Sentences with phrase «which changes would make»

I limit it to 5, even though it clearly would need more than that, because it's an exercise in deciding which changes would make the biggest difference.

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Before any candidate sets out to make changes to Quebec's budget or economy, they'll have to address the deficit the province currently faces (exceeding $ 2 billion), which has become a major campaign issue.

«While C - level personnel changes are important, Twitter has also been quietly hiring experienced tech executives — mostly from Google — for other departments,» Rao writes in a January 2013 Greencrest report on Twitter, which was made available to Inc. «The hiring of these seasoned executives suggests a possible positioning for an initial public offering in the next 12 to 18 months, in our view.»

The company insisted it had not changed the specifications for the clothing, but is warning of a shortage of the extraordinarily popular clothing items, which make up about 17 per cent of all women's pants and crop pants in its stores.

CEO Karl - Johan Persson has made responsible supply chain practices core to the brand's business strategy, one which has propelled H&M into a clear leadership position, engaging with local governments and industry in pushing for substantive change.

«This incident has really contributed to changing the strategic environment in which these key pipeline infrastructure decisions are going to be made,» says Mark McClelland, head of North American research for risk - analysis firm Maplecroft.

It's running a program for employers, of which about 60 have signed on so far, called 100 % Talent, to help them uncover gaps in pay and in opportunity, and to make changes where necessary.

Henry Blodget: So you've made a comment recently that this industry has changed more in the last three years than in the prior 30 — which is extraordinary.

It also means that when you realize which were the wrong decisions, you're going to have to make changes — you're going to have to be inconsistent.

The returns do not include any changes the two managers made to their holdings in the fourth quarter, which Berkshire has yet to disclose, but those adjustments will not change the figures much.

One of the changes the company has made in the years since is to change that original mission statement, which now reads like this: «Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software.

The company, which also exports poultry - and pork - based products to over 120 countries, has gone through deep changes since 2013, when Brazilian billionaire Abilio Diniz took over as chairman, pledging to make the $ 7.4 billion food giant leaner and more profitable.

Founder and CEO Albert Subbloie, Jr., says he knew Tangoe would need to prove to investors that a high percentage of the company's revenues were recurring, which is why he made the change far in advance of filing to go public in 2010.

After the commencement of work, Chevron (the company) has changed scope of work, specifications and requirements which i.e. Variation order or change order to the contractor (CIMIC) that will make the contractor change his cost evaluation.

Meanwhile, Cott has struggled to find its place in the rapidly changing beverage industry, and it's proven highly vulnerable to commodity prices, which affect its manufacturing costs and make earnings erratic.

However, he explained that the so - called Internet of things, in which everything from cars to home appliances to factory equipment are connected online, has made companies want «to fundamentally change their business strategy through technology.»

But unless you've fallen into some sort of new - economy role in which your chief duty is to daydream, too much blue - sky thinking isn't all that great — not for you as a leader, nor for your business as an entity that actually makes change.

«We have changed our view of the difficulties in bridging the gulf between the political parties over fiscal policy, which makes us pessimistic about the capacity of Congress and the Administration to be able to leverage their agreement this week into a broader fiscal consolidation plan that stabilizes the government's debt dynamics any time soon.»

Amazon just made a big change to its affiliate program, which could have an impact on the incomes of members ranging from YouTube stars to traditional media companies.

However, there are big changes that have happened recently which affect how buyers make purchases.

You could say that 2018 is still a young year and it's way too early to judge things, which is true, but the level of volatility in both stocks and bonds during February is making this year feel like we've lived through two full years already, and I think what the markets are signaling is more likely to be a sea change than a blip.

The change, which applies to all retailers that accept AmEx, comes in addition to similar policy changes the company has already made, such as the elimination of signature requirements for purchases under $ 50 in the United States, $ 100 in Canada and 30 euros in the United Kingdom.

Chores, tasks, procedures, from things like gift buying to running errands, have completely changed and entirely altered the way in which consumers gather data and make decisions.

The White House has insisted that it made only a «stylistic» change to the intelligence agency talking points from which Rice suggested on five Sunday talk shows that demonstrations over an anti-Islamic video devolved into the Benghazi attack.

Perversely, this perceived insincerity has hurt the anti-Brexit camp more than it has Boris Johnson, the Tory ex-Mayor of London, who has shamelessly changed his tune on the E.U. to make Brexit the instrument by which he can oust Cameron as party leader and take over as Prime Minister.

In fact, Facebook has been pretty public about making changes to their algorithm controlling which videos will organically show more often in news feeds.

Canadians have reacted angrily to outsourcing in the past, with Ottawa making changes to its rules on foreign workers after the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RBC) drew criticism in the spring for cutting Canadian jobs after contracting a supplier to provide IT assistance, which brought in foreign workers to fill them.

If you make voluntary changes to an itinerary for which you've purchased Premier Access, your Premier Access benefits will automatically transfer to the flights on your updated itinerary that are operated by United or United Express, if available.

Gascon has sent letters to Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, in which he accused them of breaking state law and he threatened legal action if they don't make changes.

As I started thinking about how to change that, I became very focused on the laboratory space and the context of the power of laboratory data — which drives, some say, 80 % of clinical decisions — and the ability to help make access to that information more available to people, and to try to create actionable information that would be accessible to people at the time that it really matters.

Redstone has said he is considering making changes to Viacom's board and the company's leadership, which could lead Dauman out of a job.

Buffett's company has no plans to merge Wells Fargo with another firm or to make any significant changes to its strategy or corporate structure, according to the application, which is dated June 14.

The world's biggest fast - food chain, which has not had a monthly gain in sales at established U.S. restaurants since October 2013, is also making the changes to reach out to consumers who are demanding simpler, more natural food choices.

The government, which has centralized control over resource development in the Prime Minister's Office, made the changes after lobbying from pipeline companies that portrayed the fisheries law as «onerous.»

The Board or the HRC or the GNC may modify, suspend, or terminate the LTICP but may not, without the prior approval of our stockholders, make any change to the LTICP that increases the total amount of common stock which may be awarded (except to reflect changes in capitalization), increases the individual maximum award limits (except to reflect changes in capitalization), changes the class of team members or directors eligible to participate, extends the duration of the LTICP, reduces the exercise price of or reprices outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights, waives the LTICP's minimum time period requirements for vesting and lapse of restrictions for restricted stock or RSRs, or otherwise amends the LTICP in any manner requiring stockholder approval by law or under the NYSE listing requirements.

The only way the index return is actually correct is if you have a portfolio which you make no changes to for the entire year.

Stocks can see their PE multiples expand and contract in a manner that has almost nothing to do with changes in EPS, which makes looking at these metrics a poor indicator of valuation or future returns.

A few months later we made a dramatic change by eliminating late fees, which had always been a major customer irritant.

The group also wants to emphasize trucking as an essential cog in the wheel of the U.S. economy, which the new administration is focused on growing, and see that any changes to trade agreements like NAFTA — which also clearly would affect the U.S. trucking industry and many other businesses — are made with all due consideration.

With that in mind, the board made some concessions in response to the shareholder vote, but insulated the existing team: the changes (which include a bonus cap and increased deferral) would only apply to new hires.

The last big management change Page made was last spring, when he put Chrome boss Sundar Pichai in charge of Google's Android mobile unit, which had been run by Andy Rubin.

Seeing the needle move in the right direction has given MacNair the confidence to make necessary changes in personnel which has improved morale throughout the organization.

Plaintiffs would go after easy targets and companies like Whitehaven Coal — which are already in the sights of climate activists — and other companies that resisted the need to change the way they do business to help slow man - made global warming or funded climate sceptics could be vulnerable.

Questions for consideration: Which lessons have you learned this year that have made a significant change in your business?

Tsipras said that Greece «has proved that democracy can not be blackmailed; Greece has made a brave choice and one which will change the debate in Europe.

Older versions of the plane, the A through D models, have problems with cabin pressure whereas the newer Super Hornet and Growler issues «would appear to point to the onboard oxygen generating» system to which the Navy» has already made changes.

However, if the ordinary shares or ADSs are treated as traded on an «established securities market» and you are either a cash basis taxpayer or an accrual basis taxpayer that has made a special election (which must be applied consistently from year to year and can not be changed without the consent of the IRS), you will determine the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized in a non U.S. dollar currency by translating the amount received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale.

But the industry hasn't made the changes, which would involve a hit to their bottom line.

XRP provides liquidity solutions to financial institutions and has probably the fastest transaction speed of all cryptocurrencies which makes it more stable and immune to big price changes.

The first is that the changes Facebook has made so far are largely cosmetic, which suggests it is principally concerned about keeping regulators at bay, rather than ensuring that its billion users aren't hosed with lies and misinformation.