Sentences with phrase «prices for consumers»

Moreover, if a significant number of borrowers were to increase their amount of shopping and to shop more effectively, this might increase competition in the mortgage loan market and lead to lower prices for all consumers.

See, e.g., National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)(stating that of the 33 percent of members surveyed who predicted some change, 44 percent indicated that the proposal «would result in higher home prices for consumers»); SnowSports Industries of America.

What all this adds up to is potentially more expensive component prices and thus, higher device prices for consumers.

But, too much water could also damage or wipe out certain crops, leading to financial loss and higher prices for consumers.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) questions the logic employed by the Minister of Finance that the two voluntary credit card proposals he accepted yesterday, «should ultimately result in lower prices for consumers.»

In a buyer's market, competition drives businesses to become more efficient and lower prices for consumers.

«Frivolous lawsuits are clogging America's judicial system, endangering America's small businesses, jeopardizing jobs and driving up prices for consumers,» said House Majority Whip Roy Blunt.

Further, it is said along the lines of the OFT argument that the structure of the industry with referral fees increase competition and drives down prices for consumers.

Even the Federal Trade Commission has weighed in, and asked the EPA to treat data used in emissions equations as confidential since it could lead to collusion among companies and raise prices for consumers.

Yes, a diminishing supply will raise prices for consumers, which at the moment appears to reward shareholders well, but investors are supposed to look ahead into the future and anticipate areas of strong economic growth, and one can not reasonably conclude this will be the case for fossil fuels.

Increased supplies of clean - burning natural gas will help lower electricity prices for consumers who have paid 50 percent more for electricity as compared to the rest of the nation due to constrained pipeline infrastructure in the region.

(2) the production costs associated with domestic production of those fuels and prices for consumers.

And utilities would be given trillions in free pollution credits even while raising energy prices for consumers.

While that may have made sense to lawmakers with the specter of German U-boats fresh in their memories, the Jones Act's only effect today is that it drives up prices for consumers and protects a special interest group.

They contend that the EPA is overstepping its authority and that the Clean Power Plan will lead to higher electricity prices for consumers.

However, the pipeline will not lower gasoline prices for consumers any noticeable amount, and some experts believe it could raise gas prices for consumers in the Midwest.

Today's action by the EPA is the beginning of a regulatory barrage that will destroy jobs, raise energy prices for consumers, and undermine America's global competitiveness.

The Clean Energy Council warned that a so - called «real» 20 per cent target would be a broken promise that would lead to the decimation of the renewable energy industry and drive up power prices for consumers.

Ontario's achievement from its hasty decision was an increase in electricity prices for its consumers.

Mass merchandisers and online retailers have the capacity to buy in bulk, which translates into lower prices for consumers.

Those costs are often passed along down the supply chain, leading to increased prices for consumers, adding another hurdle for those interested in joining the hobby.

A recent report by the Retail Council of Canada, which has worked with the government to tackle country pricing, concluded the tariff cuts have resulted in lower prices for consumers.

Jobs later confirmed his understanding that the Apple Agency Agreements fulfilled the publishers» desire to increase prices for consumers.

Though the specifics of the new deal have not been revealed, the Wall Street Journal cited someone familiar with the deal, who reports that HarperCollins will set the retail prices of its digital books, with incentives for the publisher to provide lower prices for consumers.

But the agency model resulted in higher prices for consumers, particularly when it comes to books available in both e-book and mass - market paperback formats.

I marvel that there are so many who fight for higher prices for consumers and lower pay for authors, all to protect a legacy model.

«We allege that executives at the highest levels of the companies included in today's lawsuit — concerned that e-book sellers had reduced prices — worked together to eliminate competition among stores selling e-books, ultimately increasing prices for consumers,» Attorney General Eric Holder said during a press conference.

When I asked for his reaction to the Department of Justice's anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the Publisher Defendants over eBook pricing, he eschewed gloating and stuck to the company line: «We think it's great for customers for retailers to be able to compete and set prices for consumers and try to find a way to build a great business and a great consumer offering.»

This will enable a wider range of offer and lower prices for consumers.

This will enable a wider range of offer and lower prices for consumers,» Mundt said.

This restriction blocks cheaper and competitive prices for consumers.»

Apple was perfectly willing to help the Publisher Defendants obtain their objective of higher prices for consumers by ending Amazon's «$ 9.99» price program as long as Apple was guaranteed its 30 percent margin and could avoid retail price competition from Amazon.

Indeed, the very fact that the Publisher Defendants have banded together once again, this time to jointly oppose two provisions in the Proposed Final Judgment that they believe could result in lower eBook prices for consumers, only highlights why it is necessary to ensure that Apple (and hopefully other retailers) can discount eBooks and compete on retail price for as long as possible.»

Standard Oil received the same trifecta even as the company's rise meant plummeting oil prices for consumers and towering advances in supply, quality, and efficiency.

The intended result: lower production costs, reduced prices for consumers (at a given equipment level, anyway), and improved quality.

A more efficient freight network will reduce traffic congestion, environmental impact and shipping costs, which will lead to lower prices for consumers.

November 20, 2017 • DOJ's case against the merger argues that the companies would control so much of both what people watch and how they watch it, that it could mean higher prices for both consumers and competitors.

So «while there is a strong demand for the additional power,» Japan's electricity providers must integrate the new generation in a way that doesn't compromise their ability to deliver reliable power or drive up prices for consumers, he said.

Not surprisingly, this led to higher prices for consumers and profits for polluters.

Not building the transmission lines will make it harder for them to sell power in to the system and it will raise prices for consumers because there will be less competition, he said.

Restaurateurs also said an increase to $ 15 an hour would increase the cost of a full - time employee by $ 14,000 a year, which could result in higher prices for consumers and layoffs.

Several of New York state's largest and most influential business groups are coming together to fight Cuomo's call for a $ 15 minimum wage, saying such a steep increase would devastate small businesses and lead to higher prices for consumers.

Those who support expanding the medical marijuana program say more players will get the drug to more qualified patients and thus help bring down the sky - high prices for some consumers.

They say they're paying more for what they need, while prices for consumers are dropping, and that's making it hard for them to keep up.

The group managing director of SSE's retail business, which owns Swalec, has defended the level of the company's dividend payments to shareholders, while raising prices for consumers.

Short - term uncertainty around UK energy policy, as we have seen in the last couple of days, is very unhelpful and has the potential to result in increased prices for consumers and delay much - needed investment in all forms of energy infrastructure.

Wine sellers claim the legislation will lead to higher prices for consumers, while proponents argue that it would put New York law on par with other states and create more jobs.

«The American Frozen Food Institute commends the Senate for rejecting the continuation of a special - interest tax break that saddles food producers with higher costs and drives up prices for consumers in the check - out aisle.»

We would look at the action taken and whether in all likelihood it is about delivering cheaper prices for consumers or whether the action that was taken and the way it was taken was really more likely to be about damaging a particular competitor where whatever benefits were offered to the consumer were probably a byproduct rather than being the prime objective.

Senator Ryan (who stood out as the only Senator to make consistently sensible comments throughout the hearing) expressed some concern that the reintroduction of an anti-competitive price discrimination provision was that «theoretically that could lead to higher prices for consumers as it effectively prohibits a greater degree of price discrimination».