Sentences with phrase «cost of the points by»

They do, however, offer a really great Cash & Points option that reduces the nightly redemption cost of points by half (or more) and allows you to pay the remainder in cash, adding flexibility for people that don't have enough points.

Not exact matches

Mulvaney also preemptively addressed questions about the cost of the wall and how many miles could be paid for by the requested sum, pointing to the still - uncertain plans for its construction.

The underlying combined ratio of 95.5 % increased 1.1 points, primarily driven by (i) loss cost trends that modestly exceeded earned pricing, the impact of which has been moderating in recent quarters, and (ii) normal quarterly variability in both loss activity and expenses.

Secondly, for maintenance services like plumber, electrician, there is a considerably low loyalty factor due to lack of personal connection & customers are mostly motivated by cheaper cost points & discounts; which is definitely not a sustainable strategy for any company.

OTTAWA — Rising gasoline and car prices fuelled the first significant spike in Canada's cost of living since February last month, lifting the annual inflation by half a point to 1.2 per cent — still low by historial standards.

The MBA team ultimately recommended that Howard get a Square Register, an iPad - based point - of - sale system that will allow his customers to enter their products, calculate the cost and pay by credit or debit card — still checking out without the need for a human cashier.

A group of companies that spend the least on employee pay has outpaced a basket of high - labor cost stocks by 13 percentage points over the past year, according to data compiled by Goldman Sachs.

Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers opioid addiction and overdoses a public health crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).

At this point, though, the cost of translation is far surpassed by the cost of not translating.

«The curtailments will contribute to the Company's long - term goal of lowering Alcoa's position on the world aluminum production cost curve by 10 percentage points,» the company said in a statement.

He points out that while the Internet has slashed or even eliminated the price of entertainment, people have historically enjoyed many leisure activities that didn't cost much money, including taking solitary walks in the park and spending quality time with family members who weren't perpetually distracted by Twitter.

The cost of the electronics directly affects the price point, which, by the way, also affects which companies you can work with.

«An increase of one [happiness] point on the survey equates to a savings of $ 2,552 in medical costs per year per employee,» concluded the study, conducted by U.S. health insurance company Humana and the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

On Jan. 15, Hilton Hotels changed the cost of a free night at their best hotels to 50,000 from 40,000 Hilton HHonors loyalty points, devaluing customer accounts by 20 %.

Our study gives the most weight to Cost of Doing Business because that is the most frequently cited selling point by both Red and Blue states trying to attract and retain companies.

In its new statement, Mylan again pointed to pointed to health insurance trends «driven by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act» as the reason patients «have faced higher costs for their medicine.»

• United Claim Solutions, which is backed by Great Point Partners, acquired INETICO, a Tampa, Fla. - based provider of health care cost containment services.

The U.S. central bank's monetary - policy committee raised benchmark borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point to a range of 1.5 % to 1.75 %, in Jerome Powell's first meeting as Fed chairman.

OnDeck also extended the maturity date of its asset - backed debt facility that finances its line of credit offering to May 2019, increased the facility's borrowing capacity to $ 100 million, and decreased the funding costs by 200 basis points.

Lastly, the rankings factored health care costs based on three data points: (1) the average health insurance premium, sourced from KFF.org; (2) portion of health costs covered by Medicare, sourced from CMS.gov; and (3) state rankings on senior health outcomes from AmericasHealthRankings.org.

The financial sector rose nearly 1 per cent, after the People's Bank of China said late on Tuesday it would slash reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) for most banks by 100 basis points (bps), a move analysts say will reduce financing costs for lenders.

By charging many of your businesses day - to - day expenses onto a rewards credit card, you can earn either cash back, miles, or rewards points that can be used to cut costs.

A supply curve is an ordered list of all the oil production opportunities globally, sorted by the cost of extraction or, probably better for this example, the potential free - on - board price at a global trading hub — take every oil play in the world and ask what it would cost delivered to the US Gulf Coast as a starting point.

Try to arrive at a ballpark estimate of how much your future will cost and how much you hope to save by various points in time — say, by age 55 and again by age 65.

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

As Frank Armstrong III, founder and principal of Miami - based Investor Solutions points out, long - term care costs are not covered by insurance: «Once a hospital releases you to any kind of long - term care facility, your medical coverage quits paying for your care.»

As evidence that the U.S. deficit is caused by expensive labor, high manufacturing costs, and the spendthrift habits of Americans, many economists will point out that the United States runs bilateral trade deficits with many countries, and not just with China.

A projection from energy economist Phil Verleger, as quoted by Denning, sees low - cost OPEC producers — Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Iran — losing 9 percentage points from their market share if the artificial propping up of prices continues until 2022.

Each percentage point of additional borrowing costs with current abnormally low interest rates increases costs of funding by $ 680 billion.

Excluding the impact of currency, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.6 percentage points, primarily reflecting favorable pricing and lower overhead costs that were partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.

I understand that startups normally need capital froman an IPO or need to issue more stocks in order to finance R&D (well, as just about all companies pursue immediate profits not at the cost of the future, the second option is becoming forgettable), but what's the point when the whole world is now run by a few corporate cartels?

Based on recent corporate leverage, this decline in the cost of debt would increase the typical company's return on equity by more than four percentage points.

He said the cost of holding a digital gold certificate issued by Perth Mint will be less than the 30 to 40 basis points charged by ETFs.

The weighted average of the MERs charged by the component ETFs works out to about 21 basis points per year, which means the Sleepy Portfolio costs about $ 275 every year or about 75 cents a day — less than half the cost of a large double - double these days.

The fiscal outlook today is a lot better than that in 2007 - 2008 after the Harper government cut the GST by two points at the cost of $ 14 billion annually.

FHA mortgage rates tend to beat conventional mortgage rates by 15 basis points (0.15 %) or so, and this may look like a better deal, but price gains made on an FHA mortgage rate can be quickly gobbled up by the cost of FHA mortgage insurance.

Research from Vanguard shows that an «immediate» lump - sum amount in a portfolio that includes a 60/40 mix of stocks and bonds outperformed dollar - cost averaging by a margin of 2.4 percentage points on average during a 12 - month period.

Increasing your mortgage interest rate by even half a point can cost you tens of thousands of dollars over the lifetime of a 30 - year loan.

For instance, China's new and booming e-commerce industry, championed by Jack Ma's Alibaba and its subsidiaries, can be a point of entry for small and medium enterprises in Canada looking to expand their markets while avoiding traditional operational costs and relocation difficulties.

We extract the value per point through the Marriott Rewards card by dividing the dollar cost of a stay by the same cost in points.

Meetingsbooker.com's report points both to the digitization and the consumerization of meeting rooms, highlighting that «an online meeting booking is by far the most cost and operationally effective booking for a venue.»

Finally, provisions in a reconciliation bill that increase the deficit beyond the period covered by the budget resolution are subject to a 60 - vote point of order under the «Byrd rule» unless the costs are offset by savings from other provisions in the bill.

But even if you are able to qualify based on better than average credit, you could reduce your credit card rate by two to three points, which would result in significant interest cost savings over the term of the loan.

The decline pushed profitability down by 0.7 percentage points to 35.9 % of sales since Kimberly Clark couldn't use higher prices to offset rising commodity costs.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross plans to ask Congress for a major increase in funding Thursday to salvage the 2020 Census, a program beset by cost overruns, poor preparation and a population of Americans who are less likely than at any point in recent history to self - report their existence to the...

Ahuja points out that 95 percent of auto accidents are caused by human error, so autonomous cars will help reduce medical and insurance costs.

As my colleague Tim Green pointed out in an in - depth article about Buffett's IBM investment, most of IBM's revenue comes from clients who use multiple IBM solutions, which creates big switching costs (this is what Buffett means by «stickiness»).

I should like to point out that denominational and inter-church agencies have by far the best track record on keeping overhead costs down and can often deliver one hundred percent of your donations to the cause for which they are given.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.