Sentences with phrase «economic slump as»

Lenovo supposedly sees an economic slump as a «good opportunity» to gain share in tablets while others hold back.

«When a stock market decline coincides with a fairly sizeable economic slump as happened in 1937 - 38 or 1957 - 58, most stocks sell off from 35 to 50 percent.

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Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai are encouraging the development of theme parks to help boost foreign tourist arrivals as oil prices slump, causing an economic slowdown in the region.

Government debt yields fell to multimonth lows, with the 10 - year yield slumping below 2.1 percent as stocks declined on global economic worries.

As the United States continues to crawl out of its economic slump, women are emerging as key drivers in new business creation, according to new researcAs the United States continues to crawl out of its economic slump, women are emerging as key drivers in new business creation, according to new researcas key drivers in new business creation, according to new research.

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.

Over the first six weeks of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10 %, as the prospect of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, a slump in oil prices, and concerns about economic conditions in Europe and China caused the long - running bull market to stumble.

Banks and other financial companies slumped as investors speculated that the global economic uncertainty caused by Britain's decision to leave the EU will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising its benchmark interest rate.

Japan's Economic Growth Slows as Business Spending Slumps — GDP misses estimates and now there is even more evidence that the Abeonomics plan is not what it was cracked up to be.

Cocoa prices have proved resilient in the economic downturn, even as other commodity prices have slumped, and confectionery manufacturers are concerned that tight supply will keep prices high for some time yet.

By June 2011, as the UK economy headed for recession, Balls had largely set aside the issue of Labour's economic legacy and was locked in battle with George Osborne over how to lift the economy out of a deepening slump.

The relationship between the Conservative prime minister and his Lib Dem deputy is far from functional, as issues of an economic slump further add to their strains.

His premiership's clear link to economic competence may be responsible for this, as the percentage thinking Labour is more likely to run the economy well has slumped from 49 per cent in 2005 to just 22 per cent now.

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.

With the UK still in the grip of an economic slump, yet decent university degrees increasingly necessary for anyone wishing to enter the country's fiercely competitive job market, private tuition is a rapidly growing sector with as much as a quarter of 11 - 16 year olds benefitting from it some form1, as families do all they can to better their children's prospects.

With the UK still in the grip of an economic slump, yet decent university degrees increasingly necessary for anyone wishing to enter the country's fiercely competitive job market, private tuition is a rapidly growing sector with as much as a quarter of 11 - 16 year olds benefitting from it some form

ICv2 attributed the slump to the overall economic environment as well as the downturn in retail store environment as represented by the bankruptcy of the Borders bookstore chain.

The concern is that as rates rise it will cost companies more to roll over their obligations, and if earnings begin to slump as economic growth slows, that could blow out leverage ratios and lead to credit - rating cuts.

The near future sees Japan wracked by economic slumps and the attacks of no - good commie terrorists known as the Red May.

When China entered an economic slump, as it has in the last couple of years as the world economy has slowed down, then emissions slow down along with it.

UNITED NATIONS — Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki - moon.

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).

In this case, the change taking place is the reshuffling under way in large law firms «as they move lawyers out of faltering practice areas into those that are less vulnerable — or even thriving — during the economic slump.»

An assessor valued the properties in January 2001, just as the economic slump began.