Sentences with phrase «called the price hike»

Not exact matches

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that Valeant Pharmaceuticals» infamous price hikes for a pair of heart drugs called nitroprusside and isoproterenol — whose prices were increased by 310 % and 720 %, respectively — had significant downstream effects on patient care.

Eric Rosenquist, who has a blog called, Adventures in Canadian Cord Cutting, said he cut his satellite TV service in 2012 after the Stanley Cup playoffs due to annual prices hikes.

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company's iPhone sales on a call with analysts on Thursday, noting that even though the number of devices sold declined, price hikes helped iPhone sales revenue increase 13 % to a record $ 61.6 billion.

But the lack of any statement about when the next one would happen moved markets that trade in future interest rates hikes, causing the price of so - called Fed funds futures to drop.

Activist hedge fund investor and recent Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx) board appointee Bill Ackman on Wednesday slammed the company's steep drug price hikes in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, going so far as to say the cost bumps «contributed to healthcare inflation and called into question the company's commitment to the patients it serves.»

Biogen is among companies that have been singled out for criticism in recent months; the Wall Street Journal called out the company for hiking the price of MS drug Avonex — 21 times, and at an annual average rate of 16 % — over the past decade.

Also called before the committee was the chief executive of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which has pledged to end its dependence on sharp price hikes.

Money managing giant BlackRock said last week a no - hike scenario is possible for 2016, while Bank of America Merrill Lynch also tore up its forecast, now calling for one hike this year — in September, for which the market is pricing in just a 38 percent chance — and no more until March 2017.

Strauss could easily envision hundreds of customers calling to complain about the price hike.

During a call with analysts, Chipotle executives were noncommittal when asked about earlier discussions of a price hike of 3 percent to 5 percent in the second half of the year.

Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar, whose daughter has food allergies, called for a Senate hearing and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe into the matter on Monday, and Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent Mylan CEO Heather Bresch a letter describing the consequences the price hike has had for his constituents.

To avoid this price hike, we called up customer service and asked that the promotion be extended since we had been such good customers and planned on using their service.

They have created a condition — call it collusion, if you wish — whereby the three or four giants in each of the major industries hike price tags in concert, so that the consumer loses the choice which «free - enterprise competition» was supposed to give him.

«The government should come clean with commuters that this is a direct result of their decision to cave in to pressure from the private train companies to let them hike ticket prices beyond the so - called cap.»

The increased price for the EpiPen — hike by some 400 percent — has led to bipartisan outrage toward Mylan as a generic version may soon be offered and calls for federal and state investigations grow.

The NY Daily News urges de Blasio to get on board with Cuomo's call for congestion pricing to provide a revenue stream for the NYC transit system, saying it's that or a fare hike, because the mayor's idea of taxing the rich is a non-starter in Albany.

Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon on Thursday called on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office to investigate the hike in the cost of EpiPens after its manufacturer boosted the price in the last year by 75 percent.

The call for the review of the price hike, which has stoked nationwide anger toward manufacture Mylan, dovetails with a proposal included in the Senate's one - house legislation that would block steep increases in prescription medications without justification.

My man and I are calling for takeout on Valentine's Day, dinner prices are ridiculously hiked - up, and we refuse to bow down to the laws laid down by marketing giants

As to the permanence of this deal, RIM's tweet today explicitly calls it a «limited time» promotion, but honestly, we very much doubt RIM would really hike the price back up $ 300 after this season.

A call option is used by the investor to predict the hike of price in the products.

But in order to keep your bill low, you'll have to pay attention to price hikes after your first contract period is over and make a phone call in order maintain a lower bill.

Step 1, take last generation technology and call it a modern console, step 2, add a gimmick and step 3, hike the price up and ensure third party support is as bare as the church mouses larder.

Alright granted that might be a rarity in people the bottom line is that you're are only getting 3 maps for $ 10 and unfortunately It can not be blamed solely on the developers because we are just seeing a major price hike in big hit games like the Call of Duty franchise as well as the Halo games.

Now Equitable Met are calling on the museum to make sure the ticket hike doesn't impact low - income visitors, and proposes a new ticket pricing system ranging from USD$ 0 to USD$ 35 depending on the visitor's tax bracket.

More on Melting Glaciers: A Grim Future for Yosemite's Glaciers Call 07758225698 to Hear a Glacier Melting Melting Glaciers Could Hike Price Of Our Daily Bread Global Warming Melting Glaciers, Shrinking Harvests in China and India «Rubber» Duckies Deployed to Track Glacier Movements

Besides where is the handwringing by the free - marketeers and the so called opposition, about all the price gouging and gold - plating associated price hikes that went on in the power industries over recent times?

You could call the cable company to fight a price hike or research restaurants and hunt for a reservation.

If you weren't hit with that price hike on November 15, but still have an unlimited plan with Verizon, call a representative and ask if you should be expecting a price hike on May 15 (or whenever your bill cycle resets after that date).

• Greeted clients and conducted initial interviews to determine their leasing requirements • Provided information on available properties that fit into the requirements profiles • Assisted in performing market research to determine price hikes and spikes and availability to properties • Serviced telephone calls and emails by providing required information and scheduling meetings • Assisted in preparing documents such as lease forms and security deposit papers