The brothers recruited executives not from other developers but from consumer product and consultancy firms.
We'll hear from consumer advocate and safety maven Joan Claybrook about what this means.
Mobility encompasses everything from consumer tablets and smartphones to machine-to-machine technology and mobile applications.
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This will be followed by evidence from consumer groups and basic bank account providers.
BofA gets 56% of its revenue from consumer banking, Citi and Chase more like 40%.
These two businesses generated 91 percent of the JPY 561 billion gross profits from consumer finance.
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While consumption helped push third quarter GDP to 2.5%, retailers have suffered from consumer caution.
Since 70% of U.S. GDP growth comes from consumer spending, this could help the economy.
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Wamsley says it's because it shifted its target audience from consumer buyers to business buyers.
Premium VOD is a chance to make up some of that revenue and profit from consumer behavior.
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For its part, Ford has been quick to defend MyFord Touch against the new broadside from Consumer Reports.
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This increasingly competitive environment could continue to impact the marketing commitments and related revenues from consumer products customers.
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Under pressure from consumer magazines they gradually improved their quality and have won recognition from critics and customers.
At its core, the call to action has shifted from consumer to marketer.
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"After what's happened with Northern Rock, consumer confidence is at an all-time low, " said Martin Lewis, from consumer website Moneysavingexpert.com.
With two-thirds of GDP derived from consumer spending, these monthly numbers need to be higher to keep the economy chugging.
The trends are encouraging for a wide swath of U.S. corporations, from consumer products and retail businesses to construction contractors.
After that, the money prices of goods change with great regularity for reasons ranging from consumer preference to productivity enhancements.
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Now that the world economy is reviving, it wants to rebalance the economy away from consumer spending towards exports and investment.
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Six percent of Americans are still working to pay off purchases from holiday season 2010, according to a survey from Consumer Reports.
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Grocery prices increased 6.5% in March from early January, an annualized increase of 26%, according to a report from Consumer Growth Partners.
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Citi and other banks face mounting costs from consumer and business loans.
Sponsors, ranging from consumer-electronics makers to automobile firms, may soon start questioning their involvement if they perceive negative publicity tarnishes their brands.
In the state-federal partnership model, the federal government will operate everything from consumer eligibility and enrollment to financial management and risk corridors.
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Furthermore, late stage venture capital has shifted from consumer to enterprise, making the funding environment considerably more difficult for promising consumer Internet companies.
In these circumstances, a cheaper dollar will helpfully loosen overall monetary conditions, and also shift the composition of demand from consumer spending towards exports.
Teams from consumer-products and sales firm Amway Corp. and health-care provider Pennant Health Alliance also work out of the Grand Rapids building, called GRid70.
It certainly explains Apple's ability to crank out consumer-friendly gizmos where rivals, ranging from consumer electronics giant Sony to PC powerhouse Dell, have stumbled.
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