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Mariam P

Premier Oil Drops as Production Forecast Misses Estimates - 1 views

www.bloomberg.com/...forecast-misses-estimates.html

efficiency

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  • Mariam P on 08 Feb 14
     
    This article tells us that the "Premier Oil Plc (PMO)" fell as an output forecast missed analyst estimates.But they are planning to take into account production efficiency and to plan maintenance periods. After the output have to increase in 2014. Which will help them to get up again.
Amanda Anna G

Energy efficiency investments reap three times the economic rewards - FierceEnergy - 0 views

www.fierceenergy.com/...2014-02-03

efficiency

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  • Energy efficiency investments reap three times the economic rewards
  • The research reveals that every million dollars invested in energy efficiency programs in the region generated $3.87 million in economic output and 17.28 new jobs.
  • "The remarkably positive economic impact that investments in energy efficiency have had on both economic growth and job creation in the Southeast are helping to create a fundamental change in perspective,"
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  • "SEEA's unique analytical approach has yielded valuable insights into how investments in energy efficiency and conservation can also create jobs and other tangible benefits, even in regions that have historically shown little commitment to energy efficiency,"
  • Amanda Anna G on 07 Feb 14
     
    This article is about efficiency, as the investments in energy efficiency programs created revenue and new jobs. Resources are not being wasted by inefficient use. The efficiency could also be related to economies of scale, since the firm is experiencing increasing returns to scale- every million dollars invested resulted in revenue and new jobs, and hence the work is becoming more efficient and may cause decreases in the long-run average costs.
John B

Hybrid Air: Improved vehicle efficiency through air propulsion - 0 views

vr-zone.com/...19509.html

efficiency

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  • Peugeot Citroën is pioneering a new direction for hybrid vehicles with its innovative Hybrid Air concept. The combination of a standard gasoline engine and compressed air system enables the car to achieve an efficiency of up to 81 MPG.
  • a car that can effectively run on, you guessed it, the very air we breathe
  • This makes for a far more affordable, lighter, and easier to maintain car, with emissions of 69 grams of CO2 per kilometer driven, rivaling that of the Prius’ 92 g/km. Also prepare to pay less for fuel, with the concept’s exceptional city driving mileage of 81 miles per gallon (MPG).
  • John B on 05 Feb 14
     
    This article is about a new car from Peugeot Citroën. It will use the air that we breath to accelerate, creating a more fuel efficient car. This is a great step towards environmental friendly cars.
Amanda Anna G

Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - U.N. agency | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...ollution-idUSBRE99G0BB20131017

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  • The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on Thursday.
  • Air pollution, mostly caused by transport, power generation, industrial or agricultural emissions and residential heating and cooking, is already known to raise risks for a wide range of illnesses including respiratory and heart diseases.
  • Research suggests that exposure levels have risen significantly in some parts of the world, particularly countries with large populations going through rapid industrialization, such as China.
  • Amanda Anna G on 19 Nov 13
     
    This article relates to externalities of production, since air pollution caused by industries and transport emissions is classified to be carcinogenic to humans and raises the risk for illness. The harmful effect the industries make, causes a negative externality upon the third party- the society breathing in polluted air, who indirectly receives an extra cost by the pollution.
  • Zuzanna G on 23 Nov 13
     
    This article states that air pollution is the main cause of cancer. In terms of economics, this means that it is an external cost of production received in consumption - as the process of recovering from cancer is very costly.
Daniel B

Economies of scale in the shipping business - 3 views

www.economist.com/21538156

economies of scale

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  • Daniel B on 02 Feb 14
     
    The trade on the route Europe-Asia depends mainly on shipping. The biggest corporation is Eleonora Maersk. In this article it was highlighted that only big companies take advantages of economies of scale in this business and small ones could quite their entrepreneuers in the future.
Aleksi B

Apple reports $57.6B revenue for Q1 2014: 51M iPhones, 26m iPads, 4.8m Macs, 6m iPods |... - 0 views

9to5mac.com/...1m-iphones-26m-ipads-4-8m-macs

revenue apple reports economies of scale

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  • Aleksi B on 28 Jan 14
     
    This article talks about Apple and their latest success as they report 57.6 billion USD in revenue selling 26 million iPads, 4.8 million Macs, 54 million iPhones and 6 million iPods
Jakub B

Traders urge tight watch over maker of cheap cigarettes - 0 views

business.inquirer.net/...over-maker-of-cheap-cigarettes

revenues economies of scale

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  • Jakub B on 27 Jan 14
     
    MANILA, Philippines-The chair of the 800-member Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) on Monday called for a "24/7 close monitoring" of the trading practices of low-cost cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp. by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and its mother agency, the Department of Finance (DOF).
  • Jakub B on 27 Jan 14
     
    The article describes the prevention of the use of economies of scale that can be harmful to the society. It controvetially discusses a way of making great revenues and profit without looking at the social costs.
Clemente F

5 Ways To Control Costs - 2 views

www.forbes.com/...5-ways-to-control-costs

economies of scale revenues

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  • Clemente F on 27 Jan 14
     
    This forbes article discusses and suggests 5 ways a company may use to reduce and control costs of a company
Amanda Anna G

Revenues rise at shopping mall firm | Herald Scotland - 0 views

www.heraldscotland.com/...at-shopping-mall-firm.23265226

revenues

shared by Amanda Anna G on 26 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • The Scottish company said that gross revenue for the year increased 22.2% to £36.8 million, up from £30.1m in 2012 while net ­revenue was up 5.3%, or £700,000, at £13.8m.
  • Spaceandpeople said it had managed to expand its client base, adding the likes of St Pancras International station in London, while also increasing sales among existing customers in its core markets of the UK and Germany.
  • Amanda Anna G on 26 Jan 14
     
    Firms in the UK and Germany have experienced revenue rise in its core markets. The analysts at Edison Investment Research say that there will continue being increasing business levels from existing clients.
Haydn W

BBC News - Royal Mail 'confident' after revenues rise - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-25875092

Revenues Royal Mail UK BBC News Stock Market

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  • Royal Mail 'confident' after revenues rise
  • Royal Mail has said it is "confident" about hitting its targets after posting a 2% rise in like-for-like revenues in the nine months to 29 December.
  • Parcel deliveries accounted for 51% of revenues, and chief executive Moya Greene said the firm handled 115 million parcels in December.
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  • The postal service was privatised in October 2013.
  • Richard Hunter, head of equities at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said the update was "perfectly acceptable".
  • She said the company's European parcels business was doing well after exploiting "growth opportunities in the eurozone". Letter revenue fell by 3% on a like-for-like basis, the company said, as the impact of London 2012 collectable stamp sales waned.
  • Shares in Royal Mail closed down 2.6% at 572.5p, against a flotation price in October of 330p-a-share.
  • Mr Hunter said Royal Mail's shares had had a "very strong run" since October but that it may struggle to make "further meaningful progress" in the shorter term. The company was "simply a hold" for investors, he said.
  • Haydn W on 26 Jan 14
     
    This article from the BBC News website details how Royal Mail, the recently privatised public service has seen a 2% increase in revenues. Th controversial move triggered widespread uproar from opponents and share prices rose rapidly above the target when the company was floated in October 2013. This article shows that despite the move the firm has continued to make money and appears to be in no immediate danger.
Mariam P

Exide Industries hit by poor economies of scale - 0 views

www.livemint.com/...y-poor-economies-of-scale.html

economies of scale marginal costs revenues

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  • Mariam P on 26 Jan 14
     
    The company sells batteries to automobile manufacturers and the replacement market .But fall in sales and margins hit the company hard.
John B

Consider Economies of Scale When Evaluating Money Saving Tips and Tricks - 2 views

lifehacker.com/...g-money-saving-tips-and-tricks

economies of scale

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  • Factor in the economy of scale for the changes you're making to see the true savings.
  • The small initial cost of the thermostat combined with a small amount of your labor, multiplies over time to make the value of that single hour of labor worth significantly more than the initial investment.
  • John B on 26 Jan 14
     
    This article is about taking economies of scale into account when trying to save money. Instead of buying your breakfast, you can make your own, like burritos. It will require little labour, time and money when it is spread on all burritos.
Yassine G

BBC News - Intel to cut 5% of staff after forecasting no growth this year - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-25771760

intel forecasting growth demand Production Supply Revenues

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  • Intel's division which makes chips for desktop computers fell
  • s chips for desktop computers fell
  • % in 2013.
  • However, the company said there had been signs in the past few months that the PC sector was "stabilising".
  • For the full year 2013, the firm reported a net profit of $9.6bn, down 13% from a year ago.
  • Intel's chief financial officer, Stacy Smith, said the division's revenues in 2014 would probably come in toward the bottom of the previous estimate of 10% to 15% growth.
  • 'Bringing innovation
  • That included a 3D-camera technology, where one of its depth sensors could be used to interpret gesture controls and to separate foreground objects from the background.
  • It said laptops featuring the technology would go on sale this year.
  • Yassine G on 26 Jan 14
     
    this is a very interesting article that demonstrates the total revenues and how they can fall or raise, it also compares different years' revenues and shows us how intel plans to overcome the fall in revenue. 
Aleksi B

Energy: The dash for cash | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...ut-them-bigger-slice-dash-cash

Production Costs

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  • Mr Cameron said this could be worth £2m-3m ($3m-5m) a year for each
  • The industry says firms will pay £100,000 into funds for residents near each new exploration site, as well as 1% of revenues when wells start pumping gas.
  • hand over 5-10% of their cash.
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  • In America, where shale deposits belong to landowners instead of to the state, royalties of 12-25% sweeten the deal. Glynn Williams of Epi-V, which invests in gas services, thinks Britain’s fracking firms will eventually improve their offer, but are unlikely to stump up as much as 5% of their haul.
  • Aleksi B on 21 Jan 14
     
    This article says that in Britain, Shale wants to get a government grant on Fracking within the country. Shale will have to pay residents to leave the area but in return the revenue can be profitable
Fiete M

Lidl takes Coca-Cola off shelves in price war - 0 views

www.thelocal.de/...-cola-off-shelves-in-price-war

Pricewar Production Cost

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  • Fiete M on 21 Jan 14
     
    This article shows how a lower revenue due to external circumstances of the market forced Lidl to lower the prices for Coca Cola.
Zuzanna G

U3O8: Low Capital Costs, Short Term Uranium Production in South America - 0 views

uraniuminvestingnews.com/...oduction-in-south-america.html

production cost

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  • Zuzanna G on 21 Jan 14
     
    This article discusses the opportunities for uranium production in South America.
Daniel B

Rising costs of production of coffee - 0 views

www.economist.com/...-few-drinkers-brewed-awakening

production costs

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  • Daniel B on 20 Jan 14
     
    Farmers started to invest but also they were forced to decrease the price of their product. It means that they receive smaller and smaller revenue what leads to unbeneficial situation of running own business on coffee market.
Jakub B

Exporters shift production to countries with lower energy costs - 0 views

www.ekathimerini.com/...2014_535569

production costs

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  • Jakub B on 20 Jan 14
     
    The article is about Greek firms that use offshoring to reduce the costs of production. They have been shifting production to countries like Bulgaria in a greater and greater extent. As the producers claim, they can spend only a third of their former costs in countries less developed than Greece.
Marenne M

HPGCL starts process of slimming power generation bills - Economic Times - 0 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...forced-outages-chief-engineers

production cost

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  • improve efficiency of its thermal power stations and bring down cost of generation.
  • power distribution utilities in the state were turning to non-state players due to the high variable cost.
  • ring down the cost of generation at Panipat, Hisar and Yamunanagar.
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  • analyse performance parameters, cost, heat rate, efficiency and safety at the plants every month.
  • Marenne M on 18 Jan 14
     
    This article describes how the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) is trying to bring down the cost of generation after an increase of competition due to the electricity act of 2003. Power Distribution companies in the state are turning to non-state generators due to the high variable costs of HPGCL. They are now trying to bring down these costs by more closely monitoring the heat rate, the efficiency and the cost.
  • Marenne M on 18 Jan 14
     
    This article describes how the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) is trying to bring down the cost of generation after an increase of competition due to the electricity act of 2003. Power Distribution companies in the state are turning to non-state generators due to the high variable costs of HPGCL. They are now trying to bring down these costs by more closely monitoring the heat rate, the efficiency and the cost.
Mariam P

Robusta coffee going the arabica way,prices fall below cost of production on good crop ... - 0 views

economictimes.indiatimes.com/...25286762.cms

production costs

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  • Mariam P on 18 Jan 14
     
    This article is about the fall of the price of robusta coffee. The largest producer of robusta coffee, is pushing prices down in the global market.And they believe that the output will increase. As there is an oversupply, the stock is likely to be sold at a discount before the harvest for the next crop begins.
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