"We want suppliers to explain what mechanisms they use when prices are raised to ensure that consumers pay the higher price only for units consumed following the price increase, " the spokesman added.
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Latin American growers of the premium beans still bear the scars of 2001, when arabica prices hit an all-time low of 41.5 cents a pound, one-eighth the price only four years earlier.
The high price can only be financed if the number of subscribers quickly increases.
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As any user of a photocopier knows, the purchase price is only the beginning.
He was asked to pay (at a discounted price) only for removable furnishings, such as window treatments.
The share price is only 3.5 times cash flow (in the sense of net plus depreciation) for 2010.
Change in prices often becomes news itself, as different investors buy or sell based on price trends only.
But is stock price the only, and the ultimate, arbiter of the responsiblities and obligations of a corporation?
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Ditto with many manufacturing components, where price is only one factor, alongside quality and reliability, that drives purchasing decisions.
More often than not, when a stock goes up on a favorable earnings report, the price increase only partially reflects the good news.
In his view, benchmarking is not practical for securities traded off-exchange, especially in thin markets where price is only one factor in a deal.
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The share price is only about 12% above Bristol's 52-week low.
NetFlix also does so at a cheaper price than other competitive subscription models and at a price of only a couple rentals from pay-as-you go models.
And as with every other type of digital hardware, the price will only fall from there as manufacturers continue to scale up and to refine their production processes.
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The demonstrators didn't give a hoot about price, only quality.
Whereas, at the height of the bull market, many investors bought on the back of a buy recommendation in the hope of quick rise in the price - only to be left disappointed when the quick buck didn't materialise.
But that does not necessarily mean that price is the only way to compete.
Anyone being equally equipped eliminated any production advantage, and left only price to complete.
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This needs-based approach is separating the superior from those who have only price to offer.
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The announcement of an impending price increase will only help make that task more difficult.
This allows price rises due only to higher quality to be knocked out of the index.
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Industry observers expect that the price will fall only 20%-30% during this period.
That's Sean's situation, where to look for Blu-ray discs over the next month if price is the only consideration.
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Producers will worry a great deal about the price of their only product.
For example, SanDisk reported a sequential flash price decline of only 8% in Q3 compared to almost 20% in Q2.
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Galactic Suite said the price included not only three nights in space.
Iran's customers in Europe are among the weakest economies in the EU. And any significant price rise would only benefit Iran's exports elsewhere.
There's a glut of the fuel on U.S. markets, so its price went up only 21 cents a barrel between surveys, Lundberg said.
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