Sentences with phrase «taking as firm»

The users have all opted for the Cash on Delivery mode of payment which the company is not taking as firm order as of now.

Don't take these as firm predictions of what would happen, just a straw in the wind.

Researchers have shown that lowered levels of c - myc can modestly slow aging and extend life in mice, with some evidence that this is due to effects on insulin metabolism, though there is a still a lot of investigation needed to take that as a firm conclusion.

Naturally while this gave fans plenty to speculate and chat about, nobody took it as firm evidence, after all companies register possible domain names constantly.

Naturally while this gave fans plenty to speculate and chat about, nobody took it as firm evidence, after all companies register -LSB-...]

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April 11 (Reuters)- Paulson & Co, the hedge fund firm led by billionaire investor John Paulson, has taken a stake in Viacom Inc as the U.S. media company has started to turn around its business, Paulson told Reuters in an interview.

As these lenders are compelled to become increasingly selective about who is approved for home loans, desperate borrowers will seek mortgages from unregulated firms that aren't required to take out federal mortgage insurance.

Mervyn Kitay has been anointed as chief executive in waiting at Crowe Horwath Perth, Western Australia's eight biggest accounting firm, taking over from Geoff Kidd, who has run the partnership for the past 19 years.

The European Union's executive body is frustrated with the relatively low corporate taxes paid by firms such as Facebook (fb) and Amazon, and individual EU countries are frustrated at seeing overseas firms take business from local rivals while booking their revenues elsewhere.

A free - trade advocate, Macron let several national corporate champions be taken over by foreign firms as a minister.

In effect, the state - owned construction firms will be taking on debt and investing — while hiring Western engineering and construction giants as their subcontractors.

April 11 - Paulson & Co, the hedge fund firm led by billionaire investor John Paulson, has taken a stake in Viacom Inc as the U.S. media company has started to turn around its business, Paulson told Reuters in an interview.

In the lending world, the players at the upper end of the market include the banks and monoline firms, such as First National Financial, which issue mortgages but do not take deposits.

Anu Duggal took what she learned as an ecommerce entrepreneur to launch a venture capital firm called Female Founders Fund.

He's taken a stake in TYT Network, one of the top online - video political news networks, as part of $ 20 million in funding led by growth equity firm 3L Capital with participation from Greycroft and e.ventures.

Canadians are also more likely to take vacations within the country, as the exchange rate will make travel to typical winter holiday spots more expensive, says economist Roslyn Kunin of Roslyn Kunin and Associates, an economics, business and human resources consulting firm.

The top performing European stocks in 2018 are takeover plays such as biotech firm Ablynx, which is being taken over by Sanofi; NEX Group, thanks to an approach from CME Group; GKN, after Melrose has fought to acquire it; Smurfit Kappa, after an unsolicited approach from International Paper; and Ocado as it inks international deals.

And while there is scant evidence to suggest the Waterloo, Ont., firm is set to revisit its glory days (its valuation was $ 83.4 billion in 2008; it's $ 4.3 billion now), in 2016 it took the bold step of redefining its identity as a smaller, more focused and, arguably, more sustainable business.

Besides figuring out whether a family member can take over the company's operations, succession advisors say clans must also come up with a consensus about a transfer of ownership, as well as implement a plan that allows the founder to extract their equity from the firm.

Knowing how to do more with less was a significant factor in enabling these firms to continue to post record growth as the economy took a turn for the worse.

As a small, relatively young firm at the time, we knew we had to take risks in order to impress the stuffy decision - makers in Fairfield.

As red tape, regulation and economic uncertainty leave firms reluctant to take on the responsibility of training new permanent staff, it has fallen to temp agencies to offer workers the chance to learn on the job.

In his book «High Output Management,» Andy Grove, founder of Intel, advocates that «a manager should use his calendar as a «production» planning tool, taking a firm initiative to schedule work that is not time - critical.»

Third - party contracting firm benefits aren't only less generous, but the exorbitant Silicon Valley housing prices and rents make life as a contractor so difficult workers from contract companies often can't afford to elect a benefits package, because doing so will take too much out of their paycheck.

The deal would see Beijing take a firmer grip of Hong Kong's transport hub, even as the city's once world - leading port loses ground to rival ports on the mainland.

According to data provided over email by research firm Technomic, the average fast food cheeseburger costs $ 4.02, but that price tag doesn't take into account a number of invisible external costs, also known as «externalities.»

Acting as a sort of Silicon Valley emissary to the Wall Street crowd, Bill Gurley, general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, also took the stage later in the afternoon.

«There's no question that for Dell to win as a combined entity, they're going to need to take share,» says Matt Eastwood, a senior vice president at market research firm IDC.

It looks like the winner - take - all explanation can be applied to firms as well.

«Particularly with oil prices hitting lows at some point in the first quarter... lots of sub investment - grade firms could be under a lot of stress, and for those with stronger balance sheets, those companies could take this as an opportunity to buy and acquire assets,» Deshpande said in a phone interview.

Since he took over as worldwide managing director in July, he's launched a dozen internal initiatives, ranging from cost - cutting measures (at a firm notorious for not taking its own efficiency medicine) to a new focus on marketing (a word that, by Barton's own account, draws gasps of horror at McKinsey).

Treasury officials insist the news — issued one week before the expiration of White House authority to extend more aid to the firms without congressional approval — should not be taken as a sign that the two so - called government - sponsored enterprises (GSEs) need an unlimited credit card to survive.

But he wants the firm to take more risks to get its message out, especially as it increasingly takes on deeply political challenges like climate change or health care.

As he pushes the firm further into government corridors, Barton realizes that people are leery of power that hides its face — that there's something sinister about the mysterious adviser who sits in a corner taking notes and is never introduced.

At least three banks were interested in taking over as Tasman's banker and two submitted firm proposals.

The SEC is taking a firm stand, though, «seeking to bar Mr. Panic from serving as a director or officer of any publicly traded company.»

Of note, Xi told the forum that globalization was an irreversible trend, adding that China would do its part by taking major measures to open up its economy as soon as possible and widen market access to foreign - funded firms.

April 11 - Paulson & Co, the hedge fund firm led by billionaire investor John Paulson, has taken a stake in Viacom Inc as the U.S. media company has started to turn around its business amid a challenging landscape, Paulson told Reuters in an interview.

An even bigger question about the financial services industry's adoption of distributed ledger technologies might not be about how this gets implemented and what specific block chains they choose, but rather what happens to the float that savvy bankers and financial firms have taken advantage of as they wait for deposits to clear.

On the other hand, he has partnered on multiple deals — including Heinz / Kraft Foods and Tim Hortons / Burger King — with 3G Capital, a Brazilian private equity firm that Buffett has taken pains to characterize as something else.

About two years ago, the attorney at law firm Cooley took over as chair of the Partnership Nominating Committee, and the numbers weren't inspiring when it came to women's progress.

That concern could be a long term investment opportunity, such as taking advantage of high pollution in China, according to LaSalle Investment Management, a $ 47.6 billion real estate investment firm.

Starks first joined St. Jude in 1996 as part of the firm's purchase of another corporation, took over as CEO and president in 2004, and has acquired a string of smaller companies since.

The Senate further allows firms to accelerate alternative minimum tax or research credits instead of taking bonus depreciation, and includes film or videotape as property that qualifies for the depreciation.

«As interns and young professionals, we are always encouraged to take senior staff out to lunch (and the firm pays for it!).

«The savage pummeling taken by credit markets is so out of proportion that there appear to be two parallel realities,» wrote Leech, whose firm manages $ 466 billion as a subsidiary of Legg Mason.

Sensitive to the criticism of the firm as a tapeworm in the corporate intestine, Bainies take pains to prove to clients that they add value.

The range of exit strategies includes taking the company public through an initial public offering (IPO), selling the company to a strategic acquirer, or recapitalizing and selling the firm to the management team, also known as a management buyout.

Pandit is a quiet and firm leader who works as hard as anyone at the company and has passion for finishing a job (he took $ 1 salary while Citi was beholden to Uncle Sam and U.S. taxpayers).

Last year, we took on a local construction firm as a new client.