Sentences with phrase «by a profit model»

This is absurd economics but is driven by a profit model that in the past has provided good returns.

Not exact matches

«Now, ransomware is a fully established business model and a reliable profit engine for cybercriminals, as threat actors involved treat it as a legitimate industry by selling information, tools and resources to peers based all around the world.»

One hopes that this debate happens because increasing debt, borne by those outside of campuses to fuel profits within, can't be a sustainable model.

Musk plans to shut down its Fremont, California factory for 10 days in the second quarter but said Tesla will meet the production target of 5,000 Model 3s per day by the end of June, as planned, and will turn a profit in the second half of the year.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2 - Tesla Inc stood by its production targets for its Model 3 on Wednesday, assuring investors that its key new vehicle was on track, and sought to downplay increased wariness over its finances, saying it expected to achieve net profit in both its third and fourth quarters.

By the end of the film, Ziff forms the Model Alliance, a New York City — based not - for - profit advocacy group dedicated to ensuring safe, fair and healthy working conditions for girls (and they often are girls).

It is one of the defining factors in whether your SaaS company has a viable business model that can yield profits by keeping acquisition costs low as you scale.

When correcting the model to include current profit margins, the effects of cord cutting, the impact of Turner's current contracts with pay - TV companies and other factors, Petrocelli said, Shapiro's model shows that cable bills would actually decrease by 54 cents per month per subscriber.

If I take Keystone XL out of the mix, in my toy model, I haven't impacted the cost of the marginal barrel of oil sands because I haven't changed the cost of a barrel shipped by rail, I've simply reduced the profit on the barrels which would be shipped via KXL by forcing them to be shipped to market in a more expensive way.

Billed by many on Wall St. as a financially inviable acquisition and «bailout» of a company bleeding cash to survive, Tesla began shifting SolarCity's business model almost immediately following its acquisition — shifting previously focused efforts on door - to - door sales and long term leases to sales of products with the highest profit margin.

Financial services firms would still be able to adopt a variety of business models and make a reasonable profit, but not by preying on the lack of sophistication of the average worker or retiree who relies on them for best - interest recommendations.»

Your business model is to monetize user information, to maximize profit over privacy, and unless there are specific rules and requirements — enforced by an outside agency — I have no assurance that these kinds of vague commitments are going to produce action.

In its third - quarter shareholder letter, Tesla management said it expected higher per - unit vehicle production costs, driven by low - volume early production Model 3 units, to continue to negatively impact the company's automotive gross profit margin.

The fact is that most of FNM / FRE's «profitablity» has been driven by the same fraudulent «mark to model» accounting that has generated most the big bank profits since 2009.

Brad Erickson, a research analyst at Pacific Crest Securities said Tuesday that he has «major reservations» on Tesla's stock, underpinned in part by the Model 3's ability to turn a profit.

Despite this, the accurate signals received from our market timing model enabled us to still score decent gains in November by swing trading on both sides of the market (updated stats of our trading profits through November 2012 will soon be posted on «performance» page of our website).

To coincide with this statement, we made a judgment call to take profits on all long positions in our model trading portfolio by selling at market on yesterday's open.

Musk plans to shut down its Fremont, California factory for 10 days in the second quarter but said Tesla will meet the production target of 5,000 Model 3s per week by the end of June, as planned, and will turn a profit in the second half of the year.

This relationship - based model contrasts sharply with Wall Street's transaction - based business model, which profits by squeezing as many transactions from as many customers as possible.

I think by «right» here they mean the most useful choice for their business (as in decisions based on the business model — ie: profit at some point as noted in the saying).

He would upset the financial business model they have in place by buying players and cutting into the outrageous profits the Board enjoy each year.

Use of the Model Maternal, Infant, and Nurse Transfer Forms by not - for - profit / academic organizations, health care providers, and health care institutions is free of charge.

Use of the Model Maternal, Infant, and Nurse Transfer Forms or any derivative in whole or in part thereof by for - profit organizations or by any organization or individual for a commercial purpose or for monetary gain (e.g., use in training courses, consultation) is strictly prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Ian Lawrence, head of the National Association of Probation Workers (Napo), told me that the CRCs» poor performance is the result of financial difficulties and unsuitable models being used to supervise offenders — something he believes is incentivised by the profit motive involved in the running of the contracts.

As public sector prisons move towards the thin staffing level model of profit - making institutions, with their high turnover of personnel who are less connected to their occupation, a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) warns of a potentially detrimental impact on prison quality.

He's been a key player in designing the state's Buffalo Billion and other projects, and credited with inventing the opaque not - for - profit management model that is now under scrutiny by the US Attorney Preet Bharara.

Publishers such as PLoS and the for - profit BioMed Central, which in 2008 was bought by international publisher Springer, based in Germany, have only recently shown that their author - pays model can be sustainable for at least some forms of journal.

They continue to refine the business model, but early estimates suggest that local entrepreneurs could make a profit by selling, installing, and servicing these systems.

New models championed by not - for - profits like the Cancer Research Institute can lead the way towards a systemic change in funding structures that more efficiently capitalize on the phenomenal discoveries taking place in both the lab and the clinic.

The academy conversion model (initially common in schools in special measures, known as «sponsor» academies) is now chosen by many good / outstanding schools (known as «convertor» academies) as it turns a school into an independent business (not for profit) that receives funding directly from central government instead of a local authority.

Such systems of schools, overseen by organizations such as the for - profit Edison Schools Inc. and guided by nonprofit models like the KIPP Academies, show promise in raising student achievement, said Steven F. Wilson, a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University who wrote the paper.

Students Hard Work Educates Community About Recycling Begun by Purdy (Missouri) High School students, the Purdy Recycling Project has become a community - wide program that is turning a profit, raising scholarship money for students, and serving as a model for similar programs in other communities.

The not - for - profit organisation behind The Conies, a family of cartoon characters that provide safety role models for children, has been shocked by the steep rise.

The for - profit companies that operate some charter and online schools take the idea a step further by arguing that private business models are more efficient than public school systems.

It is a professionalism that neither harkens back to the factory - model school, promoted by the first wave of business - inspired reforms, nor settles for the market - driven, minimally regulated, and increasingly privatized and for - profit systems promoted by the second wave of business reforms.

The very curricular model that Rocketship employs is shaped not simply by what is good for kids but also, in part, by what will generate profits for investors and fuel the company's ambitious growth plans.

Regardless of which model is closest to the original vision of charter schools — either community - based, independent charters like Pine Lake Preparatory or the for - profit schools operated by NHA, CSUSA, and other EMOs — the reality is that under current financial constraints like what exist in states such as North Carolina, neither model can be funded without drawing from significant money from non-traditional sources.

The Miami Herald uncovered the company's troubling business model in 2011, which it described as part of a «parallel school system» largely controlled by for - profit management companies and private landlords.

The company has faced growing criticism in recent years for its profit - centric model of operation that critics say results in students being poorly served by the online schools.

While some charter schools are founded by for - profit corporations, theirs was an independent, personal effort, undertaken after two years spent «visiting different school models and building out the blueprint for the design of the school.»

In a passage starting on p. 160, Ravitch presents the involvement of New York hedge - fund managers in charter schools at the beginning of a messy discussion of colocation of charter schools in New York City, the ties between charter schools and tax credits, similar ties with investment - based visas, real - estate operations with charter - school education as a loss leader, and the ideology of profit - motivated charter - school model laws pushed by the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Audi aims to generate operating profit of $ 1 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) with such new business models by 2025.

Ebooks priced high by publishers are prices that high not to make a profit on the ebooks, but to cripple ebooks so print books done to the 1801 model can survive.

The Hybrid Publishing Model: This new partnership model encompasses the best of both worlds: the curated selection of manuscripts by experienced publishers, production support, and distribution networks of the traditional model with the higher profit share and freedom that self - publishing provModel: This new partnership model encompasses the best of both worlds: the curated selection of manuscripts by experienced publishers, production support, and distribution networks of the traditional model with the higher profit share and freedom that self - publishing provmodel encompasses the best of both worlds: the curated selection of manuscripts by experienced publishers, production support, and distribution networks of the traditional model with the higher profit share and freedom that self - publishing provmodel with the higher profit share and freedom that self - publishing provides.

The class action seeks damages «for the purchase of e-books, an injunction against pricing e-books with the agency model and forfeiture of the illegal profits received by the defendants as a result of their anti-competitive conduct which could total tens of millions of dollars.»

As far as profits are concerned it may even be more successful: the profit on the Voyage is going to be higher than the profit on cheaper models — possibly by a considerable margin.

The Kindle e-reader line, which now encompasses four models ranging from $ 80 to $ 290, is the centerpiece of Amazon's e-book strategy: The devices are the razors from which the company expects to garner unending profits by selling e-books (the blades) readable only on Kindles among e-readers.

It's an old business model and certainly does not make for a quick profit, but the agent takes a calculated risk if s / he attempts to find you a publishing deal, and is rewarded by a commission on the author's earnings.

These prices are set not by humans but by what Amazon's algorithms make of the marketplace, and by Amazon's formula for balancing the need to pay low enough that it can profit reasonably on a refurbished resale and high enough to make you want to unload the first - generation Kindle and buy a new model.

So, do the math and decide whether you can make a profit by going this route, based on the pricing model of your print on demand (POD) provider.