Sentences with word «pushing»

Activist investors, who now manage some $ 174 billion in assets, have exploded onto the scene, shaking up boards and pushing for share repurchases, company breakups, or outright sales in order to get stock prices higher.

He has been pushing for the kind bilateral free trade deal that 20 other countries enjoy with the U.S.

You won't have a trainer pushing you to eek out every last amount of your effort, but doing the slow - motion method on your own still can be effective.

Pushing the Boundaries Most startups solve problems in existing markets — making something better than what existed before.

In fact, the company's hunger for boundary - pushing growth is what helped it earn a spot on this year's list of Canada's Best Managed Companies.

Verizon is of course one of the internet providers that has long been pushing for an end to net neutrality.

You lose all fear and inhibition and even find yourself pushing yourself to be more open.

Moreover, activist investors are pushing public companies to improve operations, eviscerating the rationale for buyouts.

But the succeeding Wii U flopped due to a dearth of popular game titles and a consumer migration to smartphone games, pushing the company into a loss for three consecutive years through March 2014.

Pushing family members to work in the company in roles they aren't suited for will only lead to problems, both for the business and after hours.

If you want to know what's really pushing things around, look beyond venture capital firms.

Plus, he adds, «if every prize we announced got won, then clearly we're not pushing the envelope hard enough.»

BEIJING, May 2 - Chinese property speculators are starting to bet on a rapid improvement in relations between North Korea and the rest of the world, pushing up prices in the border city of Dandong and even spurring buying interest in the world's most isolated country.

Russia is not the only country pushing hard on the blockchain.

Mueller's investigators are said to be pushing hard for an in - person interview.

Turner explained that the company's mission isn't just pushing him and Weinberg to work harder.

Thankfully, there might be light at the end of the button - pushing tunnel.

Betty was endlessly pushing boundaries, including revealing in a famous 1975 «60 Minutes» interview that she would be fine if the Ford's teenage daughter Susan had an affair.

«These platforms can be extremely productive, but as entrepreneurs, we need to spend more time creating and pushing content out instead of consuming content.

Of pushing such legislation through Congress, Nelson said, «Right now, I think it's going to be very difficult.»

CEO Karl - Johan Persson has made responsible supply chain practices core to the brand's business strategy, one which has propelled H&M into a clear leadership position, engaging with local governments and industry in pushing for substantive change.

By pushing out a product, getting feedback and then adapting before you push out the next product, you can constantly improve and make sure you stay relevant.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company will keep pushing its agenda despite gridlock in the capital.

Your mind has been pushing hard for twenty - four minutes, crawling through industry - specific topics, and generating ideas galore.

Keep pushing and the flywheel builds momentum.

And the competition is pushing the prices down and the basic quality up.

It's the yearning desire to want more and to keep pushing.

The rupiah's heightened volatility risks also come at a time when many companies usually pay their offshore debts and transfer dividends abroad, pushing dollar demand higher, he said.

Writer James Clear suggests starting small, choosing one thing to improve incrementally every day, and committing to not pushing off things that take less than two minutes to do, such as washing the dishes after a meal or eating a piece of fruit to work toward the goal of eating healthier.

This is where all the entrepreneurs and startups gather to show off their creations and explain how they're pushing the envelope in tech.

Ultimately if you're seeking for approval or board consensus on an action (getting approval for a budget, raising money, investing in CAPEX, firing a head of sales — whatever) your job is to hold a discussion in which all board members who want to voice an opinion can do so and ultimately pushing for a vote or a resolution.

Trump publicly sided with the Saudis and Emiratis early in the crisis, but is now pushing for a resolution to maintain a united front against Iran.

He's also stuck his neck out on LGBTQ issues, pushing fellow business leaders to take a stand against laws in the state of Indiana that critics say discriminate against gay and transgender people.

Senators questioned Tillerson about these allegations during his confirmation hearing, pushing the potential Secretary of State to either confirm or deny them.

Now, a leading Connecticut lawmaker is pushing to bring them back.

Lockheed Martin is one of several legacy companies working to be a part of future Mars missions, while SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk are pushing to begin colonizing Marsas early as 2022.

It's easy to think you've won and to stop pushing, but the moment you do so, you've already started to lose.

With younger employees pushing for more mobility and flexibility, and companies seeing productivity gains from teams working while on the move, it's no wonder that 71 % of Canadian firms in a recent ICT Council survey said boosting mobile adoption was a priority.

I forecast some big purchases of media platforms from major brands aiming to start pushing niche content to already - loyal audiences.

BEIJING, May 2 (Reuters)- Chinese property speculators are starting to bet on a rapid improvement in relations between North Korea and the rest of the world, pushing up prices in the border city of Dandong and even spurring buying interest in the world's most isolated country.

This means the ability to undertake major marketing tasks like pushing personalized offers to social media users on demand, and taking orders directly from social media platforms and websites.

However, they are not shown in our graphics because this may be due to a lack of available data (all four nations are actively pushing growth in renewable energy sources).

While this technology is not new (some Samsung phones already have it), Apple is pushing the boundaries by going all - in.

Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.

Cloud computing is inexorably pushing the world to an integrated economy that politics can slow but not stop.

But as the recovery picks up in housing, pushing prices higher and cap rates lower, real estate funds are getting increasingly creative in their quests for attractive returns.

Still, RBC deserves credit for at least pushing to develop more homegrown research.

And Hollywood has had lots of it, what with business models turned topsy - turvy and a new guard pushing out the old.

It's a big win for Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., whose officials spent years pushing to scrap a ban on weighted - voting rights, which give founders and executives control even with minority ownership.

«Provided the Fed conveys a steady - as - she - goes approach and it isn't seen to be back tracking - and there is no reason from the data why it should - the dollar should be consolidating and pushing on from this level,» said Bank of New York Mellon senior currency strategist Neil Mellor.