Word: exports
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...shopping Europe? On the other side, the profits European companies make on dollar sales are shrunken by the time they get converted back to euros. For the euro-zone economy with a projected growth rate of only around 2% in 2008, the upshot is a major pinch on export revenues threatening to stunt growth even more...
Additionally, Cuno maintains that the countries seeking to reclaim artifacts do not always have the best interests of the objects in mind. He contends that several young governments, such as those in Greece and Turkey, see both antiquities and export laws as ways to forge a national cultural identity...
...better goods at cheaper prices to make greater profits. If foreign competitors slap arbitrary standards on them that raise their costs, then competition stumbles, prices rise, and Americans suffer the fallout. It’ll also be curious to see how Obama tries to strong-arm our two largest export markets into blunting their competitive edge, especially after he’s pledged to meet some of the world’s worst dictators without preconditions. Obama isn’t all talk; his policy positions fill reams of paper. If he takes the oath of office in January, he?...
Crude Facts: Right now, Venezuela can't risk any threat to its oil industry, which still accounts for a third of the nation's gross domestic product, half of government revenues and 80% of export earnings. Even the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), of which Venezuela is a founding member, reports that Venezuelan crude production is still well below the more than 3 million barrels a day that the state-owned oil monopoly, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), pumped before it suffered a debilitating management strike in 2002 and 2003. Experts agree that the shortfall in output is largely...
...also infused much needed capital and resources into Binghamton's baby to expand its global footprint. Since the takeover in May 2003, McIntosh's export business has boomed; nearly half its retail is now outside the U.S. Mac sales have increased 59%, while production costs have decreased 11.5%. The net effect: gross profits are up a stunning...