Sentences with phrase «by raising prices on»

Cohen Milstein, as one of the co-lead counsel, filed a national class action alleging that Dish Networks unlawfully raised its prices for satellite television services in February 2011 by raising prices on customers who were bound by a two - year contract with discounted pricing for the first 12 - months.

But extreme tariffs would also hurt American manufacturing — the very sector that Trump says he seeks to bolster — by raising the prices on production inputs sourced from abroad.

In the short - run, tariffs would benefit U.S. oil companies by raising prices on imported Mexican oil.

Meanwhile, Lululemon is angering customers (again) by raising prices on some of its products.

Not exact matches

At constant exchange rates and business scope, year - on - year sales increased 5.2 %, driven by a 6.0 % positive price effect reflecting ongoing actions to raise selling prices along the entire acrylic chain.

Co-founders Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz (last we saw them, they were firing a pair of hard - partying friends named Holly and Molly) will be back for a new season on E! later this year... AmieStreet.com, a music - downloading start - up that raises the price of a song as it gains popularity, hit the jackpot when users found recordings on the site by Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the woman linked with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Prosper, another online lender, has been looking to raise a new round of funding in exchange for equity at a price that would slash its market value by more than 70 %, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

In June, he raised his price on Amazon by $ 4 and included this note in his description: «We have increased our price on Amazon to cover fees, lost inventory, abusive returns and fake eBay sellers.»

Gold and nickel producer Independence Group has raised its full - year profit by 60.7 per cent to $ 46.6 million on the back of the production commencement at Tropicana and an improved nickel price in the second half of the year.

The most bullish, Macquarie's Ben Schachter, raised his 12 - month price target on Amazon by 20 percent to $ 2,100, a level that would put the stock over $ 1 trillion in market value.

The pricing details were an update that Shake Shack provided in its latest regulatory filing, a key step as it moves forward to raise millions of dollars by launching its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

As a remedy, it will most likely raise the prices on its steak and barbacao items by as much as 6 % later this year, placing Chipotle in a bind given its stated vision of keeping its menu options «accessible.»

Failure of prices to recover raises the prospect of even deeper cuts to investment by oil and gas companies next year and would likely result in Canada's economy remaining on a slower growth path than the 2.2 per cent pace we are expecting.»

This means that whenever Apple raises prices, those increases get passed on to the large majority of consumers by carriers.

Today, a post has been making the rounds which claims that the Keystone XL pipeline would raise gas prices in the US Midwest by, «20 to 40 cents per gallon, based on the $ 20 to $ 30 per barrel discount on Canadian crude oil that Keystone XL developers seek to erase.»

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's No 2 lender by assets, on Monday said it raised A$ 2.1 billion ($ 1.55 billion) from institutional investors at A$ 78 a share, 9 percent higher than the offer price.

The immediate question raised by a fall in share prices of that sort of order is the size of its impact on global growth.

There are a multitude of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies - dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of companies that have raised their dividends at rates considerably above average and high dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above - average dividend yields as measured by the dividend rate compared to the stock market price.

Although we successfully raised prices and improved our inventory position quarter - by - quarter, gross margin fell 220 basis points on the year.

This study by The Trade Partnership estimates that proposed antidumping duties on shrimp imports could raise the price of shrimp by as much as 44 percent.

In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.

Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli is now stating that he wishes he'd raised the price on the AIDS drug Daraprim by more than the 5000 % that made him the object of scorn worldwide.

Shares of GrubHub Inc. are up 0.6 % in Tuesday morning trading after analysts at Guggenheim raised their price target on the stock to $ 140, the highest target among analysts tracked by FactSet.

They also decided to raise the price by $ 1 from $ 11.99 to $ 12.99 based on its success last year and on research that suggested consumers were largely indifferent between $ 11.99 and $ 12.99.

Shares of Dunkin' slid 12 % on Thursday as it reported slowing sales growth in the third quarter, when menu prices were raised by franchisees following a contentious summer of minimum wage discussions in the country.

Investors have all but priced out the chance of a rate hike at the end of the Fed's two - day policy meeting on Wednesday, particularly given its adherence in recent years to only raising rates at meetings that are followed by press conferences.

This Day In Market History, March 26: OPEC Raises Crude Oil Prices By 9 % Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market - related moment that occurred on this Continue Reading

Panellists passed on greater costs to clients by raising their selling prices.

Our sense is that the latter event is already priced into the market, as the consensus among economists the last few months is that the central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia will be a litmus test — it raised some gasoline prices by 66 % and slashed subsidies on gas, diesel, kerosene, electricity and water.

Mr Scott also rejected suggestions Wesfarmers was «dressing up» Coles ahead of the $ 20 billion demerger by raising prices or pulling back on investment to stabilise earnings, which have fallen 16 per cent in two years.

Overall, the average quoted price on LowestRates.ca increased by 1.08 % in the first quarter of the year, which was less than the amount insurers were approved to raise rates.

Last year, Netflix ignited a firestorm after raising prices by 60 % on customers who subscribed to the joint DVD - by - mail and online - streaming package.

Last summer, the company ignited outrage after raising prices by 60 % on customers who subscribed to the joint DVD - by - mail and online streaming package.

A woman faces up to a year in jail and $ 10,000 in fines if convicted on price - gouging charges after allegedly raising the monthly rent by $ 4,000 on her Marin County home in the days following the October wildfires.

AO Smith which makes water heaters and air purifications products is raising the price tag on its products by 12 percent because of higher steel prices, and rising freight costs.

Automakers and their American consumers will bear the brunt caused by raising prices of two metals essential to the production of cars and trucks in the U.S. «The President's pending decision on tariffs and quotas for steel and aluminum trade highlights several unfortunate ironies,» said John Bozzella, President and CEO of Global Automakers.

A consumption tax is on the flow of spending and by taxing consumption you raise its price relative to saving thereby fostering more saving resulting in greater investment in productive capital and higher long - term economic growth.

Please keep in mind they don't have as tight a definition of IPO as Prof. Ritter, but they have more information on proceeds raised, filing activity, pricing activity, and a breakdown of IPOs by sector.

The government had between November 2014 and January 2016 raised excise duty on petrol by Rs 11.77 a litre and that on diesel by Rs 13.47 per litre to take away gains arising from plummeting global oil prices.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The recent attack on Syria by U.S. and ally forces has raised the prospect of another major spike in oil prices, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co..

A 15 percent year - on - year increase in oil prices in FY19 is likely to raise state oil tax revenues by 0.13 percent of GDP, HSBC estimates.

As in much else, the social issues raised by advertising are not based on the number of advertisements placed, but on the cultural and social impact of the influential visible advertisements in advanced media that go far beyond the mere announcement of price and availability of commodities.

During the seventies, partly because of OPEC's success in raising the price of oil, these nations became heavily indebted, and by the eighties, many were no longer able to make payments on their debts without assistance.

Relying on innovation, the introduction of new blends and heavy advertising in the Australian market, Jacob's Creek this year raised its price by $ 1 a bottle for its entry - level wines, following similar price rises in offshore markets.

CCA said on Tuesday it would raise prices on all beverages captured by the CDS by 13.59 cents plus GST (1.3 cents) on November 1 to fully recoup the cost of the 10 cents refund and handling, administration and compliance costs.

CCA was also forced to raise prices across most of its beverages portfolio by almost 15 cents a bottle in November to recoup costs associated with the launch of the container deposit scheme in NSW on December 1.

Questions have also been raised about whether Mr Palmer may seek to delay a vote in the Senate on the carbon price until September, a move which could earn him about $ 9 million by being able to cash in free permits.

Schweppes has raised prices in the route trade by 4 per cent and has cut back the depth of promotions in supermarkets, citing higher costs for aluminium, PET and PVC plastics, utilities and distribution, according to a Citigroup report on Monday.