IN the age of the quick purchase, the impulse to weave seems almost perverse.
The transactions have many hallmarks of insider trading: a quick purchase of shares shortly after gaining information, resulting in a quick profit.
There was to be no restaurant car on the way back from Preston, but Maurice managed to make a quick purchase of a bottle of claret, which we opened with a Swiss army knife, and we drowned our sorrows.
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Let me know ASAP". If you get an email from someone in your DLC asking for a quick purchase of gift cards, think twice.
Perhaps Google's biggest hurdle in competing with companies like Amazon and Apple in becoming a commerce business is collecting credit card numbers, which enables quick purchases of things as diverse as digital music and offline goods.
Despite Berkshire Hathaway's record of patiently holding stocks, Buffett himself often makes small, quick purchases of stocks with his own money to generate income, according to people familiar with his investment habits.
Probably the quickest purchase-to-donation turnaround we've ever seen.
Finally, there is a smell test: If one is urged to borrow against this asset, or if the seller is heavily leveraged, and too demanding of a quick purchase, there is the risk that time can work against the buyer.
"Undoubtedly, this is partly fuelled by investors looking to take advantage of a quick purchase before the tax change in April, and sellers looking to secure a sale to an investor who is panic buying," Scott-Lee added.
