Sentences with phrase «like raising revenue»

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Coursera, like most MOOC providers, has had moderate success sorting out a revenue model (Coursera charges students for identity verification and certificates of completion), but it will need to do a lot more than that to justify the $ 85 million in venture funding it's raised.
For example, I've seen companies try to raise a series A round with no revenue, when most series A investors like to see at least $ 100,000 per month.
Matt Yglesias raises an important point here about conservatives who can't abide any increase in tax rates but will entertain raising more tax revenues through reductions of tax expenditures — that cool trillion or so we forgo in tax revenue each year through various favored activities in the tax code, like the mortgage interest deduction or the... Read more
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Oil and gas - focused industrial stocks like Dover Corp (NYSE: DOV) have seen an uptick in prospects in 2017 with the recovery in energy capital spending, and Dover has raised organic revenue guidance in its three other operating segments.
Moving toward limits on interest deductibility in situations like many private equity deals where debt has equity - like risk premiums would raise revenue and increase financial stability.
On the issue of how to support Canadian content when fewer Canadians are purchasing cable TV subscriptions, the government tested four options to raise new money for Canadian content: making telecom companies divert some smartphone and Internet revenue; requiring «foreign companies like Netflix and iTunes» to devote a portion of revenues; giving consumers the option of making a voluntary $ 2 contribution on their telecom or Netflix bill; or making telecom companies add an app to every smartphone sold in Canada that would provide access to Canadian music, TV and film for between $ 5 and $ 15 a month or a flat charge of $ 3 on the sale of all smartphones.
And that can raise prices like Amazon, which is raising the price for its Prime membership by $ 20, from $ 99 to $ 119 a year, adding billions of dollars to its revenues to the bottom line.
My thought was «It doesn't sound like this plan would not raise enough revenue to fund the government.»
if i was an arsenal fan in u.k; i wud of course support team for this season.and see if the club is serious abt challenging.if not, i will not only avoid going to matches; but even avoid watching on t.v and that will hit their revenues hard and make kroenke think twice abt not spending.i wud unite with other fans and raise banners like «mr; kroenke pls spend or pls leave» lol....
Since they don't, that money has to go somewhere whether it's private funds raised by the school or a surplus thanks to something like increased ticket revenue.
Waldorf School of Princeton, like virtually all nonprofit independent schools in the country, relies on a combination of tuition and fund - raising revenue to support its daily operations.
Obstacle course racing is already a booming sport with an estimated $ 250 million of revenues per year, with events like Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash helping to raise its profile as well as the millions for charity too.
However, it's premature to call the budget a done deal, as there is no revenue bill, and when there is one, it will include all the sticky wicket items — like education spending, raise the age and the 421 - a tax abatement program.
Other things, like a surcharge on delivery trucks / vans, increased parking fees or residential parking permits, even an extra tax on gas stations located in NYC, would also be better ways to raise this revenue.
This means that our analysis is likely to underestimate the revenue that a property tax like this would raise.
In states like California, one of eight where recreational marijuana is legal, hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue have been raised for school construction and health programs.
The next Labour government will ensure city and county regions, like this powerhouse economy in Leeds, get control of business rates revenue so that any extra money raised here... can be invested here.
Some of his $ 1 billion in revenue - raising ideas are worth pursuing, like charging a surcharge on opioids.
Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, vying for the Republican nomination for governor, said legalizing marijuana and using the revenue is a more appropriate way than raising taxes to solve some fiscal problems like the state's crumbling infrastructure.
At a time when state taxes from traditional gambling like lotteries and casinos are flat or declining, a majority of states are now seeking to regulate — and possibly raise revenue from — daily fantasy sports sites.
Its aim, like Bloomberg's, is to raise revenue for the MTA and reduce congestion in Manhattan.
Both nonprofits are registered as 501 (c) 4s with the Internal Revenue Service, meaning they can raise unlimited funds to lobby and advertise for political causes — specifically, for mayoral initiatives like universal pre-kindergarten and for his sweeping plans to rezone the city to boost below - market housing production.
Like all taxes, the «health» taxes are supposed to raise revenue: 2.75 billion Danish kroner annually ($ 470 million).
$ 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.
Rochelle Winn, from Match.com, commented that this potentially had «huge revenue implications», raising the point that users could sign up for the service, message everyone they liked, then leave before 14 days, and not have to pay the full subscription fee.
«Arizona is able to increase its funding for priorities like public education without raising taxes by increasing revenue through improved oversight and collection of money owed to the state.»
So when the Fed is ready to blow it all out into the economy, and presuming the economy is healthy enough to start taking it (more on this below), first they cut the IOER rate to 0 % (I would advocate charging banks money, but maybe you do it in steps), second they start raising short term interest rates (creates demand) and then once the economy is powering forward on private credit creation like normal then the deficit will start closing naturally as the economy grows and tax revenues increase and unemployment will come down (GDP gap closes).
That's why a lot of us tend to invest in companies like PG, JNJ, KMI, PM, MO, T etc because those companies have pretty wide moats / competitive advantages, long histories of dividend raises, shareholder support and solid revenue, cost controls = > positive net income and generally healthy operating cash flow, sometimes high amounts of free cash flow after capital investment.
In Argo's case, I address the slippage in AUM in the past couple of years by: i) haircutting my valuation of the asset management business to 3.75 % of AUM (if AUM were increasing steadily & incentive fees being earned, a valuation of 7.5 % or even 10 % of AUM wdn't be unreasonable, considering Argo's fee structure, and ii) calling for more resources to be devoted to fund - raising, and other alternative revenue / fee sources (for example, like white - label & sub-advisory contracts) to be explored — see here: https://wexboy.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/argo-escape-from-an-evil-state/
Another thing true of Overwatch's system, which is like 100x more true for us than them, is that this ongoing revenue stream is something that raises all boats for the playerbase.
This combined event raised awareness of the game even further, and daily revenue on Steam is something like 200 % higher than it was before (though the effect might die off after a few weeks.)
His proposed cap and trade would generate $ 645 billion in climate revenue, and his budget outlines that money going to help low and middle income families cope with the raised cost of utilities — much like Maryland's.
Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).
Only the State of California is proceeding with such a scheme, but is using it primarily to raise revenues, like a tax.
Cap - and - trade systems are another option, but generally they should be designed to look like taxes through revenue - raising and price stability provisions.
It would raise revenues the government will badly need to pay for Social Security and Medicare as old fogies like me begin to retire, as well as create incentives for energy conservation, emissions reductions, and clean technology innovation.
Like many in Washington I have political concerns about how we will raise the new revenue our State needs; but that is a separate battle.
It is pretty fundamental (perhaps day 1 of Econ 101) that if you raise expenses — like headcount and compensation — without a like increase in revenue, profits will decrease.
Like all businesses, insurance companies are in the business of making money by reducing their expenses and raising their revenue levels.
But unexpected moves like Mr. Clement's hiring are becoming a new normal for law firm viability as firms poach illustrious lawyers in a quest to raise their profiles, and revenue, according to those who study the legal industry.
The Australian National Preventive Health agency (ANPHA) has recommended against setting a minimum price for alcohol, saying it would lead to bigger profits to alcohol retailers instead of helping the Government tackle alcohol - related harms via revenue - raising measures like alcohol and tobacco taxation.
Identifications made to any other party raises the question as to whether your identification will qualify as a valid ID of like - kind replacement property, and will depend on how the Internal Revenue Service, state taxing authorities, and / or court decisons ultimately define a party involved in the 1031 Exchange transaction.
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