It had behaved better lately, but still lacked a track record of trusting market
prices over government fiat.
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.
The federal
government's housing strategy will help some people, but it will do nothing to alter
price dynamics, especially as the money will be spent
over a decade.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's
government has spent the past three years quashing foreign investment, dedicated its summer to quibbling
over cellphone bills and filled its speech from the throne with promises to fuss with credit card fees, retail
prices and the nation's cable television packages.
One of the outcomes of the much ballyhooed housing summit earlier this week between Sousa, his federal counterpart Bill Morneau and Toronto mayor John Tory was a commitment to «sharing relevant data more regularly between
governments to enhance understanding,» a move that seems comically late after
prices in the region have surged double - digits
over the past few months.
U.S.
government debt
prices rose on Wednesday on concerns
over U.S. President Trump involvement in an FBI investigation.
Given the recent war between the federal
government and the industry
over the
prices Canadians pay for wireless service, that may be an understatement.
Some of the challenges for this are
government requirements tying
prices to the lowest available, and the fact that patients switch health insurance providers numerous times
over the course of their lives — an average of every three years, according to Spark.
He defended the
government's carbon -
pricing plan as the right approach to ensuring Canada has both a good economy and a healthy environment
over the long term.
«Implementation of the federal
government's carbon
pricing levy will generate a headwind for the Canadian economy
over the medium term,» Frechette's report said.
According to the survey, the top concerns of small business owners
over the next year are the effectiveness of
government leaders, commodities
prices, healthcare costs, recovery of consumer spending and the strength of the U.S. dollar.
This is familiar ground for the SocGen strategist, who argued back in April that the British
government could «concrete
over the entire length and breadth of the UK and house
prices would still rise» arguing that Britain doesn't actually have a shortage of housing, just a big imbalance in supply and demand.
Blankfein served in Goldman's top spot for more than 12 years and his tenure features both the 2008 financial crisis (and multimillion - dollar settlements with the
government over allegations that Goldman had lied to investors) as well as all - time highs for its stock
price.
In January, Mallinckrodt raised its
price to $ 36,382 a vial, according to the data provider Truven, but that wasn't far off what it cost back in 2015 when Medicare Part D, a prescription drug program, spent
over $ 500 million on the drug, making it one of the top 20 expenses for the program,
government data shows.
Yet «low» inflation remains in the spotlight for Fed policymakers, with
government price data remaining tame
over the past five years.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and
government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and
price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other
government action that could have the effect of lowering
prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products
over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock
price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Walter Kemmsies, managing director, economist and chief strategist at JLL Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure, notes that that many of the job losses that are popularly blamed on NAFTA would likely have taken place even in the absence of NAFTA, in part because of growing competition from China - based manufacturers, many of which have taken advantage of currency manipulation by the Chinese
government that has rendered China - made products more
price - competitive in the U.S. Likewise, Mauro Guillen, head of Wharton's Lauder Institute, agrees that without NAFTA, many American jobs that were lost
over this period would probably have gone to China or elsewhere.
The
government said last week it will postpone plans to cut the number of permits available and slow traffic growth, responding to the outcry
over soaring
prices.
Not everyone will benefit: now that Republicans have swept the US
government for the first time since 1928, it means Obamacare is
over - just a matter of time - and Affordable Care Act - vulnerable stocks such as Universal Health Services, AmSurg and Mednax will likely plunge; on the other hand pure pharma stocks like MCK and ABC will benefit as rhetoric on drug
pricing will diminish significantly, leading to more stable earnings if / when changes in drug
pricing become more stable.
The rouble has weakened some 30 percent versus the dollar this year, as Western sanctions
over the Ukraine crisis have made it harder for banks and companies to refinance foreign currency debts and as tumbling oil
prices have hurt
government revenue.
The
government gives the example of a buyer who has already saved
over $ 11,000 to make up 2.5 % of a home
priced at $ 475,000, or half of the down payment required by CMHC.
The money is being provided by other
governments (mainly the German Treasury, cutting back its domestic spending) into a kind of escrow account for the Greek
government to pay foreign bondholders who bought up these securities at plunging
prices over the past few weeks.
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.
Even throughout bitcoin's latest major
price correction caused by the Chinese
government's nationwide ban on bitcoin exchanges, Bithumb, South Korea's largest exchange, continue to demonstrate premium rates
over other markets, securing the 4.2 million mark.
Even throughout bitcoin's latest major
price correction caused by the Chinese
government's nationwide ban on bitcoin exchanges, Bithumb, South Korea's largest exchange, continue to demonstrate premium rates
over other markets, securing the
This significant downward revision to growth in 2013 will have a major impact on
government revenues, which will be only worsened by the fall in oil and gas
prices over the last 12 months.
An indexation allowance may be available to such a holder to give an additional deduction based on the indexation of its base cost in the shares by reference to U.K. retail
price inflation
over its holding period (but note that, in respect of disposals on or after 1 January 2018, the U.K.
Government announced plans in the Autumn Budget 2017 to freeze indexation allowance at the amount that would be due based on the retail
price index for December 2017).
In pursuing the goal of medium - term
price stability, both the Reserve Bank and the
Government agree on the objective of keeping consumer
price inflation between 2 and 3 per cent, on average,
over the cycle.
The drop in the international
price of oil exposed a large cleavage in the
government's finances as past
governments became too comfortable and
over reliant on these unstable resource revenues to fund the province's operations budget.
Let's say the US finds out that Country X uses generous
government subsidies to make its production of tennis balls cheaper and give them an unfair
price advantage
over tennis balls made in the US.
In pursuing the goal of medium term
price stability, both the Bank and the
Government agree on the objective of keeping consumer
price inflation between 2 and 3 per cent, on average,
over the cycle.
Higher food
prices could pose a challenge to the
government of the nation's president, Jacob Zuma, who is confronting widening public anger
over rising income inequality and whose party, the African National Congress, is expected to face serious challenges in municipal elections this year.
The decision to not release detailed documents could signal a desire for the
government to shift away from the public quarterly budget updates, which are meaningless in terms of fiscal planning due to the province's dependence on fluctuating natural resource commodity
prices and have become little more than public relations exercises for the
government over the past two decades.
-- And there are the dozens of official records, records collected and publicized by GATA
over the years, demonstrating the plans and desire of the U.S.
government to suppress and control the
price of gold.
The company also said it had found no evidence of
price - fixing or antitrust behavior, that the
government overcharges had resulted from an innocent disagreement
over regulatory interpretations and that Mylan's compensation policies were appropriate.
How else could she argue, as she did in 2016, that Alberta would not support the federal
government's pan-Canadian carbon
price of $ 50 per tonne (in the year 2022) unless the federal
government first approved an oil sands pipeline to tidewater, while also arguing that British Columbia's proposed oil spill safety measures contravene the federal
government's clear jurisdiction
over interprovincial pipelines?
Investments in fast - growing industries like the technology and healthcare sectors (which have historically been volatile) could result in increased
price fluctuation, especially
over the short term, due to the rapid pace of product change and development and changes in
government regulation of companies emphasizing scientific or technological advancement or regulatory approval for new drugs and medical instruments.
Analysts and investors in Moscow said the sanctions could consign Russia to years of low growth, frustrating
government efforts to stimulate a rebound from a two - year downturn brought on by low oil
prices and Western sanctions
over Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis.
Dec 28 Indian shares were little changed on Thursday ahead of expiry of derivatives contracts and on lingering concerns
over government borrowing exceeding target, but metals stocks such as Vedanta Ltd rose tracking global commodity
prices.
China's growth
over the same period was 6.9 %, unchanged from the first three months of the year, with the property sector a notable area of strength, as house
prices continued to rise despite measures by the Chinese
government to cool the country's housing market.
Investments in fast - growing industries like the technology and health care sectors (which have historically been volatile) could result in increased
price fluctuation, especially
over the short term, due to the rapid pace of product change and development and changes in
government regulation of companies emphasizing scientific or technological advancement or regulatory approval for new drugs and medical instruments.
Over the same period, 10 - year UK
government bond
prices have risen nearly 6 percent while the FTSE 100 Index of blue - chip shares is little changed, at 6278.
The justification from the
government of such a deal was that the
price of such loans will increase — reflecting the risk of holding such debt
over time — which should create an incentive to buy further NPLs.
Thankfully the
government now seems to be taking a hard line to it, especially in Ontario where SFH
prices have cratered
over 20 % since April due to a swathe of
government interventions.
The revelation that Quebec was chosen
over other provinces to play host to Amazon's data cluster comes at a time when Kathleen Wynne's Ontario Liberal
government is reeling from an energy policy that has sent electricity
prices skyrocketing in recent years.
If
government regulation amounts to bureaucratic control
over what is produced and how it is
priced, we have overwhelming evidence that this leads to extreme inefficiency.
A group of MPs in the UK have called on the
government to step in
over low farmgate milk
prices, which they claim are taking ruthless advantage of dairy farmers.
That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk
pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods,
price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk
prices will,
over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the
Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent
price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk
price war between the country's major supermarket chains».
Still, its shares fell amid continued concerns
over a
price - fixing probe by the Chinese
government.
«And in three years, since this
government took
over, all we have seen is
price escalation, even at the time when in many other jurisdictions, in many other countries
prices of petroleum products are falling.