Sentences with phrase «as value stores»

«This concept has already been demonstrated through features like World of Warcraft Gold and Counter Strike [where] Global Offensive skins are being used as value stores in their respective game economies.»

Not exact matches

She said investors looking for smaller ups and downs should consider ETFs denominated in U.S. dollars or other so - called «hard currencies» that are seen as better stores of value.

Starboard Value Jeffrey Smith pitched store - brand pharmaceutical company Perrigo as his best investment idea now, during a conference Tuesday.

Gold is often seen as a store of value during times of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.

Notably, though, while Gates pointed to the negatives of cryptocurrencies as a store of value, he did not decry the technology underlying it.

Today, Schultz has built a thriving enterprise that employs 191,000 people in 22,000 stores, as Starbucks has created $ 83 billion in value for its investors, including employees who get «bean stock.»

Vague testimonials, such as «It was great to do business with ABC Store,» provide nothing of value to prospective consumers.

The hype value of the launch - day (or night, as these things usually go) retail store release also can't be dismissed.

The rationale to purchase included the Canadian subsidiary's $ 100 - million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, but the value of the stores themselves as well.

In recent years Whole Foods has attempted to stress value, and even launched a lower - priced Whole Foods 365 line of stores, but for the most part it is still thought of as an expensive place to shop for groceries.

«There are the doubts on Trump — which is causing a sense of befuddlement among international investors about the dollar as the ultimate store of value and America's place in the global economy — and there is a growing sense of unease about the economy's ongoing resilience.

Increasingly, digital retailers are finding value in weaving story elements around their products as a way of compensating for the lack of the sensory experience one finds in brick - and - mortar stores.

Walmart is losing value compared to 2017, with the future looking uncertain as the brand started 2018 by closing more than 60 of its Sam's Club stores.

Think of Bitcoin, they say, as digital gold — a so - called «store of value» that, like the precious metal itself, doesn't need to have a lot of practical uses to be worth a lot of money.

«There are rarely discounts, so you always feel as though you're paying the item's true value, as opposed to one of these «60 % off» stores where, when you pay full price, you feel like you're getting cheated, which is the way a lot of retailers approach things.

That is pushing up the U.S. dollar, which investors turn to as a safe haven when other stores of value drop, she said.

Gold is one such asset that's been a good store of value in such times, and gold stocks have tended to outperform the yellow metal as production costs have fallen, according to Seabridge Gold.

McDonald's first - quarter same - store sales rose 5.4 %, propelled by interest in all - day breakfast, the company's new» McPick 2» value menu that launched earlier this year and new products such as kale bowls and yogurt smoothies being tested in various parts of the country.

In the past, Ackman had been openly critical of Ullman, saying as recently as last May that the department store operator had been chronically mismanaged and had failed to create value for shareholders for the last 20 years.

Gold is often regarded as the ultimate «store of value» and the only true insurance against political instability and inflation.

Russian officials have previously suggested that decentralized cryptocurrencies should not be used as a conventional means of payment and that their owners should be subjected to a value - added tax; President Vladimir Putin himself has stated that they «can not be a store of value.»

Gold has proved to be a reliable store of value over the long term as dollars have lost purchasing power.

Both metals are viewed as a long - term store of value.

Hence, Bitcoin should be seen as a high - risk investment like a technology stock, not as a stable store of value.

Gold has always been the primary standard by which we measure value, thanks to its continued demand as a currency, store of value and speculative asset.

When savings account rates and yields on government bonds are low, gold suddenly becomes much more attractive to hold as a store of value.

«I believe it is important to separate the idea of cryptocurrencies, whose main purpose is only to serve as a medium of exchange or a store of value, from the proliferation of «tokens» generally,» he declared.

In February 2018, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said that cryptocurrencies have «failed» to behave as currencies because they are not an effective «store of value» and because «nobody uses [them] as a medium of exchange.»

The bill defines virtual currency as «a digital representation of value that can be digitally traded and functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value but does not have legal tender status as recognized by the United States government.»

«When tied to virtual currencies, this technology aims to serve as a new store of value, facilitate secure payments, enable asset transfers, and power new applications.»

A utopian case for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, if one even exists, is still struggling to articulate itself as merchant adoption hasn't caught on nearly a decade after the first block of Bitcoin transaction data was generated, and prices continue to fluctuate too wildly for it to be considered a store of value.

In an interview with Valentin Schmid of The Epoch Times, Bitcoin developer and Paxos Principal Architect Jimmy Song offered his insights into the advantages and merits of bitcoin as money, a store of value, long - term investment, and a safe haven asset.

However, if real rates remain low, gold will continue to attract attention as a potential store of value which may offer a ballast to equity market volatility.

That's because cryptocurrency started off as an obscure and esoteric asset class but has since become a value store for investors.

According to the IRS, «Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and / or a store of value.

Its goal is to produce banknotes that everyone can trust as a payment mechanism and a store of value.

Its goal is to produce banknotes that everyone can trust, both as a means of payment and a store of value.

anything that is held as a store of value willingly can not be used to tie down the price level path (except via strong modeling assumption likes the last period exchange of real debt for real goods in the FTPL for example).

lets say jgbs yield -1 % and the boj pays the banks plus 5 %, if this policy is credible in anyway it will only be so to the extent that banks are willing to hold an unlimited quantity of this asset as a store of value.

At only two pages, the concise bill is not very substantive, save for a brief classification of «virtual currency» as «any type of digital representation of value that; 1) Is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account or store or value; and 2) Is not recognized as legal tender by the United States government.»

We provide mobility services and value added service solutions as well like consumer service across the utility segment, application and digital store, commerce and digital payment solutions, location based services, managed VAS services, portal and content management services, etc..

We don't view bitcoin as a currency due to its high transaction costs, tremendous price volatility and inability to be a true store of value

Bitcoin Core is a self proclaimed «store of value» and isn't designed to be used as a method of daily transactions.

Credit concerns typically create a spike in demand for default - free assets such as U.S. government liabilities, so even though there is a much larger float than is likely to be sustained over time without inflation as the ultimate outcome, credit concerns tend to support the value of these liabilities and hence mutes immediate inflation pressures (essentially, monetary velocity declines as these liabilities are sought as a default - free store of value).

According to Richard Passikoff, founder of Brand Keys, though this type of business model isn't as easy to pull off as it looks, being able to capitalize on the unsold products of other brands has enabled off - chain stores to offer value and pose a long - term challenge to others in the market.

Gold has been used throughout human history as a store of monetary value, and as such enjoys investment demand for its monetary utility.

I believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheme to combat black money and public corruption, while admirable, has only reinforced Indians» faith in the yellow metal as a store of value.

««Virtual currencies» means a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established currency, which does not possess the legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.

More recently though, as a result of rapid store count growth, the selection, quality and value of merchandise at many discount retailers has waned; leaving fewer opportunities to feel satisfied finding that treasure.

But since bitcoin has become a store of value as a hedge against a falling yuan, the «digital gold» currency could continue on its upwards trajectory.