Sentences with phrase «help increase the price»

Still, the Fed chairman reiterated his argument that lower rates boost growth by helping increase prices of stocks, homes and other assets.

So — you (Laura) helped me increase my prices by 1/3 and for other packages 100 % respectively.

So — you helped me increase my prices by 1/3 and for other packages 100 % respectively.

And what you're not considering about the Beltline - everywhere in Atlanta, that there have been parks built all around the Beltline, which in itself is a huge draw and helps increase prices.

As a landlord, understanding the role of emotion on tenants» decisions can help you increase the price and profit from your rental.

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«I will do anything to help Lucas reach his financial goals,» Dan says, «as long as it doesn't lead to price increases to our merchants, decreases in services to them, pay cuts, or other types of cutbacks to our investments in our team.»

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 before his arrest, he said he'd use KaloBios as a vehicle to nab another niche drug, this time for treatment of the parasitic infection Chagas disease, and dramatically increase its price to the $ 60,000 to $ 100,000 range after helping it win FDA approval (the drug is approved in other countries and is provided to patients in the U.S. on a special and selective basis).

This feedback can help business owners find out if their products, stock, pricing, and placement are appealing to customers; measure the training and performance of frontline employees; learn if competitors do a better job at sales, service, marketing, and operations; identify if employees are following company procedures or compliance practices; and, increase focus on service and selling to help convert browsers to buyers, Warzynski explains.

Net profit rose 17 percent to 542 million euros ($ 650 million), ahead analysts average forecast of 510 million euros as higher prices helped offset currency headwinds and an increase in marketing spending.

Deloitte cited the improving labor market, increasing home values and lower gas prices as helping contribute to improved consumer sentiment.

Not to mention increased automation helps lower prices, as you can already see with Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods.

The Federal Reserve did not help in the process as their response to increasing oil prices and the war in the Middle East was to RAISE the short term Fed Funds rate from 5.50 to over 10 percent.

The company is increasing the price of Prime to $ 119 a year, up from $ 99, which could help it secure more revenue as its e-commerce sales growth slows.

A rate increase would have helped cool real estate prices, but since the new mortgage rules seem to be doing that, there's less impetus for a raise.

Social Higher prices and farmer training helped farmers increase average annual cacao yield by 14 percent, translating to a 20 percent increase in income.

The company's Wednesday earnings release, in which Cisco announced a $ 25 billion increase in its stock buyback program and a dividend boost of 14 %, helped lead to a 6.7 % jump in its stock price in after - hours trading.

Most recently, the group accused RBI of failing to help Ontario franchisees offset a roughly 20 per cent increase to the minimum wage with a 10 per cent price hike on all menu items.

Higher prices, increased traffic and new restaurant openings all helped lift sales.

Soaring oil prices helped Woertz, who runs refining and marketing, rack up more than $ 1 billion in profits and increase margins in 2003.

However the high gasoline prices of the past year and increased acceptance of home - charged electric cars are helping condition consumers to adopt urban vehicles with limited range as a trade - off to escape the high cost of gasoline.

Since then, Novo Nordisk's North America chief, Jakob Riis, wrote a pricing manifesto of his own, pledging to limit price increases on insulin and further help patients who can't afford their out - of - pocket costs.

With house prices representing a larger share of assets for the bottom three fifths of Americans, this helped increase the differences in wealth between the top and the bottom.

«To explain this, the economists point to the «visibility effect» — that appointing a celebrity helps draw the attention of investors to a company which, all else being equal, increases demand for its shares and thus its share price,» noted The Economist in 2010, when the study was released.

Although apparently intended to help U.S. steel and aluminum makers, the tariffs could lower profits for companies making everything from pickup trucks to canned soup, as well as increasing prices for consumers.

But you probably know Mr. Shkreli from his company Turing Pharmaceuticals's outrageous increasing of prices on a drug that helps people with compromised immune systems fight parasitic infections.

Novo Nordisk, based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, said greater insulin demand is helping to drive price increases.

In the housing market, this increase in prices was helped along by the relaxation of loan underwriting standards, which made it easier to obtain a mortgage and become a homeowner.

To explain this, the economists point to the «visibility effect» — that appointing a celebrity helps draw the attention of investors to a company which, all else being equal, increases demand for its shares and thus its share price.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Buffalo Wings, for instance, implemented price increases on alcohol in the third quarter to help offset hourly wage hikes and other rising costs such as health insurance in states such as California and New York.

Dubai again achives the highest annual property price rise at 28.5 %, but significant increases have also come in Taiwan, Indonesia, Turkey and Brazil Double - digit property price increases from emerging nations have helped global prices rise 4.6 % on average in the last year to a new record.

Low interest rates increase duration, an attribute that helps to describe the price volatility that a bond will exhibit, meaning that low interest rates amplify bond price volatility.

HOG -0.75 % said price increases helped boost motorcycle revenues by 1.4 % in the quarter even as shipments fell 1 %.

Options can help you protect against risk, generate income, increase profits, lower your breakeven point, reverse your strategy without selling your stock, and even potentially let you set a purchase price for a stock below its current market price.

Central bank bond - buying measures in most of the world have helped to increase liquidity, support asset prices, and smooth volatility.

The short term consequences are clearly adverse but large gains in productivity can be expected as production picks up; these too will help to hold down price increases.

-- Lower energy prices help drive increase in consumer spending despite weak wage growth in 2014.

«People are finding more affordable alternatives as housing supply has increased, and rent control measures are helping to ensure rental prices remain predictable for tenants.»

«While housing inventory is still tight, we expect the increased construction of new homes to help reduce the pressure on house price appreciation, which is currently at an annual rate of around 7 percent,» Freddie Mac reported.

This helps to create a stable base of users who believe in the quality and longevity of the project, helping to increase the price of the tokens.

However, the official planning permissions data have shown a sharp rise since the middle of last year, indicating that things may be starting to improve on this front, which should help to reduce the increase in house prices over time.

That's largely due to the government increasing its projected average oil price from US$ 42 a barrel to US$ 45 a barrel, helping to boost resource revenues by $ 744 million.

An increase in oil prices in April should help drive refinery sales even higher when results from that month are released.

Other Tencent blockchain projects include a financial application that allows users to profit from increases in the price of gold, a service that helps small and medium - sized businesses to procure financing at a lower cost than they might otherwise be able to, and an app geared toward locating missing children.

«I think Airbnb actually helps the hosts to grow, because the more a host opens out their apartment, and the more they have people staying at the apartment, the more reputation they get the better their ratings become and so the higher they show up in searches as well, so they can increase their prices,» he said.

Wildfires in October that destroyed thousands of homes no doubt help drive the increase, he said, but more homes are being priced above the $ 1 million mark, and competition is increasing from surrounding high - priced real estate counties.

The exchange rate appreciation also helped to offset an increase in international crude oil prices, so that in the December quarter retail fuel prices fell by around 0.9 per cent.

If paid, dividends could help supplement your income, and the prices of many dividend - paying stocks have generally increased over time.

The analysis on trade and California jobs shows international trade facilitated $ 160 billion in California goods and $ 135.7 billion in California services exports in 2016 and that it lowers prices and increases choices for California companies and families, helping businesses to compete in global markets and families to stretch their paychecks further.