Sentences with phrase «pricing scheme in»

Each major publisher has a different pricing scheme in order to make selling e-books to libraries profitable.

Fuel Tax: Fuel tax is a road pricing scheme in which motorists pay a tax on the fuel they buy at the pump.

Mr McGufficke, who owned merinos when they were «worth nothing and being shot and put into the ground» after the collapse of reserve price scheme in 1991, said the prices were having a big flow on effect for regional economies.

I recall reading — but can't give you citations off the top of my head — that this also plays out in the form of people systematically overestimating the costs of change, and underestimating the benefits; once change does happen (for example the congestion pricing schemes in London and Stockholm), people report that the costs are less than anticipated and the benefits greater than anticipated.

Not exact matches

In 2008, Canada and the U.S. seemed to be moving to introduce cap - and - trade schemes that would have imposed a price for carbon emissions.

In the grander scheme of things, and as a red flag, this is another asset class that has enormously benefited from asset price inflation, stirred up by the Fed's well - targeted monetary policies since the Financial Crisis.

In view of the buzz, a number of other companies decided to experiment with their own pay - whatever - you - want pricing schemes.

A spokesperson for the drug company told the Financial Times that revenue from increased prices would go to investing in «schemes that ensured more patients could access the medicine.»

Spoofing, a form of disruptive trading that is becoming more common with the entrance of high speed trading, is a scheme in which false price bids are entered and then pulled back before anyone can execute them.

Back then, shells — that is, companies with ticker symbols but no operations — became synonymous with so - called pump - and - dump schemes in which stockbrokers artificially inflated share prices after a shell merged with a private company, without making financial statements on the acquisition available to investors.

La Fleche said he believes Loblaw's $ 25 gift cards, related to its participation in what it alleges is an industry - wide bread price fixing scheme, had a material impact on consumer shopping, adding that the price and promotional environment was compounded by the gift cards.

Genius Conseil president Michel Lalonde said a number of major engineering firms — including global giant SNC - Lavalin — participated in a collusion scheme to raise the price of construction projects in Quebec.

Rival company Gett offers New Yorkers free rides that would match the prices charged by Uber in its surge pricing scheme.

The recent stock market and real estate bubbles are much like pyramid schemes in the sense that what is bidding up stock and property prices is an exponential inflow of new money from pension plans and mutual funds (for shares) and bank credit (for real estate).

Through these schemes, Shkreli obtained over $ 5.6 million in cash and Retrophin shares or the use of Retrophin shares worth over $ 59 million (at current market prices).

Still, a lot of people in the community believed that this sharp price movement resulted from a pump - and - dump scheme.

In the grand scheme of things, a dime's movement in a stock price may not be much to get excited about — .In the grand scheme of things, a dime's movement in a stock price may not be much to get excited about — .in a stock price may not be much to get excited about — ...

In that case, consumers are better off overall because the pricing schemes make the product available to more people.

In the long run, that price - suppression scheme did not work.

Earlier this week Loblaw Companies Ltd., Canada's largest grocery chain, admitted it took part in an industry - wide scheme to jack up the price of bread.

The following report is an examination of pertinent evidence against the ESF, as well as information implicating the Federal Reserve in a scheme to artificially depress bullion prices.

In retrospect, the scheme was clumsy because the manipulation of the gold price was accomplished by the exchange of physical gold for dollars held by foreign creditors who saw the writing on the wall.

The result has been that competition amongst the schemes has seen fees increase from under 1.3 per cent in 1994 to 1.65 per cent today — a perverse outcome to anyone with an economics background who expects competition to lower prices.

Finally, CME noted that carbon pricing schemes need to be designed in such a way so as not to merely transfer GHG emissions out of the province (or country).

In its October 2012 study, Virtual currency schemes, the European Central Bank concluded that the growth of virtual currencies will continue, and, given the currencies» inherent price instability, lack of close regulation, and risk of illegal uses by anonymous users, the Bank warned that periodic examination of developments would be necessary to reassess risks.

But they do not need to in order to maintain their price rigging scheme, or to continue making significant profits from the electronic gold products they distribute and manage.

To achieve this, the federal government committed to implementing a national carbon pricing «backstop» that would apply in any province or territory that does not have a carbon pricing system in place by 2018 that is consistent with the federal scheme.

«You can't try to define market forces, otherwise you end up in a world of pain,» said the broker, pointing to the»70s floor price scheme for wool, which led to chronic overproduction and the eventual collapse of the Australian wool industry.

Coca - Cola Amatil is bracing for further weakness in soft drink and bottled water sales after saying it will raise prices by almost 15 cents next week to cover the cost of the container deposit scheme.

Coca - Cola Amatil could claw back market share in the lucrative bottled water market if rivals such as Asahi Schweppes and the supermarket chains raise prices on private - label and budget water to fully cover the cost of the container deposit scheme.

CCA was also forced to raise prices across most of its beverages portfolio by almost 15 cents a bottle in November to recoup costs associated with the launch of the container deposit scheme in NSW on December 1.

However, Kirin expects Lion's sales to grow 6.1 per cent and earnings to improve by 3.3 per cent in 2018, with higher prices and better product mix offsetting volume pressure from the introduction of container deposit schemes in NSW and Queensland (Queensland has postponed the launch from June to November.)

SF Engineering say the scheme is being launched to encourage UK and Irish food manufacturers to trade in their old portion cutting equipment and get a discount off the price of a new high performance Marelec Portio.

The promotions coincide with the introduction on December 1 of the container deposit scheme in NSW, which is expected to dent commercial beverage volumes and sales following price rises of about 15 cents per container.

A source said even though the details of the carbon price scheme were still unknown, the campaign was in a stage of «advanced development».

As well as a general message designed to reinforce negative perceptions of the scheme, the campaign will also home in on regions where the carbon price will supposedly have a greater impact.

In 2008, following the collapse of listed managed investment scheme company Great Southern, which bought cattle stations for exorbitant prices, the value of stations crashed across Australia's Top End and have recovered only in the past 18 monthIn 2008, following the collapse of listed managed investment scheme company Great Southern, which bought cattle stations for exorbitant prices, the value of stations crashed across Australia's Top End and have recovered only in the past 18 monthin the past 18 months.

Yesterday the Herald revealed that agreement had been reached to start the scheme for three years with a fixed price on carbon - a de facto carbon tax - before it becomes an emissions trading scheme in which the market would set the price.

The Executive Summary of that August 2012 report claims that the duopoly, through tactics such as «price discrimination, shopper docket schemes, store saturation and over-sized store strategies [building huge supermarkets in small local markets in order to drive out existing competition and prevent new market entrants]», is «crowding out all competition [and] rapidly reducing the choices in shopping format, brands, locally - derived products and service levels».

Organic produce from the scheme does not receive a premium price (certified products in Lithuania are generally sold at a 10 - 20 percent premium); instead all produce is sold under a Tatula «eco-label» through local markets.

Beverage suppliers will pay for the refunds as well as the scheme's handling and administrative fees, with a ten - cent hike in soft drink prices expected to be passed on to consumers.

«It also generates millions of dollars in annual funding for local charities and community groups and will not slug consumers with higher prices that a traditional container deposit scheme will,» said Gary Dawson, Australian Food and Grocery Council CEO.

Arif Hasan has written that Billy Price and Isiah Wynn would both fit the Vikings» current blocking scheme perfectly, and the film I saw of Wynn told me the same thing, while Will Hernandez's film indicated to me, at least, that he would be more at home in the old, power - blocking system we ran with Adrian Peterson.

uhh he was a ponzi financier who kept people signing on to his scheme by using new capital to meet promise of big guaranteed annual returns... and wenger is much the same tells fans he is bringing guaranteed football glory by selling off top players and bringing in cheap options while charging exhorbitant prices to fans who recall the glory days while siphoning off money to himself and board... its not perfect but it will do....

Unless you really love Price from a scheme fit, Daniels is a pro-ready athlete who specializes in destroying defensive players in space.

Keeping Giroud on this squad with the promise of substantial playing time... the offensive tactics of this squad is way too indirect and is much more reflective of a hold up play / cross in the box scheme that suits Giroud's skill - sets but can't continue if Wenger really wants Lacazette to be successful... without Sanchez on the pitch this offence is a little bit like a headless chicken, passing sideways, providing relatively poor service to undersized players and sub-par finishing... this isn't to suggest that Arsenal can't perform without Alexis but this offensive scheme is antiquated and ill - advised, especially considering our personnel (poor man's Barca)... if Arsenal doesn't want to pay the price to get topnotch players so we can press high and play all out attack, we would be better served by adopting a counterattack approach... unfortunately that would mean developing a far less skittish defensive group that could withstand the pressure and we all know that Wenger hasn't opted for that approach considering our defensive pickups in recent years and the lack of a «boss» in the midfield

In fact he had hit upon a scheme to get his meals half price, a proposition based upon the premise that, to busy waitresses, all tennis players look alike.

«That's a small price in the grand scheme of what it costs to have a baby.»

And in the grand scheme of things they have a great price point.

«Due to the perceived lack of public support for road pricing, any scheme must also provide significant improvements in the capacity and quality of viable alternative travel by public transport.»