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Mercuria had a leading position on the Polish oil market.
Barack Obama riffed on Trump's leading position in the "birther" movement.
It is likely to maintain its leading position despite intense competition.
They have the leading position right now in terms of self-driving capability.
The figures underscore Chanel's leading position in the increasingly competitive global luxury market.
DERIVATION SUMMARY TDC's rating reflects its leading position within the Danish telecoms market.
Facebook's market leading position in the advertising market is unmatched, according to Jefferies.
In some fields, like respiratory and HIV medicine, GSK has a clear leading position.
Prudential's leading position and strong brand in the group's core markets are positive rating factors.
The 'BBB' rating incorporates WBA's leading position and increasing market share in the growing drugstore category.
As a result, Wharf's leading position in the Hong Kong retail leasing segment has not changed.
The ratings continue to reflect GNC's leading position in the growing health and wellness products market.
BSC's ratings are highly influenced by its market-leading position and its strong franchise within Chile.
The venture will combine its strength in offshore windpower and Gamesa's leading position in emerging markets.
Allied Pinnacle has a leading position in Australia's flour market, Nisshin Seifun said in a statement.
Internally, that's also led to confusion and irritation as FEMA tries to take the leading position.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Leading Position in Consolidating Industry: Flowers' ratings reflect its leading position as the second largest producer of baked goods in the U.S., with annual revenue of $3.8 billion and a strong portfolio of brands that include Nature's Own, Wonder, Tastykake, and Mrs. Freshley's.
He said priorities for 2018 included becoming more profitable in the global wealth management business, maintaining its leading position in this area and continuing to increase profits in other businesses, and capturing growth opportunities, "especially in Asia and the Americas" while reinforcing its leading position in Switzerland.
This is balanced by the group's large scale and leading position across core markets and retail formats.
Skytrax's CEO, Edward Plaidsted, said the new launch would add another "unique dimension" to Singapore's leading position.
Leading Market Position: We believe CP ALL is likely to maintain its leading position despite intense competition.
The firm's leading position is closely linked to its pledge to go all out for artificial intelligence.
The company would have a leading position to negotiate licensing deals with rival telecom and media firms.
Market-Leading Position: Telstra's rating reflects its leading market share in Australia's fixed-wire and wireless communication markets.
Now the U.S. has gained the leading position in the world oil market regardless of what OPEC does.
With a booming economy and leading position in the tech world, San Francisco secured prime position this year.
It is characterised by limited geographic diversification; however, it has a leading position in the UK dentistry market.
He wants a leading position in rare diseases, and a springboard big enough to strike more deals in future.
It is the incarnation of our leading position with luxury connected watch and with this high level of technology.
The ratings reflect ASML's market-leading position and technological expertise in the manufacturing of equipment for the semiconductor market.
Investors are bullish on the potential and reach of AR technology and like Blippar's leading position in this space.
General Motors' leading position in autonomous vehicle technology is underestimated by the market, according to one Wall Street firm.
BNSC benefits from the "Banesco" brand, its strong recognition in Latin America, and BBU's market-leading position in Venezuela.
It expects that deal to give it a leading position in the $20 billion global animal feed additives market.
United has long been criticized for underutilizing slots that it holds in order to preserve its market-leading position.
The deal also gives PBF a leading position to supply International Maritime Organization 2020-compliant fuels, the company said.
Uber has a category-leading position in ridesharing, which makes up nearly 203% of its overall TAM of nearly $6tn.
McCormick, maker of Lawry's, Old Bay and Billy Bee honey, will gain a leading position in the U.S. condiments category.
"These first achievements pave the way for our ambition to regain a leading position in Europe and worldwide," Smith said.
This potential support is based on full and willing state ownership and CGD's market leading position in the Portuguese market.
VW views the budget car project as essential to protect its market-leading position in China against aspiring local manufacturers.
Our industry is committed to a constructive dialogue that furthers regulatory certainty and maintains policies that strengthen our leading position.
One possibility is Aixtron's leading position making technology that creates chips based on an advanced semiconductor material called gallium nitride.
Before the mid-'90s and 2000s, Italy had a leading position in granite processing, but things opened up after that.
Market-leading position in Search, video (Youtube), and emerging areas, combined with a reasonable valuation, keep us at Buy on GOOGL.
It has a leading position among Mexican office supply super stores and non-Mexican sales represent about 27.8% of total revenues.
TD's leading position in Canada and a respectable market position in the eastern United States underscore its sustained solid liquidity profile.
But overall sacrifice bunts plummeted last season, and the leading position players in 21.109 and 2015 put down just 13 apiece.
Ola maintains its market-leading position in the country, serving in more than 100 cities, but Uber is quickly catching up.
The uncertainty that comes with it has the potential to sap business and threaten London's leading position in the global profession.
Given strong M&A backlogs and GS's leading position in league tables, Fitch would expect advisory to remain strong in 2016.
Bankers should not take the UK's leading position as a global financial centre for granted, added UK Finance Chair Bob Wigley.
The long-awaited move puts the world's No. 1 polluter in a leading position on the issue as the U.S. retreats.
Morgan Stanley's underwriting business also posted strong results, particularly in equities, helped by the bank's leading position in initial public offerings.
Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton's menswear designer, is only the third Black man to hold a leading position at a major French house.
Around 38 percent of STG's sales in 2014 came from the United States where it has a market leading position within cigars.
Leading Insurance Intermediary, Experienced Management: Towergate maintains its leading position as an independent insurance intermediary in the UK, albeit at lower margins.
Ola is attempting to defend its market-leading position in India against Uber which is rapidly expanding into the world's biggest democracy.
Tencent's leading position in digital services makes it an attractive partner for companies that want to grow their business in that market.
The City's leading position in clearing trades conducted in euros, a key element in the LSE/DB merger, is also under threat.
No European company has a comprehensive leading position in the new tech world, which combines cloud computing, mobility, data and artificial intelligence.
"Medidata's leading position in clinical trials complements our life sciences solutions on the 3DEXPERIENCE collaborative platform," said Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles.
Walmart (WMT) bought Flipkart for $16 billion in 2018, and has since retained a leading position in the local e-commerce sector.
Sergey Galitskiy, Magnit chief executive and the firm's biggest shareholder, said the company would not sacrifice profitability to regain the leading position.
Simmering global trade tensions and U.S. sanctions against Iran have helped Russia consolidate its leading position in China's energy market in recent months.
On Thursday in Montreal, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau boasted about his country's leading position in artificial intelligence and openness to international collaboration.
Existing devices are unaffected but the restrictions threaten future Huawei products and its leading position in building super-fast next generation 5G networks.
While the tech giant has suffered from slowing demand for the smartphone, it still holds a leading position in the market, analysts said.
Cantor believes the company is well positioned because of strong fundamentals in the senior housing market and its leading position in that market.
"These first achievements pave the way for our ambition to regain a leading position in Europe and worldwide," Smith said in a statement.
Beijing will likely be using the resources at its disposal to maintain a leading position even as its partners warm up to France.
As a result, Solocal Group will need to carefully select opportunities where it can establish a market-leading position to achieve higher monetisation.
But this funding could cement Nubank's leading position and substantially accelerate its growth as it pursues expansion in other countries ahead of competitors.
The cross-play issue could be damaging for Sony as it looks to further cement its leading position in the games console market.
"The Nordic banking sector already has a leading position in Europe, and P27 will help further expand and consolidate this position," Sjorgren said.
"The Nordic banking sector already has a leading position in Europe, and P27 will help further expand and consolidate this position," Sjorgren said.
In both cases, however, underwriters and investors took comfort from the companies' leading position in their respective industries and strong cash generation capacity.
Rick Perry repeatedly invoked his state's leading position in wind power generation during his Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. Energy Secretary last week.
"The U.S. steel industry has already lost its leading position and there is nothing worth stealing," said an executive with Maanshan Steel told Reuters.
Fitch views LNC as having above-average exposure to interest rates given its market-leading position in universal life (UL) with no-lapse guarantees.
In addition to enhancing the Permian wells, Hollub says Occidental can improve Anadarko's performance in Colorado's DJ Basin, where it holds a leading position.
"With a leading position in the feature phone market already, HMD has a significant global foothold ...from day one," HMD said in a statement.
BG, which has a leading position in offshore Brazilian waters, also complements Shell's experience in developing oil and gas fields on the ocean floor.
OTC remedies are durable brands with loyal customers, and buying the Pfizer business would cement either Reckitt and GSK in a market-leading position.
According to state media, Xi said Friday that China has a strong foundation and should look to take a leading position in the sector.
The British-listed pharmaceutical had a $32 billion bid accepted for Baxalta International Inc, catapulting it to a leading position in treating rare diseases.
This year will be critical for Xiaomi after it lost its leading position in China's hyper-competitive smartphone market to rival Huawei, she added.
Singapore's investors in February extended its leading position in direct investment amount into the country with $881.7 million, followed by China and South Korea.
The addition of 1,000 grocery pick-up locations should aid Wal-Mart in maintaining its leading position in the U.S. grocery industry, he added.
In short, in the past year, Qualcomm has seen its earnings slip away even though it retains a leading position in the chip market.
All this points to an "inflection point" for AWS, further solidifying its market-leading position, James Cordwell, an analyst at Atlantic Equities, told CNBC.
Deutsche Bank calls the ride-hailing service the most attractive internet IPO since Facebook, while Mizuho points to Uber's category leading position in ride sharing.
Morgan Stanley lowered its rating on Mobileye shares to equal weight from overweight, predicting the automated-driving chip firm's leading position will come under pressure.
Therefore, a company that may have multiple businesses will often get bigger and better in its business with the leading position, perhaps through a merger.
It fell into a leading position in hardware necessary for deep learning products that most companies — at least for now — in the space will need.
Doctolib's strategy of serving physicians first has enabled it to take a leading position in France, Niox-Chateau said, despite competition from many other platforms.
RSA's strategy is to focus on the core markets - Canada, the UK and Ireland, and Scandinavia - where the group has operations and a leading position.
"We will do everything possible in coming years to win back the leading position of VW" in Brazil, VW brand sales chief Juergen Stackmann said.
We also expect CTCL to retain its leading position in wireline services (revenue market share of 56%), which in turn will help its mobile growth.
The investment underscores ADM's commitment to retaining a leading position in Brazil, whose agricultural heartland is seen as critical to supplying expanding world food markets.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Agribusiness Segment Concentration Bunge has a leading position in oilseed processing and logistics that supports the approximately $41 billion in consolidated revenues.
It has long held a leading position in the development of humanoid robots, with machines like Honda's Asimo exhibiting remarkable abilities in locomotion and dexterity.
Keytruda has taken a leading position among immunotherapies for the treatment of lung cancer, ahead of rival drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche and AstraZeneca.
"At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, strive to get a leading position in sports results," it added, without offering details on how China might achieve this.
Enstar has a leading position in the specialized niche market for non-life runoff (re)insurance business, with an experienced, disciplined and highly knowledgeable team.
Now regulators are putting frameworks in place to have a better grasp on what's going on to help China maintain a leading position in fintech.
According to state media, President Xi Jinping said that China has a strong foundation and should look to take a leading position in the technology.
Strong leadership is especially important right now because Samsung needs to make a major strategic shift to maintain its leading position in the smartphone market.
"It will strengthen Nestle's leading position in the Russian infant formula market, and support export to neighbouring countries," the Swiss group said in a statement.
Most analysts recommend holding onto the stock or buying more, citing a leading position in an industry set to expand as image-conscious consumers age.
Novo Nordisk has eschewed acquisitions in the past, as it focused on building its market-leading position in supplying insulin and other treatments for diabetics.
BlackRock's iShares unit has a leading position in ETFs, which typically track the market and charge lower fees than products that try to beat the market.
The FSOC designated GE Capital because of its "reliance on short-term wholesale funding and its leading position in a number of funding markets," Lew said.
It would further increase the company's leading position in consumer health, but could stretch its finances at a time when investors are anxious about the dividend.
Since then, Samsung has taken a leading position in the smartphone market, competing with Apple to introduce the fastest and flashiest systems with each new model.
Fitch believes RSA's ability to maintain the group's leading position in the core markets is a positive rating factor as it offers greater flexibility and influence.
We expect its R&D lead to translate into a broader product portfolio and more customised features, enabling the company to maintain its market-leading position.
Luanda, Angola's port capital situated on the west coast of southern Africa, usurped Hong Kong's leading position this year to become the world's most expensive city.
The German company's leading position in the truck market has been put under pressure by Elon Musk's all-electric battery-powered Tesla Semi, revealed in November.
In August, Alberto said in an interview with Brazilian financial daily Valor that Banco Safra was hoping to secure a leading position in the retail business.
The ratings reflect the leading position of Batelco in its competitive domestic market, and its robust ability to generate free cash flow (FCF; excluding spectrum costs).
Oslo Bors would diversify Euronext's revenue from shares and derivative trading, given Oslo Bors' leading position in seafood derivatives as well as oil services and shipping.
HSBC's retail business holds billions of dollars in deposits in the former British territory, and has a leading position in mortgages: both may suffer if instability worsens.
Leading Market Position: PLDT's ratings reflect its leading position in the Philippines, with 70% subscriber market share in fixed-line and 48% revenue market share in mobile.
Patreon is the dominant platform without any noteworthy direct competitor among independent companies, so acquiring it would immediately put the parent company in a market-leading position.
"The electromobility revolution is underway and Europe is well placed to take a leading position," Julia Hildermeier, electromobility officer at T&E, said in a news release.
"We think Netflix is best strategic fit on leading position in engagement level as well as original content, differentiating itself from pure aggregators of content," he said.
T) has agreed to buy Russia's Donskoy Tabak for about 90 billion rubles ($1.56 billion) to strengthen its leading position in the world's third-largest tobacco market.
Furthermore, uniting Halliburton and Baker Hughes would create a dominant leader in North Dakota with more than half the cementing market and a leading position in fracking.
Fitch expects ThaiBev to secure its leading position in the alcoholic segment over the medium term, given its strong competitiveness in terms of scale and distribution network.
Leading Market Position: The ratings reflect Hikvision's leading position in the world market for closed-circuit television (CCTV) and video surveillance equipment, topping almost every equipment category.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Market-Leading Position: Dialog's standalone credit profile of 'AAA(lka)' is underpinned by its market leadership in the expanding mobile and pay-TV segments.
Ventas: This real estate investment trust has long been one of Cramer's favorites, especially considering its 5 percent yield and leading position in the senior housing space.
Unless it sources from additional suppliers, the reduction in volume will weaken the leading position held for years by Swiss-based Glencore in the global aluminum market.
Yergin's commentary on the leading position of the U.S. among global oil producers as a backstop against geopolitical turmoil echoes what President Donald Trump tweeted early Monday.
He did little to strengthen his leading position, but everyone else helped by piling on against Bloomberg and firing on each other, dividing the not-Bernie vote.
Jefferies mentions notes the Corona beer maker's leading position in Mexican imports as well as leverage to the cannabis market through its recent investment in Canopy Growth.
The rating remains underpinned by AZ's leading position in the global pharmaceutical sector, supported by a business risk profile characterised by scale, diversification, and focus on innovation.
Getting listed in the Dow is a "nice recognition of our company's leading position in our industry," Howard Ungerleider, Dow's chief financial officer, said in a statement.
"In the growth markets of automation, industrial digitalization and smart infrastructure, Siemens wants to grow significantly and further expand its leading position," the company said in a statement.
Damien Chazelle's effervescent musical hopped into the leading position shortly after its first public screenings at the Telluride Film Festival in September, and it's remained there ever since.
"UBS is further sharpening its focus on sustainable finance, recognizing increasing client demand and the leading position it already has in the field," it said in a statement.
Apple is the icon of the consumer electronics business, having parlayed its dominance in smartphones into a market-leading position in watches by keeping people in its ecosystem.
The approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirms Merck's leading position in the hot area of medicines that fight tumors by harnessing the body's immune system.
Enstar has a leading position in the specialized niche market for non-life run-off (re)insurance business, with a very experienced, disciplined and highly knowledgeable management team.
"We believe Apple can drive synergies between its leading position in smartphones and the rapid transition of video consumption to mobile to drive stronger services growth," Chatterjee said.
BlackRock's iShares unit has a leading position in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which typically track the market and are cheaper than products that try to beat the market.
Totex Outperformance Anticipated: We believe Anglian Water is well positioned to achieve totex outperformance over AMP6, given its market-leading position in terms of regulatory and operational performance.
Dell is capitalizing on that leading position now by opening orders for its Oculus Rift bundles, which are built around the Alienware X51 and Dell XPS 8900 desktops.
Mazars's move, which will almost double its size, is an attempt to challenge market leading position of the four large international accounting firms EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG.
With $89 billion in 2015 sales, Home Depot holds the leading position in the U.S. home improvement industry, which is amidst a recovery from the prior housing recession.
The company benefits from a sustainable business model supported by its leading position in the French market, moderate execution risk in strategy and strong cash-flow generation capacity.
Philip Morris, the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company, has seen weaker-than-expected growth in IQOS recently, after building a leading position in the global HNB market.
"A company of our size and with a goal to really re-imagine medicine needs to have a leading position in the next wave of therapeutics," Narasimhan told reporters.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Agribusiness Segment Concentration Bunge has a leading position in oilseed processing and logistics, and accordingly the agribusiness segment contributes the vast majority of overall operating income.
The company is in an unbeatable state of financial health and sustainable growth, and continues to establish itself in a leading position in the markets in which it operates.
The decision comes at a time when India's cotton output is falling and needs a breakthrough to help maintain its leading position in the global cotton market, said Kaundinya.
In 2015, Diageo swapped its Bushmills Irish whiskey brand for Cuervo's 50 percent stake in their Don Julio premium tequila joint venture to regain its leading position in tequila.
Shell transformed its upstream operations following the $54 billion acquisition of smaller rival BG Group in 2016 that gave it a leading position in Brazil's rapidly growing deepwater production.
It would also give it a world-leading position in the still-fragmented consumer health market, which is buoyed by aging demographics and greater awareness of health and wellness.
Analysts say that Huawei has built a leading position by making strategic investments in all areas of 5G, from smartphones and computing chips to artificial intelligence and cloud networks.
The financing will provide GFG with the necessary capital to continue to execute its strategy of building out its leading position in the online fashion sector in emerging markets.
Introducing new capabilities to drive adoption and usage could enable Samsung Pay to establish a leading position in India thanks to the popularity of Samsung phones in the country.
In any case, uniting Halliburton and Baker Hughes would create a dominant leader in North Dakota with more than half the cementing market and a leading position in fracking.
Later, Qualcomm developed the chip sets used for the basic radio communications in mobile phones, and its technology gave Qualcomm a leading position, protected by a thicket of patents.
They are thankful for the United States' rule of law, educated workforce, proximity to the world's biggest consumer market, generous supply of cheap energy and leading position in technology.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Strong Incumbent Positions: Fitch expects Kaztel to maintain its leading position in the fixed-line segment, helped by benign regulation and a shortage of alternative networks.
East said the business "responded admirably" to the downturn by cutting its cost base, and had also carved out an industry-leading position in ship intelligence and autonomous shipping.
DERIVATION SUMMARY SCGC's standalone rating of 'BBB-'/Stable reflects its leading position in Shanghai's engineering and construction market, limited contract risk, large size, net cash position and strong liquidity.
Xiaomi has been particularly well-received in India, where it holds a leading position in smartphone shipments according to market researcher Canalys, and it's seeing rapid growth in western Europe.
"There is no doubt that London's leading position as a $2.2 trillion hub for FX trading is now under threat," Chatsworth CEO Nick Murray-Leslie said in a statement Friday.
The ratings reflect the leading position of Tattel as a fixed-line incumbent in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan (BBB-/Stable) in traditional voice telephony, broadband and pay TV segments.
Through our work with Martin Lewis, we're taking a market leading position and our new reporting tool and dedicated team are important steps to stop the misuse of our platform.
Its computing business, Amazon Web Services, hauled in $12.2 billion in revenue last year from customers ranging from Netflix to the C.I.A. Amazon's leading position has come with side effects.
While the shipping market is currently suffering from overcapacity and sluggish global trade, the Baltic has carved out an industry-leading position in freight derivatives including through its Baltex platform.
The partnership should bring together Raytheon's market-leading position in air-defence systems and guided missiles with Rheinmetall's expertise in combat and defence systems, army weapons and munitions, they said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must be free to protect its leading position in the services sector, including finance, after it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.
"The leading position of Montréal is somewhat of a puzzle," write the authors, UBC environmental economist Sumeet Gulati and Juan Fercovic, a former graduate student in food and resource economics.
KEY RATING DRIVERS The ratings of RSA reflects its strengthened capital position, improving underwriting performance and a leading position in its core markets, along with a low-risk investment portfolio.
"We made a strategic choice together with the board to prioritize growth over profitability, to build iZettle's brand and secure a leading position in our target markets," De Geer said.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Robust Refining and Petrochemical Operations: RIL's refining and petrochemical operations are supported by their large scale, asset quality and the company's leading position in the two segments.
For Euronext, expansion into Norway would help diversify its revenue from share and derivative trading, given Oslo Bors's leading position in seafood derivatives as well as oil services and shipping.
Limited Substitution Threat: Liquid Telecom's market-leading position is underpinned by its unique cross-border fibre network spanning 13 countries in Africa, with limited substitution threat from alternative network operators.
Limited Substitution Threat: Liquid Telecom's market-leading position is underpinned by a unique cross-border fibre network spanning 13 countries in Africa, with limited substitution threat from alternative network operators.
Hopes are that with IKEA Group focusing fully on retail, it will be better placed to defend its market-leading position and maintain growth as competition and consumer expectations evolve.
If he gives Huawei a similar break, removing it from the entity list as part of a trade deal, the company could consolidate its leading position in the 5G market.
As part of its targeted strategy, Adidas is fiercely defending its leading position in soccer, the most popular sport in its European home territory, and focusing on the biggest teams.
Its computing business, Amazon Web Services, hauled in $12.2 billion in revenue last year from customers ranging from Netflix to the C.I.A. Amazon's leading position has come with side effects.
The company's acquisition of PKC Group Plc in March 2017 has given MSSL a leading position in the commercial-vehicle wiring harness market across North America, Europe, South America and China.
Actelion was Europe's top biotech firm for many years, thanks to its market-leading position in pulmonary arterial hypertension, before it was bought by J&J this year for $30 billion.
The start-up of liquefied natural gas projects will help the company generate cash, while it's "industry-leading" position in the Permian basin, the largest U.S. shale oil field, reduces risks.
Eylea had maintained a market-leading position in all approved indications in the United States despite competition from drugs such as Lucentis from Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG, Regeneron said.
But that last redesign in 2010, propelled the laptop into a class-leading position and forced every other PC manufacturer to play catch-up with ultra-thin designs of their own.
The Oslo Bors acquisition is expected to diversify Euronext's revenue from shares and derivatives trading, given the Norwegian operator's leading position in seafood derivatives as well as oil services and shipping.
TCH's ratings reflect its entrenched leading position in the Chilean fixed-line telecommunications market, strong brand recognition and network infrastructure, and sound financial profile backed by solid operational cash flow generation.
Prysmian, which makes cables for the energy and telecoms sectors, said the acquisition of the Kentucky-based group would strengthen its industry-leading position and increase its exposure to North America.
Even though China has had a significant cost advantage that propelled the country to its leading position as the world's manufacturing hub, that advantage is eroding as costs rise, Mattios said.
The source also said the deal, which was not seen as imminent, would likely involve ACS taking a leading position and one or several funds being part of the equity structure.
That's due, the bank said, to Jiangsu Hengrui's effective drug portfolio, strong capacity in delivering products in the pipeline, its leading position in cancer treatment and a well-established sales team.
With $95 billion in 2016 sales, Home Depot holds the leading position in the U.S. home improvement industry, which is in the midst of a recovery from the prior housing recession.
"In our view, the continuous investment in cloud technology demonstrates Alibaba's determination to solidify its leading position in the industry and take up more market share in the future," he said.
It is supported by its leading position in Russia's food retail market and by consistent market share gains over the past three years, a trend which we are confident will continue.
"It would also enhance Sky's leading position in entertainment and sport, and reinforce the U.K.'s standing as a top global hub for content generation and technological innovation," the company added.
DERIVATION SUMMARY MTN is well positioned relative to its closest TMT peers of Etisalat, Bharti and Vimpelcom considering its strong geographic diversification and market-leading position in a majority of its regions.
"Our performance was also enhanced by our market-leading position in strategic commodity flows, notably the increase in exports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas from the United States," Trafigura said.
"We think Netflix is best strategic fit on leading position in engagement level as well as original content, differentiating itself from pure aggregators of content," J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee said Monday.
Starbucks  is unlikely to cede its leading position in China, the company's fastest-growing major market, to Chinese startup Luckin in 2019, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said in an interview on Thursday.
"Redburn has established a market-leading position at a time when equity research providers have experienced significant dislocation following the introduction of MiFID2," said Rothschild partner and future Redburn chairman Richard Wyatt.
"The key is whether Samsung will be able to remove uncertainty surrounding Note 7 and maintain its leading position in the smartphone market," LS Asset Management fund manager Kim Sung-soo said.
BANGKOK, April 21 (Reuters) - Thailand's Kasikornbank Pcl will spend 235.1300 billion baht ($142.33 million) annually to develop information technology to maintain its market leading position in digital banking, it said on Monday.
The businesses have been integrated into a broader security software portfolio that is key to BlackBerry's future after losing its market-leading position in handsets to Apple Inc and Android-based devices.
Solid Market Position: SLT's ratings are underpinned by its market-leading position in fixed-line services and second-largest position in mobile, along with its ownership of an extensive optical fibre network.
"This transaction allows us to move our business of servicing Nordic Wealth Management clients to a leading position in Luxembourg and in Europe," UBS's Luxembourg chief René Mottas said in a statement.
But in 2017, Boeing started to gain credit for its booming order books, its leading position in the secular trend of world travel, its innovative push into space travel and its scale.
"If Amazon can offer products that are just good enough, it can use its leading position," said Chris Nicholson, CEO of Skymind, a San Francisco startup that provides AI solutions for enterprises.
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco has agreed to buy Russia's Donskoy Tabak for about 90 billion roubles ($1.56 billion) to strengthen its leading position in the world's third-largest tobacco market.
LONDON (Reuters) - Online food delivery company Just Eat has agreed to buy rivals hungryhouse in Britain and SkipTheDishes in Canada, spending more than $20.7973 million to strengthen its leading position in both markets.
Its expertise in niche, high margin product lines and its leading position among UK insurance brokers underpin a sustainable business model, but its higher financial risk and underperforming business lines constrain the rating.
Under previous chief executive Lars Rebien Sorensen, Novo sat out a spate of deal-making across the drugs industry and instead focused on its market-leading position making insulin and other diabetes treatments.
"These are part of the work of the Aerospace Growth Partnership which will publish a new strategy at Farnborough setting out plans to maintain the UK aerospace sector's leading position," the statement said.
New CEO Christian Sewing has said the bank would refocus on its European and German customer base and cut back on costlier and riskier operations where it doesn&apost hold a leading position.
Starbucks Corp is unlikely to cede its leading position in China, the company's fastest-growing major market, to Chinese startup Luckin in 2019, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said in an interview on Thursday.
While its expertise in niche, high-margin product lines and its leading position among UK insurance brokers underpin a sustainable business model, its higher financial risk and underperforming business lines constrain the rating.
EFL's fairly strong franchise among local SMEs (due to the company's leading position in the leasing market) and opportunities for cross-selling to CABP (only partly utilised) underpin the parent's propensity to support.
Ablynx's product could help to underpin the U.S. company's market-leading position in RA, though analysts at Jefferies said it is not yet clear if AbbVie viewed vobarilizumab as a must-have product.
"Home Capital's strong assets, its ability to originate and underwrite well-performing mortgages, and its leading position in a growing market sector make this a very attractive investment," Buffett said in a statement.
"With the support of a highly-skilled supply chain, East Anglia THREE will further enhance the UK's leading position in offshore wind," Keith Anderson, chief executive of ScottishPower Renewables, said in a statement.
Officials acknowledged the difficulty of policing against national security threats that could come from a variety of advanced technologies, without disrupting the United States' leading position as a center for research and development.
Earlier this year it completed its $6.3 billion acquisition of Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International Ltd helping to strengthen its leading position in global shipping and also as China's top sea transportation arm.
"While the lack of adequate internal financial controls is disappointing, it is unlikely to impact Hain's leading position in the attractive health and wellness sector," BMO Capital analyst Amit Sharma said in a note.
While most companies do one thing very well, Amazon has managed to build a leading position in two major categories — e-commerce and cloud business — and continues to invest in other areas like advertising.
TDC, which was delisted from the Copenhagen stock exchange after the acquisition, has said it will make "significant investments" into an expansion of its fibre network and in establishing a leading position in 5G.
Beverage Leader in Thailand: ThaiBev's rating is underpinned by its leading position in the local beverage industry, with market share by sales volume of above 90% for spirits and 40% for beer in 2016.
Last month, Rolls-Royce dropped out of the race to power Boeing's planned jet, strengthening a leading position in the high-profile contest for a transatlantic venture involving General Electric Co and France's Safran.
Google's financial incentives aren't a problem, but the attached conditions are The EC doesn't dispute the fairness of Google's victories up to this point, or that the company has merited its present leading position.
NN Group said the deal would cement its leading position in life insurance in the Netherlands, increase assets under management by 21.9 billion euros, and lead to "double-digit" dividend increases starting in 20.9.
"[The Acreage agreement] positions Canopy to assume a leading position in what is expected to be the largest market in the world when cannabis becomes federally permissible in this country," McGrew said via email.
" For his part, Mr. Buffett said: "Home Capital's strong assets, its ability to originate and underwrite well-performing mortgages, and its leading position in a growing market sector make this a very attractive investment.
We need to let America's advanced exporting firms compete, while helping workers in declining industries modernize their skill sets so they work their way back to the leading position that our nation must hold.
NN Group said the deal would cement its leading position in life insurance in the Netherlands, increase assets under management by 60 billion euros, and lead to "double-digit" dividend increases starting in 2018.
On Wednesday, the European Commission announced that Google may have breached EU antitrust rules by abusing its leading position in the mobile operating system market to impose unfair restrictions on Android device makers and operators.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission could introduce EU passporting and lower regulatory requirements for financial technology firms, moves that could undercut London's leading position in "fintech" as Britain gets ready to leave the European Union.
"He taught me about the course and so when I was in position the last round, his experience of being in the leading position, that kind of advice actually helped me a lot," Kim said.
John Mullins, an associate professor of management practice in marketing and entrepreneurship at London Business School, said he remains optimistic about Airbnb's chances for success, because of its market-leading position and stronger financial position.
"Home Capital's strong assets, its ability to originate and underwrite well-performing mortgages, and its leading position in a growing market sector make this a very attractive investment," said Warren Buffett, Berkshire chairman and CEO.
"There is a rapid change in the market where much of what we have learned and what we know of is changing radically," Loof said, adding that he expects IKEA to keep its leading position.
FRHI Improves Business Model The acquisition of FRHI, completed in July 2016, gives AccorHotels a leading position in luxury hotels, including expertise in luxury hotel management and a substantial presence in the North American market.
In Israel, with its leading position in some high-tech fields and its Startup Nation ambition, dozens of new initiatives have sprung up over the last couple of years to encourage women entrepreneurs in startups.
Peugeot, which is seeking to reclaim the leading position it once enjoyed in Iran, said on Thursday Iran's Minister for Industry Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh would visit its Velizy research center near Paris to discuss cooperation.
UBS, which has assets of more than 215 trillion Swiss francs ($21 trillion) and invests for some of the world's richest individuals, has increasingly looked to carve out a market-leading position in sustainable investing.
Kelly's exit comes as there continue to be vacancies across DHS, including the leading position at the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), the division responsible for securing federal and critical infrastructure from cyber threats.
We expect margins to remain under pressure, but MTN continues to solidify its leading position in this market through increased capex, and despite the challenges it faces, has managed to increase its market share in 1H16.
The U.S. and Canada are its most important markets, accounting for around 67% of its total revenues, while the Jose Cuervo brand has the leading position in the U.S. tequila category in terms of sales volume.
"VCB has always been the top choice among Vietnamese listed banks, given its leading position based on competitive advantages like low capital costs, diverse sources of revenue, careful risk management and healthy assets," Van Anh said.
But over the past few months Nvidia's stock price has surged as it has secured lucrative contracts for the deployment of its machine learning hardware and a leading position in this next growth sector in tech.
Although the port said it had strengthened its market-leading position in the Le Havre-Hamburg range of north European ports, it warned that an uncertain political and economic environment made the future hard to predict.
Solid Market Position: SLT's ratings are underpinned by its market-leading position in the fixed-line services and second-largest position in the mobile market, along with its ownership of the country's extensive optical fibre network.
"In this position, Koduri will expand Intel's leading position in integrated graphics for the PC market with high-end discrete graphics solutions for a broad range of computing segments," the company said in a news release.
" He added, "Our stated aim remains to be a global bank with a strong capital markets business — based on a leading position in our home market in Germany and in Europe, and with a global network.
A deal would match Euronext's strategy of bolt-on acquisitions and its aim to diversify revenues from share and derivative trading, given Oslo Bors's leading position in seafood derivatives as well as oil services and shipping.
Chi Chan, who oversees investments in euro zone stocks for Hermes Investment Management, has chosen to invest in Nike's arch-rival Adidas as it spends big to try to retain its leading position in the game.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp is unlikely to cede its leading position in China, the company's fastest-growing major market, to Chinese startup Luckin in 2019, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said in an interview on Thursday.
"We want to have a leading position in the UK whatever fuel choice our customers have," Tufan Erginbilgic, head of BP downstream, told Reuters after the company announced the 130 million pound ($170 million) acquisition of Chargemaster.
In our view, Live Nation's leading position is enforced by significant barriers to entry and should benefit from favorable industry supply/demand dynamics, which we believe will support growth of its higher margin onsite and advertising businesses.
The film tax relief has been a key factor in enabling the British film industry to achieve a leading position in a global industry making films that people in Britain and around the world want to see.
RATING SENSITIVITIES Key rating triggers that could lead to a downgrade include deterioration in market conditions that impair RNR's leading position in the property catastrophe reinsurance market and result in a weakening of RNR's historically strong profitability.
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi believes it can make a comeback and re-establish a leading position in the competitive cancer drug market on the back of its immunotherapy drugs and efforts in new areas such as molecular oncology.
Erdogan has taken a leading position in opposing the U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, hosting representatives from more than 50 Muslim countries, including U.S. allies, in Istanbul last week for a summit in response.
One of the sources also said that the deal, which was not seen as imminent, is likely to involve ACS taking a leading position in Abertis and one or several funds being part of the equity structure.
The green light from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced by the U.S. drugmaker late on Monday, confirms Merck's leading position in the hot area of medicines that fight tumors by harnessing the body's immune system.
Fitch believes that RSA's ability to achieve and maintain a leading position in the group's core markets is a positive rating factor, as it offers greater flexibility and influence over the premium rating environment in these territories.
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's second largest home improvement retailer, said on Wednesday it would exit Russia, Spain and Portugal so it can focus on markets where it has, or can reach, a market leading position.
Britain is keen to promote London's leading position as a financial center as it leaves the European Union but some lawmakers had questioned if the original proposal for listings by sovereign-controlled firms could weaken investor protection.
"Whatever happens in the next few weeks, the government will always be committed to supporting and enabling the City to maintain and strengthen its world leading position," Glen told a conference held by financial sector lobby TheCityUK.
Alongside its new owner's Wrangler, Timberland Pro Series and Red Kap brands, Dickies will give VF a leading position in what it calls the global workwear marketplace, which it estimates is a $30 billion-a-year opportunity.
"The Paris financial center now has strong momentum to welcome companies and international investors and strengthen its leading position in post-Brexit Europe," Gerard Mestrallet, the head of the Paris Europlace financial lobby said in a statement.
A run of import tenders this week has also lent support to wheat markets, although a tender purchase by Egypt on Wednesday confirmed the leading position of Black Sea grain in the world's top wheat importing country.
"We absolutely have reason to believe that during this complex trade friction, and relying on the domestic market, China can continue to enhance its leading position in the global economic and industrial system," researcher Mei Xinyu wrote.
A deal would match both Euronext's strategy of bolt-on acquisitions and its aim to diversify its revenues from share and derivative trading, with Oslo Bors's leading position in seafood derivatives as well as oil services and shipping.
Attention has focused on Labor's agenda in particular given its leading position in polls and because it has promised interventionist reforms, from lifting wages to closing tax loopholes, while the Liberals are promising to maintain the status quo.
OneWeb's first six global internet satellites are safely in orbit SpaceX also has designs on creating a global satellite network — in addition to its leading position as a launch services provider for companies looking to access outer space.
"We believe that PNE as a full-service project development provider with a local and international leading position, a promising project pipeline and a strong quality brand will withstand the turbulence in the renewables market," the brokerage said.
"We believe that PNE as a full-service project development provider with a local and international leading position, a promising project pipeline and a strong quality brand will withstand the turbulence in the renewables market," the brokerage said.
"The gulf carriers have a leading position in a very large and important market, which is the high-tech market between India and the U.S.," said Craig Jenks, the president of the industry consulting firm Airline/Aircraft Projects.
On the export market, Spain remains the largest exporting country by volume with a global market share of 20.5 percent, while France keeps its leading position in value with 9.0 billion euros ($11 billion) of wine exported last year.
Given its commitment to China, as well as its leading position within the smartphone market, the company has to engage on the technologies around 5G in a public manner in order to prevent a loss in its competitive position.
"Combining our leading position in natural and organic foods with Supervalu's presence in fast-turning products makes us the partner of choice for a broader range of customers," United Natural Foods Chief Executive Steve Spinner said in a statement.
Leading Industry Player: The ratings continue to reflect the leading position of PMI in the international tobacco industry (excluding the US and China), supported by the diversity of its portfolio of brands and the countries in which it operates.
The Scandinavian country has used its natural windy conditions to take a world-leading position in wind energy, but analysts say current subsidy schemes favor wind at the expense of solar power, for which far fewer subsidies are available.
Leading Industry Player The ratings continue to reflect the leading position of PMI in the global tobacco industry (excluding the US and China), supported by the diversity of its portfolio of brands and the countries in which it operates.
But the U.S. drugmaker is confident it can solidify its leading position for Keytruda in lung cancer, by far the largest oncology market, and that it has the potential to become a foundational therapy in other cancers as well.
LISBON (Reuters) - OutSystems, one of Portugal's biggest technology start-ups, is confident of retaining its leading position in the fast-growing market for applications built with minimal coding after receiving $360 million in funding this year, its CEO said.
"...There are important people, both in the country and in Europe, who would see me in a leading position in a European institution," Iohannis told a gathering of ethnic German members of the FDGR party in his hometown of Sibiu.
Botox's market-leading position in aesthetics and as an anti-wrinkle treatment has helped the company power past analysts' profit estimates for much of the past, but concerns remain about the competitive threat from two smaller companies' upcoming rival products.
This puts Samsung in the leading position to supply OLED screens for Apple's anticipated future switch in iPhone display tech, with LG Display, Japan Display, and Foxconn also said to be in the running to serve as Apple's secondary supplier.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to consolidate its existing strengths at this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro before striving to achieve a "leading position" at the next summer Games in Tokyo in 2020, the country's sports ministry said on Thursday.
Kraft Heinz has long benefited from the market-leading position of some of its brands: A certain segment of the population will always have Heinz ketchup in the refrigerator — regardless of money its corporate parent spends on advertising and innovation.
The acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions supplements and improves ABB's leading position in electrification markets and provides a short cut to additional market shares in the North American market where infrastructure spending is expected to increase in the medium term.
The acquisition of Red Hat would accelerate IBM's ability to help enterprise clients transition to a multi-cloud, hybrid IT environment, given Red Hat's leading position in the Linux operating system and solid position in middleware and related emerging technology markets.
The settlement comes a day after Bristol-Myers said it wouldn't seek faster approval for a combination of its two immunotherapy drugs as an initial treatment for lung cancer, further solidifying Merck's leading position in the burgeoning immuno-oncolgy field.
From its modest beginnings as a one-branch bank in nearby Teaneck, to its leading position within the marketplace lending industry, to its current aspiration to be a standard-bearer of bank-fintech cooperation, CR has been a model of adaptability.
Yours truly still has floppy disks with digital images and software that were returned with developed Kodak film from 2002, and also owned an excellent Kodak digital camera in 2004 — when Kodak held a leading position in the digital camera industry.
"Within the emerging battle for digital real estate, CMG is quickly establishing a leading position that could enable a multi-year streak of mid- to high single digit SSS growth," Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan said in a note to clients.
The Shanghai-London Stock Connect will enable Chinese companies to raise fresh money on the LSE through issuing global depository receipts (GDR), which could boost momentum amid concerns that Brexit could dent the City of London's leading position in financial markets.
"Our stated aim remains to be a global bank with a strong capital markets business --— based on a leading position in our home market in Germany and in Europe, and with a global network," he wrote in a letter to employees.
Now, the architects of new guidelines for such players in the N.W.H.L. say the fledgling four-team league, in only its second season of existence, is prepared to take a leading position when it comes to treatment of transgender players.
"Telstra has taken a global leading position here, since most of the traditional telcos are way behind," said Paul Budde, telecommunications researcher at Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, adding the deal was the first by a telco in the mining sector.
BYD will launch models such as e2, e3 and a revamped Qin in the second half of this year, and expects the new models will further drive sales growth and support the leading position of the group in the industry, the filing said.
Today's funding round, which is significantly high for a Series A outside of Silicon Valley and in Europe in particular, will be used by the startup to consolidate what it claims is its leading position as a provider of workplace management technology.
Jackson somehow ends up in a leading position on the morning show, and as you'll see in the clip with co-star Billy Crudup, Witherspoon delivers the type of expertly incensed monologue that has us counting down the hours until premiere time.
Kasikornbank aimed to spend 4 billion baht on developing information technology (IT) next year to maintain its leading position in digital banking, the bank's president in charge of IT, Teeranun Srihong, said ($1 = 35.5700 baht) (Reporting by Manunphattr Dhanananphorn; Writing by Khettiya Jittapong)
Foodpanda provided the following statement which, if you strip out the grandiose terms, does hint at transactional activity up ahead: Foodpanda has grown very fast in Southeast Asia over the last couple of months and strengthened its market leading position in the region.
So clearly you know we have a wonderful leading position, our products and technology are embraced by the cloud service providers around the globe, and when they are in fear of not getting access, there was a real spike in demand last year.
When Salesky left the Google self-driving project in September, the race to deploy autonomous vehicles had already shifted into overdrive, with automakers, tech companies, and startups jockeying for a leading position — a battle that would have seemed ridiculous just three years before.
"This (deal) will help accelerate CR Beer's Snow beer high-end strategy and achieve its goal to take a leading position in the premium market within 5-10 years," CR Beer's Chief Executive Hou Xiaohai told reporters on a call on Friday.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Vertically Integrated Business Model: Miratorg's ratings are supported by the group's leading position in the Russian pork market and its vertical integration across the value chain, from crop growing and fodder production to livestock breeding, slaughtering and product delivery.
The approval further solidifies Merck's leading position in the burgeoning field of treatments that help the immune system fight cancer, a mantle it seized last year when Keytruda extended survival as an initial treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
LONG-CYCLE BUSINESS Beigene CEO John Oyler is convinced Chinese drug discovery is on a roll, backed by powerful interests in Beijing who want to forge a leading position in the sector, just as China has done in energy, finance and telecoms.
The European company says the new finance will be used to acquire ad tech companies in possession of technology that will consolidate what it claims is Teads' "leading position" in the video advertising industry, and to fund further expansion into the Asian market.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Significant Scale, Increased Diversification Tyson's ratings benefit from its significant scale, with LTM sales of $38.2 billion and EBITDA of $2123 billion, leading position in U.S. protein, and product diversification that includes a growing portfolio of branded packaged food products.
Despite its market-leading position in mortgages, Wells Fargo has paid substantially less in post-crisis mortgage-related government fines than other big banks such as Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Reporting by Dan Freed; Editing by Leslie Adler
"The acquisition of NPP complements our network of plants in the growing Middle East region and provides us with a leading position in Egypt to grow our business and better serve our customers," said Erik Bouts, Mondi's chief executive of fibre packaging.
The firms said in a joint statement Sunday that they are projecting savings of about $300 million within three years of closing the deal, and expect the new company to achieve a leading position in segments including soy proteins, enzymes and probiotics.
KEY RATING DRIVERS IDR AND SENIOR DEBT The Long-Term IDR primarily reflects the leading position of PFG in several areas of the UK non-standard loan market, its low balance sheet leverage, adequate profitability and a stable funding and liquidity profile.
Probably. Companies like Amazon and Expedia took a leading position in opposing President Trump's first executive order banning travel to the United States from seven majority Muslim countries, saying that it restricted the movement of employees and hindered their ability to attract talent.
Rivals say that Mr. Johnson has consolidated his leading position by keeping a low profile and minimizing the risk of making any mistakes that could set his campaign back, mindful perhaps of the self-inflicted harm he has caused through numerous verbal gaffes.
LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - British car and aeroplane parts maker Meggitt said it had sold its defence unit to UK firm QinetiQ for 57.5 million pounds ($71 million) in cash, as part of a plan to focus on sectors where it has a leading position.
"European club football is in the strongest financial position that we've ever seen … While the Premier League retains its leading position financially, we expect to see other leagues continue to grow in the coming years," said Dan Jones of Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into US chipmaker Broadcom which it suspects of restricting competition via a number of exclusivity practices in markets where it holds a leading position such as for systems-on-a-chip, front-end chips and wifi chipsets.
What they're saying: "The combination of Anadarko's premier, high-quality assets with our advantaged portfolio strengthens our leading position in the Permian, builds on our deepwater Gulf of Mexico capabilities and will grow our LNG business," Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in a statement.
He then proceeded to fight Clinton to a standstill in Iowa, beat her badly in New Hampshire, surge in the national polls, establish an unprecedented national grassroots small donor base, and achieve a leading position among white voters and a dominant one among younger voters.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Leading Market Position: TDP is the largest telecom operator in Peru and Fitch expects its leading position, particularly in the fixed-line segment, to remain intact in the short- to medium-term, backed by its well-established network despite increasing competitive pressures.
TL's National Ratings reflect the company's leading position in the Tunisian leasing and factoring market, a diversified business profile, its sustained profitability, capital ratios and asset quality ratios that compare well to peers and overall risk management procedures that are appropriate to the operating environment.
For all the claims that Mr. Trump's America First foreign policy degraded America's leading position in the world, his critics seem to have forgotten that exporting our manufacturing base to China also meant abandoning America's ability to lead in many situations like this one.
Standing at the center of the stage because of their leading position in the polls, Warren and Sanders took incoming fire from all sides during the first of two nights of debates in Detroit, but took on the fight with vigor and landed clean punches in response.
Russia is also set to overtake the United States as the world's biggest wheat exporter this year - regaining the top spot it last held before World War One - and cement its leading position over other major wheat exporters such as the European Union, Canada, Australia and Ukraine.
It has a leading position in high-nickel NMC-2660, made up of 2744 percent nickel, 210 percent manganese and 10 percent cobalt, and has said it is working to improve the product's durability over charging cycles and high voltage stability as well as focusing on recycling.
We believe that the company's focus on the medium-price segment and its increasing presence in the economy segment, together with high customer loyalty and a wide distribution network across the country, will enable it to retain its leading position in the Russian confectionery market over the medium term.
Credit strengths of GE Capital on a standalone basis include its strong franchise and global brand, market leading position in aircraft lending and leasing, established positions in energy finance and industrial finance, strong and experienced management team, adequate liquidity, reduced commercial paper utilization, and high unsecured debt levels.
"I am confident in the strategic direction we've taken being the most appropriate to consolidate the leading position of the Armani Group and its brands in the luxury/lifestyle segment," said Giorgio Armani, who has just turned 85 and still holds the positions of chairman, CEO and general manager.
Ford's new chief executive, James Hackett, who had been overseeing its division focused on self-driving cars, has a reputation as a turnaround artist for guiding changes at furniture maker Steelcase Inc that helped it regain its market leading position, though those reforms did not always benefit shareholders.
"We believe Visa is one of the premier businesses across broader financials and the envy of the payments industry given its industry-leading position in terms of payment volume, globally recognized brand, and strong top and bottom-line growth," Jefferies analyst Michael Del Grosso said in a note to clients Tuesday.
Current ratings for SYF and SYB reflect the company's market leading position in the U.S. private-label credit card industry, seasoned management team, consistent operating performance, strong capitalization and liquidity levels, risk-sharing arrangements with retail partners, and increased funding diversity as a result of strong deposit growth at SYB.
"We have secured our long-term sustainable growth through the active management of world-class office and retail destinations, the strength and timing of the largest development pipeline in our history, together with the U.K.'s world leading position in offshore wind," said Alison Nimmo, Chief Executive of The Crown Estate on Tuesday.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Genworth Life's ratings reflect the company's large exposure and market-leading position in the LTC market, which Fitch views as one of the most risky products sold by U.S. life insurers due to above-average underwriting and pricing risk, high reserve and capital requirements and exposure to low interest rates.
Wesfarmers does not have the scale or geographical diversification of global peer Carrefour SA (BBB+/Stable), but its better margins, due in part to the success of its high-margin Bunnings business, leading position in the stable Australian market and historically better credit metrics, leads to the equalisation of both entities' ratings.
Coinbase enjoys a marking leading position with nearly 10 million users, according to its website, but a scan of complaints made against the company on social media indicates a number of dissatisfied customers: Posts on Twitter to the company's customer support account shows some users attempting to resolve issues raised weeks ago.
It's one of many steps Intel has taken to position itself as a prominent player in wearable computing, which is one of the key areas where the company hopes to carve out a leading position as it attempts to move its business into the future of computing and away from legacy areas like PCs.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Genworth Life's ratings consider the company's large exposure and market leading position in the LTC market, which Fitch views as one of the most risky products sold by U.S. life insurers due to above-average underwriting and pricing risk, high reserve and capital requirements and risk exposure to low interest rates.
Significant Scale and Diversification: Tyson's ratings benefit from its significant scale with LTM (July) sales of $37.3 billion and EBITDA of $05003 billion (excluding stock-option compensation expense and acquisition and integration costs related to AdvancePierre), leading position in U.S. protein, and product diversification that includes a growing portfolio of branded packaged food and value-added products.
"Together, we will create one of the largest Internet companies in China, and our combined assets will make us the only company that has a leading position in all the key sectors that are driving explosive Internet growth in China such as search, commerce and communications," Terry Semel, Yahoo's CEO at the time said in a press release.
However, positive rating momentum could develop over-time should JPM continue to outperform the peer group from an earnings and asset quality perspective, retain its enhanced risk management discipline, avoid sizeable fines and penalties which could yield reputational damage, and maintain its leading position in the league tables, an appropriate capital buffer to regulatory capital minimums, and a superior funding and liquidity profile.
"Based on this review, we have embarked on a work force optimization initiative that will allow us to evolve our business operation in order to maintain a leading position and continue our recognized commitment to high-quality, independent and hard-hitting journalism around the world," Mostefa Souag, the acting director general of the network, said in a news release about the decision.
The lower operating margin guidance is somewhat surprising given the beat in the seasonally weak 3Q ... Weaker than expected guidance may caution some, though we note results remain strong on an absolute basis and maintain our positive view given Amazon's leading position in the Cloud services and retail sectors and the growing margin opportunity as the revenue mix shifts towards the higher margin AWS and advertising businesses.
"There's a significant market for Kano even beyond our traditional leading position amongst 6-13 year olds in the US and the UK. There's a really strong market for people who are beyond the US and the UK and we're now at a scale where we can start really investing in these distribution and localization relationships that have come our way since year one," he says.
And if policymakers can double down on those things that have played a role in helping the country foster a leading fintech ecosystem, like the Financial Conduct Authority's global agenda-setting regulatory approach to fintech, and augment looming shortages, such as tech talent by easing Visa requirements for non-EU nationals, then there's plenty of opportunity for the UK to maintain its leading position globally.
In addition to its two-bite brownies, Give & Go's brands include Create-A-Treat, Mason St. Bakehouse and the Worthy Crumb Pastry Co. "Give & Go's leading position in the large and fast-growing in-store bakery channel gives us a unique opportunity to expand into new, on-trend consumer spaces," Glen Walter, executive vice-president and president, North America, for Mondelez International, said in a statement.
RATING SENSITIVITIES IDRs, VIABILITY RATINGS, & SENIOR DEBT Upward rating momentum for JPM could develop over-time should JPM continue to outperform the peer group from an earnings and asset quality perspective, retain its enhanced risk management discipline, avoid sizeable fines and penalties which could yield reputational damage, and maintain its leading position in the league tables, an appropriate capital buffer to regulatory capital minimums, and a superior funding and liquidity profile.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Market Leadership: Lendlease has a market leading position in most of its businesses, including urban regeneration projects in Australia and the UK and urban apartment construction in the US. At end-FY15, it had 12 major urban regeneration projects, 25 major apartment buildings and five commercial buildings in delivery, including Barangaroo South and Darling Harbour Live in Sydney, and Elephant & Castle and The International Quarter in London.
After inking the deal with Fisher, GM was able to work its way toward selling closed two-door Chevrolets at prices that were within striking distance of Ford's Model T. "The rise of the closed body made it impossible for Mr. Ford to maintain his leading position in the low price field, for he had frozen his policy in the Model T, and the Model T was pre-eminently an open car design," Mr. Sloan wrote.
Like-For-Like sales growth of 23.3% (2015: +5.4%) * Gross margin increased to 61.9% (2015: 61.2%) reflecting further sourcing gains and our focus on a differentiated product offer * Adjusted profit before tax 2 of £20153 million, up by 7.8% or 10.0% on a 52 week comparable basis * Increased final dividend of 2.5 pence per share (2015: 2.25 pence per share), making a total for year of 3.5 pence per share (2015: 3.00 pence per share), an increase of 16.7% * In first eight weeks of new financial period, group revenues, stated on a like-for-like basis, increased by 0.8% (2015: 3.3%) * Proven strategy, well-invested business and market leading position, leave topps well-placed for further progress in year ahead.

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