Sentences with phrase «recent years cut»

Connecticut has also in recent years cut state programs for alternative teacher certification.

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But in recent years the «can't - miss» company has struggled with product delays; executive reshufflings; increased competition from Apple and Fitbit, costly lawsuits with its supplier, and Fitbit; and a down round that cut the company's valuation in half.

At a dinner table over the holidays, I sat next to a New York - based investment manager who told me that the CEOs who have come to visit him over the last couple of years told him that their recent layoffs were just «cutting out the dead wood» that they'd been reluctant to cut earlier.

They also follow a recent pledge by the bank to build more branches and expand hiring in underserved neighborhoods and expand its philanthropic work, in response to an expected windfall from the passage of federal corporate tax cuts last year.

Last fall, the MDA announced it would cut back the telethon to a six - hour prime time special in 2011, leading to speculation that Lewis, who has been forced to cut back his airtime considerably in recent years due to mounting heath issues, was on his way out.

Joly has reinvigorated Best Buy in recent years with cost cuts and by reinventing stores that showcase specific brands and services.

Check out our recent Case Study, When Your Bank Stops Lending, which looks at an audio technology company whose bank cut its credit despite the fact that the company hadn't missed a payment in three years.

They also have recent real - world examples to make their case: Tax cuts in Kansas made by Gov. Sam Brownback failed to deliver the expected boost, forcing the state into years of grueling budget battles and harsh spending cuts to make up the gap.

Although they have had to cut back significantly on their holiday budget in recent years, they still plan to spend $ 50 to $ 75 on each child — even though it means relying on credit cards.

In recent years, they've given wedges a host of excellent features that allow you to precisely control your shots around the green, giving you a better chance of cutting strokes from your score.

The concepts may seem like theoretical jargon, but in recent years, the practice has become fairly common, and has attracted attention from hundreds of corporations looking for new ideas — and new ways to cut costs.

The pressure to decentralize has increased in recent years as the shadow of military downsizing has forced the marines to further differentiate themselves from the army to stave off steep cuts — and that means gearing up for even faster, more - effective responses to an ever - wider range of scenarios.

Earnings estimates for the 2018 fiscal year are being revised upwards by some analysts to account for the impending bump from recent interest rate hikes and a U.S. corporate tax cut from 35 per cent to 21 per cent that took effect on Jan. 1.

In recent years, the company has cut the size of its fries, ditched antibiotics from its chicken nuggets, added fruit options and removed soda from the Happy Meal.

Recent data shows that exhaust carbon emissions fell 3.7 % in Europe last year, and the European Union has set a target for cutting average emissions in new cars to 130 grams per kilometer by 2015.

Penney, looking to steady its finances after reporting a loss of $ 116 million in its last fiscal year, also announced it was eliminating 130 positions at its headquarters in Plano, Texas, just the latest round of layoffs in recent years, as well as cutting 230 jobs at the store and regional level.

Smartphone maker BlackBerry once accounted for 20 % of Celestica's revenue (which was US$ 6.5 billion last year), but as BlackBerry lost market share in recent years and had to cut costs, it switched to cheaper Asian suppliers, and the two companies formally announced their split last summer; sure enough, Celestica's first - quarter results showed a BlackBerry - sized hole in the balance sheet, with revenues down 19 % from the year before.

Tyson Foods (TSN) bought Hillshire Brands for $ 8.5 billion two years ago and that brand is expected to have seen strong sales in the most recent quarter, while Tyson's chicken business also likely benefitted from higher margins thanks to cost - cutting measures.

The American legend had tried a number of turnaround strategies and cost - cutting efforts in recent years, but the company — which since 2004 has reported only one full year of profit — ran short of cash.

Recent lower oil prices have helped Morocco cut those costs and shrink its budget deficit from nearly 5 percent of gross domestic product in 2014 to 4.3 percent this year.

Pressure aside, Tribune's plan is to make the Times, which has been ravaged by cost - cutting in recent years but remains the company's most prominent publication, a key pillar of that transformation.

In recent years, analysts have increasingly assumed, in their models, that deficits resulting from tax cuts are ultimately paid for by tax increases or spending cuts several decades in the future.

- At the same time, both Iran and Iraq must make sacrifices for Saudi Arabia to accept the deal, Iran takes opposite view, insisting Saudi should cut more, as it boosted output most in recent years: oil producers that raised output in past years while Iran was subject to sanctions «will have to shoulder a bigger share of the output drop and accept more responsibility»: oil minister Bijan Zanganeh

Share buybacks and cost - cutting have helped propel bottom - line growth in recent years, but this quarter sales growth is tracking at the strongest level in more than five years.

«The [U.S. Department of Energy] expects the Obama administration's recent drilling moratorium to cut U.S. production by an average 70,000 [barrels a day] next year, which is equal to only about 1 per cent of current OPEC spare capacity.»

I had the chance to interview a few CEOs and venture capitalist, and discussed with Quanergy founder Louay Eldada his 3 - year without salary and then 50 % salary cut in paycheck in year 3 when he started his company, despite a recent closing on a $ 30 million dollar - round.

The executives» corner - cutting on compliance adds to the embarrassment and regulatory headaches for Zurich - based Credit Suisse, which has had to pay billions of dollars of fines to U.S. authorities in recent years over a wide range of allegations, including mis - selling of mortgage - backed securities, deficiencies in its anti-money-laundering program, front - running clients on foreign - exchange trades and violating U.S. sanctions by secretly funneling money from Iran through American banks.

Wymer: The market's strong rally following the November 2016 general election has continued, as global earnings expectations improved during 2017 — a sharp contrast to the weakness in recent years — and have accelerated recently, spurred by reactions to the long - term impacts of the corporate tax cuts.

Deferred business spending and recent investment - oriented tax cuts will continue to reinforce a typcal late - cycle rotation toward investment - led growth during the balance of the year.

However, the various expenditure reduction exercises over recent years, without major cuts to programs and services, have forced departments to operate «closer to the edge», implying that the lapse at the end of the year will be lower than in previous years.

In other words, recent spending hikes and tax cuts are responsible for $ 540 billion — or 55 percent — of next year's budget deficit.

Recent budget cuts, blamed on a deflating bitumen bubble, also threaten to unravel the coalition of moderate voters who carried her party to victory one year ago.

Moreover, during its recent analyst meeting, management disclosed that it would have to borrow money to fund a $ 6 billion contribution to its pension plans next year, as well as cut its 2018 capex by 26 %.

They point to two inflation risk factors: years of setting low rates by the Federal Reserve, and the possibility that recent tax cuts will cause the economy to overheat.

With the United States» Section 301 investigation into Chinese technology transfer and recent ban cutting Chinese telecommunications company ZTE off from US technology for seven years, it is clear that technology issues are...

The statement did not mention the extra government stimulus that has been added since the Fed's most recent economic forecast in the form of a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut and a budget agreement that will add $ 300 billion in government spending over two years.

The major tax cuts of the past 25 years, the Reagan cuts in the 1980's and the recent Bush cuts, were both heavily tilted toward the very well off.

This fact in itself has been one of the criticisms levelled at the paid - time broadcast organizations: that the development of religious television in recent years has been the result of opportunism and cut - throat free enterprise rather than soundly based theological strategy.

East Coast's Fresh Cuts — the sister company to Coastal's distribution business — has experienced robust growth in recent years.

Kirin's focus has been on improving Lion Dairy & Drinks» profit margin in recent years, cutting costs and boosting sales at higher margin brands such as Dare.

I still love that recipe, but we've cut back our sugar intake back dramatically in recent years, so I keep tweaking, and tweaking.

This comes on top of other cuts it has made in sodium levels in recent years.

South Gippsland dairy farmer Damian Murphy said the recent cuts to milk prices will mean a tough year.

We've seen this over recent years with the policies that have been introduced by this government and their recent support for cuts to penalty rates for weekend workers in Australia.

Dortmund and Atletico have shown in recent years how proper cutting edge management and recruitment usurps spending power.

However, his recent injury problems look to have put off the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in pursuing a deal for the 25 - year - old, who could be available on a cut - price deal next summer.

The 28 - year - old is said to be keen to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu, but he has apparently been angered in recent days after being offered a new contract which includes a pay - cut.

We have heard over and over again in recent years, however, that the club did not want to get into those previous situations in which our best players are allowed to enter the final year of their contracts as it seriously cuts down the strength of our bargaining position and makes it more likely we will lose them to another club.

It's precisely the sort of original cutting edge that may help the MISL to gain public awareness, then an identity and finally the success that no other new league or new sport has in recent years.

As is the problem with most of the talents that come through the Chelsea youth system in more recent years though, Mount will have his work cut out to break into the senior side even though he's already proven his qualities at England U19 level.