Sentences with phrase «over dollars and cents»

Or is the slowdown just routine haggling over dollars and cents?

Not exact matches

In the decade he's been at the company, Violi has seen the Canadian dollar go from around 75 cents to over a dollar and back to its current perch around 84 cents.

Because the average salary for a woman still lags behind men's (the American Association of University Women says women earn 82 cents for every dollar a man makes one year after graduation) and lenders favor two - income households over single earners, Lautz says women are «making the most sacrifices to get into a home, but they're still placing a high value on owning a home of their own.»

During that earlier period, American business earned an average of 11 percent or so on equity capital employed and stocks, in aggregate, sold at valuations far above that equity capital (book value), averaging over 150 cents on the dollar.

But often you're splitting hairs over a few dollars and cents and not talking about true value creation.

The income gap between the top one per cent and the rest of filers has widened over time, calculated in 2010 constant dollars.

If a widget costs $ 1 dollar to make, and the retail price is $ 4, and the product wholesales to boutiques at $ 2, a big box retailer may only offer the manufacturer $ 1.25 — just 25 cents over the cost to make it.

A commodities boom has driven the Canadian dollar from a 62 cents US low up to parity, vaporizing any labour cost advantage we previously enjoyed over the U.S. and changing the structure of the economy; at the margin, a Canadian worker adds far more to our economy by extracting resources than by building cars.

One of the many surprising aspects of financial market performance over the past year has been the weak performance of the US dollar, which has fallen by close to 10 per cent on a trade weighted basis and by more than 10 per cent against the euro.

The Australian dollar has remained in a relatively steady range over the past couple of years, at levels that are a little above average against the US dollar and about 10 per cent above average in trade - weighted terms.

The chain's current value menu, dubbed «Why Pay More,» includes items originally priced at 79 cents, 89 cents and 99 cents, though those prices have largely increased to well north of a dollar over time.

The Canadian dollar has averaged 101 cents U.S. since the July Report, higher than the 98 cents U.S. assumed in July (Chart 18), and is assumed to average 101 cents U.S. over the projection horizon.

Over the six months from late January, the Australian dollar fell by 11 per cent against the US dollar and 8 per cent in trade - weighted terms.

Over the same period, the Canadian dollar appreciated from a record low of around 62 cents U.S. to above parity, helping to reduce the inflationary risks that came with the stronger growth and increased income.

Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per cent, well below the rate of return available on US assets.

The value of mineral exports from six major exporters grew by 76 per cent in US dollar terms between 1999 and 2003, compared with growth of 34 per cent for Australia over the same period.

After reaching a record high against the US dollar of US$ 1.293 in mid February, the euro depreciated over subsequent months and is now about 6 per cent below its mid-February peak (Graph 24).

The Australian dollar has depreciated from its mid-February peak, by around 6 1/2 per cent on a trade - weighted basis, following a period of strong appreciation over the previous year and a half.

In the past several weeks, the Canadian dollar has hovered between 69 and 75 cents U.S., in its lowest exchange rate in over a decade.

The Australian dollar reached a peak of US68.5 cents in early July, but then fell sharply, by around US4 cents in a little over a week (Graphs 18 and 19).

With most Asian currencies moving closely with the US dollar over the period, and these currencies having a large weight in the Australian dollar TWI, over 70 per cent of the TWI was in effect determined by movements in the US dollar.

As discussed in the chapter on «International and Foreign Exchange Markets», the Australian dollar has continued to appreciate over recent months, rising on a trade - weighted basis by 5 per cent since early November and 21 per cent over the past year.

At just over 50 per cent, the share of foreign currency issuance denominated in US dollars was below past norms; financial institutions issued substantial amounts in euros and pounds sterling.

The share of foreign currency issuance denominated in US dollars remained low by historical standards at just over 50 per cent; financial institutions issued substantial amounts in euros, pounds sterling and Canadian dollars.

In Australian dollar terms, commodity prices rose by 6.6 per cent over the three months to April, and they were up by more than 12 per cent over the year.

The recent annual contract negotiations between suppliers and Japanese steelmakers for iron ore delivered price increases of nearly 20 per cent in US dollar terms, with significant increases expected in contract negotiations for coal over coming months.

«Over the last year, the Canadian dollar has lost eight per cent against the US dollar, 14.2 per cent against the Euro and 16.2 per cent against the British pound.»

The measure would effectively increase Blackstone's tax rate from fifteen per cent to thirty - five per cent, seriously eroding its profitability, and, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, would generate an extra twenty - six billion dollars over the next ten years.

Two - thirds of the minimum wage workers, who are earning an average across this country of five dollars and fifty cents an hour (they're in this hotel today, and you'll pass them in the hall over and over again), are single mothers with three children.

At least four thousand dollars B. Four hundred seventy seven dollars and sixty two cents C. Formula doesn't cost much more than breastfeeding D. Over one thousand two hundred dollars

They won't tell you about humongous amounts of money made from oil, which stood at over $ 100 dollars per barrel for about six years, and which they looted to the last cent.

She said the tax increase is «predicated on the absurd contention that the state's most successful entrepreneurs, investors and business executives will turn over 54 cents of every dollar of their top earnings to the government for the privilege of living and working in New York state.»

Filled with new spending and over one trillion dollars in tax increases, his proposal once again fails to balance the budget and continues to borrow 25 cents for every dollar the federal government spends.

This means if you make 80 organic baby wipes (4 wipes per towel and each roll costs around $ 9), plus about a dollar for the witch hazel mixture (buy in bulk or make it yourself), each wipe costs a little over a cent each!

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Early on, Archie wins over a hundred thousand dollars at a casino, and the group spends the rest of the weekend in a Lucullan penthouse suite, hosting parties at their leisure, displacing 50 Cent himself from his reservation.

To make it work from a dollars - and - cents viewpoint, the Leaf must be driven enough miles to offset the electric car's price premium over a comparable gas car.

Things you should know if you make a U.S, trade make sure you move your money from canadian optimizer account over to U.S margin account other wise these thief's they charge you 5 cents for conversation fees per dollar for each trade on the buy and sell and even if you have a US margin account they still convert it to canadian to make extra from you which i don't think anybody else does.

Over the past 12 - months the Canadian dollar has lost 15 % of its value against the U.S. greenback and today it dipped below the 70 - cent mark for the first time in 13 years.

The last two columns illustrate how that DGR has increased the dollar - and - cents amount of the annual dividend over the 10 years from 2002 - 2012.

The reason this is significant is because over the course of time it costs more to buy eggs, bread, milk, go to the movies, and do anything else that costs dollars and cents.

okay here's my two cents worth folks im up for renewal and have just nagotiated a rate 5 yr variable1.75 persent or if i want a five yr fixed at 4.49 still quite a gap between fixed and variable here i believe i have a little lee way here apparently i was only interesed in variable and five yr fixed but i made it absulutly apparent to them that when lock in from a variable i get the whosale discounted rate at that time and written into the contract i kinda believe this the way the market is heading as we head out of ressesion and the bank of canada is going to make there move i believe coming up in june and just to make this firm i do not believe the boc will raise rates in fast mode far from it will be slow process i don't care what the ecconmists are thinking we have to remember manufactering sector is reallt taking a hit on the high dollar and don't forget our niegbours to the south how dependent our canada is with them i believe it will be a slow process a lot of people heve put themselves in a debt load over these enormously low interest rates but i may be wrong i think a variable is the way to go if you want to work on that princibal at least should i say the say the short to medium term and betting that the bond markets stay put for the short to medium term - i have given enough interest to the banks maybe i can pay a little less at least fot the short to mediun term here i have not completly decided yet put i think im going variable although i wish my mtge was up a year ago that would have been just great congradulations to all that did.

If JPMorgan consistently outperforms TIAA - CREFF over the next 25 years, it could overcome that initial disadvantage and return a bigger dollar - and - cents return.

Bob Scott and Jimmy Vreeland, who are SFR lease - option investors that have secured over 100 distressed properties, most being purchased at 30 to 40 cents on the dollar, are two of many speakers who will be presenting at the 1st annual Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Conference in Denver, CO February 24th to 25th.

The grocery store inventory can increase turnover and returns if the stocks purchased are cheap enough (i.e. buying a 50 cent dollar over and over again can result in very profitable returns, even after taxes, as the profits are reinvested back into more opportunities).

ASIC also found that between 2013 and 2015 consumers paid $ 1.6 billion in premiums and received only $ 144 million in successful insurance claims (or 9 cents in the dollar), and that car dealers earned $ 602 million in commissions - over four times more than consumers received in claims.

We also believe that understanding the true cost of food (and anything else, for that matter) is measured not in the dollars and cents you hand over at the cash register, but by considering health costs and benefits, community welfare, and environmental impact.

Rather than explaining the tax better all over the province, correcting Vander Zalm's math, reducing it to 10 per cent right away, or reminding younger voters that Vander Zalm was the author of the property purchase tax that added thousands of dollars to the purchase price of their homes, the government lost control of the message and distanced itself from the debate as if the HST were an alcoholic uncle that no - one wanted to acknowledge because he was drunk at family gatherings.

Although it usually boils down to dollars and cents, a sales agent and the home seller may be more inclined to go with a buyer whose agent can help glide the deal over the finish line faster.