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years in the future in the aftermath of a universal civil war, F...
Set twenty
years in the future in the once - all - powerful oligarch's ninth decade, the story is a dark tale of Alzheimer's disease, where any decent humanity comes, not from a titan whose neural networks are collapsing, but rather from Sheremetev, a private nurse and the lone person caring for Vladimir P. while he's secreted in his palatial dacha outside Moscow.
Not exact matches
In 2015, less than a
year after retiring as CEO of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 % of the company's equity — to ward off any
future takeover attempts.
Within a
year, they had eight people, largely acquaintances who believed
in the idea and were willing to wait for
future rewards.
Moaza Al Matrooshi, a 24 -
year - old from Dubai, had one of her ovaries frozen as a nine -
year - old and is thought to be the youngest to have had the tissue stored for
future use
in a pregnancy.
Supplier cutbacks, steady demand growth, geopolitical tensions and a favourable structure
in the
futures market have attracted record investment
in oil this
year.
Those further along their entrepreneurial path might look to Hong Kong for a look at the
future; this course specifically looks at changes and predictions foreseen
in the
years to come.
Having founded a video game company, and with major investments
in an eyewear company, Piqué is increasingly involved
in business strategy himself;
in 2017 he underwent an executive program at Harvard Business School, and he says he hopes to run Barça
in the
future, after he finally retires from football, probably
in a few
years» time.
Meanwhile, the turmoil at Politico may be giving some media watchers déjà vu, or at least flashbacks to another Allbritton - backed venture that went through substantial upheaval:
In 2010, a number of senior journalists including former Washington Post digital chief Jim Brady started an ambitious hyperlocal effort called TBD, only to have the entire effort implode in less than two years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the future direction of the sit
In 2010, a number of senior journalists including former Washington Post digital chief Jim Brady started an ambitious hyperlocal effort called TBD, only to have the entire effort implode
in less than two years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the future direction of the sit
in less than two
years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the
future direction of the site.
You want to get to a there, a point
in the
future (usually three to five
years out) at which time your business will have a different set of resources and abilities as well as greater profitability and increased assets.
«We served more customers more often, achieved our best comparable sales performance
in six
years, gained share
in markets around the world and made tremendous progress with growth platforms such as delivery, mobile order and pay and Experience of the
Future.»
We only just marked the 10th anniversary of Apple's iPhone, but the
future waits for no one: Designer Mike Rundle has put together an essay laying out what the iPhone unveiled
in 2027 will look like, drawing on visible technology trends today, as well as patents that Apple has filed
in recent
years.
It may have positioned itself into a place that's anticipated the
future, setting itself up to be a leader
in the personalized medicine field for
years to come.
But
in the past
year, the company has been dropping more and more hints that men will play a much larger role
in its
future.
Futures markets reacted after the jobs data by pricing
in the risk of three, or even more, rate rises from the Federal Reserve this
year.
Again, only time will tell, but don't be surprised to see blockchain take over Bitcoin
futures and every other commodity and stock market
in the
years to come.
According to Verizon's paper Bring Your Own Device: The Facts and the
Future published earlier this
year, over 60 % of workers report using a personal device at least once a day
in their work, with 44 % using a personal smartphone
in their job.
Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and
future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes
in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined;
future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays
in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or
in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed
in the section entitled «Risk Factors»
in the Company's Annual Information Form for the
year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.
«This is the best earnings season we've seen
in the United States
in seven
years and, frankly, the fourth consecutive really strong quarter,» the firm's chief equity market strategist said Tuesday on CNBC's «
Futures Now.»
Johnson says the study, conducted by Leger, will be repeated
in future years, with 2014 serving as a benchmark.
«As I've said before, if we don't do anything about climate change now,
in 50
years» time we will be toasted, roasted and grilled,» Christine Lagarde said during a panel discussion Tuesday at the
Future Investment Initiative
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Now, he says, the experiences of the past few
years suggest that central banks will need more room to maneuver
in future crises.
Brimmer: I think the
future of agencies is
in serious crisis right now, and I think just kind of seeing a little bit of what's happening with WPP and Martin Sorrell recently and the way that that model has changed — is really going to be interesting to watch how things unfold over the coming
years.
«If you line up the previous El Niño outlier of 1998 with this March 2016 El Niño (as we might do
in lining up bull market highs) it gives an idea of when 2 degrees Celsius might first be broached
in a
future El Niño effect: just 17
years!»
But there's hope that there will be some openings
in the
future — a wave of retirement is approaching and the pool of candidates graduating from related programs is expected to shrink from 300
in 2016 to only 200 per
year until 2022.
Traders are still pricing
in two rate hikes this
year, based on the price of Fed funds
futures contracts traded at CME Group (cme) Chicago Board of Trade.
Goldfein said Thursday the situation had not reached that point and wasn't projected to
in the next
year, but he didn't discount it
in the
future and said officials would be watching with «laser focus.»
It simply tells you what the
future is going to look like
in 10
years and reminds you that we are actually
in the most creative decade of world history.
Rather than look 20
years in the
future to see what China holds
in store, the world would be wise to cast its gaze back a couple of decades instead.
The company's iPhone, which makes up the biggest chunk of its revenue, saw its first
year - over-
year revenue decline ever
in Apple's last - reported fiscal quarter ended March 26, investors are deeply concerned about the iPad's
future, and even Macs saw sales slip last quarter.
That number is likely to grow
in future years, especially as e-residents get into the game.
The answer to that concern came
in the form of the technology that now underpins crucial parts of Estonia's system, as well as some of its most successful startups, and that,
in the
years ahead, could help power the country's
future growth: the blockchain.
Cboe launched the bitcoin
futures under the «XBT» ticker symbol on Sunday following a giant leap
in the digital currency's price this
year and a surge of investor interest.
As this
year's ultimate disruptor, Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla Motors CEO, discusses space travel, battery technology, solar power and the
future of Tesla
in a wide - ranging interview with CNBC's Julia Boorstin and Kelly Evans.
The significant growth
in mobile marketing / advertising over the last five
years has proven that the mobile channel represents the
future of the industry.
We gathered an only - slightly - larger group to discuss one of the more pressing topics among corporate and government types this
year in Davos, the
future of work.
Former customers are the best source for
future sales, even
in businesses where customers make purchases only every few
years.
There is no pension crisis
in Canada — not now, not 10
years from now, not even, so far as we can foresee,
in the more distant
future.
I finished my higher education deeply
in debt and with seven
years of bad credit
in my
future.
In the spot, set in a sleek Beijing lecture hall 20 years in the future, a sharply dressed Chinese instructor explains to his Asian students why previous empires, from Ancient Greece to the U.S.A., turned to dus
In the spot, set
in a sleek Beijing lecture hall 20 years in the future, a sharply dressed Chinese instructor explains to his Asian students why previous empires, from Ancient Greece to the U.S.A., turned to dus
in a sleek Beijing lecture hall 20
years in the future, a sharply dressed Chinese instructor explains to his Asian students why previous empires, from Ancient Greece to the U.S.A., turned to dus
in the
future, a sharply dressed Chinese instructor explains to his Asian students why previous empires, from Ancient Greece to the U.S.A., turned to dust.
Kuroda has been beating that drum for
years and his comments
in confirmation hearings
in the past two weeks suggest he plans to pump cash into the economy much more aggressively than outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who was reluctant to be too bold for fear of sowing the seeds of
future problems, such as an economic bubble.
Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank, said this meeting is more serious than
in past
years largely because of the fallout from Brexit, which is raising concerns about Ireland's economic prospects and the
future for Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
The smart home showing at CES 2017 lays out the
future of the smart home industry — interior designers and architects will be called upon to join forces with technologists, much
in the way that fashion designers and gadget developers have been co-creating wearables
in recent
years.
While Canadians enjoyed Balsillie's fight with the NHL these past two
years, there is no doubt that he has the fight of its life on his hands
in the
in the near
future and must reinvent his company to remain competitive
in this market.
Above all, the analysts were interested
in the
future of the Roll Up the Rim customer loyalty program, which cut into sales this
year after odds for prize payouts were increased to 1
in 6 to celebrate the promotion's 25th anniversary.
Twenty
years after opening up shop with his
future father -
in - law, Dalrymple is now happily married with three sons and five Buffalo's Café locations throughout Georgia.
Another potential pitfall of tax - loss harvesting is that over the
years, if the losses you lock
in are significant enough, you may inadvertently drive up your
future tax rate, he said.
Different executives repeatedly stressed that Yum had a great first half of the
year in China and pointed to China's growing consumer class as
future potential customers.
Critics have worried that the Fed has missed opportunities to normalize policy, but Yellen said «the risk of falling behind the curve
in the near
future appears limited, and gradual increases
in the federal funds rate will likely be sufficient to get to a neutral policy stance over the next few
years.»
The amount of times I hear that a company only uses social media because they think they ought to has diminished over the
years, but there are still some out there who don't get that digital is here to stay, and therefore fail to embed it deeply
in their
future plans.