Sentences with phrase «u.s. economic slump»

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Like many U.S. grocery chains, Safeway wanted to improve its private - label offerings during the economic slump, when consumers were eager for brands that offered better value.

European stocks take cues from opening drop in U.S. and end near session lows Adidas backs yearly outlook European stocks on Thursday close lower, with selling accelerating in the afternoon as U.S. stocks slumped at the start of their regular trading session, extending a downturn begun following the Federal Reserve's Wednesday policy update on inflation and economic health.

With the rise of the tax - focused tea party, the slump into recession and the emergence of Occupy Wall Street, U.S. politics was supposed to turn to economic matters.

The bellwether S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat, and major foreign indexes were all down (some sharply) during the same period, after a volatile year marked by weak global economic growth, slumping U.S. corporate profits and uncertainty about the outlook for the China and the European union.

As of last month, six years after the Great Recession began, Clinton said the U.S. has recovered the jobs lost during the economic slump.

Wild swings are bad for the U.S. economy because it has become a major oil producer, but this production requires enormous effort (I think the current economic slump is caused in part by the huge slow down in economic activity in oil producing states as well as those supplying services and materials to the industry).

Global economic turmoil, slumping oil prices and the uncertainty of this year's presidential election are weighing on luxury - home buyers» decision - making across the U.S..