71. This year should see the airline return to profit as increased overseas travel by Koreans, fare increases at rival Asiana Air and falling jet fuel prices lift earnings. 72. Today, Starbucks Corp. said it has no plans to rescind recent price increases at its coffee bars. 73. When the market stabilizes, look for a price increase at retail. 74. While some increases have been pushed through for car insurance, overall, competition has kept large increases at bay. 75. Wolfensohn will ask for a capital increase at the annual meeting. 76. Without the end of a strike at aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. and a weather-related increase at utilities, production figures for December could have shown a decline. 77. Philippine car assemblers had appealed for a delay in the tariff increase, saying it would force additional price increases at a time of declining sales. 78. A shareholder who suggested the board consider a dividend increase at their next meeting was strongly applauded. 79. Albrecht said combating inflation through a policy of gradual interest rate increases at present would be bad for the German economy. 80. Already, Ford is shifting production of its Fiesta compact to Germany because of similar currency-related cost increases at its Dagenham plant in England. |