REITs are more affected by interest
rate changes than other investments because of the financing of major developments.
Businesses with less free cash on their balance sheets and higher debt levels would be expected to be more sensitive to absolute rates and / or interest
rate changes than others.
Not exact matches
Consumer price index (2000 = 100) Central Bank
rates (various sources
other than OECD as of mid-July 2007) Purchasing power parities, %
change
There may not be much you can do to
change your local tax
rate —
other than move, of course.
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»).
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).
The fund may invest in asset - backed («ABS») and mortgage - backed securities («MBS») which are subject to credit, prepayment and extension risk, and react differently to
changes in interest
rates than other bonds.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to:
changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly
than expected; inventory turn;
changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers;
changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website;
changes in existing tax, labor and
other laws and regulations, including those
changing tax
rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher -
than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and
other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest
rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or
other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or
other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or
changes in accounting standards; and
other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The indicated
rates of return (
other than for each money market fund) are the historical annual compounded total returns for the period indicated including
changes in unit value and reinvestment of distributions.
Ministers must table in Parliament stating the reasons for which these fees are being
changed, including why the proposed increase is greater
than that comparable
rates in
other countries.
As practitioners, you know better
than I what is required but the major focus clearly has to be on ways to restore profitability and
rates of return, with all that that means for pricing services, cutting costs,
changing bank structures, diversifying into
other activities and so on.
Mortgage
rates change daily, and, on some days, they tend to
change more
than others.
It's a shame really how people are so plastic over here.We seem to
change our views so easily.Why can't people just make up their minds?It's like people don't have stance.As I've been saying and will keep saying we have many good players but as good as they are they're overrated.We've just compromised as a club.There are problems in every single role in the team, from defence to attack.Yet these problems will constantly be ignored.Some players are cleary not good enough but say it and the stats lovers will come out.The main problem wrong with the team is the centre.The
other problem is Wenger and his misuse of players.I for one don't really
rate Ramsey - Xhaka partnership in a sense that it's defensively weak with Xhaka not good enough defensively and Ramsey very inconsistent.The only player excellent defensively in the centre in Arsenal's team is Coquelin and I think he should be playing though many won'tsee why.Look how easily the balls went through the midfield.Coquelin should be partnered with another CM in our current team.People shouldn't deceive themselves Xhaka that Xhaka isn't a DM.He's just not good defensively admit it.We need a DM more
than a CM in my opinion or a hybrid like Sanches or Jankto.
Dana has intimate familiarity with what it takes to make significant
changes in a large, urban district like my own, and she is less -
than - starry - eyed about the ability of any
other district to follow suit without outside funding — over and above the current USDA reimbursement
rate, OR that amount plus six cents.
Among
other changes on the list, the African gray parrot - famed for its skill in mimicking human speech - was
rated endangered, one step worse
than its earlier category as vulnerable.
Many factors may cause differences between current expectations and actual results including unexpected safety or efficacy data observed during preclinical or clinical studies, clinical trial site activation or enrollment
rates that are lower
than expected,
changes in expected or existing competition,
changes in the regulatory environment, failure of Syndax's collaborators to support or advance collaborations or product candidates and unexpected litigation or
other disputes.
Finally, there is a growing body of evidence showing that patients who do not receive medication, but
other forms of help such as diet and lifestyle
changes, psychotherapy and stress management, do better, have higher
rates of remission and less relapse
than those who are medicated.
And such a
change resting heart
rate usually doesn't mean much (
other than there being some small stress) when it is not accompanied by
other negative signs and symptoms.
Likewise, the resting metabolic
rate in the experimental ketogenic group also produced sizable
change in the magnitude of the slope, more
than ten times the
other two control SAD groups»
-- Namco Bandai understands that fans want more Tales game in English — Time and money get in the way — Namco Bandai has taken steps to alleviate the issues above, and hopefully we can now look forward to seeing more Tales games worldwide — It's been difficult to fit the game on the 3DS card due to size restrictions — Voice data in particular was challenging to put on the card and feels they solved the problem while keeping the quality high — «Every part of the game, with the exception of the animated cut - scenes, has been redone in 3D» — Yoshizumi believes this makes the game seem more real / immersive
than before — Character models rebuilt to improve performance — Rest of the game has been ported over seamlessly — Some
changes made to «in - game parameters» to compensate for control differences — No
other additions, no new weapons / artes — No communication features (StreetPass, SpotPass)-- Namco Bandai have talked about a sequel, but haven't yet come up with something that would be good enough for a full game — Yoshizumi says he appreciates the comments he receives on Twitter from worldwide fans, and he hopes that more Tales games can make it over in the future — Load times have been improved on significantly — Steadier frame
rate (may have been referring to the world map specifically)-- Skits will remain unvoiced
A study of 300 schools which increased their EBacc entry
rates between 2010 and 2013 found that pupils» average attainment in GCSE English and maths increased following the curriculum
changes and that pupils at these schools were also less likely to have left education after the age of 16,
than peers at
other schools.
Although the U.S. is not among the 9 countries that were losing ground over this period of time, 11
other countries were moving forward at better
than twice the pace of the United States, and all the
other participating countries were
changing at a
rate similar enough to the United States to be within a range too close to be identified as clearly different.
In addition to whatever
other changes are playing out in schools (not to mention this year's test - takers are a slightly different group
than last year's), states are using both new sets of assessments and new cut scores to determine proficiency
rates.
Because the main difference between the two groups is their access to different loan policies, any differences in default
rates are likely due to tighter bankruptcy standards and wage garnishment policies rather
than other factors, like
changes in borrower profiles or the economic environment.
This would mean a
change of 84 percentage points in the population that is African American, for example, which is larger
than the average difference between the most in - boundary neighborhoods with the highest boundary participation
rates and
others.
Once Adamowski recalibrated graduation
rates for the years preceding his reign, he then
changed graduation requirements with his «nothing lower
than 55 grade», credit recovery that allows a truant student to make up a year's course work in 2 weeks at a computer, and
other such tricks.
High
rates of inexperienced and unlicensed teachers moved to charter schools, but among regularly licensed teachers
changing schools, charter movers had higher licensure test scores
than other moving teachers, and they were more likely to be highly experienced.
Well, the
change that we made to improve our graduation
rate is a
change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 — 40 percent higher on their test scores
than [at
other schools], but we're on the list.
Well, the
change that we made to improve our graduation
rate is a
change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 - 40 percent higher on their test scores
than [at
other schools], but we're on the list, and [
other schools] are not, and I think the question is, why would that be?
Not only do the data show a clear
change before and after Act 10 passed, but
changes in compensation, turnover, and exit
rates appear to be larger in Wisconsin
than in
other states.6 Further, both supporters and opponents of the law agree that it caused major cuts to teacher benefits and reduced teachers» compensation.
Other than oil
changes, which I do myself, I have had all my service done at this dealer and they are friendly, try to provide me some form of loaner if the service will be more
than an hour and a half, and charge fair
rates.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among
others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping
rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger
than able to be sold, possible risks associated with
changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and
other merchandise and
other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater
than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less
than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the
rate of investment spend, higher -
than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest
rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and
other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and
other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's
other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among
others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping
rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger
than able to be sold, possible risks associated with
changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and
other merchandise and
other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater
than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less
than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the
rate of investment spend, higher -
than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest
rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and
other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and
other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's
other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
The fund holds investments denominated in currencies
other than sterling,
changes in exchange
rates will cause the value of these investments, and the income from them, to rise or fall.
The fund may invest in asset - backed («ABS») and mortgage - backed securities («MBS») which are subject to credit, prepayment and extension risk, and react differently to
changes in interest
rates than other bonds.
The value of inflation - protected securities generally fluctuates with
changes in real interest
rates, and the market for these securities may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile,
than other securities markets.
For periods greater
than one year, the indicated
rates of return are the average annual compound total returns as of the date indicated and all returns include
changes in unit value and the reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or
other optional charges or income taxes payable by any unitholder that would have reduced returns.
Mortgage
rates change daily, and, on some days, they tend to
change more
than others.
Mortgage - backed securities («MBS») and commercial mortgage - backed securities («CMBS») are subject to prepayment and extension risk and therefore react differently to
changes in interest
rates than other bonds.
• The value of inflation - protected securities (IPS) generally fluctuates with
changes in real interest
rates, and the market for IPSs may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile,
than other securities markets.
This means that your
rates can
change more, or more frequently,
than in some
other states.
Another complaint about IUL marketing relates to the lack of disclosure,
other than in the fine print, of the insurance company's ability to
change cap and participation
rates.
IGHG and HYHG do not attempt to mitigate factors
other than rising Treasury interest
rates that impact the price and yield of corporate bonds, such as
changes to the market's perceived underlying credit risk of the corporate entity.
Because, even though bond investing is safer
than other forms of investment, sudden
changes may occur in the bond market that increases the interest
rates that are being paid to bond holders.
«When you elect to modify a loan, there can be no
changes other than the
rate of interest associated with the loan,» says Pasqualini.
Learn to sympathize: Millennials are right to be a bit wary about rising
rates;
changes in the interest
rate will impact them even more
than other generations since more people are putting down less money for a down payment.
It's basic, but with interest
rates at very historic lows, important to remember bond returns (
other than interest payments) are primarily driven by
changes in interest
rates.
It's supposed to be «easier to understand»
than other credit scores (the FICO scores) and allows consumers to «see how
changes to their credit habits can directly influence their credit
rating.»
And you know that markets will
change while you're invested, and that some bonds will hold up better
than others — even in rising
rate environments.