A Karma bricked
on Consumer Reports in March 2012, losing power shortly after they'd bought it and before they could even begin instrumented testing.
They will also pull your existing monthly obligations from the other accounts appearing
on your consumer report in order to calculate your debt burden.
I think our enforcement really isn't focused on credit reports in employment; it's focused
on consumer reports in employment.
Not exact matches
That won't surprise anyone who's seen the recent New York City Department of
Consumer Affairs
report on gender pricing
in the city, which found that toys and accessories marketed at girls cost an average of 7 % more than similar products aimed at boys.
«I can't count the number of times I brought the CEO of a company along
on [
consumer] interviews and it changed their entire view of the company vs. what was
in their
reports.»
Store owners
in some cases
report up to doubling traffic levels across the weekend with peaks
in traffic hitting
on the Saturday before the weekend winds down, last year alone the NFIB
reported independent merchants saw record Saturday sales with
consumer spending close to $ 5.7 billion.
Shattered sunroofs have been
reported in at least 208 models of vehicles representing 35 brands over the last 20 - plus years
in the U.S., based
on CR's analysis of the
consumer complaints database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Weston says that medical bills
in particular may slip through the cracks due to complicated insurance and hospital billing systems, so
consumers may not know about the bill until they see it
on their credit
report.
Consumer Reports rated the power and fuel systems of the 2012 3 Series among the worst
in the industry and gave the model year an «orange» overall rating — or two out of five —
on its ratings scale.
«
In sum, the findings of all studies reveal that
consumers only show better self - control following reflection
on their past under very specific conditions - when they recall their past self - control successes easily,» the research release
reports.
According to the Federal Reserve's G. 19
report on consumer credit from 2013, the total U.S. outstanding revolving debt was $ 856.5 billion dollars
in 2013.
A 2013 Federal Trade Commission study found that 20 percent of
consumers identified errors
on their
reports that might affect their score, and 5 percent had an error significant enough that it could result
in their paying higher loan rates.
Citing a pair of people familiar with the device, Bloomberg.com
reported today that the Galaxy Gear will be released
on Sept. 4, two days before the IFA
consumer electronics show kicks off
in Berlin.
While Apple claims up to 10 hours of battery life
in typical usage, testers
in the
Consumer Reports lab found incredibly varied results
on three models they had purchased at a retail store.
His
consumer reports can be heard daily
on KOMO 1000 News and he appears every weekday afternoon
on KOMO TV's First News @ 4
in Seattle.
Why it's
on the list:
Consumer Reports praised the Ford F - 150 for its lighter - weight aluminum construction and the resulting uptick
in fuel economy and improved off - the - line performance.
And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class of designs based
on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining
in coherent terms, as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades of
Consumer Reports evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.
«Our view has been that the boost to real incomes from lower energy prices — and its positive impact
on consumer spending — would offset the drag from energy - related investment, resulting
in gains for US GDP growth
on net,» Hui Shan and Zach Pandl said
in their
report.
«It's hard for
consumers to navigate the medical debt maze and come out with a clean credit
report on the other side,» said CFPB director Richard Cordray
in a statement.
The statistical confirmation of the continued
consumer excitement about craft beer comes
in tandem with a separate
report from The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association that highlights the overall impact of beer
on the national economy.
«Depending
on plan design,
consumers who purchase short - term, limited - duration insurance policies and then develop chronic conditions could face financial hardship as a result, until they are able to enroll
in PPACA - compliant plans that would provide coverage for such conditions,» the administration's
report said.
This coming Friday, the government
reports on consumer spending
in July.
«Macy's can be more malleable
in its effort to meet the changing needs of the
consumer and focus its effort
on stores which are better gatekeepers of its brand image,» Moody's analysts wrote
in a recent
report.
Edison Research, which studies
consumer adoption of digital media,
reported this year that three - quarters of Americans 12 to 24 and half of those 25 to 54, say they have listened to online radio or streamed audio content available only
on the Internet
in the last month.
An FTC study
in 2013 showed that as many as 25 percent of
consumers have an error
on their credit
report that could affect their score.
While Samsung's Galaxy S8 phones — and the iPhone 8 — beat the iPhone X
in Consumer Reports» overall ranking, it believes the iPhone X has the best smartphone camera
on the market.
The Labor Department
reported on Wednesday that
consumer prices fell for the first time
in 10 months
in March, hampered by a decline
in gasoline prices.
PwC's «Health Wearables: Early Days»
report released
in October shows that 68 percent of 1,000
consumers surveyed said they would wear employer - provided wearables
in exchange for a break
on their insurance premiums.
With 44 percent of Washington's excise tax burden passed
on to
consumers, the
report found that
in the short term, there was not much of a change.
Following Thursday's unexpected bump
in weekly jobless claims, today brings
reports on consumer sentiment as well as industrial output.
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.
«Alibaba's ad revenues show no signs of slowing down as user engagement
on the Taobao app increases and the company continues to deliver highly relevant ads to
consumers,» said eMarketer Forecasting Analyst Cindy Liu
in an online
report.
However, Conservatives
on the committee say they want Trudeau to honour his pledge not to introduce a Netflix tax, writing
in a dissenting
report that such a tax would only create additional costs for
consumers and hurt Canada's small businesses.
In a recent Nielsen report that focused in - depth on African American women, researchers echoed the need for brands to abandon the one - size - fits - all approach with this consumer grou
In a recent Nielsen
report that focused
in - depth on African American women, researchers echoed the need for brands to abandon the one - size - fits - all approach with this consumer grou
in - depth
on African American women, researchers echoed the need for brands to abandon the one - size - fits - all approach with this
consumer group.
«Canada's ability to outperform has relied
on the strength of household demand, as
consumers have held fast to the credit - financed spending patterns abandoned by their peers
in the U.S. and Europe,» Moody's said
in a September
report.
Overall,
Consumer Reports found that nearly two - thirds of
consumers in the US are «misled» by the «natural» label
on meat and that more than 90 % «expect it to mean much more than it does.»
By the time BlackBerry 10 is released, the company could be working with a smaller subscriber base, and it will have suffered more reputational damage
in the wake of bleak earnings
reports, further souring
consumers on its products.
The Commerce Department's
report on Monday also showed
consumer spending increased 0.4 percent
in March after being unchanged
in February.
In an online survey of nearly 1,000 Canadians conducted last month, a majority of
consumers said they planned to rely
on their digital devices while shopping even more than they did last year, according to a
report prepared by Tapped Mobile, App Promo and BrandSpark International.
In fact, 38 percent of millennial
consumers report that they are more loyal to brands that focus more
on the
consumer than the brand itself.
Shopify
reported ecommerce orders coming from social media
in 2014 increased by 202 percent, and Vision Critical data revealed 40 percent of
consumers made a purchase (either online or
in - store) after favoriting a product
on social media platforms.
«Concerns about the economy, political stability and the increasing cost of living are causing apprehension for
consumers in some markets, leading them to pull back
on spending,» the
report added.
Consumer confidence
in Malaysia fell to 78 points over the July - September period, down 11 percentage points
on the quarter, the
report released late Tuesday said.
Based
on comScore's opt -
in research panel of approximately 40,000 Canadian Internet users, the detailed quarterly
reports include web site visitation, online marketing metrics, transaction benchmarks and mobile banking data that yield critical insights into emerging trends and
consumer behavior
in the Canadian online banking industry.
«It requires at least one and sometimes multiple facilities
in or near every major
consumer market
in the U.S.,» notes Good Jobs First
in a
report on Amazon subsidies.
The panel is based
on credit
report data collected by Equifax (one of the three credit bureaus
in the United States) and it contains information
on all outstanding loans — including mortgages, auto and student loans, and credit card debt — at the individual
consumer level.
HANGZHOU China (Reuters)- E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N)
reported more than $ 9 billion
in sales
on China's Singles» Day
on Tuesday, illustrating the buying power of the Chinese
consumer and the importance of the event
in the retail calendar.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by
consumers and inventory levels of such products
in the supply chain; changes
in demand from significant customers; changes
in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes
in customer order patterns; changes
in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines
in average selling prices; delays
in new product introduction; delays
in utility - scale project approval process; delays
in utility - scale project construction; delays
in the completion of project sales; continued success
in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage
in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual
report on Form 20 - F filed
on April 27, 2017.
All markets will continue to focus
on the volatility
in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to
reports tomorrow
on Japan's Leading Index and Machine Tool Orders, German IFO, US Case - Shiller Home Price Index, New Home Sales, Richmond Fed and
Consumer Confidence for near term guidance.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by
consumers and inventory levels of such products
in the supply chain; changes
in demand from significant customers; changes
in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes
in customer order patterns; changes
in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines
in average selling prices; delays
in new product introduction; delays
in utility - scale project approval process; delays
in utility - scale project construction; continued success
in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage
in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual
report on Form 20 - F filed
on April 20, 2016.