But van Beurden has been slimming down his portfolio of oil projects with the intent of keeping only those lean enough to make good returns in a world in which oil prices average no more than $ 40 a barrel, well below the average
price over the past decade.
Again, getting back to Olive Garden, I mean obviously it's been discussed just the absolute average check of the brand, that the increases that have been taken in
pricing over the past decade even to your own admission did begin to make you expensive relative to maybe what customers wanted to pay relative to the peers.
Does the rapid appreciation in gold
price over the past decade represent a price bubble?
For younger Canadians in big cities, the spike in real estate
prices over the past decade has meant a no - win decision.
The reasons for this are well documented with virtually all commodities, which Canada has in abundance, advancing sharply in
price over the past decade.
Vacation properties in prime areas have soared in
price over the past decade and now easily surpass the seven - figure mark in the very hottest neighborhoods.
Here's his average
price over the past decade:
The surge in gasoline
prices over the past decade has made automobiles a less popular mode of transportation, with many now favoring the public transportation provided in cities.
Not exact matches
The drug at the heart of four lawsuits in New Jersey is insulin — «a century - old medicine that for most of its history cost $ 15 or less,» write Barrett and Langreth, but «whose list
price has risen more than 270 percent
over the
past decade.»
Over the
past decade and a half, the industry has witnessed a ton of consolidation (most notably in mergers between Delta and Northwest, United and Continental, and American and U.S. Airways), which means that airlines are less likely to try to undercut one another on
price.
Prices for gold bullion and other precious metals have climbed
over the
past decade to new heights as investors sought protection against the erosion of incomes and wealth by inflation.
It doesn't seem like much, but a succession of such increases
over the
past four
decades has given Canada some of the highest
prices in the world for cheese, yogurt and other products made from industrial milk.
Biogen is among companies that have been singled out for criticism in recent months; the Wall Street Journal called out the company for hiking the
price of MS drug Avonex — 21 times, and at an annual average rate of 16 % —
over the
past decade.
However this will be a gradual process and
prices are likely to remain in the lower end of the range in place
over the
past decade.
The generic pharmaceutical company came into the spotlight in August 2016 for raising the
price of the EpiPen to $ 608.61 from $ 93.88
over the
past decade.
Since 2005, the Multiple Listing Service's Home
Price Index has climbed 55 %, while housing
prices have jumped about 90 %
over the
past decade.
«I don't think there are enough people now who believe we can continue these outsized
price gains we've seen
over the
past decade,» he says.
This
past season produced Hollywood's worst summer box office in
over a
decade, leading BMO Capital Markets analyst Gerrick Johnson to reduce his
price target on Hasbro (has) and Mattel.
The proposal has generated a great deal of often vitriolic debate
over the future of the wheat board, and the C.D. Howe Institute recently weighed in with a report arguing that global grain markets have changed significantly
over the
past few
decades, to the point that the CWB is more often than not a
price taker.
Over the
past three
decades, the
price of starting a company — any company — has fallen dramatically thanks to the widespread availability of cheap PCs and free software.
But anyone hoping for the kind of stock growth Shoppers enjoyed
over the
past decade — when its share
price climbed from less than $ 18 to, at one point,
over $ 55 — will be disappointed.
The
price of insulin — a lifesaving drug — has reached record highs as Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi raised
prices more than 240 percent
over the
past decade to often
over $ 300 a vial today, with
price rises frequently in lockstep, according to information technology firm Connecture.
Canadian housing market
prices soared
over the
past decade, with Ontario, home to capital city Ottawa and business center Toronto, in particular seeing strong demand from foreign buyers.
Research at the Bank and elsewhere suggests that, while oil and metals
prices have historically moved with the business cycle in the advanced world, this relationship has broken down
over the
past decade.
But [the increase in commodity
prices] is just the beginning of the story, accounting for about one - half of the appreciation of our currency
over the
past decade.
On the other hand, the earlier increases in dwelling
prices were very large, and even with the latest data showing declines, a big cumulative rise in wealth has occurred
over the
past decade, most of which has not been tapped.
«While average selling
prices have not climbed back to last year's record peak, April's
price level represents a substantial gain
over the
past decade,» said TREB president Tim Syrianos.
We believe that FedEx's enormous investment in infrastructure
over the
past decade will pay off in higher returns for shareholders, particularly should fuel
prices decline.
, Dirk Baur and Kristoffer Glover test for bubbles in gold
price over the
past four
decades.
CAPE essentially refers to the ratio of current
price to average annualized earnings
over the
past decade.
While the appreciation of the Australian dollar
over the
past year or so has restrained commodity
prices in Australian dollar terms, they remain close to their average of the
past decade.
Dan Caplinger: One surprising area that has been extremely lucrative for long - term investors is the auto - parts industry, and, among its major players, AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) has scored impressive returns
over the
past decade, seeing its stock
price rise from less than $ 100 to almost $ 700
over that time span.
Despite the exchange rate appreciation,
prices in Australian dollar terms have also increased significantly
over the year to be well above the average level of the
past decade.
Having rapidly pulled ahead
over the
past three
decades, China must remain free of rentier ideology that imagines wealth to be created by debt - leveraged inflation of real - estate and financial asset
prices.
Snyder and Arone aren't all that worried about inflation given widespread changes in the U.S. economy
over the
past decade that have kept
prices down.
The decision to not release detailed documents could signal a desire for the government to shift away from the public quarterly budget updates, which are meaningless in terms of fiscal planning due to the province's dependence on fluctuating natural resource commodity
prices and have become little more than public relations exercises for the government
over the
past two
decades.
As shown in the graph below, the PCE core
price level is a full 4.3 percent below where it would be had it risen by the Fed's target amount
over the
past decade.
«While falling oil
prices have hurt Alberta revenues, uncontrolled spending increases
over the
past decade have significantly weakened the province's financial position,» study co-author Steve Lafleur said in a news release.
One factor supporting the Australian dollar
over the
past couple of years has been that interest rates right across the yield curve in Australia, and perceived returns on other assets, have been higher than those in a number of other countries, particularly those which experienced a recession and a collapse of share
prices in the early part of this
decade.
China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global
prices by close to 90 percent
over the
past decade.
China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global
prices by close to 90 percent
over the
past decade, helping international efforts to curb emissions of planet - warming greenhouse gases.
The deregulation in the United States
over the
past decade has not worked well in other areas, either: in the stock market it brought on a rash of scandals; in the airlines it resulted in poorer service, higher
prices and the end of service to many smaller cities.
Prices have only grown higher
over the
past decade, making college often financially intimidating.
Puerto Rico has experienced a dynamic demographic shift
over the
past decade even as importers and distributors such as TraFon Group feel the pressure to maintain competitive
pricing while the island remains in a recession.
New Zealand's dairy sector debt nearly tripled
over the
past decade to $ 30.5 billion in 2012 and some farmers will have difficulty servicing their loans in the year ahead, despite the prospect of a higher milk
price, the Ministry for Primary Industries said.
The one fact of the mighty empiricist in this article is that we were in 4 cup finals in the last 5 years and won 3 the rest of the piece is opinion about the unfair treatment of his supplier... another fact is that we were incapable of getting
past the last 16 in the CL in that time and another fact is that we were never at any point serious contenders to win the EPL and another fact is that at the end of that cup run we dropped out of the top 4 and will now drop out of the top 5... Another fact is that for
over a
decade we haven't been competitive in the two races that define a top flight european club even though the promise was that by building a shiny new stadium and charging the highest gate
prices in world football we would... And a million and one other facts that point to one thing WENGER OUT
-- «You have to be a multimillionaire to buy a Manhattan apartment,» by Reuters via New York Post: «The average sales
price of an apartment in Manhattan is expected to top $ 2 million this year for the first time, but
prices are seen leveling off in 2017 after nearly doubling
over the
past decade.
Problem 1: Housing costs are rising, and this is pushing up government expenditure
Over the
past few
decades rents and house
prices have risen much more rapidly in the UK than other countries.
Prices for photovoltaic panels have fallen dramatically
over the
past decade, contributing to solar energy's rapid growth.
«When you look at the oil
price [
over the
past decade], the trend is almost entirely explained by the geological view,» said Michael Kumhof, one of the authors, when I interviewed him earlier this year.