Sentences with phrase «overnight changes in income»

Technological change and market expansion can precipitate radical overnight changes in income distribution.

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However, at nearly 63 times current earnings - a whopping p / e ratio, to be sure - even if the firm were to grow its profit to the level of Berkshire - $ 8.5 billion - it would still lack the liquid assets and marketable securities the house that Warren Buffett built has, and it would not have a diversified income stream, making it far more vulnerable to changes in the competitive landscape; a major concern when you contemplate that Google operates in an industry where dramatic shifts consumer behavior can happen overnight.

When Labour brought in the 50p income tax - rate, it cost HMRC something like # 7 billion pounds overnight, as people changed their behaviour to avoid the new tax.