Sentences with phrase «year over concerns»

For the rest, the dates have little foundation in actual food safety science, as a result, Americans throw away billions of pounds of food every year over concerns that it has gone bad.

It failed last year over concerns that it usurped local district authority.

Bloomberg reports that China could boost its gold purchases from Hong Kong as much as 50 percent this year over concerns of currency devaluation, a slowing real estate market and shaky stocks.

However, on Wednesday the Senate Public Utilities Committee canceled plans to send Senate Bill 58 to the floor for a full chamber vote at least until next year over concerns about the effects of the bill's proposed changes.

The retirement benefits of teachers, and of other public employees, have received increased scrutiny in recent years over concerns about the fiscal sustainability of defined - benefit pension plans and the peculiar incentives they create.

The school had been on probation for two years over concerns about enrollment and qualifications of its faculty.

Not exact matches

LONDON, April 30 - The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

The increase in air strikes has led to concerns over civilian casualties, particularly after the United Nations reported a spike in deaths caused by air strikes last year.

The New York Times reported yesterday that, in October of last year, Uber altered its testing program by putting only one safety monitor in each autonomous car rather than two, over the safety concerns of some employees.

The dollar has rallied through much of the past week as concerns over the U.S. - China trade dispute receded, and as the U.S. 10 - year bond yield shot past 3 percent for the first time in four years.

Stocks have been struggling all year to gain footing amid myriad fears over trade tensions, the inflation specter and concern that while earnings have been strong, this might be as good as it gets.

He added that he was concerned over whether that could become more difficult in the coming years.

For me, one of the most important, and surprising, discoveries over the last few years has been that choosing the best approach to balancing business and social concerns starts with a decision to make shareholder interests the higher priority.

China produced over 30 percent of the 1 trillion eggs that were laid last year which has raised numerous environmental concerns on the continent.

It's a concern that was highlighted in the Duetsche Bank report; they reported that building starts for detached, single family homes was stagnant over the last decade, while building starts for condos and townhomes had increased dramatically over the last 10 years.

That has raised concerns that new drone regulations that the FAA is expected to release next year may be delayed over security concerns related to remote tracking.

Some business owners are concerned about the idea of «chipping in,» who the «hardship waiver» would apply to, and whether the promise not to raise taxes to cover the $ 900 billion cost over the next ten years is one that Obama can keep.

Apple's stock dipped at the start of 2016 due to concerns over a slowdown in iPhone sales, though share prices have since rebounded into positive territory for the year amid investor optimism for the company's new line of products.

When I look at what's happened to Canadian manufacturing over the past five, 10 years, I would say a big concern is the fact that the average manufacturer has one big customer — the United States — and it hasn't been doing very well.

Concerns over the French presidential election seemed to have eased slightly on Monday with the yields on the 10 - year French bond falling.

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defence spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fuelling an ambitious military modernisation programme amid rising concerns over its security.

Citing concerns about giving Google «a significant advantage over competitors,» a New York federal judge shot down a settlement that would permit Google to make millions of books accessible online — the latest setback in the Internet behemoth's six - year - long legal battle over its digital library.

In a conversation last month, before the sales numbers were reported, he downplayed concern over preorder numbers, saying «We see purchase intent well above last year and we see engagement with the brand in social media channels all being markedly up, so I'm still optimistic.»

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defense spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fueling an ambitious military modernisation program amid rising concerns over its security.

The Start - up Visa came two years after the federal government shuttered the Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur programs over concerns that rich foreigners were simply buying their way into the country.

But a high - level meeting scheduled for Wednesday at this year's UN gathering is a testament to fast - rising concern over the rate at which bacteria are learning to evade science's last remaining tools against them.

The 12 - year old scandal over the Australian Wheat Board's payments to the government of Iraq has moved closer to final resolution, with its former chairman Trevor Flugge convicted today of breaching his duties as a director but cleared of more serious charges concerning his knowledge of the payments.

However FDA concerns over the manufacturing facility at Teva's partner Celltrion in South Korea, raised in February, could delay approval into next year.

If you have read about artificial intelligence over the last year, and heard about the concerns, there's a distinct possibility that some jobs will be displaced by automations.

Even my own post running up to the IPO focused on all the bad things that have dogged the site during its crazy climb over the past few years, from users» privacy concerns to advertisers» doubts about the site's usefulness.

Many are cheaper this year as a result of currency fluctuations and concerns over terror attacks, he said.

There are concerns that in some cases companies have little incentive to do so when they can access inexpensive labour through the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which has expanded dramatically over the past few years.

Stocks fell across the board Wednesday as the year's final fiscal quarter opened to a market sell - off spurred by concerns over mounting global crises, including the first domestic case of Ebola, as well as the looming possibility of an interest rate hike.

For Costco, «Renewal rates will remain the focus for investors over the next year, given concerns about AMZN, grocery delivery and a recent fee hike,» Jefferies» Binder reiterated.

Capital outflows lead to a weaker currency, which concerns the hordes of Chinese companies that borrowed debt in foreign currencies over the past few years and now have to pay it back with a weaker yuan.

«I'm really concerned that we're going to have a real collapse in Venezuela in oil production over the course of the next year,» which would in turn affect the government's ability to pay its debt, Rodriguez — who was head of the Venezuelan Congressional Budget Office from 2000 to 2004 — said at the AS / COA event.

DuPont Co. had to sell most of its global research and development operations to placate EU concerns over its merger with Dow Chemical Co. last year.

The charges against Duhaime are not related to bribery overseas (they concern a project in Montreal), but it is worth noting that SNC - Lavalin first caught the attention of the RCMP just over a year ago due to an investigation into — guess what?

Two major concerns for investors and analysts over the past few months have been Netflix's growth prospects internationally, as well as the massive amounts of cash ($ 5 billion this year alone) that it is spending on developing new shows.

According to the survey, the top concerns of small business owners over the next year are the effectiveness of government leaders, commodities prices, healthcare costs, recovery of consumer spending and the strength of the U.S. dollar.

These concerns are supported by new research showing a talent shortage that has risen over the past five years, to its highest level since 2007.

When concerns over exposure to U.S. sub - prime mortgages caused the market for these complex investments to collapse last summer, the 60 - year - old chemical industry manager was not even notified anything was amiss.

Over the last year, analyst questions have shifted away from concern and risk and to softballs about Facebook's glorious plans for the future.

Projections from Scotiabank and the Bank of Canada estimate that if ambiguity lingers over NAFTA into next year, the ensuing investment concerns would reduce Canada's GDP by about one - fifth of one per cent through 2019.

Start - ups bagged billions of dollars through ICOs last year, but regulators are looking to crack down on the method due to concerns over fraud.

Foreign exchange has been an area of some concern for Saudi in recent months as the crash in the price of oil forced the country to expend its FX reserves to levels not seen in over three years, and draining the country's economy.

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters)- The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield's rise above 3 percent last week for the first time in over four years may be cause for concern across wide swathes of financial markets, such as equities and emerging markets.

The concern over how best to protect investors has been especially top of mind in the startup community this week given the 80 - year ban on general solicitation that lifted on Monday.

Concern remained over higher bond yields after the yield on the U.S. 10 - year Treasury breached 3 percent level on Tuesday, making equities relatively less attractive.

Though the company now claims more than 310 million monthly active users, that figure has increased at a snail's pace over the past couple of years — a major concern for any social network.