The 184 - basis
point advantage of DTD that year is another reminder that, in difficult market conditions, dividend - paying stocks tend to hold up better than non-payers.
This has seen them overturn in what was once termed an unassailable lead, to a 8
point advantage of their own.
He and Peyton Manning combined for 920 yards passing, as the Broncos chased down a double - digit lead, took a 15 -
point advantage of their own, then allowed the Cowboys to whittle it away.
Not exact matches
That means Theranos is using full blood draws, from patients» arms, rather than a few drops
of blood from pricking patients» fingers, which up to that
point had been one
of the company's key competitive
advantages.
«We can not forget that the
point of a free - trade agreement is to
advantage those within the agreement — not to help outsiders,» Ross wrote at the Washington Post last week.
Owning so many
of the logistical control
points of the pulse trade is a core part
of AGT's competitive
advantage in what is otherwise a low - margin commodity business.
With penetrating insights and
pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step - by - step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity — principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take
advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
They're looking for the best price, but if the lawn care company knows the pain
point of needing to get this done in one day, they can use that to their
advantage when negotiating price.
To that end, here are five strategies to give yourself every
advantage in spite
of the biases most
of us will face at some
point in our careers.
Lee, the global head
of top creators,
points to YouTube's
advantages: «We meaningfully share revenue with creators, and that's something that sometimes gets overlooked,» she says.
«The tipping
point where boring work becomes detrimental occurs when the mental drain prevents you from experiencing the positives a majority
of the time,» said Shawn Achor, happiness researcher and author
of The Happiness
Advantage, in an email.
You are traveling far and often so you might as well take
advantage of any opportunities to earn
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And as has been
pointed out, the oil crash hammered energy companies, but cheap oil and the low dollar (in Canada at least) should have spurred non-energy exporters to take
advantage of those ideal conditions.
Corcoran loves to
point out that the co-founder
of Pork Barrel BBQ, from Shark Tank's first season, looks like «an adorable pig,» a marketing
advantage that none
of his competitors have.
According to the Journal, the survey result represents a 4 -
point increase from a similar survey taken in October, and it is the first double - digit
advantage for the party since shortly before the 2008 presidential election that resulted in a Democratic super-majority in the Senate, and control
of both congressional chambers.
That survey showed Carson (at 26 %) to have a four -
point lead over led Trump (22 %), although Carson's
advantage fell within the poll's six -
point margin
of error.
«The electoral
advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some
point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Carly Fiorina, the former CEO
of HP, shared that the
point is to «turn data into information, information into knowledge and insight, and knowledge into competitive
advantage, and to do it in a matter
of minutes or seconds, not days or weeks.»
The Future List put out by The Information and Social Capital, took 6,000 data
points on 552 senior investment professionals across 71 firms to use diversity to plot which investors are best positioned to take
advantage of future trends.
The
point of this column is that we all have major life obstacles that we face, and having the right mindset will empower you to leverage these obstacles to your
advantage.
San Diego financial planner Andrew Russell
points out that some
of Bush's active funds with complicated investment strategies — like Wasatch Long / Short Investor (FMLSX), with average annual returns
of 3.2 % over the past decade, and Wells Fargo
Advantage Absolute Return (WABIX), up 4.7 % — have lagged plain vanilla index funds.
The cable companies are almost gleeful in
pointing out the
advantages their service will have, with the press release asking viewers if they're tired «
of endless scrolling» or «outdated series» — clear digs at Netflix.
«It's taking
advantage of a unique situation right now, but the incumbents will catch up at some
point.
By this
point I was getting used to my email-less mornings, though I still felt I wasn't taking full
advantage of them.
The
advantages are clear: A help desk can serve as a central
point for tracking questions that arrive from different channels, help distribute the workload among agents, set up a portal for customers to contact for clarification
of questions and maintain service - level agreements so inquiries can be escalated if unanswered.
Using all
of the data being collected (remember, the app is taking
advantage of all
of your phone's sensors), Color hopes to eventually start recommending nearby
points of interest, and maybe even interesting people.
Earning rewards,
points, and incentives for travels is an easy way to take
advantage of something that you're already doing for your career.
How to Take
Advantage of Online Review and Answer Sites: Make It Easy for Customers to Review You Asking your customers to review you
point blank is a bad idea when unsolicited; it is especially unappealing to the under - 30 demographic, although it works better after an in - depth, positive customer service interaction.
At a time when analysts are concerned that Verizon (vz) may be losing its
advantage of having the highest quality wireless network, the carrier is looking to «differentiate from competition» in other ways, McAdam said,
pointing to the Internet video offers from the other carriers.
In years to come, a lack
of real income growth is likely to remain problematic for many Americans, but Soros is right to
point out how a much maligned trend may perversely play to our
advantage in the short - to medium term.
Polls there are close; the Real Clear Politics average
of polls has the race essentially tied: Trump has a scant 1.8 percentage
point advantage, well within the margin
of error.
But he
points out a way they can take
advantage of his findings without undue risk.
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«As a leader, it's your job to find these leverage
points and guide your team to take full
advantage of them.
The Bard wrote for rich and poor alike, but the residents
of this upscale Halifax neighbourhood have the
advantage of proximity, with
Point Pleasant Park host to the Shakespeare by the Sea company.
While some
point to Saleforce's ownership
of two different development environments as a
point of confusion, it may actually end up being an
advantage.
One could sell the best digital security camera available, but if there wasn't video management software available that took
advantage of its features, what was the
point?
But, as Boothe
points out, any serious move in that direction would demand seamless co-operation between Ottawa and the provinces — not historically a source
of Canadian competitive
advantage.
But given the insurmountable lead
of the opposition candidate, Tsai Ying - wen, who now enjoys a 20 percentage -
point advantage in the latest opinion polls, the summit will not likely upend Taiwan's presidential race.
Indeed, he said other jurisdictions, notably Hong Kong and Utah, also offer more streamlined entry
points for investors than Canada does — without relying at all on the typical cost
advantages of a developing economy.
Managing that risk by recognizing and shoring up
points of vulnerability is the difference between using data as a competitive
advantage and being the victim
of a catastrophic data loss.
Additionally, some
point to funding
advantages that the biggest banks may gain for their size and market assumptions that the government would bail them out during another crisis, regardless
of changes to the system under Dodd - Frank.
This makes now a very attractive entry
point — or as natural resource investors Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates writes in its quarterly report, there could be «a proverbial fortune to be made» if investors take
advantage of this once - in - a-generation opportunity.
And community bankers
point to the strength
of their relationship banking model, which can be an
advantage in some markets, such as small business lending.
«Today is about our strategy that sets clear priorities for Viacom and
points to new sources
of competitive
advantage we can unlock,» Bakish said.
The
point is, you need something sending greenbacks your way when the equity markets fall apart from time to time — which they will — so you can take
advantage of it.
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Doesn't the Canadian left repeatedly
point to the
advantages of many European social and economic institutions?
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points, procedural
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