If you are looking to refinance, it may be possible to get a no - cost program that will lower
your rate at no expense to you.
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.
However, income tax
expenses at the firm fell 21.3 percent, primarily driven by lower U.S. corporate income tax
rate, while underwriting gains rose 22.3 percent
to $ 258 million.
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.
Expenses can be divided into fixed (those that must be paid, usually
at the same
rate, regardless of the volume of business) and variable or semivariable (those which change according
to the amount of business).
And as they increase their income, they make sure not
to increase their lifestyle
expenses at the same
rate.
When the analyst, who requested anonymity because what she did is illegal, returned
to Venezuela, she sold the dollars
at the street
rate of 29 -
to - 1, enough
to pocket 25,000 bolivars after paying off her credit card and travel
expenses.»
«This is the period
at which wage
rates typically peak and is the best time
to work and earn the most, even
at the
expense of present well - being, so as
to have increased wealth and well - being later in life,» he says.
To determine a
rate appropriate for you, start by looking
at all retirement income and
expenses.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue
to develop
at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating
expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability
to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange
rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary
to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.
Michael Arone, chief investment strategist
at State Street Global Advisors, reckons that new legislation that drops the
rate all the way
to 20 %, and contains other levy - lowering provisions such as immediate
expensing of capital expenditure, could raise EPS for the S&P 500 by 8 % in the first year.
Seems
to me that this is the very worst time
to increase
rates, and doing so would cause more damage
to our economy; but I believe this administration would do anything
to make us believe things are better than they really are,
at the
expense of everyone's financial security.
The decision about how
to adjust the discount
rate depends on whether investors believe that additional infrastructure spending will increase the country's potential growth
rate, or instead that it will simply increase economic activity
at the
expense of higher debt.
Existing rules under the Income Tax Act limit income sprinkling by requiring
expenses to be reasonable, and taxing dividends paid
to minors
at the top tax
rate (commonly known as the «kiddie tax»).
The percentage of allowable
expensing will be phased out
at a
rate of 20 percent per year from 2023 (80 percent)
to 2026 (20 percent).
I found that
at the point I'd be ready and comfortable
to retire, my
expenses would be $ 1,960 per month, requiring a portfolio of $ 588k
at a 4 % withdrawal
rate — much less than Joe's $ 750k.
Generally, our objective for a fiscal year is
to grow operating
expenses at a slower
rate than net sales and
to grow operating income
at a faster
rate than net sales.
If you're paying high interest on your credit cards or you have a big
expense coming up, taking out a home equity loan can be a smart way
to get the money you need
at an attractive
rate.
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to you] Wedding venue costs are on my mind as I look
at my March 2018
expenses.
This makes adjustable
rate mortgages more affordable,
at least in the short term, as the out of pocket
expenses are less than if you were
to finance your house with a fixed
rate mortgage.
We expect salaries, wages and benefit
expense to grow
at a faster
rate than our capacity as market and tenure - related adjustments continue.
SG&A
expenses net of savings are still expected
to grow
at mid-single digit
rate in constant currency and somewhat less in dollars.
They should borrow
at the government owned Bank of Canada, paying near zero interest
rates - just sufficient
to cover the Bank's running
expenses.»
Prior
to Budget 2012 initiatives, direct program
expenses were forecast
to grow
at annual average
rate of about 2.5 % between 2008 - 09 and 2016 - 17, an extremely ambitious target.
Importantly, Tesla said it expects its gross profit
to grow
at a much more rapid
rate than its non-GAAP operating
expenses in the coming quarters, positioning Tesla
to «
at least be profitable in Q3 and Q4 excluding non-cash stock based compensation,» management said.
In WILTW June 23, 2016, we argued that much of the blame for this predicament belongs
to the central banks: «If the Fed and other major central banks had not lowered interest
rates to zero (or below), it would have been harder for corporations
to justify financial engineering
at the
expense of capital investment.
Travel credit cards tend
to reward cardholders with high
rates at the
expense of other valuable perks, including 0 % intro APR offers.
Does it need
to un-tax the banks and give tax - favoritism
to Wall Street («capital gains» tax
rates)
to enable it
to earn its way out of debt
at the
expense of the production - and - consumption economy?
Expenses are growing
at less than half the
rate of revenue, and it's a clear indication of Facebook's pricing power as an advertiser, a testament
to its data culling prowess for advertisers, and an indication that businesses are eager
to use Facebook's advertising services.
With 1,500 of them out there converting two Chin - amen apiece per annum against an uphill birth
rate of 33,000 pagans per day, it will take upward of a million years
to make the conversions balance the output and bring the Christianizing of the country in sight
to the naked eye; therefore, if we can offer our missionaries as rich a field
at home
at lighter
expense and quite satisfactory in the matter of danger, why shouldn't they find it fair and right
to come back and give us a trial?
The sun makes daylight, not only on our earth, but also on the other planets; and daylight is of the utmost utility
to us; for by its means we can commodiously carry on those occupations which in the night - time would either be quite impossible, or
at any
rate impossible without our going
to the
expense of artificial light.
I just hate it when some folks come here mainly
to secure «Top gooner»
rating for their comments
at the
expense of factual truth.
LeBron James, who this year isn't drawing fouls
at the
rate he has grown accustomed
to during previous seasons, made waves this week by arguing that officials are protecting shooters
at the
expense of players who drive
to the rim when it comes
to awarding free throws.
Highly -
rated youngsters Memphis Depay and Anthony Martial were brought into the club
at great
expense during the offseason, but while the latter has shown flashes of excellence, neither has demonstrated that he's ready
to lead the line for genuine title contenders.
If we'd have been told «We're selling
to Kroenke because we're going
to get incredibly wealthy
at the
expense of turning Arsenal into a 2nd -
rate team» then
at least it would have been honest, and everybody would understand what's actually been going on.
Even though the new Premier League TV deal helped
to send broadcasting revenue bounding ahead, operating
expenses —
at # 511.3 million for the year
to June 30 — climbed
at a faster
rate (17 %) than overall revenue (12.8 %).
While full reimbursement is clearly preferable, tax relief on employment
expenses at least returns a fraction (20 per cent, 40 per cent or 45 per cent, depending on whether the employee is a basic, higher or additional
rate taxpayer) of the cost of the
expense to the employee.
The centre - left thinktank's study, which challenges the orthodoxy of pursuing a stable inflation
rate at the
expense of everything else, envisages a major improvement in employment among 18 -
to 24 - year - olds and those aged between 50 and 64.
Miner has been critical of the pension smoothing plan that Cuomo proposed in his initial budget plan that allows local governments
to lock in stable
rates now
at the
expense of future savings down the road.
Colin Ben - Nathan commented: «Employer reimbursements
at flat -
rates and benchmark scale -
rates are intended as an administrative easement but the existing requirement that employees provide receipts for often very small amounts, e.g. meals whilst working away from the normal workplace, adds unnecessary bureaucracy
to a system aimed
at simplifying the reimbursement of
expenses incurred.
Opponents claimed that it would lead
to a poorly co-ordinated economic policy and could potentially lead
to conflict in fiscal and monetary policy aims, resulting in particular from an over-emphasis in setting
rates to meet inflation targets
at the
expense of other factors such as the exchange
rate.
«We're banging people up
at vast
expense, half of them are on drugs, over ten per cent per cent aren't meant
to be here
at all because they're foreigners, and the reoffending
rate is dreadful.
Noting that «personnel costs are the major component of school district expenditures, and have been increasing
at a
rate above inflation for a number of years,» the Commission recommended a series of reforms
to curb these
expenses, including a modification of the Triborough Amendment
to exclude salary steps and lanes for teachers.
They trough
at the public's
expense at a
rate of # 300 a day, if they can be bothered
to turn up.
Both candidates support an adjustment in federal reimbursement
rates to local hospitals, which currently favor Dutchess County
at the
expense of Ulster.
These include lowering
expense projections for retirement and health insurance
expense to reflect lower projected usage and
rates not available
at the time the budget request was prepared; lowering utility cost estimates
to reflect the significant decline in energy demand and prices resulting from reduced economic activity and lowering other operating cost estimates
to reflect lower anticipated price changes.
The doctor was contracted
to be paid
at the extraordinary
rate of # 150 an hour, grossing him # 435,643, plus
expenses.
I have been able
to achieve faster runs with a higher heart
rate, but
at the
expense of a long recovery.
Cinematic mode is locked
to 30 fps but maintains a better resolution while Action mode offers an unlocked frame
rate but
at the
expense of the resolution.
Which means, it is loyal
to the material (
at the
expense of length and pacing), satisfies its PG - 13
rating (
at the
expense of real brutality) and remains a crowd - pleaser (
at the
expense of true darkness).