Sentences with phrase «spending half»

It follows the disclosure that the heir to the throne has regularly lobbied ministers over pet subjects including homeopathy, architecture, rainforests, rural housing and military spending.

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.

Rising demand in Canada meant increased employment in service industries and certain manufacturing industries, higher government revenues and spending.

So when I first heard about Chicago - based KnowledgeHound, I was pretty excited because I saw it as a SaaS startup that was addressing a large and important problem: the inefficiencies in the way corporations were spending billions of dollars on market research and surveys.

Those include loosening watertight labor protections and cutting public spending.

Senior executives are pledging to maintain a cautious approach to investment and spending despite the recovery in oil prices over the last two years.

At its investor day on Wednesday, Home Depot said it would roughly double the investment spending in the next three fiscal years to some $ 11.1 billion.

Though topics like saving, spending and investing are unarguably important, they have become alarmingly taboo.

According to a «Dell Special Committee Investor Presentation» compiled, in part, by the Boston Consulting Group and filed with the SEC on July 15, it's clear that Dell has a spending problem.

Organized as a follow - up to January's Women's March on Washington, the one - day walk - out — called the International Women's Strike, or A Day Without A Woman in the U.S. — will see participants opting out of paid or unpaid labour, curtail spending (unless it's at women - or minority - owned businesses) and wear red.

And a rebound in company stockpiling, further gains in housing and more business spending also likely drove faster growth in the first quarter.

If you let your guard down and start freely spending, it can cause a problem down the line if business slows or you face a challenge.

«A large debt also can compromise a country's national security by constraining military spending in times of international crisis or by limiting its ability to prepare for such a crisis.»

That idea can prove useful for near - retirees, in case they're struggling to predict how their spending might affect their budget.

The new data centers underscores how cloud computing giants like Amazon (amzn), Microsoft, Google (goog), and IBM (ibm) are spending billions of dollars building out their infrastructure across the world so they can sell their technologies to non-U.S. customers.

The strength of Hasbro's results contradict a narrative that has formed in the retail sector in which many executives have lamented that spending during the holiday season has focused on two periods of time: the Thanksgiving / Black Friday holiday weekend and the final week before Christmas.

TD under Clark and BMO under Downe focused on expanding aggressively across the border, spending billions on acquisitions to take advantage of the U.S. recovery.

When you think about it, It makes sense that when money is tight, people stay in and make their own fun rather than going out and spending money.»

«That was a major part of Canada [in which] retail spending probably would not have been typical in that month,» said TD economist Leslie Preston.

Furthermore, desperate brands and publishers will likely resort to spending more on Facebook ads to revive their dead organic post reach.

A noted decrease in job growth is less of a concern if it's accompanied by signs «that manufacturing activity is starting to rebound, that businesses are spending more on investment, and that consumers are continuing to spend,» he said.

The company has often been criticized for spending too much on content as it tries to aggressively gain subscribers outside the United States, its main market.

It keeps revising its forecasts to adjust for anticipated public spending that doesn't happen.

One Belt, One Road represents China's biggest overseas spending effort ever, a project that, adjusted for inflation, is at least 12 times the size of the Marshall Plan, the history - changing U.S. program that helped rebuild Western Europe from rubble after World War II.

But there are reports that Senate leaders are close to a deal on a two - year budget that would boost defense spending and spending on domestic programs the Democrats want.

Spending money to tell people something they already know is a bad business decision.»

Driving more than half the growth in drug spending in 2015 were sales of new branded medications that have been available for less than two years.

On what the bull market needs to stay alive: «I think you need a catalyst because valuations are at the point now where, in my opinion, where it's going to be difficult to get sustainable earnings growth without capital spending,» said Trennert.

I blocked them out, spending 20 minutes on each in separate sessions.

Still, we're in the fifth year of a very weak recovery in which small businesses have been hit hard by tight credit markets, slow sales and limited spending.

Count me as a «no» on any budget - busting spending bill.»

These cofounders will be the ones that you are spending every day with, though.

He'd been listless, and was spending a lot of time on Reddit, and upon encountering broken image after broken image, he decided to unleash to the masses a little side project he'd hacked together.

Though the thought of running your own business, spending your days working on something you're passionate about, and choosing how and where you spend your time is enticing, realize there are days if not years of sleepless nights, cash flow shortfalls and mindset hurdles between you and your destination.

The U.S. market could become too hot as tax cuts and more government spending stoke an already strong economy, says Sim Moh Siong of the Bank of Singapore.

But once you've built a little history you can start to spot customer retention and spending trends.

As the Canadian market slows down, RBC can pull back even further on marketing spending and branch upgrades.

Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at RBC, expects positive results for consumer spending in the quarter overall (up an annualized 2.8 % in Q2 from a weaker Q1), but noted that retailers are still dealing with modest levels of spending by households.

Import spending is a decent barometer of consumer confidence, so a sudden drop in imports could reflect a decline in consumer sentiment.

You may even need to replace it entirely, spending additional money unnecessarily.

«This leads to spending way too much energy on conference calls, meetings and offsites, traveling to see each other, and wasting time with conference reports, PowerPoint presentations, dimming and ultimately extinguishing creativity,» he said at the ANA conference.

The second quarter GDP numbers showed that companies in most industries were spending, and imports of machinery and equipment — a proxy for investment — are strong.

Unlikely, because e-commerce makes up only 3 % of total retail economy spending in Canada.

Nonadherence to prescribed regimens is also costly, resulting in nearly $ 300 billion a year in wasted spending, according to some studies.

Look at it from a business perspective, and think of the lost hours you'll be spending at the doctor's office, at physical therapy, and the emotional drain of feeing like crap.

Tim McCourt had a long career in derivatives, spending 10 years at JPMorgan in sales and trading.

The bill's increased deductions for capital spending would add another incentive to buy new 18 - wheelers, a potential boon for truck makers like Paccar Inc. and Navistar International Corp..

In no way am I telling you how your family should be spending time with each other, butt here is always going to be something in every generation that is going to «bring us down» as a society.»

When she isn't spending time with her children or writing, Marlena enjoys hiking and photography.

In broader economic terms, the rise in oil and gasoline prices will help crude producers in states like Texas and North Dakota and will likely boost capital spending industrywide.