Word: buyer
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...things? There are two basic kinds of buyer. The classic buyer who tries to buy only things that he or she needs, who thinks about it rationally, who compares prices. The romantic buyer shops with his or her heart. The romantic may buy something because it is trendy or it has a really cool design or because he or she is feeling blue and needs a pick-me-up. It is someone who cares less about durability and more about emotional satisfaction and appeal. (See "Recession Shopping: 10 Things to Buy Right...
...think that the people who were going to buy have already been lured in by the tax credit. As we extend it each additional month, you'll get a smaller and smaller effect." Also, while some experts applaud the idea of extending the credit beyond first-time buyers, they wonder if the $6,500 credit is large enough to make a serious dent. "The move-up buyer is buying a more expensive product and yet the amount of money being offered [as a credit] is smaller," says Bob Curran, managing director at Fitch Ratings...
This agreement, in which Harvard will acquire over 30 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, slates the University to become the largest institutional buyer of wind power in the region, according to the Environmental Protection Agency...
...long-time members of the Rotary Club of Cambridge, the Slate brothers said they are also seeking a buyer who would continue to serve the needs of the Cambridge community...
...There are all kinds of stakeholders in Harvard Square,” said Justin Slate. “We want to make sure [the buyer] will maintain the independent character that Harvard Square should...