Sentences with phrase «point by point from»

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It's complicated, but under the new rules, if a customer walks into a store with a chip card and the store hasn't updated its point - of - sale equipment to accept chip cards, the merchant is liable for any fraud that occurs from using the card the old way, by swiping the magnetic stripe.

He graduated from - and later taught at - the US Military Academy at West Point, an institution guided by the motto «Duty, Honor, Country.»

«By taking the bold step of removing a well - established brand symbol from its packaging, General Mills is further challenging marketing's conventional thinking to underscore its point.»

The rate of new firms entering the marketplace has fallen by nearly half over the 40 - year period from 1978 to 2012, to 8 percent, compared with a steadily increasing rate of new firm closures, up two full percentage points, to about 10 percent, over the same period, according to the Brookings Institution, a policy think tank.

When setting off fireworks this weekend, or any other weekend, be sure to follow safety precautions, including keeping fireworks away from children, keeping a bucket of water close by, and pointing the fireworks away from other people.

The combined ratio of 97.5 % improved 2.1 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (1.7 points) and a benefit (0.8 points) from catastrophe losses, partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.4 points).

The company, which lets users earn loyalty points from check - ins, photos and updates, has been acquired by travel software company ezRez.

If my word isn't good enough for you, maybe you should point the Doomers to this highly recommended Daily Kos diary by Ministry of Truth from three weeks ago, the title of which is Corporate profits just hit an all time high BECAUSE wages just hit an all time low.

The combined ratio of 95.5 % decreased 0.5 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (1.0 point), as well as a benefit (0.2 points) from catastrophes, partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.7 points).

By collecting data points from users» bikes, including revolutions per minute, speed, and distance, and matching it against other Peloton cyclists, the company says it motivates customers to work harder.

From maximizing quality to increasing your online entry points, abiding by these 10 laws will help build a foundation that will serve your customers, your brand and — perhaps most importantly — your bottom line.

If the Bank of Canada ultimately raises its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from the start of the year, that could increase borrowers» monthly payments by approximately 5 per cent, according to Rob McLister, founder of comparison site RateSpy.com.

Most of the homebuilders are U.S. - based, meaning they benefited from the tax cuts, are shielded from tariffs and could be helped by rising wages and higher labor participation, a largely overlooked data point in the Bureau of Labor Statistics» report.

A recent survey published by insolvency trustee MNP Ltd. found 48 per cent of Canadian respondents were $ 200 or less away from being unable to fulfill their monthly financial obligations, an eight point increase since September.

Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise, over the next decade, if it lowered the rate of growth in Social Security by one percentage point, reduced increases in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care spending by a proportional amount, and held discretionary spending below growth in GDP (albeit from the higher base established by the new laws).

By limiting supply to the market, the two cartels — BPC, a partnership between the largest Russian and Belorussian companies, and Canpotex, made up of Potash Corp. and junior partners Agrium and Mosaic — helped drive the average price of potash from a historic range of between $ 125 and $ 200 a metric tonne to, at one point in 2009, $ 825 a metric tonne.

A case in point: Citigroup and JPMorgan recently worked on the sale of $ 1 billion in bonds from the Republic of Iraq backed by the US government.

Despite having previously said he did think a deal would be possible by December, he said last night: «After my meetings here in London my main message is I am more optimistic, there is progress... That is the most important thing because the perspective from a European point of view towards London was in the last weeks not so clear.»

The industry's hope is that once businesses upgrade from their old magnetic point - of - sale terminals to smart, EMV - compatible ones, the ability for merchants to easily add a pay - by - phone option will turn mobile payments into the new normal.

«A decrease in nominal GDP growth resulting solely from a one - year, 1 - percentage - point decrease in the rate of GDP inflation» reduces the budgetary balance by $ 1.9 billion.

By this point, Jill was working full time in sales, and Nick's friend Neil Dana was doing sales from his home up the coast.

Analyzing in - depth the return on investment from different channels and the outcomes by customer type is a great starting point for optimizing your marketing spending.

But too often Morris stood by as patrons took those expert suggestions to nearby retailers, purchasing the exact same products from national chains like Sephora or Ulta in order to earn customer rewards points.

A March survey by the Yomiuri newspaper showed that support for Abe's cabinet fell to 48 percent, down six points from a month earlier.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

One of his shocking points about how Patagonia, an Inc. 500 alumnus, differentiates its products from others in the outdoor apparel industry by their exclusive use of 100 % organic cotton elicited gasps.

The company has raised more than $ 20 million in venture capital, led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from NEA and Khosla Ventures.

The article pointed out the Manchester United soccer player uses Twitter to remedy his rollercoaster relationship with the press, superceding the media by giving fans direct gossip from his life.

Another recent poll from Mitchell had her winning by a whopping 37 points.

A fair point made by Wendy's management is that the gap between the price of groceries, or food at home, and restaurants, or food away from home, is increasing.

Safety experts point to the numbers: U.S. pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, with 5,376 in 2015 and nearly 6,000 last year, the most in two decades and up 22 percent from 2014, according to data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Association for a recent report.

He said he would be inviting «leading conservatives» and people from all across the political spectrum to talk with him and share their points of view about the issues raised by the Gizmodo story.

Of course, at one point it was worth asking how a company founded by a then 19 - year - old could invent a new, less - invasive way of drawing blood from patients.

By the end of the year, Best Buy shares soared more than 28 points, from $ 11.67 per share on Dec. 21, 2012, to $ 40.17 per share on Dec. 27, 2013.

Stay on point by learning from the past (yours and others») and applying the best judgment to wield value in the year ahead.

According to Chris, there are also legal issues that relate to the movement of the money, which even precludes the retailer from collecting at the point of delivery — if they decide to deliver the goods themselves — which in this case is solved by having the consumer pay the retailer directly via the mobile app.

At Wednesday's Iconic Tour in Los Angeles, presented by Inc. and CNBC, Hawk pointed out that gaining fame from skateboarding was never something he set out to do.

A higher price point and more intricate burger from Red Robin would likely come with higher expectations than say, a $ 1 burger sold by Wendy's (wen).

In effect, the BCA set caps mandating that discretionary outlays rise a couple of points a year from a low baseline established by the deep cuts between 2011 and 2013.

What's more, as the authors point out, the sectors in the U.S. economy that benefit from more trade, rather than are hurt by it, are rising.

The first is from a low point in a market where the typical customer is overserved by the incumbent companies.

Goldberg uses an analogy from the world of retail to illustrate the point: «Going into Home Depot doesn't let you build a house all by yourself if you haven't done it before.»

A June survey by state statistics institute INEGI found 79 % of Cancún residents call the city «insecure,» up nearly six percentage points from December.

According to proprietary research by the call intelligence company Invoca, voice search is the preferred mode of communication for 20 percent of consumers making a purchase of $ 500 or more, only 2 percentage points removed from the 22 percent who prefer traditional online search.

About.me, for one, allows you to build a comprehensive online identity by being the central point from which you link to your other networking accounts.

Case in point, independent research conducted by the Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute confirms that 51 percent of consumers already utilize voice assistants, with 81 percent of those users primarily accessing the voice assistant through a smartphone, citing convenience, multitasking enablement and speed as value - adds from the voice assistant experience.

Emails obtained by Judicial Watch from the State Department through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit show that MacManus forwarded the news of Ambassador Christopher Stevens's death to the official in the State Department Legislative Affairs Office with instructions not to «forward to anyone at this point.»

In criticizing the Verizon settlement, Clyburn pointed to a case last year under former chairman Wheeler involving fraud by a small company called Total Call Mobile that collected $ 39 million from the universal service fund.

All of the above activities are currently offered by lawyers, but primarily from management's point of view.

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