Sentences with phrase «dramatic price declines»

Harvard Professor David Keith recently predicted that solar's dramatic price declines may obviate the need for technology improvements.

This was a result of a dramatic price decline of one of its main holdings, which underscores the concentrated nature of the fund.

Not exact matches

Drilling has also substantially slowed because of the dramatic decline in natural gas prices.

«And while this has been a very damaging reputational moment for the company — the dramatic decline in the stock price, the front - page stories, all kinds of negative press about the business and various assertions and attacks — we think the Valeant business is quite robust.»

That means the price of bonds came up way too quickly and could likewise be headed for a dramatic decline.

It is now pretty obvious that the delay in the budget to April 21 had nothing to do with uncertainty resulting from the dramatic decline on oil prices.

(That's not to say, of course, that there was ever a good time to invade Ukraine, or that Putin could have predicted the dramatic decline in Brent oil prices.)

Cover Story The decline in eurozone prices is the most dramatic example of deflationary pressures afflicting the globe.

With reports of producers asking suppliers for price breaks to help them remain financially viable as energy prices have fallen, the modest decline in energy stocks could well be just the beginning of a longer trend that will include dramatic revenue declines for most companies throughout 2015.

The dramatic decline in gold prices this year has many investors concerned.

Deputy Governor Timothy Lane said last week that the oil price decline wouldn't have a dramatic effect on Canada, which, in fairness, probably left people feeling pretty confident that a cut wasn't coming.

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) voiced and documented factors leading the crisis, especially the dramatic decline in Kona prices to producers.

Because of dramatic job losses due to declines in global oil prices, this Budget proposes legislative changes to extend the duration of EI regular benefits by five weeks, up to a maximum of 50 weeks of benefits for anyone living in a resource - dependent region.

And the dramatic decline in oil prices has yet to show signs of reversing.

The share price in mid-2012 was low following a dramatic near - 20 % decline in early January, which came as a reaction to a disappointing Christmas trading statement.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

The motivating question was: «Is the dramatic decline in oil prices a complete gift to the West because of the enormous funds being saved, or is it an unintended Trojan horse because development of renewable energy as well as new fossil - fuel sources will decline in the West, posing longer new challenges?»

Offshore wind generation may experience the most dramatic declines of all — reports from Europe indicate that prices may fall by as much as 50 percent in the next five years.

In a PowerPoint presentation, he illustrated how electricity pricing has declined by a dramatic 55 percent over the past six years in the mid-Columbia energy market in central Washington, a region dominated by hydropower.

«Extraordinarily high retail electricity prices, combined with dramatic cost declines in renewable energy and storage technologies, have combined to transform the competitive landscape facing the State's electric utilities,» the commission wrote.

The decision provoked a wave of anxiety on the cryptocurrency market, which led to a dramatic decline in the price of main digital currencies, including bitcoin and ripple.

A lot of things changed in the smartphone market last year, but no change perhaps was as radical as the dramatic decline in the prices of smartphones.

The median list price in December is down slightly from November, which is consistent with the season but the decline is not as dramatic with prices stronger than usual in December.

That number rose to its peak of $ 270,000 in 2005, a remarkable 112 percent increase (a 16 percent per year average increase, or 11.3 percent compounded annually), after which we witnessed four consecutive years of median price declines (1.9 percent in 2006, 1.6 percent in 2007, 9.9 percent in 2008, 9.8 percent in 2009) that seem particularly dramatic due to the booming market of the seven years prior.

PICTURED ABOVE AND BELOW: The number of home sales and the number of available listings offered for sale below $ 750,000 has been in dramatic decline within the resale market as median priced homes rise and new construction offerings, few as they are, struggle to deliver meaningful numbers of homes at more affordable price points.

A shortage of inventory continues to bedevil buyers and help boost prices, but at least last month it did not lead to dramatic declines in market time.

As such, the recent price decline is merely a correction to the dramatic run - up in prices that both Edmonton and Calgary experienced in the past few years, says Royal LePage.