Sentences with phrase «during the recession many»

The index is now trading at 20.2 times earnings, which, other than during the recession, is the highest it's been in a decade.

During the recession a pay raise was not even a consideration (much less a demand) for most employees, many of whom were willing to take dramatic pay - cuts just to keep their current position.

It also does little to help the growing income gap or the overall economy, as people working several freelance jobs lack the purchasing power they may have had in more stable positions that disappeared during the recession, she said.

My husband lost hundreds of thousands of dollars when the construction contractors who owed him money went bankrupt during the recession a decade ago.

Some of the best businesses have launched during a recession.

The employment rate for 25 - 54 year old men fell during the recession, recovered somewhat, but has been flat over the past few years.

This buying and reselling of debt is partly what got the banks into trouble during the recession, which is one reason regulators now force financial institutions to keep more capital on their balance sheets.

Canada's employment rate fell during the recession and has recovered little since.

The North American tradition of presenting diamond engagement rings has now spread to China's massive middle class too, and, after taking a hit during the recession, the American luxury economy is rebounding.

A lot of companies that shed employees during the recession have opted not to staff up again, leaving work teams indefinitely stretched.

Pepto Bismol: Despite the cure - all stomach settler's 60 % price premium over no - name versions, it managed to gain market share during the recession.

They slashed training budgets during the recession, and though that spending is coming back — up 15 % in 2013, according to a Deloitte survey — corporate talent development is thought to be a dying art.

If I could go back to the beginning (and was interested solely in maximizing my investments, which I'm not), I would invest only during recessions, when almost everything costs 50 % to 90 % less than it does during boom times.

That doesn't mean couples don't split during recessions, but rather that in hard times they postpone the legal formalities until a time when they anticipate higher income.

Ontario could be accused of hypocrisy, as its manufacturers decried so - called Buy American provisions in U.S. stimulus efforts during the recession.

I can't read any more articles about how angel investors are supposedly abandoning entrepreneurs during this recession.

The aversion to conspicuous consumption during a recession should come as no surprise.

Reaching customers became easier during the recession as the cost of advertising time dropped, meaning companies could buy more ads.

The pet supply industry has proven resilient, expanding 6.5 % year - over-year even during the recession.

The good news on job openings follows the Labor Department's announcement last week that the U.S. economy officially recovered all 8.7 million jobs that were lost during the recession.

Viva Elvis was launched during the recession and has made it out alive, but the economic downturn still put significant pressure on the company.

While the Crocs brand suffered during the recession, much of this was contained in the U.S. market.

First, women made big concessions in spending during the recession, and women make 70 percent of the purchases.

Like the manufacturers, auto - parts companies are also leaner than during the recession.

During the recession, Americans were resistant to purchase anything at full price, a problem that has haunted the retail industry.

«The great thing about being in L.A. during the recession is that studios keep putting out movies,» Pettigrew says.

This number fell during the recession, but slowly climbed back to 62 % by mid-2010.

The pet industry seems to defy all odds during recessions and has been very little affected by economic crisis so far.

Part of the explanation lies in CP's profits falling dramatically during the recession.

The Big Six performed admirably during the recession, and survived without the need for massive publicly funded bailouts.

As Business Insider has previously reported, these 18 to 35 - year - olds grew up during a recession, which has impacted their spending habits.

Worse, PBO head Kevin Page claimed that the bulk of this deficit was «structural» — that is, not a consequence of the stimulus spending and automatic stabilizers that kicked in during the recession.

Nor are the small banks that closed during the recession likely to return.

1) Reward the survivors with cold, hard cash: With many employers forced to cut back on benefits and freeze wages during the recession, as things slowly pick up, it is time to reward the survivors.

Not only did the vast majority Americans» net - worth tumble during the recession, for 93 % of households, it continued to slide during the first two years of the recovery as well, a recent study by the Pew Research Center found.

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Retail giant Gap may have suffered declining sales during the recession, but immune to that drop was its online - only women's activewear brand, Athleta, which grew by 10 %.

Two years on, the S&P / TSX was on average 51 % higher than during the recession.

Even worse, Pontiac was forced to auction off the Silverdome during the recession to avoid going bankrupt.

People who were afraid to look for new opportunities during the recession are now starting to look again.

During a recession is not the time to move to a new role when you do not know the new company's track record.

4) Get the word out: During the recession, many people who were employed in stable positions stayed put.

While men sustained more than 70 % of the job losses during the recession, new numbers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in the U.S. suggest that through 2010, male employment rates increased and eventually surpassed those of women.

The number of small - business loans fell dramatically during the recession, as big banks cut off credit to customers they considered risky and many smaller and regional banks that once lent to local business owners shut their doors.

During the recession, the government needed to provide support to the economy, provided stimulus to mitigate how deep the recession hit, and also helped the economy get into recovery.

CEO security spending reached its peak in 2010, when the median totaled $ 85,425 — a figure Boyd says may be attributed to companies updating or reviving security protocols after cutting back during the recession.

Some of this increase is due to a rise in manufacturing and construction jobs (fields dominated by men), which were the hardest hit in the U.S. during the recession.

The last time they lingered here was during the recession in 2009, but the fleet was pressed back into service the following spring when the economy picked up.

During the recession and even recently, many small - business owners chose not to bother applying for loans under the assumption that they would be turned away.

The companies that thrived during a recession didn't cut back the fastest or invest the most, but found a middle ground between cutting costs to survive in the present and investing for tomorrow.