Sentences with phrase «weaker profits for»

The stronger yen has been threatening weaker profits for exporters, leading to downward pressure on wage negotiations typically conducted in spring ahead of the new fiscal year starting in April.

The downturn in the supermarket channel, fuelled by intense competition between leading brands - led by discounting from Sara Lee - and the growing popularity of private - label foods, has led Patties Foods to forecast a slightly weaker profit for the full year.

Not exact matches

One professor of management at Beijing Normal University expressed his concerns about exploiting workers» brains for profit and the inability of workers to say no to using the technology because of their relatively weak position.

The banking system was hyper - competitive and quick to take risks in pursuit of profits; policymakers aggressively pushed homeownership through measures such as tax breaks for mortgage interest payments; and weak recourse laws let mortgage defaulters off the hook.

RCR Tomlinson has lifted its annual dividend after delivering solid results in a weak market, with the engineering and construction contractor posting a net profit of $ 39.1 million for the financial year.

With weak results in wireless at Verizon — revenue fell 5 % and an adjusted profit measure fell almost 8 % for the quarter in the unit — those fears may only grow.

That company's shares took a dive as it reported a weaker than expected first - quarter profit and issued a forecast for the year that also disappointed investors.

The Business Outlook Survey says executives are feeling better because of stronger demand for exports and a weaker currency that is boosting their profit margins.

Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos. fell at least 1.4 percent after a Deutsche Bank AG analyst lowered his estimates for their profits based on weak results at rivals.

CVC's decision to sell Continental Foods comes amid a wave of deal - making in the packaged food sector where large companies are looking for ways to boost profits in a weak market.

The employer may have a strong incentive to use the technology for higher profit, and the employees are usually in too weak a position to say no,» he said.

(Reuters)- DowDuPont Inc (DWDP.N) reported a higher - than - expected first - quarter profit on Thursday as increased prices for its products and demand for packaging, paint and other materials made up for a weak agriculture business.

Our own concern about elevated profit margins is not that earnings will be weak over the completion of the current cycle (though that increasingly appears likely), but that investors are using historically extreme profit margins and record earnings as if they are completely representative of decades and decades of future earnings, and are using those earnings figures as a sufficient statistic for valuation.

From Knowledge@Wharton: Although Microsoft yesterday reported a 29 % drop in quarterly profits on weak demand for its products, the company appears to be charging forward undeterred.

For example, the ACCI - Westpac Survey of the manufacturing industry conducted in the March quarter suggested somewhat stronger expectations of rises in profits and selling prices, although the assessment of current conditions was still weak.

The weaker the SWISS currency, the more profits for the shareholders because the SNB balance sheet is a cacophony of foreign assets.

Issues of ecological justice, and justice to the weaker sections of society and specifically development of social institutions can not be taken up by the economy directed only by the market - profit mechanism in which the social objectives of the peoples are destroyed for the sake of economic growth.

The weak prices pushed Murray Goulburn's net profit for the six months to December 31 down 34 per cent to $ 10 million.

In Ireland weak dairy prices are pointing to falling profits for the Irish Dairy Board this year, even though the company sales are up.

An ambitious CEO would find a better manager, Gazidis got bypassed easily by Wenger by just speaking to the boss, this type of CEO is weak and we expect this man to get an ambitious manager who would challenge him in spending or a yes man who can develop talent to sell for profit?

The bellwether S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat, and major foreign indexes were all down (some sharply) during the same period, after a volatile year marked by weak global economic growth, slumping U.S. corporate profits and uncertainty about the outlook for the China and the European union.

Going back to the well for 1990's The Godfather Part III brought him more decoration and modest profit, even if the film is considered by all to be the weak link in the trilogy.

But in too many parts of the country, weak authorizing systems have encouraged a proliferation of charter schools — particularly virtual and for - profit ones — that don't serve students well and taint the broader reputation of charters.

Marc Tucker, president and CEO of the National Center for Education and the Economy, a not - for - profit educational research organization, says the U.S.'s weak standing in labor skills shown in the report offer a blueprint to understanding the current political climate.

It's important for policymakers to know that graduate school enrollment is exacerbating the black - white debt gap, but there is at best a weak case for calling out for - profit schools in that trend.

Weak student outcomes at many for - profit colleges have drawn the attention of policymakers concerned about the waste of taxpayer money and the impact on students who leave college with debt and no degree.

Unfortunately, the combination of for - profits» accountability to shareholder returns and weak accountability to public institutions too often leads to abuse.

(AP)-- Barnes & Noble on Tuesday posted a larger second - quarter loss than last year and lowered its profit forecast for this quarter in anticipation of weak holiday sales and high costs of launching its electronic book...

Strong global economic growth and a weaker dollar are boons for large multinationals, which derive more of their profits overseas.

If you have stocks that are still profitable but look weak, take some profit (sell half of your position, for instance) and hold the rest with a tight stop.

While a weaker dollar may boost U.S. exports and the profits of U.S. companies with overseas operations, weaker foreign demand for U.S. Treasury bonds would push up long - term interest rates, raising mortgage payments for U.S. homeowners and borrowing costs for an indebted government.

Weak holders will take their profits, and the stock price will move sideways or down for several weeks.

Vulture investors like Mr. Smith often buy up the debt of weak companies for pennies on the dollar, hoping to turn a profit when the companies go through bankruptcy or restructure their businesses.

The images and issues addressed in Mauvais Berger invite a wider consideration of how this for - profit business, unrestrained by weak municipal by - laws, inadequate provincial legislation or effective monitoring, thrives on an ever - expanding supply of abandoned animals.

Places that breed cats for pure profit charge exorbitant prices for inferior bloodlines and often times have kittens that are sickly or genetically weak.

-- SEGA spent $ 210 million on games development — That is a 27 percent increase compared to the year prior — Advertising expenses climbed 53 percent, up to $ 73 million — SEGA is releasing 50 games by the end of the financial year in March, but combined sales of all those are expected to be about 5.4 million units — SEGA initially expected to sell about 300,000 units of its four latest Wii U games — That is now revised to 230,000, making it the weakest platform in terms of unit sales — Full year expectations for 3DS 1,160,000 — SEGA's revenue for the three - quarter period was $ 685 million — After expenses, that lowers to a profit of $ 18 million — SEGA is now organizing a sweeping business restructure, which will rebuild the corporation into three divisions, as part of a wider plan to «drastically improve profitability» — At least 300 positions at the corporation are targeted for redundancy — SEGA has set aside $ 125 million for the restructure costs — SEGA expects to lose $ 110m for the full year

The AALS has cast a very skeptical eye on for - profit schools, compared with the ABA's weak hands - off accreditation policies.

His master plan envisioned a $ 150,000 annual profit by targeting weak, inexperienced players in small - stakes games, before elevating in the long - term to higher stakes for a $ 500,000 annual return, the same level he would have made as partner at Goodmans, according to the ruling in Cohen v.