"They want to buy a solution to a problem".
Typical ads work by trying to convince me that I need to buy a new product to solve a problem I didn't know I had: a luminous Andie MacDowell poses for an anti-ageing serum, and I search the mirror for fine lines.
Of course, while it's often smart to buy a technology to solve an immediate problem, it would be nice to know ahead of time that you're buying into a dead end so you can budget properly.
So we decided to buy a countertop toaster oven, solving two problems at once.
Carla Vel, executive vice president of the Distinguished Programs Insurance Group, an insurance broker in Manhattan, said that one way for boards to protect against such potential problems is to buy a separate insurance policy that covers environmental risks.
I know talking to a lot of people, figuring out what they're going to buy is a problem.
In the past 10 years, Chico's EPS have risen in every year but the most recent one, increasing from $0.02 to $0.933 during that time, Because it has such a long history of increasing earnings, my Buffett-based model views last year's drop in EPS as a good opportunity to buy, not as a problem.
As with other bank rescue efforts, like moves to buy banks' problem assets, the central issue with the repurchases is determining a fair price.
The government may mandate manufacturers to produce fuel-efficient vehicles, but it cannot mandate motorists to buy them.The problem is their higher purchase price.
In April, Mr. Lenihan announced an emergency budget plan that included creation of a "bad bank" to buy problem loans from lenders, along with higher taxes and lower government spending to reduce the ballooning deficit -- the worst among the 16 countries in the euro zone.
Some investors are prepared to buy problem assets from banks.
