Overall, the changes could boost confidence in Facebook's platform and the social network itself, which has struggled in the past with a reputation for spotty privacy.
The Administration of President-elect Barack Obama is expected to reverse the changes, but the involvement of the state, which is joining several environmental organizations that have already sued over the rule changes, could boost the chances that the rules will be tossed out by a judge.
Autopilot changes could boost confidence in Tesla and better adoption of driverless tech, analysts say.
Robert Caparole, chairman of Game Plan, a Boston investment bank, which has been an adviser on the sale of many professional sports teams, agreed that the change could boost purchase prices.
That could represent a hit to banks' bottom lines, but shouldn't have too much impact on their share prices, as the change could boost investor confidence in the banks, Lee said.
There is now growing evidence that global change could boost chronic impacts of plant pathogens, for example through climate warming that releases constraints on their development or through transport of exotic species (Pautasso et al. 2012).
"When Burmese listened to that speech," the entrepreneur told me, "they said, 'This is so unusual, so alien to what we have been hearing for the past four decades!' " The Burmese merchant class had been pushing for political change that could boost trade, but, to many, it was impossible to imagine the old strongman allowing this.
Some prominent Conservatives, including London Mayor Boris Johnson, have suggested the change, saying it could boost the economy.
Higher oil and coal prices could encourage a change in behavior that could boost the position of alternatives in the energy mix, even though carbon-based fuels albeit higher-cost ones are likely to fuel the economy for years to come.
Parents who themselves do not have siblings are now permitted to have two children, a change that one demographer estimated could boost the birthrate by about 10percentt.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) met with a panel of scientists, engineers and technology firm executives recently to discuss possible changes to federal immigration policy that could boost American competitiveness in the technology sector.
