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Helping to entice KKR, and other private equity firms, to throw a bid on the table is Mr Clarke's previous work with the close - knit global private equity firm industry who see merit in his initial plans — also revealed this week — to slash costs by $ 35 million at Treasury Wine and pump the savings into a 50 per
cent boost on brand marketing.
Not exact matches
The industry is also getting a
boost from the low Canadian dollar, which closed down 0.54 of a U.S.
cent at 75.40
cents U.S
on Monday.
Perth - based waste management company Tox Free Solutions has posted a 30 per
cent boost in first - half profit to $ 12.4 million
on the back of improvements in its industrial services operations.
Bank of America
on Wednesday
boosted its annual dividend to 48
cents per share from 30
cents, beginning in the third quarter.
News of the announcement
boosted the company's stock
on the TSX Venture Exchange, where it gained 17
cents by midday to trade at $ 4.13.
PORTMAN Limited is
on track to
boost the capacity of its Koolyanobbing Iron ore project in WA to 3.5 million tonnes per annum in 2001 after completing key infrastructure changes and posting a 65 per
cent increase in iron ore sales during the six months to
Bottom - line earnings got a
boost from a 4 -
cent tax benefit
on the sale of Wells Fargo Insurance Services.
In a report last week, S&P forecast global investment banks would
boost their revenues by 10 per
cent year -
on - year in the first quarter of 2017.
Rapid growth in global steel demand has also
boosted contract prices for other bulk commodities; coking coal contract prices increased,
on average, by 25 — 35 per
cent in US dollar terms in recent negotiations, while iron ore contract prices have risen by close to 20 per
cent.
Analyst Jamie Baker also cited pending cost increases, estimating a 55
cent effect
on earnings per share and 5 percentage - point
boost in costs for each seat flown a mile next year from expected new employee contracts.
Imports of consumption goods in the quarter received a
boost from the reduction in some tariffs
on 1 January; tariffs
on imports of passenger motor vehicles and parts fell from 15 per
cent to 10 per
cent, while the average tariff
on textiles, clothing & footwear fell from 21 percent to 14 1/2 per
cent.
Outlook: Seqirus, CSL's flu vaccines arm,
boosted sales 43 per
cent as customers flocked to its new quadrivalent vaccines in a terrible northern hemisphere flu season, and is
on track to break even this year.
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City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito wants to sock New Yorkers with a five -
cent fee
on grocery bags to
boost recycling and reduce waste.
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's support of a five -
cent fee
on grocery bags to
boost recycling and reduce waste increases the likelihood that the controversial legislation will become law.
A 2013 state law
boosted the incentive - from 30
cents to 40
cents on the dollar - for movies made in Onondaga County and other designated areas outside New York City.
ELECTRICAL shocks that simulate the patterns seen in the brain when you are learning have enhanced human memory for the first time,
boosting performance
on tests by up to 30 per
cent.
While some respondents acknowledged that using devices such as smartphones could improve communication at work and
boost productivity (24 per
cent), the negative effects of technology
on relationships at work (21 per
cent) and wellbeing (27 per
cent)-RRB- were also highlighted.
According to the ministry, 10 per
cent growth in the engineering sector, which usually benefits from spending
on public works such as road and bridge building, would result in only a 5.6 per
cent boost to manufacturing industry as a whole.
On the other hand, growth of 10 per
cent in consumer electronics companies would
boost manufacturing by 23.1 per
cent.
A study reported
on in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ¹ said that green tea extract was found to
boost energy expenditure by around four per
cent for each 24 hours.
In a study reported
on in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, green tea extract was found to
boost energy expenditure by around four per
cent for each 24 hours.
Online dating service firm Match has hot date with Wall Street — Shares of Match Group got a
boost on their first day of trading, rising 23 per
cent to $ US14.74.
«This report highlights that investment in Australian education accounts for 5.8 per
cent of GDP compared to the OECD average of 5.2 per
cent and while we will continue to
boost that investment, we're also focused
on making it an effective investment.»
The loony - tuned BMW M5 has snatched the title thanks to some hardcore tweaks: twin - turbos have been placed
on the M - division car's 5 - litre V10,
boosting its power by almost 50 per
cent to 740bhp.
Based
on the luxurious Mercedes - Maybach S 650 it features a comprehensively reworked V12 that has
boosted power to a heady 888bhp and torque has swelled almost 50 per
cent to 1106 lb ft, coming
on stream at 5500rpm and 4200rpm respectively.
The niche market, which is only 1 per
cent of total passenger car market, was bumping from one regulatory or taxation hiccup or another since the past two years such as the Supreme Court ban
on high end diesel vehicle sale in Delhi - NCR, note - ban and the short - lived GST
boost.
The central bank has kept the rate
on hold at 0.5 per
cent after cutting it twice in 2015 in an effort to
boost the economy.
Yet, that five
cent increase means a big
boost to margins for McDonald's when you consider how many customers they serve worldwide
on a daily basis.
Flight
Cents rounds up your AAdvantage ® Aviator ™ Mastercard ® purchases to the nearest dollar, and turns that rounded up amount into American Airlines AAdvantage ® miles —
boosting your miles balance
on top of what you already earn.
On top of that, Discover will match the miles you've earned during your first year as a cardholder, effectively
boosting your value per mile to three
cents.
The Dubrovnik - Neretva County, which among other destinations includes Cavtat and the islands of Mljet and Korcula, also reported a year -
on - year
boost of 16 per
cent with 131,167 Brits visiting the region between January - September 2013.
Two out of three (67 %) Chinese consumers now prefer to travel independently, up five percentage points
on 2013, while more than 60 per
cent of hoteliers have seen a
boost in the number of independent travellers in the last two years.
You can transfer your points to other Ultimate Rewards cards to get a 25 to 50 percent
boost on your points value, for an average value of 1.88 to 2.3
cents per point.
The 5,000 - point transfer bonus
boosts that value to 2.5
cents per point, which means you could get $ 625 or more worth of airfare with American Airlines depending
on how many points you transfer and how you redeem them.
The Assassin's Creed Unity tests we carried out show an almost linear scaling in performance - 23 fps gameplay
on base scales to 30 fps in
boost mode, exactly in line with the additional 31 per
cent of CPU power the Pro is capable of delivering.
Overall revenues are steady and only took a minor dip of 0.9 per
cent when compared to the same period last year, dropping from $ 66.3 m (# 57.9 m) to $ 65.7 m (# 57.4 m) while revenues for the companies games business remain stable at $ 56.8 m (# 49.6 m) a tiny
boost on last years $ 56.8 m (# 49.4 m) figure.
To deliver
on the new target the company has pledged to build
on existing initiatives, which have seen it purchase 100 per
cent renewable power certificates for its facilities and datacentres and
boost its energy efficiency through a program to encourage efficient coding of new software applications.
Tackling climate change could
boost the world's 20 biggest economies by nearly 5 per
cent in 2050, compared to a continuation of current policies, the Paris - based OECD said
on Tuesday.
However, the survey delivers good news for those who prioritize cold, hard cash above the more abstract elements of compensation: 71 per
cent of respondents forecast a salary
boost for associates in 2017, ranging typically between two and 10 per
cent on top of current levels.
Moving forward, the research suggested that in the U.K. and U.S., the impact of moving to mixed boards
on the S&P 500 and FTSE 350 could
boost GDP by around three per
cent.
It's not the highest capacity out there, but there's an extended battery option, which gives at 40 per
cent boost if you clip it
on the back.
For example, temporary staffing levels were double the rate employers anticipated in 2017 and 26 per
cent said they plan to
boost their reliance
on contingent workers again next year.
The total value of New Providence real estate sales
on the Bahamas Multiple Listing System (BMLS) dropped 45 per
cent quarter - over-quarter in the three months to end - September, the industry yesterday unveiling its initiative to
boost «market transparency» and real time data access.
According to the Guardian, Black Friday helped John Lewis record its biggest ever week of trading in 2015, as online sales were
boosted 15.5 per
cent on the previous year.