The causes of municipal bond defaults are many: nursing homes that don't fill up, housing developments that were started too late, commercial projects with thin revenue streams and so-called "economic development" tax exemptions.
The move comes as PC manufacturers have seen increasing problems making profits from the business in the face of shrinking consumer demand and thinning revenues and profit margins.
Different nurse-species offer different degrees of protection, resource competition, and thinning revenues.
Dual-sport stadiums weren't exactly right for either sport, and the two teams fought over the too-thin revenue streams.
Network television — even on its worst day — is an extremely dangerous and powerful delivery platform, and one that must look even more attractive as the music industry struggles to sustain its thinning revenue streams.
While Microsoft msft could afford to keep its contracted business customers waiting for Windows operating system upgrades, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple's consumer focus and thinner revenue stream doesn't give it the same luxury.
DynCorp's profit margins are thin there; revenues are falling, according to the former Cerberus insider.
None of this has any basis in reality; Ryan's much-touted plan, far from being a real solution, relies crucially on stuff that is just pulled out of thin air — huge revenue increases from closing unspecified loopholes, huge spending cuts achieved in ways not mentioned.
The move puts pressure on competitors that struggle to match the prices that Amazon offers — and Amazon wins by playing up the volume-based game of aggregating lots of revenues on thin margins, through economies of scale, and simply making their platform more sticky for users to come back for more.
