However, with high unemployment and idle plant and equipment, no one can reasonably argue that these dangers are imminent.
The entire cost for installing the ADSL equipment and upgrading the plant was 4 million pounds, said Ashcroft.
But the big auto companies, saddled with huge labor commitments and billions invested in plant and equipment, can go only so fast in shedding factories.
Put a 25 percent tax rate on individuals and corporations and see how it comes out in terms of personal consumption expenditures and corporate spending for plant and equipment, even research and development.
But whereas E-Ink and Gyricon require expensive custom-designed manufacturing facilities and new equipment to produce their displays, Ntera's technology is specifically suited for existing plant and equipment used by LCD manufacturers, which already dominate the electronic display market.
Corporations could bring their cash home to pay down debt, bolster pension plans and even invest in new plant and equipment.
That will trigger layoffs, decreased consumer spending and reduced business spending on new plant and equipment.
Orders for oil and gas equipment and services, such as turbines and plant maintenance, rose 24%, said GE chairman and chief executive Jeff Immelt.
Unlike hedge funds, mutual funds and other financial investors, multinationals tend to invest directly in plant and equipment.
Our small and independent business owners want to see these cuts take place, they want to see a reversal in trend in Washington, and when they feel this trend has begun to reverse itself, they will begin to hire, invest in plant equipment and software and hardware.
For five years corporations spent much more than their cash flow for plant and equipment.
Tens of billions got earmarked for plant and equipment with a zero reinvestment rate of return.
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It is not the same as just adding up all the telephones, plant and equipment.
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Second, businesses are reluctant to invest in new plant and equipment due to the weakening economy.
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If overall spending on plant and equipment merely stays steady, gross domestic product will drop by 0.5%.
The annualised figure was better than an earlier estimate of 0.1% growth, reflecting increased investments in plant and equipment.
Interestingly, however, the company was unable to increase its property, plant and equipment.
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Investing--whether in startups or in existing businesses, or in securities, or in plant and equipment or acquisitions--is risky enough.
We will provide new buildings, plant and equipment, introduce new ways of working and make life better for staff.
Worse, it's more difficult for potentially profitable new businesses to buy up the plant, equipment and employees of unprofitable endeavors.
Investments in new plant and equipment must return enough value to at least repay the loans used to finance them.
Investment in plant, equipment and other capital assets is growing at rates not seen since the runaway years of 1993-94.
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It was the only major combatant in WWII to come out the other end with its wartime plant and equipment intact.
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They require less expensive plant and equipment than, for instance, highway construction.
Indeed, that businesses are buying back shares, rather than investing in new plant and equipment, may help sustain the cycle for a bit longer.
The deal included an agreement to acquire the plant, equipment and buildings of Xmeco Foundry Pty, a specialist large casting foundry in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Frequently, it is not just a factory's output that its managers have sold on the black market but all its plant and equipment too, leaving a shell.
Most clients don't seem to mind the fees, either, viewing the inspection of a company's human capital as something just as vital as maintenance of plant and equipment.
Six zones, including those in Liverpool and The Humber, have been given special treatment in the form of 100% tax relief for companies investing in plant and equipment.
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Whereas tangible assets like plant and equipment drove a company's value during much of the past century, intangible assets such as brands, patents and trademarks are what create value today.
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