Arguably the South Korean company have bought their market share through blanket advertising of the handset, so a drop in market spend that corresponds with a drop in demand is something to take note of.
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Presently, the money becomes the property of the bank and the depositor receives a demand note.
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Under that decision, money deposited into a bank is the property of the bank and the depositor holds a demand note in return.
In overnight news, a German two-year note auction saw the notes (also called Schatz) fetch strong demand with a yield of only 0.06%.
In a daily research note Wednesday, Barclays Capital estimated that silver-coin demand globally hit a record high of 3, 800 metric tons in 2011, while U.S. sales hit a record high of 1, 240 tons.
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Statements such as "we need to boost demand" rarely carry caveats saying that demand (and the resulting consumption) should be "sustainable", or should take note of ecological concerns, or be equitable.
Accommodative monetary policy in developed economies and an extended low-rate environment will both pump up demand for gold and reduce the opportunity cost of holding it as an investment, reads the note.
Amid the rush for perceived safety, demand for Treasurys surged, pushing the yield on the 10-year note down to a record low of 1.627%.
The yield on the note has fallen over the last month as demand for less risky assets increased following the crisis in Cyprus and signs of a slowdown in the U.S. The yield was as high as 2.06 percent on March 11.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) supplier Foxconn, which has boosted its China workforce 50 percent in two years to 1.2 million, needs to use employees in more parts of the country to meet demand, Jitendra Waral, a Bloomberg Industries technology analyst, said in a note published today.
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