as well, for long - term rates are correlated among advanced economies:

This improvement of $ 2.1 billion was primarily due to somewhat better - than - expected economic conditions and an increase in the lapse ($ 3.2 billion) partially offset by provisions for anticipated Cabinet decisions ($ 0.9 billion) and the impact of new policy initiatives proposed in the March 2017 Budget ($ 0.3 billion).

You argued that you had included implicit prudence by not including the second round effects of the impact of the policy initiatives on the economy.

Real estate is local though prices are also impacted by national and global factors — such as monetary policies and offshore investors who consider US housing as an asset class and escape route — as well as by local factors.

Republican presidential candidates might be more trusted by more voters at every level of the income distribution if they focused more of their attention on policies directly impact the working and aspiring middle - classes.

The Oregon study's finding that expanding Medicaid had a statistically insignificant impact on the health of beneficiaries could be used by many Republican politicians as an excuse to ignore health care policy beyond making some gestures in the direction of repealing Obamacare.

A shaky Chinese regime is likely to try and displace public discontents over the policy's impacts on the Chinese economy and Chinese society by chest - thumping in its immediate neighborhood; signs of this are already visible in the South China Sea.

The negative impacts of globalization such as deregulation policy are also felt by women in developed countries.

The main objectives of this Consultation were to analyze globalization and its impact on human rights; to study ethical and theological considerations with regard to globalization; to search for alternative development paradigms; to study the policies of developed nations on development and trade policies in the context of globalization; to gain inputs on the experiences of indigenous people, workers and farmers who are affected by globalization; to consider the response of the Churches to the challenges posed by globalization and to study and identify concerns that the Asian churches can take up in order to address the adverse impact of globalization in the Asian context.

One gathers that these are modeled on the success of environmental impact statements, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970.

Despite this consideration, the report, in the same chapter, recognizes the clear advantage of organic schemes in the educational role that they have played: «millions of consumers have been made aware of the way food markets work, and of the environmental impacts of food production, processing and distribution, and of the quality of the foods we eat» and it concludes that organic as well as fair trade and «short - chain strategies» are legitimate and valid options for both farmers and consumers and that policy can support these approaches by helping farmers to achieve higher yields.