Sentences with phrase «upon billions of dollars»

Yes, it's worth billions upon billions of dollars, but there's more to it than that, apparently.

40 % would probably be billions upon billions of dollars.

Overcapacity eventually resulted in billions upon billions of dollars in write - downs and more than a few bankruptcies.

TIM FLANNERY, former Climate Commissioner of Australia from 20011 - 2013 earned $ 180,000 per year for a three - day working week to make predictions and decisions that affected billions upon billions of dollars of Australian taxpayers» money.

The governor has also abandoned his once - proud fiscal conservatism, announcing billions upon billions of dollars worth in infrastructure investments.

While the symbols and math are of some use and the theory is not totally debunked, this method and methods like it remain non-viable even after billions upon billions of dollars invested into this type of infrastructure.

(Referring to Nestle, the Swiss food giant that is one of the largest companies in the world and has a stable of products that generate billions upon billions of dollars in nearly every country, no matter how terrible things get.

Exxon can do plenty and has done plenty with its billions upon billions of dollars of accumulated wealth for a long time.

The Obama Administration is considering ways to close corporate tax loopholes and reclaim billions upon billions of dollars in lost taxes for the Treasury Department.

BNSF has billions upon billions of dollars in debt, which help fund its massive capital expenditure budget for railroad track, railroad cars, and other infrastructure.

Investors hoping for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to put some of its billions upon billions of dollars to use might be disappointed to find out the Cupertino - based company didn't buy a Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) or a Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)- type of company.

That data dominance has helped Facebook make billions upon billions of dollars.»

But long forgotten then and completely forgotten now is the enrichment delivered by those exchanges with discoveries such as Hemlo, Eskay Creek, Voisey's Bay, DiaMet, Aber... and the list goes on, with billion upon billions of dollars in new wealth created in an environment of laissez - faire capitalism and animal spirits.

Aging equipment and signal systems are snarling daily commutes, infuriating straphangers and bleeding billions upon billions of dollars in productivity.

Billions upon billions of dollars have been fleeing the stock market as panicked investors seek the refuge of so - called safer alternatives such as bonds and other fixed income instruments.

Their outdated business model has cost investors billions upon billions of dollars in «loads,» «commissions,» and «fees.»

Nintendo is sitting fat on billions upon billions of dollars, and has never posted a yearly loss, ever.

Billions upon billions of dollars have been spent by the dirty energy industry in North America to set up astroturf organizations, to fund political campaigns, and to buy advertisements aimed at keeping the populace in the dark about their destructive practices.

Indeed, whilst the broader public has gradually become aware of Bitcoin — contributing to its monumental rise in value — billions upon billions of dollars have come flooding into altcoins; a broad term encompassing all cryptocurrencies created after Bitcoin.

As a nation, we spend billions upon billions of dollars each year fighting the problems we create due to our inattention to our children's early developments.