Sentences with phrase «year against businesses»

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Similar legislation failed last year, after it pitted environmental scientists against businesses and trade groups that benefit from the $ 2 billion market for sun care products in the U.S.

As I have repeatedly said over the years, I do not believe that the overwhelming majority of advisors - be they wirehouse, hybrid, independent or RIA - have gotten into this business because they want to work against their clients.

Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

It could lead to more class action suits against such businesses in years to come.

Elsewhere, the going remains tough for GSK's business, with the full - year earnings hit from currency moves now seen at 8 percent, against 6 percent previously.

The federal government has made sweeping cuts to red tape as small and medium businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.

The world economy is «about as good as it gets,» the 56 - year - old American said, pushing back against fears that rising trade protectionism could hurt globally diversified businesses like SAP.

BAML's list included a price objective for each stock pick, which Business Insider compared against price (as of 30 January) to create a ranking of stocks from every industry which could deliver the biggest return this year.

Ellison has been stepping up the rhetoric against Amazon (amzn) over the past year, as Oracle (oclcf) attempts to make a big business selling computing resources on demand, which technology analysts also refer to as Infrastructure - as - a-service (IaaS).

The national migration to EMV payment standards (popularly recognized as microchip debit and credit cards) is virtually guaranteed to safeguard small businesses and their customers against fraud over the next year.

Finally, don't put this issue down without reading «Making It Work,» Jeff Chu's moving profile of five businesses leading the fight against a quiet social crisis — the growing number of people on the autism spectrum who come of working age every year.

Waiting to launch a product until its «magical» moment goes against the concept of MVP, or minimum viable product, which has become so trendy in business over the past few years.

A couple of years ago, Benioff famously went to bat against several state laws that would allow business to refuse service to people based on sexual orientation under the umbrella of religious freedom.

Think of it this way — while your income ledger may tell you that your business brought in a lot of money during the year, you may have no way of knowing whether you turned a profit without measuring your income against your total expenses.

This year, he sold his business, which had annual revenue of $ 5 million, without ever having borrowed against his house.

If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

After a year of speculation, Sessions has rescinded the Obama - era Cole Memo, opening the door for a federal crackdown against recreational cannabis businesses.

As I have repeatedly said over the years, I do not believe that the overwhelming majority of advisors — be they wirehouse, hybrid, independent or RIA — have gotten into this business because they want to work against their clients.

Admittedly the short - termism inherent in most businesses works, in theory, against the Fifty Years model.

At last year's meeting of the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council (ABLAC), fears about the backlash against globalization and the election of new populist leaders with protectionist tendencies cast a pall over the discussions.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

There has been no change in our capital allocation policy and over the next few years our first priority is to continue to invest in our business, as we have a compelling opportunity to drive sustainable growth and value creation, and we're putting our capital against this opportunity.

Emil Michael, Uber's business head who got into trouble several years ago after making idiotic threats against a female reporter, is very close to him, as well as Uber founder and non-executive board chairman Garrett Camp and longtime Uber exec Ryan Graves.

However, if the business was to have a loss in one year, you would not be able to deduct that loss against your personal income.

In the last 15 months, the 77 - year - old has taken positions in and then launched campaigns against 14 companies, a burst that has made him, at an age when he would have long been expected to fade away, the most disruptive individual in business, with a hand in almost every major corporate story in America.

Ever since King Camp Gillette invented the world's first double blade safety razor at the start of the 20th century, razor manufacturers have been fighting against one another to dominate what has grown to be well over a $ 15 billion a year business — all while seemingly paying no mind to the wishes of their customers, let alone the science behind getting a close shave.

In the past year, the SEC expanded its action against the business kryptowalutowym, which perceives as not przestrzegajace of the securities laws.

The euro plunged from near two - year highs to a six - week low against the dollar in early November, after weak inflation figures stoked fears about demand in the 17 - member economy, according to Nawaz Ali, UK market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.

U.S. opposition to the ICC is of a piece with its vote a year earlier against the treaty to ban antipersonnel land - mines, its refusal to pay UN dues, its economic sanctions on allies that do business in Cuba, and its implicit foreign policy of demanding a «superpower exemption» from international rules.

NOT sorry to disapoint you but MY religion or spirituality is NONE of your business and suits me just fine, makes me a better person, more accepting of others, more kind to my fellow earthbound souls, more respectful to mankind and morther earth than all religions combined who unfortunately have over 2ooo years of evidence of horrors committed against each other ALL in the name of the religous organizations you want me to join??? I think I will stick with my smorgasborg of this and that spirituality.

After failed earlier efforts, the Hungarians revolted against Hapsburg rule in 1848 (a year when there were revolutions all over Europe), and this time they succeeded, the whole business ending in the «Great Austro «Hungarian Compromise» of 1867.

He responded by telling Fox Business Network: «If Donald Trump has three more years like the year he just had of amazing successes... he can run against a combined ticket of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and he will still win in 2020.»

Nestlé has registered a slight year - on - year growth in profits across its businesses, with sales figures of CHF 89.8 billion ($ 78bn) for 2017 against CHF 89.5 ($ 77.7 bn) the previous year.

The Peepul Capital - backed company aims to double its revenues to Rs 100 crore this fiscal as against around Rs 50 crore last year by entering newer geographies like tier - II cities and bringing on board new partners for their business to business (B2B) segment.

Today, conditions seem more fertile.Unlike the NASL, the 12th - year, 13 - club MLS has seven teams (and counting) playing in soccer - specific stadiums; four new national TV contracts; a countrywith 42 million Hispanics, many of them soccer lovers; a base of competitivehomegrown players feeding a U.S. team that has reached five straight WorldCups; and a single - entity business model that prevents teams from spendingthemselves into bankruptcy by bidding against each other for free agents.

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: «European football continues to flourish financially, with almost half a billion Euro of revenue growth for the top 20 Money League clubs... United's ability to retain first position is all the more impressive against the backdrop of the weakened Pound against the Euro, and with both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona forecasting further revenue growth in 2017/18, the battle at the top will likely come down to on - pitch performance again next year.

I am a MFM and I must say that I am realizing everyday that the obstetric community, inspite of the lowest maternal and infant mortality rates in years, is losing the battle against untrained practitioners who are making a business and a mockery out of many susceptible clueless first time moms... unfortunately a lot of babies will have to suffer / die before things turn around.

An 18 - year - old Orland Park woman was charged with violating a local ordinance against underage consumption of alcohol and resisting police during a March 1 police contact outside a business on the 15800 block of LaGrange Road.

In recent years, though, it's moved toward the mainstream, spurred by the rise of attachment parenting, a reaction against a dysfunctional medical system, and pro-midwife documentaries like The Business of Being Born, which featured producer Ricki Lake giving birth in her bathtub.

The business lobby is serious about crushing «the little party that could» (a Newsday headline of a few years ago), spending millions of dollars on television and mail against WFP candidates, and even trying to hire well - known progressive public relations firms to wage a PR battle against them.

Earlier this year, a Siena College poll found that an overwhelming amount of upstate business leaders are against raising the minimum wage to $ 15.

Taken with a pledge to double the time to two years before an employee can launch an unfair dismissal claim, Mr Osborne claimed he was «ending the one way bet against small businesses».

ALBANY — Harry Wilson, a business adviser who was considered by many Republicans as their best candidate against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has said he will not launch a campaign this year.

GOP sources told The Post that Marc Cenedella, 41, a Yale and Harvard business - school graduate and native of upstate Fredonia who is believed to be worth about $ 150 million, is «seriously considering» running against Gillibrand — a flip - flopping congresswoman from the Albany area who was initially appointed to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2009 before winning election to a remaining two - year term in 2010.

This year, the governor downplayed the issue, listing it with a number of other steps he wants to take, including stricter penalties against bribery, creating an independent agency to police campaign filing violations and greater disclosure by lawmakers of their private law clients who have business before the state.

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«I have spent years fighting for small business owners, family farms, hardworking families and the neediest among us against the corrupt, rigged system that has allowed Albany politicians and their cronies to literally steal from Upstate New Yorkers while destroying our economy.»

Business groups had been lobbying against continuing the tax on the wealthy, while unions and other advocates for the minimum wage say a three year phase in is too long for working people to wait.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a separate civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, Robert Weinstein and the Weinstein companies at large for «egregious violations of New York's civil rights, human rights, and business laws» earlier this year, his office said in a statement.