If lower interest rates lift share prices, this may boost consumer spending as private shareholders feel wealthier, or spur corporate investment by reducing the cost of capital.
The state has spent millions of dollars in capital investment in Rutgers athletic facilities, and the "cost benefit" of that spending needs to be examined, Oliver said during a radio interview on SiriusXM.
The great promise of the technology, which has attracted billions of dollars in venture capital investment, is that it will be able to undercut the cost of standard solar panels.
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For the poor, an investment is worthwhile only if its returns exceed the cost of capital, ie, the rate they must pay on money borrowed from the bank.
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For richer entrepreneurs who can finance themselves, on the other hand, an investment is worth doing if it exceeds the opportunity cost of capital, ie, the rate they can earn by putting their money in the bank.
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the long-term cost of solar power (including capital investment and maintenance) comes to 25 cents per kilowatthour.
On capital gains, he would raise the cost of investment success to 39% too.
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The energy and climate change select committee has been examining the draft energy bill, which will establish this framework, and many witnesses have warned that the proposals will in fact raise the cost of capital, hamper competition and deter investment.
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When fewer workers can produce more output whether it is through capital investment or methods improvement, competitiveness improves but at the cost of lower employment.
Properly measured, the penalty attached to Barclays' investment-banking strategy should also include the opportunity cost of failing to invest its capital in more profitable businesses, such as retail banking.
There are no jobs without investment, so the easy answer is to reduce the cost of same through reduced capital gains taxes, and most important, the issuance of a stable dollar the value of which will be a magnet for capital around the world.
The sudden reversal of capital has sharply increased the cost of borrowing, forcing firms to cut investment an important driver of growth in recent years.
One of the compelling advantages of concentrating solar is that it can reduce product cost, as well as capital investment in factories.
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Pro-reform Iranian economists estimate that American sanctions and their ripple effects the drag on inward investment, the reliance on black-market and grey-market suppliers, the higher cost of capital and the lack of easy access to spare parts for the large installed base of American-made infrastructure are slowing the Iranian economy by 10-15% a year.
The cost of the electricity is negligible, though the charger itself is a major capital investment.
While all of the above represent relatively low cost ways into China, gaining an important share of the market will require an investment of capital and manufacturing in-country.
Mr. Obama would raise the top income, dividend and capital-gains rates for "the rich, " substantially increasing the cost of new investment in the U.S. More radically, he wants to lift or eliminate the cap on income subject to payroll taxes that fund Medicare and Social Security.
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