Sentences with phrase «term economic disaster»

So there could be long - term economic disaster, on top of this moral failure and global embarrassment.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Even if it lasts only three weeks, this war could be a terrible disaster in moral, political and economic terms.

If America is dumb enough to put Perry in office (who is a near - perfect carbon copy of Bush in terms of policy, mindset, and hubris), then we deserve every bit of the economic & political disaster that will most certainly ensue.

His tenure right from the start has been a disaster for the Nation in my opinion, both in social and economic terms.

No doubt such disasters always have causes which can be expressed in terms of biological, political, or economic factors.

«Our second term coincided with the onset of a national economic disaster.

Furthermore, critics complained that he had little imagination and seemed overwhelmed by the nation's economic disasters — depressions and strikes — in his second term.

And the long - term rise in the costs of global disasters is probably due mainly to socio - economic changes, such as population growth and development in vulnerable regions.

The goal was to use data collected from the spill to map out possible long - term environmental and economic consequences of the disaster, determine where research still needed to be done and determine how to allocate money for response and recovery efforts.

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

«Over the last 100 + years the economic losses via natural disasters, in absolute terms, have increased,» said Dr. Daniell, who conducts research at KIT as a John Monash Scholar is at the Geophysical Institute as well as the Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology CEDIM.

«One reason why we organized this session in the first place was to encourage the sharing of such perspectives within the context of how geophysicists can build local capacity, not only for dealing with acute issues such as disasters, but also longer term challenges like building capacity for economic growth.»

Drought and water scarcity are considered to be the most far - reaching of all natural disasters, causing short and long - term economic and ecological losses as well as significant secondary and tertiary impacts.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

There will be a total financial disaster and long - term economic collapse!

Long - term trends in normalized economic disaster losses can not be reliably attributed to natural or anthropogenic climate change, particularly for cyclones and floods (medium evidence, high agreement).

Long - term trends in economic disaster losses adjusted for wealth and population increases have not been attributed to climate change, but a role for climate change has not been excluded (medium evidence, high agreement).

Long - term trends in economic disaster losses adjusted for wealth and population increases have not been attributed to climate change, but a role for climate change has not been excluded.

By contrast, despite spending over $ 2 trillion in 5 decades, aid programs have much less to show in terms of poverty reduction — or its ancillary benefits, e.g., reductions in hunger, disease, better health care and education, and greater adaptive capacity to deal with climate change and natural disasters — than does fossil fuel - powered economic development.

The way reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events (or other natural disasters, such as earthquakes) is long - term and sustained economic growth.

The IPCC says that «[l] ong - term trends in economic disaster losses adjusted for wealth and population increases have not been attributed to climate change, but a role for climate change has not been excluded.»

For decades, the European giant Munich Re has kept annual tallies of natural disasters and the costs of each in terms of lives, population displacement and economic damage.

''... freshwater flooding is «the most impacting natural disaster in terms of number of people affected and economic damages,» adding that «some studies in the literature (e.g. IPCC, 2013; Stern Review, 2007) seem to indicate that flood damages are expected to increase in the near future as a consequence of a global climate change,» citing the additional studies of Hall et al. (2005) and de Moel et al. (2011).»

And depending on when this comment is read, the inclusion of petroleum in the total energy expenditure may make net savings from switching to clean energy and efficiency options more likely, particularly in the long term (consider a future steady state where PV power component sales only need keep up with replacement rates...... (If it still takes a long time for PV systems to realize net economic benifit, or depending on how rapidly PV manufacturing can be scaled up, we might have «strategic PV reserves» to handle certain kinds of disasters.

Previous studies have found that better marine conservation not only preserves biodiversity in found in mangrove, salt marsh and coral reef ecosystems — but also protects people in terms of mitigating the impact of natural disasters or ensuring their economic means of livelihood.

United States About Blog Ken Jorgustin's survival blog invites you to learn survival and preparedness for life after a short term emergency, a disaster, or economic collapse.

«Historically, natural disasters that hit heavily populated areas led to substantial near - term declines in economic activity but meaningful rebounds in subsequent quarters due to rebuilding efforts,» Duncan says.

«Looking at historical data, there is a pattern of decreased production immediately following natural disasters, but economic fundamentals will drive the longer - term trend in housing starts,» said Michael Neal, senior economist at the NAHB.

The HUD recovery funds, similar to those authorized for disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, are via HUD's Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG - DR) Program and «support long - term recovery, including infrastructure, seriously damaged housing, and economic recovery in the Territory» according to the HUDdisaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, are via HUD's Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG - DR) Program and «support long - term recovery, including infrastructure, seriously damaged housing, and economic recovery in the Territory» according to the HUDDisaster Recovery (CDBG - DR) Program and «support long - term recovery, including infrastructure, seriously damaged housing, and economic recovery in the Territory» according to the HUD more...