Regulators say holding back a small amount of customer cash would decrease the amount of capital that firms would have to hold in reserve and compare the idea to a minimum account balance required by banks.

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They argue that a further decrease in the cost of capital will not spur the desired increase in demand that the economy so badly needs.

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As interest rates decrease, the cost of capital decreases.

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At the same time, it forecasts that by 2020 VCs will only represent a quarter of the capital invested, which will show a decrease of 41% compared to the numbers posted in 2011.

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The government had earlier reported a marked decrease in sales of fireworks and firecrackers in the capital.

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Over time, excessive capital levels will increase the cost of capital to the banking industry and decrease lending.

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Netflix is not a capital intensive company when compared to peers and with its focus shifting to streaming, we expect its capital requirements to decrease as a proportion of revenues going forward as more subscribers adopt streaming plans.

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However, they do not lose capital if the CPI were to decrease during the term of the security.

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