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...Until recently, the running assumption has been that whoever is earliest to build a driverless fleet will attain a first-mover advantage wherein every mile driven improves the algorithms, thus enhancing...
...Golf-course homes in the Scottsdale are typically selling for 2 to 5 per cent below asking prices, which is better than a few years ago, when homes were selling at steep discounts, she says....
...Discount chains Lidl and Aldi are hoping to replicate the success they have enjoyed in Europe and the UK, where their no-frills approach and low prices have helped them capture 12 per cent of the UK market...
...Investors are moving away from traditional flipping hotspots such as Phoenix, Arizona and Atlanta, Georgia, that have fewer bargains available....
...Discount online brokers, led by Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade and Fidelity, have revolutionised stock trading with low prices, easy account access and low minimum investment requirements....
...Blackstone has taken advantage of distressed home sales in states such as California, Arizona and Florida, that saw a glut and were hardest hit by the housing market bust....
...The company, which has acquired homes at steep discounts since 2009, is betting on a rise in home values....
...The chain operates 289 stores in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada and had $1.42bn in net sales and $74m of net income last year....
...This comprised up to 700,000 packets of the drug, sold at a discount of at least 15 per cent to the previous trade price....
...In the US, where it is the ninth-largest housebuilder by sales, Taylor Wimpey also has operations in California, Texas and Arizona....
...It still needs to fix its discount stores and re-invent the business model of its French hypermarket business....
...Their new challenge is that the site now faces a range of competitors eager to attack its first-mover advantage....
...The retailer has secured leases on a handful of properties around Phoenix, some of them only a mile from locations where Tesco is setting up its 10,000 sq ft discount grocery stores....
...Tesco plans to open up to 200 stores by the end of 2008 in California, Arizona and Nevada. (Click here for the FT’s report and pictures of the first store)....
...The SEC is also looking into claims by Overstock.com, an online discount retailer, that it was targeted by Gradient, formerly known as Camelback Research....
...Vane Minerals, another gold explorer listed on Aim, performed a similar shift in March when it bought a handful of uranium projects in Arizona....
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