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We want to use all the available technologies to reduce emissions by 3 percent each year, which means approximately a 20 percent decrease by 2021,» Dini told Automotive News Europe.

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Especially if you work in a building where you can't open a window, the air around you could be a drag on productivity, decreasing your decision - making skills by 50 percent or more.

Earlier research also found that people following higher - protein diets generally decrease their food intake by an average of 10 percent (about 200 calories).

Half of those executives saw their pay decrease or rise by less than 1 percent.

To tangibly connect leadership and customer service, I employed four strategies that helped my company decrease customer churn by 50 percent and increase engagement by 47 percent in just 90 days.

Mills, senior fellow with the Harvard Business School and head of the SBA from 2009 to 2013, noted that Federal Reserve data show the income of a typical household headed by a self - employed person decreased by 19 percent from 2007 to 2010.

By the end of 2017, Adidas» sales were up 31 percent, compared to decreases for both Nike (3 percent) and Under Armour (12 percent), the other leaders in Adidas» market segment.

You're five times more likely to land a job interview if you submit your application before 10 a.m. Your chances decrease by 10 percent every half hour.

During that same time period, by comparison, the number of businesses owned by male veterans actually decreased by 7 percent.

In this city, the number of listings decreased by 2.3 percent from 2016.

Terri Levine, a business mentoring expert, explains on QuickBooks, that she advises her «clients to collect all outstanding debts quickly, decrease prices by 10 to 15 percent, think about refinancing or borrowing money, offer customers discounts for prompt or upfront payments, and reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary overhead.»

As for million - dollar homes in the 90210 zip code, they've decreased by nearly 8 percent since 2016.

So it decreased by almost 10 percent in eight years.»

In tests conducted by SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, it found that Teforia could decrease caffeine content by up to 67 percent and could increase the increase the amount of gallocatechin, one of the major antioxidants found in tea, by up to 133 percent.

In changing a lead magnet from something general to something ultra specific, we've seen seen client cost per leads decrease 30 percent up to 85 percent, simply by making the lead magnet ultra specific.

According to statistics from Harvard Business School, although the total volume of small - business bank loans decreased by 3.1 percent in 2014, small - business online lending increased twofold.

CN said total carloads rose 2.9 percent in the quarter, while rail freight revenue per carload decreased by 3.1 percent.

By eliminating the «cart» page and shortening the process, we decreased our «abandoned carts» rate by more than 10 percent — which means we're closing more saleBy eliminating the «cart» page and shortening the process, we decreased our «abandoned carts» rate by more than 10 percent — which means we're closing more saleby more than 10 percent — which means we're closing more sales.

That marks the first hiring decrease since the Class of 2010, at the end of the recession, when employers planned to cut hiring by 7 percent.

Organic local - currency sales increased 1.7 percent, foreign currency translation increased sales by 3.1 percent and divestitures decreased sales by 0.2 percent.

But just 20 minutes of low - to - moderate intensity exercise (like walking) performed three times a week can increase energy levels by 20 percent and decrease fatigue by 65 percent, according to a University of Georgia study.

Some distractions can't be avoided, but minimizing their amount still helps, as multitasking decreases productivity by 40 percent.

Additionally, the number of closed transactions reported in the first quarter decreased by 36 percent as compared to the same time period in 2008.

A 2008 study published in the Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics concluded that inactive individuals who normally complained of fatigue experienced increases in energy of up to 20 percent and decreased fatigue as much as 65 percent by participating in regular, low - intensity physical activity.

Cities with large groups of people meditating for peace saw a decrease in crime rate by 24 percent, compared to those cities without a collective belief for peace, which saw an increase in crime.

According to the Current Population Survey, the number of young voters actually decreased by 1.2 percent across all three states from 2008 to 2012.

Fuel prices have been in a downtrend since June, losing nearly 50 percent of their value, on the back of a price war waged by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) against the U.S. shale producers and as demand from China decreased amid slowing growth.

Since I've been intermittent fasting, I've gained almost seven pounds and decreased my body fat by 4 percent.

A 1 percentage point reduction in tax rates increases investment by 4.7 percent of installed capital, increases payouts by 0.3 percent of sales, and decreases debt by 5.3 percent of total assets.

I instruct my clients to collect all outstanding debts quickly, decrease prices by 10 to 15 percent, think about refinancing or

I instruct my clients to collect all outstanding debts quickly, decrease prices by 10 to 15 percent, think about refinancing or borrowing money, offer customers discounts for prompt or upfront payments, and reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary overhead.

While she was C.E.O., Fiorina didn't increase the company's profits, and she actually decreased H.P.'s shareholders» wealth by 52 percent.

Impact on oil and gas production: compared to a carbon tax, Alberta's policy offers emitters less of an incentive to reduce production in order to cut GHGs, notes Leach: «assuming that the facility reduced production by 10 percent, and that emissions decreased proportionately (a simplifying assumption), the facility's emissions intensity would not change, so its carbon liability per barrel of oil produced would also remain constant.»

In its trading business, income from its markets business decreased 4 percent to 1.35 billion pounds, as macro income fell 14 percent due to a weaker performance by its U.S. rates business and the impact of exiting energy - related commodities.

Spending on commissions by its $ 21 billion Equity Dividend Fund increased by 39 percent from the 2014 to 2016 fiscal years, but the fund's transaction activity more than doubled, meaning that its commission rate overall decreased considerably.

By August, it had decreased to 4.6 percent, and preliminary data estimates the September unemployment rate will be 4.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $ 1.9 million to $ 14.6 million Revenue declined 15.7 percent to $ 64.4 million from fiscal 2016.

The decline in organic sales was largely due to the performance of Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, where U.S. soup sales decreased by 7 percent based on the key customer issue we discussed last quarter.

MG&A in the fourth quarter decreased 5.4 percent, driven by the quarterly timing of brand investments and lower employee - related expenses.

Segment operating earnings decreased 9 percent to $ 282 million driven primarily by a lower gross margin percentage and lower sales volume, partly offset by lower marketing and selling expenses.

Excluding items impacting comparability, adjusted EBIT decreased 4 percent to $ 402 million primarily reflecting a lower adjusted gross margin percentage, partly offset by an increase in adjusted other income and lower marketing and selling expenses.

Canada underlying pretax income decreased 6.4 percent to $ 48.5 million in the quarter, primarily due to incremental brand amortization expense of $ 10.9 million and lower volume, partially offset by cost savings and positive pricing.

COGS per hectoliter decreased 5.9 percent in local currency due to cost savings and lower pension and distribution costs, partially offset by the impact of volume deleverage, inflation, mix shift to higher - cost brands, and foreign currency movements.

Cost of goods sold (COGS) per hectoliter decreased 2.5 percent for the year and 2.8 percent for the quarter, driven by supply chain cost savings and lower commodity costs, partially offset by lower fixed - cost absorption due to lower volumes.

Marketing and selling expenses decreased 5 percent to $ 228 million primarily due to lower advertising and consumer promotion expenses, as well as the benefits from cost savings initiatives, partly offset by investments in e-commerce.

Excluding items impacting comparability, adjusted EBIT decreased 10 percent to $ 819 million reflecting a lower adjusted gross margin percentage, lower sales and higher adjusted administrative expenses, partly offset by lower marketing and selling expenses and an increase in adjusted other income.

Sales in the quarter decreased 1 percent to $ 257 million driven primarily by sales declines in Bolthouse Farms refrigerated beverages.

Organic sales decreased 4 percent driven primarily by declines in U.S. soup and V8 Beverages, partly offset by gains in the retail business in Canada.

Excluding the benefit from the acquisition of Pacific Foods, sales of U.S. soup decreased 7 percent driven by declines in ready - to - serve and condensed soups, while sales of broth were comparable to the prior year.

Also, Adobe said that merchants spent 47 percent more on Google Shopping Ads year - over-year last quarter, meanwhile they decreased spending on text - based ads by 6 percent during the same period.