Still, that could take years to reach fruition and Apple faces pressure to boost profits now.
Not to impress other bankers or follow the fad, but to improve service and boost profits.
To boost profits, the banks must rely at least in part on retail and small-business customers.
Management forecasts that the deal could boost profits by 24% in 2013 and 2014.
By proving that conservation can boost profits, Norm Thompson hopes to inspire other businesses to follow suit.
Organisers wanted to protect their industry, saying they could just inflate prices if they wanted to boost profits.
France's Societe Generale has said it is considering cutting hundreds of jobs to boost profits amid a weak economy.
It has plenty of supporters among global corporations who prized outsourcing's ability to lower their costs and boost profits.
Even with the best intentions, commercial exchanges with regulatory powers face the temptation to boost profits by cutting corners.
In some cases, a commitment not to offer discounts may not boost profits.
However, the perception that insurance companies were merely slashing benefits to boost profits inspired a consumer revolt two decades ago.
Earlier this week, two California residents sued Anheuser-Busch, alleging the company waters down Budweiser and other beers "significantly" to boost profits.
Barclays, the British banking behemoth, was caught undercutting (and sometimes overstating) LIBOR to boost profits and bolster perceptions of financial stability.
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This means pure retail banks lose out, but those with wholesale arms boost profits by taking firms to the bond market.
Job and wage cuts boost profits, but they also dampen consumption, as businesses claw back a bigger share of national income.
And as old equipment needs to be replaced, the company's focus on its aftermarket business represents a significant opportunity to boost profits.
As the economy picks up in the next few quarters, top-line revenues will accelerate, which will boost profits to even greater heights.
Still, the industry is betting innovation will fill seats and boost profits.
Angry Aucklanders accuse Mercury's bosses of sacrificing investment in new cables to boost profits to pay for the takeover of neighbouring utilities.
Mr Callow said that while a weak yen would help boost profits of exporters, the rise in energy costs "would offset some of those gains".
These loan loss releases are also helping to boost profits temporarily.
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Both Brin and Page are daunted by the prospect of baring Google's secret financials and losing focus in the drive to boost profits every quarter.
If they stretch the risks they are willing to take to boost profits, they will need to add even more capital to remain Solvency II compliant.
Firms may be booking much bigger restructuring charges than they should, creating a reserve of money to draw on to boost profits in a difficult future year.
As for inflation, successful businesses pass along higher costs to customers and are able to boost profits, which allow the companies to raise annual dividends for common shareholders.
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Telefonica also showed a healthy performance particularly at its Latin American division, where the strengthening Brazilian real could also boost profits for the company there in the coming quarters.
Additionally, as the economy recovers and mainstream financial services companies face increased pressure to boost profits, World Acceptance and other payday lenders may face new competition from traditional banks.
Deutsche Bank, long reliant on its investment bank to boost profits, now hopes for utility-like returns on equity of just 12% compared with the 20% it used to earn.
Faroe said a swap deal, which saw a 30% share in the Maria discovery exchanged with Norwegian company Petoro for shares in other fields already in production, helped boost profits.
Apple's new guy in charge of retail launched a plan to lay off workers and boost profits, then had to walk it back when people pointed out that this was stupid.
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