Sentences with phrase «increasing power prices»

Sims told the AFR that the ACCC thinks the merger «is having an effect on increasing power prices right now».

All of Germany's subsidies and support for green energy have sharply increased power prices, with the average German paying 39 cents per kilowatt - hour for electricity.

Increased Power Prices.

«Even the most virulent supporter of renewable energy can, after enough waterboarding, admit the link between more renewables and increased power prices.

Not exact matches

The acquisition would make CVS a vertically integrated company in the pharmacy and health care space, capturing sales from insurance down to retail and increasing its pricing power.

Canadians» buying power increased because the prices of the things we were selling grew faster than the prices of the things we were buying.

The OPEC - Russia alliance is not ready to give up its renewed power to increase oil prices, says leading analyst Dan Yergin.

Beginning with those officials, antitrust regulators in general worried about corporate power only when it led to increases in the consumer prices.

Republican lawmakers argue that the BAT would offset the price increase since the shift in the trade balance would cause the dollar to strengthen, improving the purchasing power of Americans and scaling back the effect on consumers.

DETROIT, March 2 - If U.S. «Domestic producers of steel would make more money, while domestic consumers of steel would make less money,» said Steve DuBuc, a director at consulting firm AlixPartners» automotive and industrial practice, noting that U.S. steel makers will «have increased pricing power» as steel imports become more expensive.

«Increase in exports to Germany, higher consumption and falling hydro inflows are bullish factors, while stronger wind power output is to hold back Nordic prices,» a Point Carbon analyst said.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The Fed's traditional models dictate that falling unemployment will quickly generate upward wage pressures and increase the pricing power of firms.

«That said, mining is very profitable at today's bitcoin price, and if cryptocurrencies continue to appreciate we expect global mining power consumption to increase,» the Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in their research note.

An increase in the purchasing power of Canadians is a good thing, whether it comes from wages or prices.

OSLO, Oct 3 - Nordic spot power price rose on higher exports to Germany and lower supply from wind power while consumption was expected to increase as temperatures head down, analysts said.

Benefits — Each family / real estate investor keeps average $ 600 / mo for 2 yrs, real estate in all major metropolitans will have a traded price, increase buying power of low income high credit citizens, stimulate real estate investment by making it easier for investors to cash flow a rental property, reduce home inventory, the increase home values and liquidity provides incentive to put the $ X trillion in capital currently on the sidelines back to work and mortgage prepayments will increase capital availability.

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).

The financial sector wins at the point where you don't see that the prices that the banks are inflating are asset prices — real estate prices, bond and stock prices — and that the role of commercial banks is to increase the power of wealth over the rest of society, over labour, over industry, to create a new ruling - class of bankers that are even more heavy than the landlords that were criticised in the last part of the 19th century.

You can increase competition with anti-trust enforcement, and regulate natural monopolies and both (in the case of the newly merged Time Warner Cable), create greater transparency of prices, use government purchasing power, restore previous price controls (and please a federal usury law at no more than 15 %, to prevent debt bubbles of higher inflation).

This reduced concentration increases the company's leverage and gives it more pricing power, manifesting in its growing operating profit (NOPAT) margins.

This can have difficult - to - predict consequences on pricing power over the long - term, especially since the company reports a goal of slowly increasing profit margins as part of its overall growth strategy.

First, when rising inflation causes price increases, it erodes the purchasing power of future interest payments.

The ability of the landlord to demand that increase is wholesale pricing power.

This lack of pricing power could negatively impact future sales growth, and could become an increasing discomfort for a market that has known only quarter after quarter of rising stock prices.

All else remaining equal, an increase in the supply of money will lead to a decrease in the purchasing - power (price) of money.

These include warm summer weather, which drives up use of air conditioners and electricity, the increased popularity of natural gas (versus coal) among power producers (partly reflecting the low price of the former), and cutbacks in production by some players in the natural - gas industry.

Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch & Co. unit increased its price forecast for Asian power - station coal.

However, it is also clear that increased prices for steel and aluminum don't only affect the solar racking, tracking and mounting systems industry, but also other forms of power that are in competition with solar.

It is not known if he took into account such factors as the decline in prices for equipment and increased cost of production, which annually requires more power and capacity.

They have no familial memory of the Carter inflation, the property tax revolts, the failure of wage and price controls in the 1970s, the post-1964 increase in crime, or how «bracket creep» increased people's tax rates even as their purchasing power was declining.

A combination of increased competitive pricing by Coke's competition, a lack of new product innovation within the Coke system (the last big brand innovation was Coke Zero in March 2006), the rising power of the supermarkets and a switch by consumers from sugary soft - drink products to healthier products, have also taken their toll on the group's profits.

Alcohol distribution (concern about «duopoly» pricing), lease arrangements (landlord power), unconscionable conduct (wants clear definition), review websites (wants code of conduct), ACCC (increase capacity to investigate re: unconscionable conduct; improve customer - service focus of ACCC when responding to small business)

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

There was much made of Arsene Wenger's «# 100 million war chest» at the beginning of the summer, and having already spent # 53m of it on Alexandre Lacazette, it would appear that there is only enough left in the kitty for either Lemar or Mahrez, unless the Gunners offload one of the higher - priced stars to increase their buying power.

According to the Drivers and Car Owners Association of Ghana, the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised not to increase fuel prices but since coming to power, prices have steadily risen at the pumps with the recent one being the 3 percent average increase.

Moira Kelly, chair of the CIOT Scottish Technical Committee, said: «Today is a historic day in Scotland's devolved tax journey, but the price to pay for exercising these powers will be increased complexity for almost all Scottish taxpayers.

The chancellor announced the government's intention to increase certainty for investors in low - carbon generation by putting a minimum price on the greenhouse gases emitted by the power sector.

The reality here is that, this NDC government has come to increase salaries and add up to workers» income power as every other government comes to do but the rate of price increase is not as escalating as we experienced under the NPP government.

But the recent fluctuations in prices that were likely the result of the drastic increase in residents» power bills point to an uncertain future.

A former Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor, has challenged government to make public detailed information on the recent increases in fuel prices.

Yet, if for price reasons the city decides to go back to «less green» power, that option is slowly incorporating more renewable energy as New Hampshire's renewable portfolio standard is incrementally increasing.

In fact, gas prices would have to increase fivefold, to an average $ 10 per million Btu over the life of a power plant, for coal to become competitive again, the report notes.

One study of RGGI found that, on average, New York State residents would see power prices increase by 78 cents per month (because power companies are allowed to pass along to consumers increased costs), according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Utility companies warn that the lost revenue from solar - powered costumers will necessitate price increases for people without solar panels, because the electric grid and other critical infrastructure must still be maintained.

Other bulb makers are working on similar designs for high - powered LED bulbs, hoping that an increase in availability will help spur demand, which will in turn lower prices across the board.

But he thinks his members could stomach a rule that solely requires power plants to improve efficiency, saying the increase in power prices would be small.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

New York State law says that a local district may impose a «contingency» budget — allowing an increase commensurate with the previous year's Consumer Price Index (CPI)-- without voter approval; rather, if the board of ed proposes a contingency budget (which we have) and the voters reject it, the board has the power to simply impose it.

If I had to make the choice between the base four - cylinder and the higher - powered and higher - priced V6 — roughly a $ 2,000 price increase — I'd take the V6.