Some people are spending
well over the cost of a new car to keep their pet in the family.
Not exact matches
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.
Best of all, the railroads enjoy a big, and growing,
cost advantage
over trucks for long - haul shipments.
That's
better than not surpassing the high, but many stories failed to mention the drastic increase in the
cost of healthcare and education that's occurred
over the past 18 years.
The uncertainty Trump is sowing
over the payments — known as
cost - sharing - reduction payments — has left insurers jittery and contemplating leaving the individual insurance exchanges created by the ACA, the healthcare law
better known as Obamacare.
Of the online tax services I reviewed, it did the
best job of looking out for my bottom line and minimizing the work without glossing
over subjects, though the number of options and the high
cost can be a turnoff.
Instead of doing things the same way
over and
over again, they look for
better, faster, and lower -
cost solutions to common problems.
We have access to thousands of accounts spending billions of dollars on PPC advertising, and
over the years consistently found that small to medium - size businesses struggled to manage their accounts in a way that was
cost effective and earned them the
best results.
It is always
best to err on the side of caution and
over estimate what things
cost as opposed to underestimate.
The
best predictor of the gains you'll reap
over the next decade is what's called the «
cost - of - capital.»
The company charges fees, many tied to cash cards it hands out, that can push the total
cost of borrowing
well over the legal limit.
But the process of fighting for your rights to the name can
cost well over $ 60,000.
The California - based company apologized
over the issue on Dec. 28, cut battery replacement
costs and said it will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is
good.
They work carefully: Each 5 - foot - by -3-foot panel
costs $ 950, and this house looks to be worth
well over $ 2 million.
So far, domestic small - to - mid-cap companies that get most of their revenues at home have weathered prospects of higher trade
costs the
best, with the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies up 2.8 percent for the year, nearly double the 1.5 percent gain in the larger - cap and more internationally - exposed S&P 500 index
over the same time.
It's also not
good business when you constantly try to gain the upper hand at all
costs because,
over time, no one will want to do business with you again.
The other party in these disputes, such as the CBSA, have expenses as
well and we can not forget the dollars spent for adjudication (the CITT's net
cost of operations was
over $ 12 million last year).
Hidden
costs like maintenance, taxes, and insurance add up
over time as
well.
«It's can
cost anywhere from $ 15,000 to
well over $ 100,000 dollars for some really robust designs,» Sterling says.
«The
cost to go out if we lost all those people to retrain and get people that were as
good at doing a job as they were pre-fire, I think it would have been tenfold
over what we ended up paying them out.
«If you invested in a very low -
cost index fund — where you don't put the money in at one time, but average in
over 10 years — you'll do
better than 90 percent of people who start investing at the same time,» Buffett said at the 2004 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
Given the potential opportunity
cost associated with avoiding the stock market — which could be as much as $ 3.3 million
over 40 years, according to NerdWallet — as
well as the benefits of compound interest
over four decades, the bigger risk may be not investing at all.
Although the FDA can't dictate prices or reject therapies
over pricing concerns (they can only focus on safety and efficacy), the agency can encourage more competition through moves like this (as
well as speedier approval pathways) which could spur drug makers to produce products that ultimately lower
costs for patients — a goal cited by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in announcing the list.
The
good news, according to Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall, is that a range of measures put in place
over the last half - decade have made a positive impact on the Pentagon's buying power while trimming
costs across a range of major defense programs.
If you have products or services that help firms lower their environmental impact, as
well as
costs, you'll see even more growth opportunities
over the next five years, says IBISWorld analyst Lauren Setar.
«The
cost of capital only goes up
over time, so this is a
good time to establish a
good banking relationship, before that starts happening again,» Leibowitz says.
If it's not an order of magnitude
better or cheaper, customers usually conclude that the risk and
cost of change are simply not worth the potential payback
over what they have today.
But if average inflation were to more than double to 4 %
over the next 30 years, a renter who put in the equivalent of a downpayment as
well as annual principal payments into the stock market instead of toward a house would end up a little more than $ 415,000 richer 30 years later than someone who bought, even after factoring in the
cost of renting.
Is it really in business»
best interest to punt the
cost of health care
over to its employees?
But outfitting your phone in couture will
cost you: The lowest - end case
costs more than $ 1,100, while the priciest version will set you back
well over $ 5,000.
The higher your margin the
better, because you need to have enough left
over to pay your indirect
costs or overhead (things like salaries, rent, advertising, telephone, and utilities) and still make money.
You'll see what your monthly payment will be, as
well as the total
cost of your VA mortgage
over the life of the loan.
One of the
best ways to manage how much college will
cost is to make sure you are prepared and avoid
over borrowing.
Two days later, he received an email from Apple pointing out a small dent to the edge of the phone, and quoting a
cost of
over # 200 before it would make
good on its battery promise.
This is because most private student loan lenders offer extended repayment plans and variable interest rates that seem lower at the onset of a loan refinance, saving borrowers money on their monthly payment as
well as on the total
cost of borrowing
over time.
Obviously it's not desirable to have an interest rate that changes
over time (unless it's going down) since it will affect both the total
cost of funding as
well as your ability to manage your cash flow.
Well a more likely scenario is the one I laid out on this blog 4 days ago, where Trump doesn't get everything he asks for, and there are some spending cuts made, so the plan
costs $ 25 trillion not $ 35, but I thought it was just
over the course of 10 years.
If you're a high - tech person trying to build a small business around a dynamic web site and you need advanced control
over the programming and site configuration, as
well as excellent speed and scalability at minimal
cost, NearlyFreeSpeech.NET may
well be perfect for you.
thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems —
best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar -
cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very
good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out
better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical
costs and price effectively and develop and maintain
good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation
over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected
costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as
well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as
well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
The cloth option, however, just does not go
well with a vehicle that could
cost over $ 100,000.
It wants a straight, perfectly positioned,
well - drilled drain hole right down the identified sweet spot of the reservoir being targeted, one that, when completed, will yield the maximum amount of oil
over its economic life at the lowest possible
cost.
To get the
best returns
over time, you need to focus on the three pillars of smart and profitable investing — keeping
costs low, diversifying your investments, and not chasing performance.
What we were really providing investors was a level of discipline that few individual investors can muster
over time — by adopting a long term asset allocation strategy and using low
cost investment vehicles, our long term performance was always going to be
better than the average individual investor who tends to time markets and chase performance, with little understanding of the
costs they are incurring.
In contrast, Public Banks empower small businesses, students, homeowners, city and state governments, and community banks to prosper and thrive by banking for the common
good over the long term, and making low -
cost credit available where it is needed in the real economy.
The
cost of reclaiming
over 300,000 oil and gas
wells in Alberta likely exceeds $ 70 billion, and the
cost of cleaning up the toxic tailings ponds and other damage at the oil sands could reach similar levels.
Buyers pay a premium
over the spot price to cover the
costs of producing the gold, as
well as distribution
costs and dealer markups.
Likewise, for loans in the income contingent repayment program, where the interest is not capitalized after it exceeds ten percent of the original principal amount.3 It is always
better to have prepayments used to reduce the loan balance, since this will
cost you less
over the lifetime of the loan.
The surge in wages
over the past two months, coupled with strong upward pressure in benefit
costs, is likely to constrain both profit margins and capital spending, as
well as spurring further layoffs in the months ahead.
Key features include the Park
Over the Highway, a $ 38.5 million pedestrian plaza that crosses over Interstate 44, as well as Kiener Plaza and Luther Ely Smith Square, both remodeled at a cost of $ 34.2 mill
Over the Highway, a $ 38.5 million pedestrian plaza that crosses
over Interstate 44, as well as Kiener Plaza and Luther Ely Smith Square, both remodeled at a cost of $ 34.2 mill
over Interstate 44, as
well as Kiener Plaza and Luther Ely Smith Square, both remodeled at a
cost of $ 34.2 million.