The Euro was at an all time high and buying luxury goods at a discount to prices at home was very appealing.
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But falling European demand means falling Brent oil prices, which in turn means cheap Russian-based Urals Mountain oil prices that already trade at a discount to Brent.
That makes the price-to-earnings ratio look leaner than it is, since buyers at current prices are buying next year's growth at a discount.
There may be something out there it badly needs: oil and gas for its expanding economy, or food for its growing population, at non-extortionate prices (and sometimes, maybe, at a special discount).
Because foreclosures and other distressed properties sell at a discount, prices tend to look worse as the share of foreclosed-property sales rise and they look better as the share drops.
Buy when housing is a wreck, land prices are plunging and such companies' stocks are priced at a discount to the underlying value of their dirt.
The best ranches continue to sell, albeit at a discount from peak prices.
Pound futures are trading at a discount to spot prices, a reflection of the fact that short-term interest rates are higher in London than they are here.
Lore and Bharara say Soap.com will offer 25, 000 products, at a 25% discount to drugstore prices.
UniCredit fell 14% after announcing it will sell shares at a 43% discount to current prices in order to raise new capital.
These wholesalers buy unsold stock from keiretsu-affiliated wholesalers and retailers at a discount, and sell it on to discount outlets, where Mr Makino collects prices that he posts on the web.
Amazon claims to offer 2.5m titles, which computer users can search through 24 hours a day, then order, often at a discount to the publishers' prices, and have delivered in as little as two days.
New benefits include a subscriber-only hotline, the elimination of exchange fees to allow for a more personalized selection of performances and a guarantee that subscription tickets come at a minimum discount of 15% off single-sale prices for evening subscriptions and 10% off for Saturday matinees.
Steam is a wildly successful digital download service, a one-stop shop for the best PC games, sometimes at steep discount prices.
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The conglomerates' revenues and share prices should hold up better than those of other mining firms, allowing them to buy struggling firms at a discount provided, of course, that they can keep their hunger at bay until then.
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Brazil financials like Itau Unibanco (ITUB) and Bradesco (BBD) are trading at a discount, and no one wants to buy retail anymore, but these wholesale prices are not enough to attract investors, even with the credit stimulus announced Monday.
Bakken crude even trades at a discount to West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark oil for the US set by prices in Cushing, Oklahoma.
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