The target of a 20% pre-tax margin at MSSB by 2012 has been quietly dropped.

到2012年摩根·斯坦利美邦达到税前利润率20%的目标悄悄地被放弃了。

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When you know the dealer's true cost, you'll know how much profit margin it has to work with and can determine a reasonable target price with which to begin your negotiations.

当你知道经销商的成本，你就可以了解它的利润空间，以此来决定一个合理的目标价格来作为你讨价的基线。

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As an extra precaution against an ongoing down market, Narayanan suggests building in a "margin of safety" : a 3 to 5 percent premium over the target hurdle rate.

作为对持续下跌的市场的额外预防措施，Narayanan建议建立“安全系数”：一个超过最低预期资本回收率3% - 5%的溢价。

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Perik's target profit margin is the same for the assessment business as for test prep, 20% after tax. (Test prep accounts for 70% of the company's revenues, K--12 the rest.) His risky strategy: Instead of emphasizing customized assessment tests for particular school districts, he plans to deliver a more generic product.

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For the full year, the company cut its capital spending and research and development budgets and gross margin target.

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French carmaker Peugeot is up 8.7%, in Paris after reiterating its 2008 operating margin target, when many people had expected it to be lower.

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