Much of Delphi's U.S. business is unprofitable, since its factories here are old, their labor costs high and their operations labor intensive.
This is chiefly linked to rigid labour-market rules and payroll charges on employers, which between them keep labour costs high and deter job creation.
It makes no sense to have a lot of exchanges in a single currency area, because they disperse liquidity and keep trading costs high.
"This is a cynical move which will damage London tourism and traffic and keep costs high for passengers, " a spokesperson for the airline said.
American middle class families are gouged by high health costs, high motoring costs, high communications costs and companies escaping commoditization by (quite legitimately) inflating their brand proposition.
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As the returns from economic reforms tend to be slow and the short-term adjustment costs high, the government should have adopted generous social compensatory and adjustment-assistance policies.
The Federal Reserve is artificially keeping these costs high.
They fear that high costs, high taxes and onerous regulations are making the province uncompetitive.
But high buy-in costs and high appreciation made success difficult.
But high costs can also yield high returns.
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Mr. UCHITELLE: Well, the costs are high but it's all a question of efficiencies.
Upfront costs are high and construction projects are notorious for running over time and over budget.
The trouble with getting in and out is that transaction costs are high.
Most active managers underperform the market because the costs are high and the behavior mistakes are numerous.
This is where the decisions to be made will be very difficult, and the costs very high.
Even for unskilled jobs, the costs of high turnover may be greater than the cost of treatment.
Running costs are high too: cash withdrawals, for example, can incur a charge of up to 3%.
More than 90% of the elderly population is now covered by health insurance, but out-of-pocket costs remain high.
Overall, ministers judge that the political benefits from reforming local-government finance are low and the costs are high.
With that approach, costs are high and sample sizes tend to be small.
She says high fuel costs combined with other high utility bills, high unemployment and low wages leave many struggling.
Banks whose actual borrowing costs are high do not want to admit they are seen as risky by creditors.
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Moreover, transportation fuel costs are high around the world at a time when there is little margin for error in the economy.
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County Music Supplies' store on Wyle Cop closed last week, blaming increased costs, high business rates and parking charges in the town.
The high medical costs in some PCIPs could also portend higher costs of funding expanded high risk pools as part of market-oriented reforms.
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While the factories are scattered around the world, five of them--excluding the Austin facility--are based in the U.S., where labor costs are high.
Since John is still doing his laundry during peak load hours, the utility is paying top dollar in infrastructure costs and high-cost backup power plants.
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Democrats believe that more advanced health technologies like MRI machines and drug-coated stents are driving costs too high, though patients and their physicians might disagree.
Despite ample investment, however, production costs remain high and commercialisation elusive.
Others note that Swiss health-care costs are high by European standards.
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