Sentences with phrase «money losing propositions»

Public transportation is a money losing proposition.

By driving interest rates relentlessly down in support of a feeble economy, the Fed has turned all forms of saving into a money losing proposition.

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As such, raising money in a down market is a losing proposition for entrepreneurs.

And while the strategy was a money - losing proposition for much of 2017 as tech stocks led major indexes higher, it's paid off in spades for those willing to stay the course.

As environmental costs go up in an emissions - constrained world, low cost barrels will continue to be produced while high cost, unconventional production will turn into a money - losing proposition.

You won't find many sharps betting parlays since they're usually a losing proposition, which makes parlay percentage an excellent indicator of square money.

Most academic studies have found little evidence of any tangible long - term economic impact, with the most recent concluding that in most cases the Olympics are a money - losing proposition for host cities.

Dieting is a way to eventually GAIN weight, and get you back onto another losing proposition — where the only losing is your money and self - esteem.

* On its own, the Big - 5 print - book / bookstore business has already become a money - losing proposition, which is now being subsidized by the fat profits from e-books.

Reuters cites analysts who don't see the full value proposition in a TI chip purchase — in part because lots of chip makers are losing money.

For McFarland, an independent publisher of scholarly books situated in the mountains of North Carolina, Amazon's email presented a money - losing proposition.

Savings accounts don't even keep pace with inflation, meaning that an emergency fund is a money - losing proposition over the long term.

While being a popular diversion, most lotteries only pay out about 50 % of sales in prizes which makes them a money - losing proposition for most.

Losing money is mathematically a tough proposition.

Treating cash as a long - term investment has been historically a money - losing proposition.

It managed to parlay high expenses and a low - return asset class (muni bonds) into a tiny, money - losing proposition.

This is when not losing unrecoverable money you've already sunk into a losing proposition becomes the main justification for throwing new money in.

Under certain scenarios, it might make sense to pay the interest, but spending money just to get money is generally a losing proposition.

Since it's a money - losing proposition and most people don't use the yellow pages anymore, why would you throw away all of your marketing dollars on a static 3/4 page in a competitive market?

Term life insurance is almost always a less expensive proposition, and worth considering if your goal is to save money while still protecting your family from lost income if you were to die during your prime earning years.

««Saving» money is a losing proposition,» Theriault says.