After improving days inventory performance from 56 days in FY 2001 to 43 days in FY 2004, this critical measure began to deteriorate.
Still there was some good news as the overnight London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)--a critical measure of credit availability-- fell to 2.47%, from 5.09%, on Thursday.
My guess is that fiduciary standard, a critical measure for the little guy, will be overshadowed by things like system-wide risk, proprietary trading, derivatives and the creation of a consumer protection agency.
Once technology is implemented, it is critical to measure the use of the technology to ensure it's delivering on the ROI (return on investment) that you hoped to get out of it, and to see what further gains you might realise that you didn't expect.
This is a leap of faith for which there is no immediate measure or ROI, yet I believe it is a critical complement to the many marketing activities we could and should measure.
Republican leaders insist the measure would offer a critical boost to a sluggish national economic recovery.
There is nothing more boring, even to budget wonks, but the reference point against which you measure tax changes is critical to how you see those proposals.
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The most critical decision anytime you choose an agency is getting a measure of the agency talent.
Having regained a congressional majority in the election, the government is now pushing through a measure to regulate newsprint, which arouses fears in newspapers that have been critical of the Kirchners.
Accounting ignores these critical details while finance incorporates them by using cash flow metrics rather than earnings metrics and a cost of capital measure that reflects current interest rates plus a component for a company's overall riskiness.
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