Sentences with phrase «about the lower prices of»

The point about the low price of ebooks for the Kindle is an important one; publishers and Amazon have tussled over how much those books should cost.

By now, many have heard the news go on about the lower prices of oil and materials.

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The government tells people they have to buy it, and we have lower prices than just about everyone else in a lot of circumstances.

Or, do the economic positives we hear each day about low interest rates, low unemployment, low inflation, a healthy banking sector, rising real - estate prices, technology improvements, protection of resources, renewable energy and the rise of India — among others — suggest that any downturn or crisis will merely be a short - term market correction, with the kind of economic rebound we saw following the 2008 crisis?

«If they're doing forward contracts, they want to be thinking about getting a good price for their fuel, looking into the future, to really take advantage of these lower costs, so they'll be able to take advantage for quite a while,» she says.

The bank cited the prospect of slower economic growth in Canada brought about by lower oil prices as one reason for moderating the rate.

The potential deal, while still unconfirmed, has already attracted its fair share of skeptics who doubt it will go through due to Tsinghua's low offer price and the fact that U.S. regulators are likely to be cautious about a large takeover by a Chinese state - owned company.

Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house prices and debt levels pose a risk to the economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood of a crash is actually pretty low.

«But I think customers are choosing to spend their disposable dollars in different ways, and that's part of the reason why we are not more optimistic about the lower gas prices,» she added, noting that consumers are spending more on cars, healthcare, electronics and home improvement, leaving little upside for Macy's.

In 2013, for example, Magnetar and several other hedge funds sued over the acquisition by 3M (mmm) of biometrics company Cogent, seeking about 55 % more money for their shares in the target, which they claimed were priced too low.

Paul Bartko, CEO of the MBC Group, in Mahwah, N.J., which specializes in electronic data interchange and E-commerce, has had just about enough of the customer who says, «Lower the price now and we promise a long - term, profitable relationship down the road.»

Belarusian Potash Co. supplied about 42 per cent of the world's potash exports before it broke up and sent prices to a four - year low as major buyers like China and India waited to see how far prices would fall.

Today's price of about US$ 300 per thousand board feet is actually lower than it was a year ago, but Underhill thinks it could hit US$ 600.

Just like we're about to learn what happens when you price low - end Linux computers at less than a movie ticket, and what happens when you give millions of developers access to a few terabytes of memory.

There's every reason to remain doubtful about the Bank of Canada's ability to keep interest rates low in the face of rising home prices.

«We're already talking about lower prices [for farmers] occurring just because of the large supplies of pork we're bringing to the marketplace,» so losing business abroad could further put the squeeze on pig farmers.

The sharp moves this week have raised questions about how quickly investors would be willing to buy stocks at lower prices or stay cautious amid the threat of higher inflation.

Patrick Dehaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst, talks about low gas prices ahead of Independence Day travel.

He believes about 20 % of the listings rapidly accumulating on the island arise from Americans who bought a decade ago when prices in Canada were much lower and the loonie was worth 65 cents in U.S. dollar terms.

If it prices at the low end of that range, the company would be worth about $ 11.1 billion.

Baby Jogger's woes had been brought about, in part, by fierce competition from lower - priced rivals selling strollers through big - box stores and discount websites for as little as $ 99, less than half the price of a Baby Jogger.

Many sellers are lowering their prices as they become more realistic about values, according to Jonathan Miller, president and CEO of Miller Samuel.

On the cost front, the company has been able to lower the price of its cars — built by Renault - Nissan — to about $ 30,000.

While overall low inventory has led to competition in some markets — about a quarter of 2017 home sales yielded sales prices higher than the asking price, according to Zillow — it's a different story for some sellers.

Next, look to the right of the graph, and what's happened since 2015 — global prices have come into much closer balance, with Japanese import prices recovering a bit recently but still sitting about $ 7 / GJ above Alberta and B.C. gas prices, which are at near - historic lows.

John Boyd opened a winery in 1972 with prices of $ 1 to $ 1.50 a bottle — low enough to grab market share but high enough to cover variable costs (which he figured at about 35 cents a bottle) and make a profit.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 - year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 % rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

At the end of the day, the Swiss luxury makers will be left standing exactly where they were while smartwatches will just be another category of low - priced tech junk that some people were excited about once upon a time.

When asked if he was worried about U.S. shale producers ramping production and eclipsing the recent international cuts, Novak said, «Undoubtedly the joint action by many countries to achieve the balance and to reduce the output are aimed at giving stability to the market and as a result we see a great level of investment, lower volatility, prices stabilizing at a certain level, which does play out to move investment going into shale production so one needs to assess the overall supply and demand balance.»

House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at lowering drug prices through a series of aggressive measures, including by requiring biopharma companies to reveal far more information about their R&D, manufacturing, and other costs.

There was a simple answer to the economic question: Keystone is the fastest and easiest way to bring Alberta's oil to market, which will in turn lower the price of oil by about a dollar per barrel for every American — regardless of where the stuff is ultimately sold.

According to the Health Care Cost Institute, about 43 % of all spending by individuals with employer - sponsored insurance in 2011 was shoppable, meaning that it was spent on medical services whose prices could be significantly lowered without compromising quality.

Sainsbury's said the combination would generate synergies of at least 500 million pounds and enable prices to be lowered by about 10 percent on many products.

For instance, a review of the Los Angeles area found a difference of about $ 1 per gallon between the highest - and lowest - price stations, DeHaan said.

Tighter supplies of gasoline and diesel in B.C. would likely drive up prices in B.C.'s Lower Mainland by about 10 cents per litre, said fuel market analyst Michael Ervin, senior vice-president at the Kent Group Ltd..

Since that day, its price has tumbled to about $ 390 and Apple has left investors wondering if they should stay away or take advantage of the lower price.

From military hostility, to job security and the prices of gas and food, Canadians polled at a lower anxiety level than Americans in nearly all of the topics poll participants were asked about.

Swift, the subject of the magazine's latest cover story, admitted coming to a revelation about Spotify that she simply «didn't like the way it felt» having her music so readily available at such a low price point.

And it said it planned on lowering the prices of more items to about $ 1 as it also answers the expansion by Canadian dollar store operator Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL).

Oil prices collapsed on Thursday to their lowest since late November as investor worries about the world's stubbornly persistent glut of crude erased most of the gains that followed last year's OPEC's output cut.

«A lower share price begets a lower share price,» analyst Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley mused in a Wednesday note to clients, following news a day earlier about the ratings agency.

Musk went on to cite the ownership cost of the Model S, should it enter production, as «similar to a gasoline car with a sticker price of about $ 35,000» once the lower cost of electricity versus the likely future price of gasoline was taken into account.

At Thursday's market close, TPUB's share price was down from about $ 8 at the time of the announcements to a $ 5.95 close Thursday, after dropping to a low of $ 5.45 before recovering some.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per cent rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

Moreover, «For every net job lost in this definition, the gains to the U.S. economy were about $ 450,000, owing to enhanced productivity of the workforce, a broader range of goods and services, and lower prices at the checkout counter for households.»

There were a few reasons: the transition from Fed quantitative easing to anticipation of interest rate hikes and worries about the impact of lower commodity prices and slowing Chinese growth.

The long side of the stock market is all about low volatility and steady / reliable price action.

West remained neutral on the company and has a price target of $ 120, which is about 17 % lower than the company's current price of $ 148.55.

Compared to the broad XIC, XEG has a) a price to earnings ratio that is only slightly higher, b) a price to book ratio that is lower, c) a debt to equity ratio that is about half of XIC, d) a dividend yield that is comparable and e) profit margins that grew 30 % this year versus 18 % for XIC.

While many are skeptical about whether or not this tax was the right policy tool, an influx of foreign investment capital, as seen in the Lower Mainland and other urban centres, does contribute to skyrocketing housing prices.