Sentences with phrase «increased prices raise»

The only case in which increasing prices raises profits is when the price was absurdly low to begin with, as in the case of one author who raised his price from $ 0.99 to $ 2.99 and started selling more books.

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At constant exchange rates and business scope, year - on - year sales increased 5.2 %, driven by a 6.0 % positive price effect reflecting ongoing actions to raise selling prices along the entire acrylic chain.

When Cohn raised concerns Thursday about price increases for steel and aluminum products, Trump called it a «small price to pay.»

-- South of the border, Colgate - Palmolive Co. is increasing the price of toothpaste, and Proctor & Gamble Co. and Kimberly - Clark Corp. are raising the sticker price on detergent, toilet paper and diapers.

Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

Raising rates while the Federal Reserve in the U.S. keeps printing money will send the Canadian dollar higher, increasing the price of exports and hurting the profitability of manufacturers.

If a late e-commerce surge raises costs for UPS this year, Abney said, «We certainly in 2015 and beyond will look very closely at what we need to do» to offset those costs, including the possibility of holiday season price increases.

They deliver water to customers and raise prices as costs increase.

Seventy percent said they would be very likely to raise prices in response to such an increase.

In June, he raised his price on Amazon by $ 4 and included this note in his description: «We have increased our price on Amazon to cover fees, lost inventory, abusive returns and fake eBay sellers.»

However, if the economy is near or above its potential, as some measures indicate, it may merely cause faster - than - desired price increases, or a jump in stock and other asset values that raise concerns of a bubble.

Still, the massive price increase means that Mulesoft left money on the table when it offered because it could have set its IPO price higher than $ 17, potentially raising more money from investors.

Or if you've opted to pay for the wage increase by raising your prices, you'll have to explain why your hamburger costs several dollars more than the shop down the block.

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.

Oil prices fell as increased drilling in the United States pointed to more output, raising concerns about a return of oversupply.

Due to increased costs, Bloostein raised prices in September, and that given the current situation, he says he'll likely increase again.

Rising home prices and increased demand for high - end real estate has effectively raised the threshold of luxury to at least $ 5 million.

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.

The association conducted a survey ahead of Ontario's minimum wage raise implementation and the vast majority of respondents said they planned to increase prices in some way.

This means that whenever Apple raises prices, those increases get passed on to the large majority of consumers by carriers.

Ontario restaurants hiking menu prices after the province raised its minimum wage this year were likely responsible for pushing January food inflation to its highest annualized increase in nearly two years.

It later increased the range to $ 34 - $ 38 per share, and ultimately priced 421 million shares at the high end, raising approximately $ 16 billion.

The projected premium increases expected to result from repeal would stem from having fewer young and healthy customers in Obamacare plans, which would have to raise prices to cover health expenses for older, sicker customers.

The more consequential reforms — such as introducing market - based interest rates, reducing excess capacity, subjecting state - owned enterprises to increased competition and financial discipline, enforcing strict environmental laws, and raising prices of natural resources — are expected to depress growth.

To make up for this loss, he in turn would have to raise the prices of his machine parts, which would then make it necessary for the company providing milk to increase its prices.

However, when you tell someone to raise their prices, they often push back and say that the market doesn't allow for that type of increase.

Pricing pressure: Partly as a result of its increased costs, Netflix has been raising the price of the service, and is likely to continue to do so.

Other transitory factors, including higher gasoline prices and recent minimum wage increases are now expected to raise inflation above the bank's January predictions.

The net percent of owners raising average selling prices rose 3 points to a net 16 percent seasonally adjusted, after a 3 - point increase in both February and January.

This should raise the overall average increase in average prices for the economy.

Second, corporate profits are still high by historical standards, so businesses still have a lot of room to absorb wage increases before they would have to raise prices.

Goldman analysts Patrick Archambault and David Tamberrino raised Dearborn, Michigan - based Ford to buy from neutral and increased its 12 - month price target for the shares to $ 19 from $ 18.

The overwhelming power of business to raise prices at will means in a full employment situation where labor would otherwise be able to fairly bargain for a real wage increase, instead, things blow up (spiraling inflation, that 70s show).

Rising housing prices raise the cost of living, while rising stock and bond prices increase the cost of buying a retirement income — leaving pension funds unable to make good on their promises.

And while GWNFA has complained that head office is not allowing franchisees to raise their price points in response to the minimum wage increase in Ontario, their biggest operating region, head office might fear that «if customer counts are down and franchisees raise their prices to cover the labour cost increase, that will drive more customers away,» Fisher said.

If their actions against each other's exports are big enough or go on long enough, they can have a devastating impact on each other's economies: destroying businesses, increasing unemployment, and raising the price of vital goods in both countries.

Rather than giving American companies an edge, they might just raise prices by 15 % or so, making their products just a little cheaper than Canadian lumber while increasing their own profits.

The price of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years, with the three manufacturers — Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly — raising the list prices of their products in near lock step, prompting outcry from patient groups and doctors who have pointed out that the rising prices appear to have little to do with increased production costs.

It's just that demand is too high, so firms decide they can increase profits by raising their prices above other firms» prices rather than continuing to produce enough output to meet demand at existing prices.

In fact, as several of the country's lawmakers have noted, due to the conditions of our roadways «American businesses pay $ 27 billion a year in extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.»

LONDON (Reuters)- Saudi Arabia's financial position has stabilised as a result of the increase in oil prices as well as efforts to raise non-oil revenues and trim government spending.

All told, the tariffs will increase the cost of utility - scale solar projects by about 10 percent and residential rooftop systems by just 3 percent — raising them roughly to prices seen two years ago.

Earlier this month, San Diego - based Jack in the Box Inc., a fast - food chain with restaurants mainly in the western U.S., raised its prices 1.5 percent, saying it was being cautious about increases because of the competitive environment.

However, the increase in demand for Bitcoin transactions is also raising the price — called a miner fee — of making a transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain.

In part because of this increased Google Play revenue, May raises his price target on Google shares from $ 1,025 all the way up to $ 1,190.

Since utilities are not able to quickly raise prices as rates and inflation increase, shares get hammered and that can limit returns in dividend funds.

Put together with an increased key interest rate to 1.25 % 8, the combined effect of stricter mortgage rules and raised interest rates could lead to a significant cooling of home prices in Canada this year.9, 10

The new price discipline allows UNP to raise its prices far faster than its costs leading to increased returns and profit margins rivaling those of Google.

The company also faces increasing content costs, because the big Hollywood studios and content owners are not thrilled about an upstart rival gobbling market share on the back of their products and are raising their prices.

The report added that because of this investment gap, «American businesses pay $ 27 billion a year in extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.»