The number of days a fan stays in San Antonio during his visit to the Alamo Bowl game is important to the economic impact generated by the game, because lodging expenditures are the item that generates the greatest amount of economic impact of anything attendees spend money on.

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One item with bottom-line impact is the research and development tax credit, a law that's been extended 12 times since its enactment in 1981.

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One of the key characteristics of FX is the inherrent volatility, as any news item, political or economic can have an impact on at least 2 currencies, i.e. the currency pair, but also on the cross relationships.

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How much of an impact can the addition of a low volume luxury item assist their bottom line in an appreciable way?

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That mindset will continue to have an impact as the holiday season gets underway, making the attractiveness and affordability of every item more important than usual.

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