Changes from week one can be highly sensitive to unusual factors in week one.
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"For any given flight, the actual best time to buy might vary, depending on the market, the time of year, the day of week and other factors, " Mr. Klees says.
No problem, I can recommend an excellent six-week course on which factors and features to consider.
Several of those looking for higher prices next week cited technical chart factors.
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As we start the last week of March, seasonal factors are likely to create a very volatile stock market through April, taking investors on a roller coaster ride.
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This evidence, and two other factors, most likely lie behind this week's rate rise.
Despite the extraordinary volatility, the major factors at the margin that were outlined here this week from economist Paul Hoffmeister of Bretton Woods Research remain in tact.
The findings, which were presented at the Australian Neuroscience Society in Melbourne last week, and reported in New Scientist, gives hope that external factors may have an influence on the development of the disease in humans.
Last week, the release of disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures was one of the factors behind a global sell-off in shares.
Those who see weaker prices next week cited a few reasons, some of them based on technical-chart factors, others on fundamentals.
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But he adds that while these factors limit downside, they are offset by a valuation nearing 52-week highs, more challenging year-over-year comparisons, and greater relative exposure to discretionary spending.
Intel released its Q4 and full year 2011 earnings last week, and the significant growth in average selling prices was one of the prime factors behind the impressive earnings growth.
But while those are all significant factors, one element has been largely ignored in the buildup to this week's second legs in Spain between Borussia Dortmund and Real here Tuesday, and Barcelona and Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Interest in gold as a safe haven remains due to a number of factors, including ongoing concerns about European debt issues despite Greek approval of austerity measures last week, traders and analysts said.
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At the 2012 event, which takes place in Lyon this week, the focus of participants from over 70 countries is on entrepreneurial ecosystems, and the key success factors to promote entrepreneurial spirit in all fields of society.
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Earnings reports opened the season this week with a perhaps less than enthusiastic tone that some were expecting, as companies reported soft sales, offsetting factors like higher costs, and several cases of increased operational spending that were met with a slew of questions from analysts.
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