They inspired me to write a piece on the paradox of value billing in tax matters.
What really matters is the value of the underlying business, not the details of its financing.
One response to this challenge is to point out that what really matters is the value over time, something especially relevant to the consideration of new technologies.
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Mr Cresswell admitted that making and processing claims for such matters - putting a value on inconvenience - would be "quite a challenge".
Since then, however, a change of government and a row over the value of one of the banks have delayed matters.
If inflation is defined as a fall in the value of money then the price of future consumption matters as much as the price of goods and services consumed today.
You might want to be along for the ride, especially if you believe that the value of EK stock has fallen due to ephemeral matters like ITC-driven headlines more than the underlying realities warrant, and that the company can compete with the likes of Lexmark (NYSE: LXK).
But the complaint betrays an old-fashioned, paternalist view that having the right policies matters more than persuading the public of their value.
The reason such bias matters is that domain names have a high marketing value.
If we send muddled messages and appear unwilling to make value judgments about troubling events in the region, we make matters worse for ourselves and for our friends in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and elsewhere in Latin America.
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It gets my very dangerous rating by allocating over 89% of its value to neutral-or-worse-rated stocks, and to make matters worse, nails investors with total annual costs of 6.49%.
To make matters worse, the real estate market crumbled, greatly reducing the value of the big box stores that are the hallmark of both Kmart and Sears. (Sears has sold some assets this year, and still lists 88 properties for sale and lease in closed buildings.) Lampert has always been capricious pushing out his chief executives, changing how much control he personally wields.
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To make matters worse, fewer brand new drugs are being approved, and the average value of new drugs is dropping.
First, because knowing history matters -- it can safeguard us from repeating our mistakes and help us value our rights, won at great cost.
And what matters more, price-to-earnings or price-to-book value?
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Yes, it's important to protect ideas, but what really matters is whether a company has developed the capabilities to effectively transform ideas into sustained strategic value.
To make matters worse, plans are increasing their high risk bets by loading up on hard-to-value assets, such as private equity and hedge funds, in a desperate attempt to close their funding gaps.
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We highlighted the value of increased and more efficient access to digital content among ASEAN Member States, especially to promote knowledge sharing in matters of academic and policy studies.
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