Sentences with phrase «raised prices more»

«One of the basic rules of economics is the law of supply and demand, and with the current popularity of trucks, I'm surprised the manufacturers haven't raised prices more than they have.»

While the team raised prices more than 20 percent, tickets are still far cheaper than the league average.

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.

«Promising to raise prices no more than 10 % and then raising them 9.9 % is not the answer,» Regeneron CEO Len Schleifer during his JPM presentation, adding that Regeneron does not raise the prices on its drugs.

He became famous within a certain world but entered public consciousness after he raised the price more than 55-fold for Daraprim in September from $ 13.50 per pill to $ 750.

The drug Daraprim gained international attention when a 32 - year - old pharmaceutical CEO purchased its rights, and raised its price more than 5,000 % to $ 750 per pill.

Who can raise prices more than the cost of their inputs?

Since the demand curve for cigarettes is relatively inelastic (people keep buying them no matter the price — within reason), the company can raise prices more than cigarette tax increases, and increase its margins in the process.

Not exact matches

By raising prices and adding a more expensive model, Apple can generate a big jump in revenue even if it sells the same number of phones.

Apple also stealthily raised the price of most of its iPad Pro line on Tuesday, without adding any more storage.

With U.S. unemployment fairly low and prices set to rise, the Fed is clearly preparing to raise interest rates more.

Prosper, another online lender, has been looking to raise a new round of funding in exchange for equity at a price that would slash its market value by more than 70 %, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Valeant has been at the center of a political firestorm over prescription medication costs and pharmaceutical companies, which depend more on acquiring or licensing existing therapies (and then raising their prices) rather than fueling R&D into new drugs.

Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices for consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job growth or even end up eliminating positions as it leads to more automation.

Still, the massive price increase means that Mulesoft left money on the table when it offered because it could have set its IPO price higher than $ 17, potentially raising more money from investors.

That effort, which put supply and demand in more of an equilibrium, raised prices by a few dollars (interestingly, before actual implementation).

Through trial and error I've learned that there's one simple and foolproof way to get rid of a bad customer without taking on emotional baggage: Raise your price to more than the customer will pay.

Or if you've opted to pay for the wage increase by raising your prices, you'll have to explain why your hamburger costs several dollars more than the shop down the block.

In the mid -»90s, meanwhile, Ontario deregulated tuition fees, allowing the school to raise its prices and bring in more revenue.

Software maker Yext priced its shares at $ 11 on Wednesday, raising more than $ 115 million before its initial public offering.

For example, Pfizer raised the prices on more than 100 drugs in 2016.

A Justice Department official told reporters on Monday that the merger would raise prices for consumers and potentially block creators of media content from distributing their product without paying more money.

Oil prices fell as increased drilling in the United States pointed to more output, raising concerns about a return of oversupply.

Noting that the actual rebate should have been at least 10 percentage points higher, Wyden and Pallone said, «Today's letter is more evidence that while Mylan irresponsibly raised the price of EpiPen, they were also bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars.»

And this month, he told Forbes he should have raised the price of Daraprim even more.

Epstein did not feel he could simultaneously raise prices during the lunch rush; instead, he has grown the corporate - catering side of his business, where he can charge more per sandwich because «the perceived value of a catered lunch is higher.»

Mark Connelly, an agriculture analyst, told Business Insider, «These companies want to make more money, they want to raise prices.

«We haven't raised our prices in seven years, and the reason we're able to do that is because we keep on investing in infrastructure and equipment to make us more efficient,» says Marc Kadonoff.

In effect, that means the company won't be raising list prices more than 5.4 % this year — a step further than other companies like Allergan (agn), Novo Nordisk (nvo), and others who have promised to keep spikes in the single digits.

U.S. drugmaker Turing Pharmaceuticals, led at the time by hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, caused outrage last year by raising the U.S. price of Daraprim, an old anti-infective drug, by more than 5,000 % to $ 750 a pill.

Amphastar became yet another drug price - hiking villain facing intense public scrutiny when it raised the price of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, by more than 100 %.

A congressional committee has demanded that Shkreli appear at a hearing about his decision to raise the price of a lifesaving medicine by more than 5,000 percent.

The more consequential reforms — such as introducing market - based interest rates, reducing excess capacity, subjecting state - owned enterprises to increased competition and financial discipline, enforcing strict environmental laws, and raising prices of natural resources — are expected to depress growth.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's hearing featured a string of critics who rebuked Bresch for raising the price of a product with life - or - death implications, especially one that needs to be replaced almost every year and in a therapeutic space where Mylan has more than 90 % market share.

The economy at that time benefited from much higher rates of productivity growth, which allowed employers to raise pay and hire more without having to lift prices.

Overseas Union said it decided not to revise its offer of S$ 9.08 a share as it would have had to raise the price significantly to gain control of more than 50 percent of the 130 - year - old company.

The publicly - traded owner of MoviePass is raising more backing, but at a big discount to its stock price.

Mylan has raised the price for the EpiPen, an auto - injector device that delivers epinephrine to counteract deadly allergic reactions which must be replaced on a yearly basis, more than 400 % over the last decade, putting families who have high deductible health insurance in a bind.

When sharks comment that he could make much more raising the price, Georges says that the one dollar he makes off of each Tree - T - Pee is enough for him.

A survey of New York City employers after implementation of the city's paid sick days law showed that more than 91 percent of respondents did not reduce hiring; 97 percent did not reduce hours; and 94 percent did not raise prices as a result of the law.26 In a similar study from Connecticut, which passed a statewide paid sick days law in 2011, employers also reported no effects or modest effects to their bottom lines.27 And an audit of the District of Columbia's paid sick leave law, effective in 2008, found that it did not discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the District, nor did it incentivize them to relocate their businesses outside of Washington.28

Georges makes a moving pitch and stands his ground when the sharks suggest that he raise his product price to earn more revenue, as Georges manufactures the Tree - T - Pees for $ 2.95 each and only sells them for $ 4.50 each.

If you believe the outlook will make funding more difficult (in time and price) you owe it to yourself to keep your burn rate in check so you can last longer until you need money and either «grow into your valuation» or at least get through a period of time where raising capital is more difficult

Industry groups say the president's plan, which he's set to expand Tuesday, would raise prices on construction materials, making it more expensive to build oil pipelines, bridges, highways, homes, and schools.

Do you feel the need to raise more capital quickly before the prices erode further and bring down your IRR?

Untaxed land value is paid to banks, which in turn lend their mortgage receipts out to bid up property prices all the more — while obliging the government to tax labor and sales, raising the cost of labor and the price of goods and services.

Third, given more and better capital, workers could produce more for each hour of labor — a force that would allow companies to pay more without raising prices.

The RSC budget make Social Security sustainably solvent by implementing a slightly modified version of Representative Sam Johnson's (R - TX) «Social Security Reform Act,» which would slow initial benefit growth for higher earners, gradually raise the normal retirement age to 70, and eliminate annual cost - of - living adjustments for higher earners while using the more accurate chained Consumer Price Index (CPI)(currently used for the tax code) for other beneficiaries.

«I defy you to look at any form of content where the distributor raises prices and the supplier doesn't get more.

To the extent that the factors affecting capital flows act to raise asset prices, lower interest rates and reduce risk premiums, it is harder for the markets to assess how much of the currently very favorable conditions are likely to reflect fundamentals and prove more durable.

Coke offset its flat volume by raising prices and selling more of its expensive products.