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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a firm issue" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a topic or problem that is clearly defined and requires a strong stance or resolution. Example: "The board meeting will address a firm issue regarding the company's financial strategy moving forward."
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Thus, while users can often consider themselves safer on a Mac, security still needs to be a firm issue on their agenda.
The term ICO - designed to mirror the IPO that sees a firm issue shares and float on a stock exchange - seems to mean different things to different people.
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If a firm issues shares at a valuation that proves to be excessive, the only people who lose out are the ones who bought the shares.
The new law requires a firm issuing them to own enough of its shares to cover the options on the issue date, rather than repurchasing shares from time to time as options come due.
For example, if a firm issued a "strong buy" rating on Microsoft today, Investars' system would treat that as a hypothetical purchase of $450,000 of Microsoft shares at today's price.
Robert A. Olstein, manager of the Olstein Financial Alert fund, argues that, rather than creating a research conglomerate that is walled off from potential conflicts, regulators should institute analytical rules that must be followed in every report a firm issues.
Austrian said in a research note that Infosys might end up exceeding 30% growth for the year, but he said the company's American Depositary Shares are richly valued for a firm issuing its first downward guidance.
Nextel, a telecoms firm, issued a $175m convertible bond in early June (which will look like cheap debt if its shares fall, and cheapish equity if they rise).
Kantar Worldpanel, a research firm, issued a report on Monday that found that Verizon's growth last quarter was fueled by healthy sales of phones running the Windows Phone software system.
Strategy Analytics, a research firm, issued a report on Thursday that found that Samsung had shipped 18 million Galaxy S III smartphones in the third quarter, while Apple had shipped 16.2 million iPhone 4S phones in the same period.
The Stokoe Partnership, a London firm, issued an alert to all national newspapers in respect of "a number of damaging and highly defamatory media reports".
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