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Stocks such as Harley haven’t recovered as much as others since April’s market lows, kept down by affordability worries—buying a high-ticket item in a time of dogged inflation and higher interest rates.

As a result, the company had been focusing on improving profits by keeping down costs—including wages—while sales stagnated.

"For businesses, effective competition in general search would help keep down the costs of search advertising, in turn leading to lower prices across the economy," the CMA said.

He was hard to like, hard to defeat and hard to keep down—though players and fans appreciated the results.

“Keeping down prices usually means keeping down labor costs. That is where immigrant labor comes in.”