Like car dealers before them, department stores are still searching for the right way to wean customers off low prices.
Verizon, the company that first differentiated itself on network quality, is selling off low band spectrum and acquiring high band spectrum.
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That will undoubtedly lead more companies to sell off low-profit businesses.
According to Person, the left shoulder is off the August low, the head is off the October low and the right shoulder off the November low.
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Even though Lovaza generics are due on the market by 2015, the theory is that Vascepa will prove to be superior and able to fend off low-cost competition.
Although these results are coming off a low base, these were generally better than expected.
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In any remediation scenario, the opening strategy is to pick off the low-hanging fruit first.
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You make a good point that Mr Bush has started off with low expectations.
With cheap valuations and stocks coming off these low prices, the earnings bar is extremely low for the third quarter.
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But it has now rallied off that low for four straight weeks, in the process producing the best September in years.
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These large numbers are welcome, but do come off a low base.
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Merck ( MRK - news - people ) is making new highs, almost doubling off its low early last year.
His efforts on the housing front seem to be paying off with low but rising home starts, new home sales and used home turnover.
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There are investments like TIPS and Series I savings bonds that are adjusted for inflation but few people can live off their low yields.
Depleted uranium gives off relatively low levels of radiation, but can be dangerous if ingested, inhaled as dust or if it enters the body through cuts or wounds.
Both the Kindle and Galaxy had very robust share gains of 86% and 62% over the two months respectively but these are off of low starting points.
The material gives off relatively low levels of radiation, but can be dangerous if ingested, inhaled in dust or if it enters the body through cuts or wounds.
However, the downside reaction so far has been short-lived, at least short-term, with the dollar having rallied back 2.8% off that low, and breaking out above its 30-day m.a.
The downside: the sales increase came off a low base, thanks to the disaster of 2009, and the 0.6% rise in December sales over last year was less than expected.
If economies perk up and a rate cut turns out to have been unnecessary, it can be reversed: with ample excess capacity, the risk of inflation taking off is low.
We believe the rally off that low was overdone.
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The downside: The sales increase came off a low base, thanks to the disaster of 2009, and the tepid 0.3% rise in January sales reported Tuesday was about half what economists had predicted.
So my forecast for 2011 is an correction early in the year, a temporary recovery, then a more significant correction, followed by a substantial rally off the low to produce a positive year.
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But as the rally off that low has progressed fear has disappeared, now measured at only 19 on the VIX Index, in the zone of low fear (high bullishness) usually seen near rally tops.
More precisely, the CBO expects a short-term recovery blip for the next few years (coming off a low base) in the 3% range annually, then growth of 2.4 for the latter half of this decade, then 2% for 2021 to 2084.
Regardless of market share upside, it is our view that RIM is now in a good position to successfully stabilize its base, which will help repair its brand reputation and push shipments higher on a year-over-year basis off a low base.
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"We would end up competing on low-wages and low-skills: an off-shore low-value economy, a race to the bottom, " he said.
McGeady stepped inside Byrne and, just when it looked like he would look to lay it off, the midfielder drove the ball low in-off the near post.
That was a year in which the market in five months rose 30% off a secular low.
Bargain-hunting buying interest was also seen coming from investors as gold prices moved off the daily low.
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