Sentences with phrase «lower value markets»

While a home in a popular school district or in a higher income neighborhood may come at a greater cost, homeowners in these areas actually tend to be in better financial shape than their peers in lower value markets.

Not exact matches

For one thing, those 10 - year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14 % and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market - watchers expect.

The world's largest publicly - traded oil and gas company by market value has ridden out a collapse in crude prices better than most, its vertically - integrated model allowing downstream businesses to capture the value that upstream operations lose when oil prices are low.

Ontario can utilize these markets to source the same low - cost imports it does from China while opening their markets to Ontario's value - added goods and services that these countries require in order to modernize.

Devaluation means a deliberate attempt by a government or central bank to lower the value of its currency in foreign - exchange markets.

Mr. Low's spokesman said this year that the transfers to Mr. Aziz were done at fair market value and at arm's length.

HCPI will invest in lower - middle market manufacturing companies ranging in size from $ 10 to $ 100 million in enterprise value focused on consumer and industrial markets.

Sotheby's has been a strong performer in the stock market recently, gaining more than 138 % in value after hitting a low of $ 19.13 in mid-February last year.

On the other hand, if the province decided not to become involved in the firm shipping market, they would distort the signals received by the regulators in terms of the demand for shipping services, leaving the system short of capacity and lowering the value of Canadian oil in the process.

Shares in Toshiba, which remains on the Tokyo bourse's watch list due to concerns about internal controls, finished 12 percent lower, giving it a market value of around $ 14.2 billion.

What makes the company unique: Not only does Whole Foods Market pride themselves on healthy food options and now lower prices after merging with Amazon, but they also pride themselves on being a company of great value.

Teva's New York - listed shares fell about 70 percent to a low of $ 10.85 in November but have since rallied to $ 18.80, putting the company's market value at $ 19 billion.

For instance, Olavsrud at FBB Capital Partners said that it's more advantageous to do it during a year when your income is lower or when the market is down, lowering the value of the assets in the account.

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

Everybody wants to get paid what they deserve, and when an employee finds out they are getting paid lower than the market value, this person feels undervalued and wants to leave.

«Depending on the pace Amazon would seek to enter the market, an acquisition such as Rite Aid could accelerate the pace and be a relatively low - risk acquisition given that it currently trades at an enterprise value of only about $ 5 billion.»

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

Now the company once valued at as much as $ 95 million in market value during the peak of Bitcoin fervor last December is trading 92 % lower on less regulated and less prestigious over-the-counter markets at a value of $ 7.4 million.

Merger activity this year is down 14 percent from this time last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which cited the lower dollar value of deals in the health care and materials sectors.

His evidence: rising short rates, low long - term rates (suggestive of little inflation), the rise in value stocks, and outperformance in emerging markets relative to U.S. equities.

«Asset values such as the stock market are at all - time highs, every major industry around the world last year grew by more than 20 percent, volatility is at an historic low.

Our outlook «reflects lower earnings estimates, zero equity value assigned to GE Capital, and lower value assigned to GE Digital initiatives, as we don't see the market paying up for this optionality,» the Bank of America note says.

Many of the factors that gave rise to the dire predictions can be traced back to the market crash of 2008 — 09 — Canadian pension funds lost 21.4 % of their value in 2008 — and its low - interest aftermath.

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 company has also had to take big losses related to write - downs of the value of its oil and gas assets, to reflect the lower prices these energy commodities are garnering on the open market.

Bitcoin and ethereum — the first and second largest cryptocurrencies by market value — appeared to stabilize after Wednesday's lows.

CME CEO Terry Duffy said in a statement: «At a time when market participants are seeking ways to lower trading costs and manage risk more effectively, this acquisition will allow us to create significant value and efficiencies for our clients globally.

Bitcoin and ethereum — the first and second largest virtual currencies by market value — appeared to recover after Wednesday's lows.

«Finally, our market (small - and medium - sized businesses) is very cost sensitive and requires the lowest cost, highest value solution possible.

Though Dollar Tree now outnumbers its competitor Dollar General (dg) in terms of stores, it still makes less in sales and has a lower market value than its peer.

«Nobody would have thought it was possible for GE's market value to fall from a high of $ 600 billion to as low as $ 70 billion at one point,» said Wright.

If you sell a quality product, accurately described in your marketing, at a price that's fair in relationship to its value, your return rate will be low — probably less than 5 percent.

When property values plunged during the 2008 housing crisis, many homeowners made the dangerous decision to lower their homeowner's coverage to reflect current market values, Worters said.

«Amazon has algorithms and crawlers that go out and find the lowest prices and create this giant sucking sound, and they've taken it offline and effectively created a transfer in value from taxpayers to Amazon,» said Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business told CNBC on Thursday.

Carlson has a reputation for being a big - picture thinker, and lately he has been thinking a lot about a different direction: squeezing more value out of his low - cost resource beyond 2020 through market expansion.

For example, enterprise software started to get over valued privately, but after several companies went public at lower valuations than their last private rounds, the private markets corrected as well.

As rumors of the impending bankruptcy filing swirled, the New York Stock Exchange said it would suspend trading in the stock and sought to delist it, saying that Radio Shack's market value was too low to qualify its stock to trade on the exchange.

the percentage of return an investor receives based on the amount invested or on the current market value of holdings; it is expressed as an annual percentage rate; yield stated is the yield to worst — the yield if the worst possible bond repayment takes place, reflecting the lower of the yield to maturity or the yield to call based on the previous close

A stock appreciation right entitles a participant to receive a payment, in cash, common stock, or a combination of both, in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the stock at the time of exercise and the exercise price of the award, which may not be lower than the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the day of grant.

Its underlying index selects and weights its bonds by market value, and this method yields a portfolio that aligns well with our benchmark in terms of credit tranches and maturity buckets, with the only notable difference being a slightly lower YTM.

For instance, in Weston, Mass., most homes lost value during the downturn, but a select few lower - priced homes maintained their value because the town has a very good school system and there's always demand at the low end of the market from families looking to move in, Weiss said.

The market sell - off pushed shares down 5 per cent (wiping $ 197 million of their value), and only lower since.

Your tax rate will apply to either the market value or the maximum assessed value, whichever is lower.

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Rebalancing into investments that have lost value during a down market means investors may invest at a lower price.

While stocks have a terminal value beyond a 10 - year period, the effects of interest rates and nominal growth on those projections largely cancel out because higher nominal GDP growth over a given 10 - year horizon is correlated with both higher interest rates and generally lower market valuations at the end of that period.

Taking our methods to older data, we discovered that they also were heavily whipsawed during the Depression, when the same valuations we observed at the 2009 lows were followed by a further loss of two - thirds of the market's value.

Instead, they apply to either the market value or the maximum assessed value, whichever is lower.

As a result there was actually a relatively low rate of client redemptions, especially relative to the tech bubble of 2000, and importantly, clients participated in the subsequent increase in the value of their investment portfolios by staying invested as markets recovered.

Our funds may be affected by reduced opportunities to exit and realize value from their investments, by lower than expected returns on investments made prior to the deterioration of the credit markets and by the fact that we may not be able to find suitable investments for the funds to effectively deploy capital, all of which could adversely affect the timing of new funds and our ability to raise new