Sentences with phrase «by sluggish»

Unscathed by recession and seemingly unaffected by the sluggish recovery, these properties are reliable generators of current income and appreciation.

primarily weakened by sluggish consumer spending and tepid business investment.

Because of our low inflation rate and an inflow of capital frightened by the sluggish economies abroad, long - term rates had actually fallen below short - term rates.

Recently, it's been reported that Samsung is one of the parties affected by the sluggish sales of the iPhone X, as it's the sole supplier of OLED displays for the anniversary Apple model.

Last year's watch was hampered by sluggish performance and unreliable battery life, which made wearing it more of a chore than a pleasant experience.

A strongly pronounced kink in the jet stream has been effectively stuck in place for days, held fast by a sluggish dome of high pressure over Hudson Bay in Canada.

Commodities, meanwhile, have struggled all year and should continue to be pressured by sluggish growth, oversupply and the potential for a Fed - induced strengthening of the dollar.

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Verdict Priced at Rs. 12,999, the Acer A1 - 713 is characterised by sluggish performance, a terrible screen and unexciting software.

The world's first 7 - inch Android touchscreen tablet looks sleek but is held back by sluggish performance and a mediocre multimedia experience.

It's got the potential to be amazing, but HP's TouchPad has been hindered by a sluggish brain.

The value - priced Vizio Tablet stands out from most other slates by doubling as a universal remote, but it's held back by sluggish performance.

I could breezily scroll through menu items with practically no lag; previously, I'd have become frustrated by the sluggish responsiveness of the Kindle 2 (never mind competitors like Kobo, which is interminably slow).

The $ 149 LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra has a bright display and child - proof interface, but it's weighed down by sluggish performance.

Undaunted by sluggish U.S. sales, Rover is going ahead with a coupe version of the Sterling.The two door is scheduled to join the lineup in 1992, when the four door 827 and Fastback SLi models get a facelift.This new coupe, however, is not the Rover CCV (coupe concept car) that almost made it to the production line, but was killed at the last minute when the dollar fluctuated unfavorably against the British pound.The fact that the CCV will not be made must come as a disappointment to many.

While there are a few moments of hope and possibility, they are soon squandered and crushed by sluggish pacing, a rushed climax, comical dialogue, a lack of constistant tone, and uneven chemistry between it's cast.

By contrast, dark red blood, brown blood or clots may be caused by a sluggish flow and / or poor uterine circulation.

The Lymph Theory of Cellulite: The theory that cellulite is caused by a sluggish lymphatic system and not poor muscle tone, genetics, or weak connective tissue.

Bloating and gas are oftentimes caused by a sluggish digestive process.

The reason for this is the soft, full and curvy shape of their bodies which are usually shorter with thick arms and legs, as well as their tendency to store fat easily, supported by a sluggish metabolism.

Until now, attempts to make e-paper have been dogged by sluggish pixels — the paper can't switch images fast enough to display video or animations.

Dinapoli said, «Like all investors, the fund has been affected by the sluggish economy and increased volatility in the markets.»

In the race Brendan's getaway was hampered by a sluggish Lance Stroll right in front of him and a lack of radio connection for the first part of the race (surely Renault didn't build the radio, too).

Big crops across the globe have contributed to a wheat glut unable to be absorbed by sluggish global economies.

But that has been compounded by sluggish consumer spending, reinforced on Friday by figures showing that retail sales in September were below expectations again as households steered clear of discretionary purchases.

Four out of the nine economists projected the GDP contracted for the first time since October - December 2015, when it shrank 0.3 % on quarter, or 1.1 % on an annualized basis, hit by sluggish consumer spending amid a slow wage recove

Overall, the data reflect anemic growth in corporate capital investment, which may be constrained in coming months by the recent appreciation in the Japanese yen against the dollar and by sluggish consumer demand, analysts said.

If the consumer doesn't believe that the economic and employment expansion we are seeing is built to last, it could become a self fulfilling prophecy driven by sluggish consumer spending.

Like cohorts before them, they're entering a market that's defined by its sluggish recovery and weak prospects.

Not exact matches

In the second quarter of 2013, tech IPOs represented about a quarter of all IPOs — and plenty of analysts are saying that we're going to start seeing a lot more tech companies (especially enterprise software) go public in the next several months driven, in part, by a backlog generated in a sluggish 2012.

By the afternoon, Boeing's stock was back in the black in a day of sluggish trading.

Another marketing push by Samsung could help sell - through - the percentage of units shipped which are actually sold - which has so far been sluggish, he said.

The clock is ticking for the leaders of some of WA's biggest businesses, beset by low growth and a sluggish outlook.

Small - business owners are optimistic about the next quarter, even while still mired in sluggish economic conditions, according to a new survey by payroll - processing firm SurePayroll.

Instead, they expect to be defeated by the invisible force called a «sluggish economy.»

«We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years,» Costolo, who has come under investor scrutiny of late given Twitter's sluggish user growth, wrote in an internal memo obtained by The Verge.

Their consumer loans in the year to February increased by about 3 percent, while non-bank lending to households during the same period soared by 9 percent, showing that banks» sluggish consumer lending is not a question of a weak loan demand.

The IMF's October, 2012 World Economic Outlook (WEO), «Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth» is a must read for anyone who wants a realistic and independent assessment of global economic prospects, the challenges confronting policymakers, and the risks to global economic growth that are increasing by the month.

Mr. Costolo, a wealthy former entrepreneur who has led Twitter for the last five years, had grown tired of second - guessing by Wall Street, with its focus on the social network's sluggish user growth and its repeated failures to make its products more appealing.

Recent work at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere shows that about half of the slowdown in trade growth among advanced economies in the post-crisis period can be explained by weak economic activity, especially sluggish business investment.

Some investors are reacting to this slump by focusing on domestic consumer stocks, but sluggish retail sales over the past few months are calling this strategy into question.

There could be several factors that had investors on edge — including news that North Korea had completed a fifth nuclear missile test and the European Central Bank had declined to announce additional measures to help stimulate Europe's sluggish economy — but many strategists pointed to a speech Friday morning by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, in which he said that «a reasonable case can be made» for tightening interest rates in the U.S..

Perhaps the bigger issue is investors are constantly reminded by the commodity market that global growth could stay sluggish.

Retail sales data also suggest that consumption remains sluggish, held back by subdued consumer sentiment.

HOUSTON — After several years of sluggish rent growth, heavy concessions and tepid absorption brought on by the oil slump, investors are returning to Houston's multifamily market with quite a bang.

This aging expansion, now in its eighth year, weakened by faltering profits, is becoming more vulnerable due to slowly rising interest rates, sluggish consumer spending, shrinking profit margins and rebounding energy costs.

Chinese economy is sluggish and huge amount of stimuli by PBoC has had little impact on the economy.

Home values in the area are still 30 percent below their 2006 peak, according to the Global Real Estate Bubble Index for 2017, published by UBS Wealth Management's chief investment office, which blamed sluggish employment and lackluster economic and income growth.

Though the labor market appeared to remain on track, prior indications of a sluggish start to the year by the US economy were confirmed by initial estimates for first - quarter economic growth.

It is certainly true that economic growth and job creation have been sluggish for some time, largely due to slow global economic growth and continued restraint by all levels of government.