Sentences with phrase «rising prices at»

In an economy that relies so heavily on oil, rising prices at the pump affect everybody --- workers, farmers, truck drivers, restaurant owners, students who are lucky enough to have a car.

Businesses see rising prices at the pump hurt their bottom line.

As the housing markets in Metro Vancouver begins to pick up, buyers are looking at rising prices at the same time that the federal government's concern about the situation resulted in several rule changes over the past few months, making it harder for some to get mortgages.

If biofuels are to free us from rising prices at the pump and rising sea levelsthey must be produced from agricultural and urban wastes rather than corn, soy, and other food crops.

Rising prices at the gas pump helped drive U.S. household sentiment to a seven - week low at the end of April, with the consumer comfort index falling 1.6 points to 56.5.

Not exact matches

The recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

The Stinger's price — which started at $ 25,000 for that very first machine — has risen over time with improvements and new functions.

It faces a catch - 22: It won't sell cars at lower prices that drive sales if it doesn't produce them locally, but local production won't be economical until sales rise drastically.

But to assume prices will keep rising as a result misses an important point, says Josh Gordon, assistant professor at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University.

Average home prices in Dandong rose nearly 1 percent in April from March, according to data from the China Real Estate Association, compared with a 0.5 percent decline in the same period a year earlier, although city - wide averages tend not to fully reflect big price fluctuations at individual projects.

The company's share price rose 6 percent in early trading on Friday after at least 14 Wall Street brokerages raised their price targets on the stock - a measure of the confidence around the stock among sector analysts.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

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.»

«The idea that gasoline demand is actually rising suggests that perhaps the lower prices of crude are actually prompting a greater usage of this product (gasoline),» said Vyanne Lai, oil analyst at National Australia Bank.

For starters, few analysts believe prices will keep rising at this spring's pace.

According to UBS, certain cities have seen prices rise at rates that are potentially not sustainable - and eight of these financial centers are at risk of having real estate bubbles that could eventually deflate.

At the same time, higher loan interest and rising prices in India have made it harder for people to buy property in their country.

The price gap behind the rise of cross-border airfare shopping, according to Tae Oum, a professor at the University of B.C., stems from Canada's higher fuel prices, wages, asset prices, landing and terminal fees and air traffic control charges.

Gas prices are rising at a rate of 1 to 2 percent per year, plus inflation; meanwhile, the cost of electricity generation is going down.

At the same time, prices across Britain rose at their slowest pace for the last four yearAt the same time, prices across Britain rose at their slowest pace for the last four yearat their slowest pace for the last four years.

But if the value rises, he or she will be able to buy shares at what has become a discounted price.

From that date, funding would be capped at the rate of medical inflation, a pace slower than the rise in total health care costs because it considers only prices, not how many visits or procedures folks are consuming.

The exchange plans to impose trading limits to curb volatility, halting trading for two minutes if prices rise or fall 10 percent, and a five - minute halt kicks in at 20 percent.

China's consumer inflation rate grew at its fastest pace in six months in October as food prices rose, while producer prices accelerated to a near - five year high, exceeding expectations.

«Today, the focus is on oil markets, where prices have risen on the back of rising supply risk from developments in Iraq,» wrote Camilla Sutton, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank.

Spirit Airlines — Spirit received a double upgrade to «overweight» from «underweight» at JPMorgan Chase, which noted the battering in Spirit's stock price this year and a more favorable overall cost structure amid rising fuel prices.

In this new, rising - rate environment, customers are shunning refis, in part because so many folks already refinanced their homes at great prices.

At the time, inflation in Argentina was rampant — prices were rising 30 percent a month.

Rising property taxes and increasing utility costs are the big ones, but it has entered into a natural gas contract that caps future gas prices at $ 4.50.

Welch said it would have a negative effect on labor in the US, would be damaging to the supply chains among the US, Canada, and Mexico, and would cause prices to rise across the board, particularly at giants such as Walmart.

Separately on Wednesday, Eurostat reported that prices at factory gates in the euro zone rose 0.1 percent in March from February and by 2.1 percent year - on - year.

Nevertheless, he says rising fuel prices could, to some extent at least, increase interest in electric cars and hybrids.

Additionally, it comes at a time when oil prices are on the rise, but stuck in a range that makes multibillion - dollar projects in new offshore areas unattractive for many drillers.

Jaime Katz, equity analyst at Morningstar, sees 2017 as providing the industry with the ability to increase prices as the number of passenger rises.

Gas prices at the pump skyrocket, with the national average rising 7 cents per gallon, and more gains expected over the Labor Day weekend.

In tandem, if wages do not rise at the rate of house - price growth, then buying a property becomes more and more unaffordable.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

That's left a lot of junk bond fund managers with plenty of exposure to the energy sector at a time when oil prices have crashed and defaults, particularly among fracking companies, are rising.

Consumers who sign up for the plan, which starts at $ 70 for one line rising to $ 160 for four lines, will only pay that top line price.

Neither cut was a particular surprise: Buffett had previously said he erred in buying Conoco at a peak price for oil (though now, of course, the commodity's rising price is putting a different cast on the investment) and he had publicly protested Kraft's 2010 purchase of Cadbury, which he thought not in the interests of Kraft's shareholders.

Inflation peaked at 3.8 % last year and has declined significantly as the Czechs, like the rest of Europe, dealt with declining wages and rising prices for goods like gas, imported clothing and pharmaceuticals.

A rising oil price is positive for fiscal balances, but it slows long - term reform, says Jan Friedrich, head of Middle East & Africa sovereign ratings at Fitch Ratings.

Shares of Microchip were up about 5 percent at $ 93.40 in extended trading, while that of Microsemi rose about 5 percent to $ 67.55, shy of the offer price.

But at the same time, we have prices at the pump rising out of control, the burdens of insurance costs (which also keep going up), as well as complicated taxes, and you can see why small business owners continue to proceed with caution on hiring.

But, Adonis Hoffman, former chief of staff and senior legal advisor at the Federal Communications Commission, said while prices typically rise during a horizontal merger, this might be the exception.

As the S&P 500 rose, investors positioned themselves to profit from new highs by demanding more call options, which are instruments that give them right to buy stocks at an agreed price.

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

Levie said the company has a «pretty long - term perspective around the stock price,» and he's hopeful it will rise over time because Box is a «$ 340 million company going at a $ 40 billion market.»

Fortunately, while debt levels are rising they have not kept pace with the growth in real estate prices across the country — at least for now anyway.»

«With home prices and rents rising as fast as they are, it's a common assumption that young adults in many cases can not afford to live alone,» Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Zillow, said in a news release.