For example, he says that a five-carat fancy yellow diamond increased in value by 180 percent from 2001 to 2011 He compared that to Berkshire Hathaway stock, which increased by 52 percent for that 10-year period and Coca Cola, which grew 42.5 percent.
Even better, September calls in Mosaic increased in value by more than 190%.
She estimates that her collection of 30 pieces has increased in value by about 40% in the last two years.
Nor did the trustee prove that the amount of interest in the homestead increased in value by virtue of the HECM transaction.
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Management did what it was hired to do: it increased shareholder value by growing the business while maintaining or increasing the moat.
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Two days later, the stock was up more than 2%, while October calls in GM increased in value by more than 20%.
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Since then, Western Wind has substantially increased in value by bringing its Windstar development into commercial operation, and by making substantial progress with Yabucoa.
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As of the September month-end, the euro has increased in value by 10.3% against the U.S. dollar since June 19, the pound by 6.3%, and the yen by 7.8%.
For evidence, look to North America, where sports teams have generally been great investments: the average National Football League (NFL) team has increased in value by 282% since 1998, according to Forbes magazine.
In a summary of TARP efforts on Thursday, Geithner pointed out that prime fixed-rate securities, the sort once envisioned as purchases for the program, have increased in value by 40% as liquidity has come back to markets.
Such generosity by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner , required by the league's rule that teams pay 34% of their net local revenue to help make poorer teams more competitive, is the reason why the Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals increased in value by more than 20%.
In the last three years, its market value increased by 45 percent.
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Portugal has increased its value added tax by 1 percentage point across all categories, while increasing the top marginal tax rate by 1.5% on top earners and by 2.5% on corporations.
Its renowned watchmakers increased the value of their exports by over 20% in the year to July.
This material showed a positive trend (up 12.8 percent) to exceed 15 million timepieces, on a par with their value, which increased by 13.9 percent.
The average real value of the dollar increased by almost 42% from 1996 to 2001.
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The value of retail sales increased by 1.4% in July, leaving it 4.8% higher than a year before.
In contrast, during the Reagan and Clinton years, the gold value of the dollar increased, by 44% and 23% respectively.
According to the Halifax bank, if the tax's threshold is increased only by inflation, 4.6m homes will exceed its value by 2020.
The next phase of the industrial growth of China will, consequently, involve increased value content of the products produced by Chinese companies.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the dollar actually increased in value relative to gold (by 57% and 46%, respectively), although this mainly represented a (partial) recovery from the disastrous 1970s.
More directly, there is a well-established valuation concept that present value of an activity is increased by anticipated future benefits.
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The volume of retail sales increased by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, while their value grew by 0.6%.
Saunders increased the equity value of Bausch, as measured by the deal that closed today, by about 2.5-fold.
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This is leading to the increased adoption of EcoBoost by truck buyers who value fuel efficiency without compromising on capability.
And on Giving Tuesday alone, the total value of mobile donations through PayPal increased by 228 percent from 2011 to 2012.
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In a research note, Boyd suggests that the perceived value of social networking sites has increased by six to eight times in the last year.
The value of learning any particular language is increased by the number of people who already speak it.
The government brushed Mr Davis aside by pointing out that neither the value of claims nor the volume of litigation have increased much recently: last year, accident claims actually fell by 9.5%.
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