The key drive to value is that we expect a steady growth in volumes as cards replace cash transactions worldwide.
Moreover, it has been continuously outperforming its 200-day moving average over the last three months, exhibiting a steady growth trend.
The increasing adoption of notebooks has resulted in a steady growth of the PC market though this was subdued somewhat during the economic crisis.
With both merchants and card operators looking to expand aggressively, we expect a steady growth rate in transaction volumes over the next few years.
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The rule of 70 is a shortcut to estimate how many years it will take to double something that compounds at a steady growth rate (say money, or demand for natural gas).
They explain that monetary policy has actually been far too tight in the last four years, and they make the case for shifting monetary policy to focus on achieving a steady growth in nominal (that is, non-inflation-adjusted) incomes.
Chile has shown a steady average growth of 6% in the past 18 years.
And yet, the Fed has kept NGDP growing on a remarkably steady growth path (albeit, below its pre-crisis trend path).
Aflac ( AFL) meets the ROE test, trades at a sub 10 PE ratio and its current 2.8% dividend yield is part of a steady dividend growth picture.
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It's a dominant consumer products franchise with a history of steady growth and rock-solid financial strength.
The data is presented in a semi-logarithmic format: steady growth appears as a straight line on a semi-log chart.
Bart Bartolozzi, a senior product manager at IPC, said turrets have seen a steady, modest growth of 2-3 percent per year.
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And the defibrillator market, once a steady source of growth, has been stagnant, acting like a millstone for Boston Scientific, which snagged Guidant, and rival Medtronic.
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In quite another class is the disgustingly egomaniacal ranting of former General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) chairman Jack Welch against current GE chairman Jeffrey Immelt for foolishly--yes, let's admit it--predicting a steady 10% growth in earnings.
Year after year you stood before them at the annual meeting and cut a deal, promising them modest growth and a steady dividend check.
But it still services 3.5 million customers in southern California and has a very steady 10% growth in 2011 over 2010.
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According to testimony, Enron's ex-Chairman Lay and ex-Chief Executive Skilling had repeatedly portrayed the division as a steady source of predictable growth--as opposed to a high-yield and potentially risky business.
Mr. Musharraf has promoted himself as an experienced politician who can save the country's faltering economy: During his nearly decadelong rule, he presided over a period of steady economic growth.
The retail sales growth trend continued on a steady decline in February, reaching an almost-flat figure of 0.1% growth in the three month period compared to the same three month period a year ago.
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That dream could take you backwards if your attempt at growth destroys a steady, profitable business.
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Higher wages, seen as a key to creating steady economic growth, remain elusive.
Net earnings were propelled by top-line growth with a steady recovery in the U.S. housing market driving consumer appetite for home improvement products.
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While a crash is definitely a possibility, it seems equally as possible that Chinese authorities will be able to keep a steady path toward more sustainable growth.
Part of the reason behind that spectacular jump: The yet little-known ICF is regarded by some pros as a hidden play on steady business growth in tough or easy times.
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He likes companies that have a lengthy history of steady earnings growth, and, in most cases, the model I base on his philosophy requires companies to have posted increasing earnings per share each year for the past ten years.
We now expect upgrade volumes and device subsidies to decline after years of steady growth, driving a sharp improvement in margins.
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But what I do want to point out is that, past a certain point, acheiving steady economic growth is really, really hard.
"This is essential for continued stability and steady growth, " a spokesman said.
Meanwhile, the company's traditional, lower-end cellphone business, a steady cash cow in high-growth emerging markets, is under growing threat from less-expensive Asian handsets.
Meanwhile, U.S. unit labor costs in manufacturing, where the head-to-head competition for jobs lies, have been on a steady downward trend, because productivity growth has been strong and wage increases moderate.
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