If
the rate of change continues at this pace, global mean sea levels will rise 61 centimetres between now and 2100, they report today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
note re: «If
the rate of change continues at this pace....»
As the technological
rate of change continues to advance exponentially, more and more breakout technologies will emerge from seemingly nowhere and follow bitcoin's rise to prominence in their own respective arenas.
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
change is key as Fed officials consider 2 percent to be a healthy level
of inflation and a key for
continuing to push
rates higher.
Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at record - high
rates as Americans»
changing shopping habits, along with years
of overly aggressive store growth,
continue to shake up the industry.
Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results
of current and future exploration activities; the actual results
of reclamation activities; conclusions
of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates;
changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans
continue to be refined; future prices
of metals; possible variations
of mineral grade or recovery
rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure
of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks
of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion
of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.
A few things stand out about this particular
rate change: first, the magnitude
of influence that just a quarter percentage - point
change had on the stock market; second, the current
rate with an upper range
of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages
of about 5 %; and third, the
rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental
changes, despite the relatively good news we
continue to read about the economy.
The four - week average
of continuing claims decreased 13,000 between the March and April household survey weeks, suggesting little
change in the unemployment
rate.
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).
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.
It is
of great importance that the public is confident that the federal funds
rate will be, on average over time, within the target range set forth by the FOMC, and that other money market
rates will
continue to move closely with
changes in the federal funds
rate.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state
of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment
of solar power; future available supplies
of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels
of such products in the supply chain;
changes in demand from significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level
of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion
of project sales;
continued success in technological innovations and delivery
of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply
of materials or capacity requirements; availability
of financing; exchange
rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state
of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment
of solar power; future available supplies
of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels
of such products in the supply chain;
changes in demand from significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level
of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction;
continued success in technological innovations and delivery
of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply
of materials or capacity requirements; availability
of financing; exchange
rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state
of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment
of solar power; future available supplies
of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels
of such products in the supply chain;
changes in demand from significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level
of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation
of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan;
continued success in technological innovations and delivery
of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply
of materials or capacity requirements; availability
of financing; exchange
rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.
«We were particularly encouraged to see fiscal discipline in light
of the
continued economic uncertainty seen elsewhere in Canada and the world, the establishment
of a commission on tax competitiveness to evaluate current taxation instruments like the provincial sales tax, and proposed
changes to the property transfer tax to start addressing housing affordability by increasing the exemption threshold and introducing a third tax
rate on higher - valued properties.»
The
rate of change will, without a doubt,
continue to take place at a significant
rate.
In this blog, we
continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude
of interest
rate change and magnitude
of active return
of the low volatility index relative to the S&P Read more -LSB-...]
It's worth noting however, that bond ladders don't completely eliminate
rate risk, the price
of bonds in the ladder
continues to fluctuate as
rates change, and an investor will still face periodic reinvestment risk for some portion
of the portfolio.
Emil Capital Partners has been
rated numerous times as one
of the most active investors in the space
of consumer goods and
continues to look for disruptive opportunities in
changing «big food to good food».
«These strong year - over-year results were fueled by an acceleration in our Americas» business led by the US and Canada, our 25th consecutive quarter
of double - digit growth in Germany,
continued meaningful progress in Asia - Pacific and
changes in foreign currency exchange
rates.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry;
changes in the retail landscape or the loss
of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts
of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret
changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs;
changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives;
changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law
changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives we use; exchange
rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact
of future sales
of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to
continue to pay a regular dividend;
changes in laws and regulations; restatements
of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
While the
changes are ongoing, the Fed would
continue to post administered
rates; but it could also revive its pre-crisis practice
of announcing a single - valued effective funds
rate target.
The Strategic Total Return Fund
continues to hold a portfolio duration
of about 6 years, meaning that a 1 % (100 basis point)
change in interest
rates would induce a roughly 6 %
change in the value
of the Fund.
The Wage Cost Index
continues to record wages growth at an annual
rate of around 3 1/4 per cent, and there has been little
change in the wage increases being negotiated under enterprise bargaining, which
continue to yield average annualised increases in the 3 1/2 to 4 per cent range.
UBS: Payrolls & private payrolls +190 k, unemployment down, soft avg hrly earnings We project
continued strength in payrolls in August, a consequent decline in the unemployment
rate, no
change in the weak path
of average hourly earnings, and a flat workweek.
Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility
of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation
rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level
of official interest
rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the
continuing weakness in some economies, a glut
of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and
changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.
-- «The year - on - year
rate of change in the CPI (all items less fresh food) is likely to
continue on an uptrend and increase toward 2.0 %, due mainly to an improvement in the output gap and a rise in medium - to - long term inflation expectations.»
The Fed is expected to
continue its policy
of hiking
rates but the incoming data from the US does not ssupport any accelerated
rate hikes as yet and with the 3
rate hikes for the year already priced into the markets, we do not expect any major
changes in the gold prices if and when the
rate hikes do happen.
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships;
changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future
changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major
changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare
rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the
continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions;
changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The players who should be sold to man city should be Mertesacker, Joel Campbell, Giroud, Welbeck, Jenkinson, Debuchy, Ospina and the like.These are players I don't
rate and will not
continue to
rate no matter what happens as unlike some I don't
change my mind over one game or over one tournament but I judge them after a season or after long period weighing their effect.I however
rate Chamberlain, Wilshere, Ramsey and the like as I think if not for injuries they would all have been world class.As a result they should also be sold to better teams who can relieve them
of this curse and help them fulfill their potential so as to save them from ungrateful fans and keep mouths shut.
The
rate of circumcision has slowly been brought down to 60 % and the movement to educate parents and professionals will
continue until all children (both male and female) have genital integrity until they, as adults, can make their own decision about any permanent
changes they wish to make to parts
of their bodies.
After the first 7 days,
changes continue at a slower
rate until milk reaches the «mature» stage around Day 21 (Institute
of Medicine, National Academy
of Sciences 1991).
In his Budget statement
of March 2012, Chancellor George Osborne, confirmed that there would be no
changes to the duty
rates set out by his predecessor; therefore
rates would
continue to rise by two per cent above the
rate of inflation.
Among the measures contained in the HMRC note
Changes to tax reliefs following the Scottish Government's Budget2 was confirmation that taxpayers impacted by the introduction
of the new starter (19 %) and intermediate (21 %)
rates will
continue to benefit from Marriage Allowance at the
rate of 20 %, worth up to # 238 per year.
We heard the current President on why we are graduate unemployment
rate continue to increase, his
change of position on galamsey mining in the country, the senior minister's statement that the fundamentals
of the economy is strong, praises showered on the former communication minister and his team by the current communication minister, attempts to touch the heritage fund.
The
changes from last September are predictable, given how the Lib Dem poll
ratings have
continued to decline since then — Clegg's approval
rating is now at minus 29 compared to plus 8 a year ago, the proportion
of people who support the coalition agreement is down to 34 % from 43 % a year ago.
The test results will still be used to measure teachers» performance
ratings, and a spokesman for the teachers union says until that
changes, many
of the parents involved in the boycott movement will
continue to opt their kids out
of the tests.
Actor Mark Ruffalo is one
of 100 wealthy New Yorkers who have signed an open letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a last - ditch attempt to get him to
change his mind about
continuing to tax wealthy state residents at a higher
rate to generate revenue to restore some budget cuts.
The governor said the
change is needed because less than one percent
of teachers were
rated ineffective (the lowest category on the
rating system) last year but students
continued to «lag behind in performance.»
The movement
continued to grow each year, and by 2016, the opt - out
rate in New York State had grown to 21 percent
of students, despite
changes made in the tests and a campaign by the state education commissioner to encourage participation.
While investigators did not examine what types
of foods were consumed, they did observe that total daily calorie, fat, carbohydrate, and protein consumption have not
changed significantly over the last 20 years, yet the obesity
rate among Americans is
continuing to rise.
They looked at each
of those conditions through, first, a business - as - usual lens that assumes a lack
of international climate - policy action with
continued high
rates of greenhouse gas emissions and, second, an optimistic scenario
of reduced emissions with climate
change policy interventions.
A new study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, and the University
of California, Irvine, shows that while ice sheets and glaciers
continue to melt,
changes in weather and climate over the past decade have caused Earth's continents to soak up and store an extra 3.2 trillion tons
of water in soils, lakes and underground aquifers, temporarily slowing the
rate of sea level rise by about 20 percent.
Climate
change multiplies stress China faces it more than India, because
of China's one - child policy, which brought fertility
rates down significantly even as life expectancy
continues to improve.
The researchers claimed that
changing weather patterns would commit up to 37 percent
of the world's species to extinction by 2050 — far more than would go extinct if we
continued at the current
rate of habitat destruction.
Exercise performed at the anaerobic threshold causes prominent
changes in hormone values, and they
continued to rise up to 90 %
of max heart
rate [2].
It's sort
of an old wives» tale that you'll gain 30 or 40 pounds as you
continue through middle age — it can easily happen, but it's very easy to offset the
change in metabolic
rate,» she tells WebMD.
California will
continue to land at the very bottom
of every measure
of how well we're preparing our students for the future — graduation
rates, social and emotional wellbeing, math and reading achievement — unless we make serious
changes to ensure every student has a great teacher, in every subject, every year.
The
rate of change in technology is so rapid that we have to prepare teachers to
continue learning after graduation.