Homes and autos are important large purchases by consumers, whose spending accounts for 70% of GDP.
No doubt the old guard will push for lax rules on cross-shareholdings and notifications of large purchases of stock.
Among other things, select Pick n Pay outlets offer credit facilities on large purchases (like appliances), free of deposit.
Mr. McLemore says he tries to run a lean operation, so it's against his instincts to make such large purchases.
Most young workers said that they routinely check their bank balances from iPhones and other mobile technology before making large purchases.
The recent large purchases of gold by the Chinese and Russian central banks, along with the investment hype, could trigger inflation expectations.
She adds that although most of us shop around for other large purchases, like a car, we're not used to doing so for medical procedures.
Tax refunds are hardly ever tucked away for a rainy day: they are generally used to pay off debt (often from holiday spending) or to make large purchases.
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Also, negotiate commissions on large purchases, such as real estate.
DardenIII, 73, reportedly learned of the information from a long-time friend who served on the board of directors at AirTran, subsequently making large purchases of common shares and call options within days of the merger announcement.
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Finally, the unlikely sources of funds used to purchase the shares also suggest that Vance and Wellington were keen on avoiding raising red flags by perhaps making large purchases on margin or contacting a bank for a loan.
For the purchases that you will not be able to pay for in full each month (large purchases that amount to loans), go with a personal credit card because of the predictability of its interest rates on existing balances.
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Large share purchases by company insiders led me to believe that upper levels of management were unaware of the chicanery.
The first company to develop an effective vaccine is rewarded with a prize in the form of large scale purchases of its vaccine.
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Large Barrick purchases in September and October may have had a positive impact on the rising price of gold and reduce future demand, a bearish sign.
Consumers are still reluctant to make large discretionary purchases.
As it stands the current policy of engaging in large asset purchases but then signaling that the Fed will keep core inflation below 2% seems to have a bit of the worst of both worlds.
Federal Reserve officials have hinted in recent days that they may resume large-scale purchases of mortgage-backed securities, paid for with newly printed money.
Through enough heart-to-heart talks and badgering, I came to see credit as an option only to be used for large, important purchases like homes or cars.
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That refers to the possibility that the ECB will undertake large scale bond purchases, for "monetary policy" reasons, which would also ease the pressure on national governments.
Let me quickly mention one of the key side effects that concerns me about very large scale asset purchases: the removal of collateral from the financial system.
For large-ticket purchases like autos, we will need to see how sales in the coming months play out to form any hard and fast conclusions about the year as a whole.
Since large capital equipment purchases tends to lead product demand, that means we may see an uptick in sales of HDD equipment for such companies as Intevac, ISI, Teradyne, Veeco and possibly Xyratex in 2012.
Feroli also expects more flexibility in the composition and timing of the large-scale asset purchases.
While jewelry represents a large percentage of gold purchases in the country, Chinese can also purchase gold at their local bank.
Yet in the minds of many critics, even such gains do not justify the risks, great and small, of large-scale asset purchases.
Such remarks would seem to be a precursor to another round of large-scale asset purchases, but Bernanke also admitted the costs and benefits of such activities must be considered.
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While it is true that there is very little emphasis on gift-giving or large-scale consumer purchases during this time, there are nevertheless some trading ideas for this holiday, as with most holidays.
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