And that while RIM will surely keep growing, it may cede the high-end of the smartphone market and become a mid- to low-end player.
In this environment, Credit Suisse expects property developers, landlords and high-end retailers to do well, while banks, financial firms and mid- to low-end retailers are likely to struggle.
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"Heading into this year, we are expecting a slow recovery in the component business due to reduced capital expenditures, while competition in the set business will intensify further as demand slows and the mid- to low-end market expands, " he added.
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That leaves us with the 10 highest salaries that don't fit that bill--a group that includes quarterbacks with mid-to-low passer ratings (Marc Bulger, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler), those who have struggled for regular playing time (Leinart, Bush, former Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell and Steelers offensive lineman Max Starks) and those with middling numbers and no Pro Bowl appearances (Raiders defensive lineman Tommy Kelly and Seahawks receiver Deion Branch).
The low volume on the bounce since the mid-March low has been pathetic.
There is first key support now at 1.83%, which is the mid-January low with more important 1.67%.
In the new home market, sales of mid- to low-end properties in the seven-day period ended Sunday rose to a 36-week high.
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The market topped out on May 1 in anticipation of the economy running into trouble, and lost approximately 18% of its value to its mid-August low.
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"However, petrol prices slumped more than 10p a litre - from the record of 142.48p a litre in mid-April to the low-point of 131.19p at the end of June - and UK drivers began to travel further with lighter evenings, bank holidays and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, " he said.
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Its portfolio has a wide range of premium, mid-price and low-price brands, which include both international and local brands.
Or is RIM on its way to becoming a mostly mid-to-low-end smartphone purveyor, stuck with lower-end customers and lower margins?
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We expect operating income as a percentage of sales to be in the mid to low-forty percent range depending on sales.
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Apple will still lag in the mid to low-cost segment, failing to garner strength outside of mature markets such as the U.S. and Western Europe.
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Electric cars have historically suffered from extreme lameness, largely because most attempts at building electric cars were aimed at the mid-price or low-end car market.
Demand for gold in India, the world's largest consumer, has increased lately following a steep fall in its price, which hit a two-year low globally in mid-April.
The goal is to combine them into a high-growth, low-cost mid-tier silver producer focused in the Americas.
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So on Tuesday, the companies announced a proposal from McEwen, the chairman, chief executive officer and the largest shareholder of both US Gold and Minera Andes, to combine the companies into a high-growth, low-cost mid-tier silver producer focused in the Americas.
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All of this is causing an increase in inequality in America rather than a decline, as higher income workers are not being forced into part-time work, dropping out of the work force, or suffering mid-wage jobs being replaced by low-wage jobs.
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Year-over-year comp sales declines in the low to mid-teens can be withstood for a while, but the company can't have too many more 26% drops without a liquidity crisis.
The company also confirmed its full-year outlook for 2012 for pharmaceutical sales growth in the low to mid-single-digit rates.
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High-end GPUs contribute siginificantly less to overall GPU sales vs. low and mid-level GPUs.
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Kessler notes that data from Hitwise Experian shows Baidu as of mid-September had about 58.3% of the market, down from the low-to-mid 60s before Qihoo entered the market.
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He said if we succeed in having high-tech then almost automatically we will be also knowledgeable in mid-tech and, of course, low-tech too.
The Fed has raised its core rate 17 times since mid-2004, from a 45-year low of 1%.
Since then, it has traded as high as the mid-160s and as low as 70.698 on March 16, 2008.
Prices closed near mid-range and hit a two-week low on mild profit taking.
The trend remains with the buyer above the 1.2881 low mid-last week.
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It has since traded as high as the mid-160s and as low as 70.698 on March 16, 2008, the lowest since its inception in 1973.
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