Sentences with phrase «economic times seem»

What these mean is pure business opportunity, even when economic times seem shaky.

Not exact matches

The economic crisis magnified this venomous cycle: «Whether it's financial bailouts or oil spills, it seems every time one turns on the television there is some executive testifying before Congress... blaming other organizations rather than taking any accountability.»
That might all seem normal in a time of burst bubbles and economic recession.
At the same time, the rate of self - employment has barely budged so it seems clear that much of this big shift has been tax - motivated rather than reflecting changes in actual economic activity.
On the form he showed at the Masters, Woods still seems a good bet to break Jack Nicklaus» record of 18 major tournament wins; but the revenue records the tour set in the last decade, before the bursting of the Tiger bubble and the broader American economic bubble, are unlikely to be improved any time soon.
In that case, high GDP growth levels simply disguise the seeming collapse of underlying economic growth in a way that has happened many times before — always in the late stages of similar apparent investment - driven growth miracles.
The times seem to be bringing a lot of great ideas to the surface, but the existing financial apparatus would probably find funding these ideas, especially in the current economic climate, too risky.
The yellow metal, which has historically been sought by investors during times of political and economic uncertainty, is also strengthening now that a U.S. interest rate hike seems less and less likely post-Brexit.
For a time, it seemed as if France's financial problems were over, until the Mississippi Bubble popped and Law's trading company shares and paper bank notes plunged in value and threw France into an even greater economic crisis than it had before the bubble.
I followed up and asked him if he wasn't somewhat more concerned now, given the political and economic divisions that seem so acute and don't appear to be getting any better for the time being.
Now there are times that the yield curve is inverted because we are predicting a slowdown in the economy but I don't think, you know, here we are into the eighth year of economic expansion, ninth maybe, and it doesn't really seem to be any particular reason that that economic expansion is going to die any time soon, so the traditional inverted yield curve «we're about to go into recession» I don't see.
Natalia Orlova, head economist at Alfa Bank, said the central bank might now take more time over interest rate cuts that could boost growth: «Based on economic logic... it seems to me that it is dangerous to hurry with a rate cut in such uncertain conditions.»
Conservative spokesmen have pointed to the «trickling down» of the benefits of economic growth as the ultimate solution to racial problems; they have at times seemed to court the support of segregationist elements; and they remain at this late date without a positive program of action aimed at narrowing the yawning chasm separating the black poor from the rest of the nation.
At a time when individual tribulations seem to have grown with increasingly difficult economic times, it's no wonder that the ballroom was filled with at least 200 people from as far as New York, New Jersey and Virginia, many with testimonies of being cured of ailments from chronic sinus issues and financial woes, to smoking cessation and the disappearance of tumors.
It seems to be clear that the Church in America in our time like Church in any place at any time is deeply influenced in its institutional forms by the political and economic society with which it lives in conjunction.
Even in tough economic times and when citizen voices seem little heeded in politics.
It would seem more rational to draw the conclusion that in the circumstances of the time, increasing GDP was a rather ineffective way of improving economic welfare.
It seems like you are unfamiliar with the economic systems of the time.
Since none of them seems to have paid much attention to the strict and historically precise technical description of what I (along with traditional economic historians) mean by «capitalism,» and all seem to confuse the concept (in good American libertarian fashion) with any sort of trade or barter in general, I can only recommend that they return to the original article and read the passages they apparently skimmed over the first time.
While we on the matter... what a total farce on contract renewal, even the spuds seem to have got that sorted out — renewing long before time, and not paying out hefty wages either — I believe Kane is their top earner on # 125k, and for someone with an economic degree, how does Wenger not understand that having someone with a long contract makes not only financial sense, but sense in terms of the teams stability as well?
He seems to be talking about bad economic times and Washington gridlock.
«With such great wealth concentration at the top of the economic ladder, and working people having a harder and harder time,» Gianaris said, «it seems fair to me that we should ask a little bit more on a temporary basis to make sure mass transit is working for everybody.»
For a time, Labour's economic policy seemed to be «cut a little less»,» she told Prospect.
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that proponents of hydro - fracking in New York State have not spent time in the FingerLakes Region where the long - term economic benefits of tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, etc far outweigh the short - term profits and potential damage and contamination to a most beautifully natural and economically valuable treasure of a region.
Sadly, the prospect of resuscitating the public sphere does not seem likely at a time when, rather than engaging in critical debate, the majority of 99 % is engaged in a daily battle for economic survival.
Sadly, some people can't seem to put partisan instincts to one side — as this report commissioned by the Yes campaign just before Christmas showed - you may also like to read this blog from the very same author who, a year ago, wisely said: «At a time of economic crisis, when people are calling for clear leadership and direction, it would be foolish to abolish a [voting] system that carries out these functions.»
While the good economic time rolled on, it didn't seem to matter, but Brown wanted the top seat at the Cabinet table.
While this may seem intuitive — firms have more cash in a thriving economy and as a result, can afford to spend more on customer experience initiatives — how customers respond to improvements in customer experience during changing economic times had not been examined.
While many businesses around the globe are experiencing some tough economic times, there seems to be at least one industry that is flourishing.
Koro makes repeated reference to the heir that will bring his people «out of the darkness,» but Caro seems less concerned with evoking the economic or socio - political baggage bringing the film's characters down than she is with telling the same sappy tale of patriarchal perseverance we've seen so many times before.
It almost feels like a sin to take delivery of a shiny new Aston Martin DB9 in the midst of one of the worst economic disasters in the history of the country, but it seems even more ludicrous to turn down time behind the wheel of one of the most gorgeous cars on the road, so we spent a weekend cruis
While employee theft has always been an ugly part of our business, it always seems to get uglier during tough economic times.
Floraday didn't mind, though, offering that «the understated look of the Genesis seems very appropriate for these economic times.
This country has been through some tough times but it seems Texans may be leading the way to economic recovery, and it is because of the spirit that lives in each of us.
[My portfolio's clearly a life - time endeavour, so it changes v slowly, no matter how compelling turning on a dime might seem each day as the pundits mouth off] And illustrating the luck of the draw here, my most successful holding last year was actually a luxury goods stock — clearly, a company intent on building & maintaining an economic moat — but unfortunately it never quite made it onto the blog.
`... be followed by a scenario where, almost at the snap of a finger, economic growth, risk appetite and especially inflation will start firing monstrously on all cylinders... Therefore, there seems to be plenty of time to kill before you really need to jump into those real asset / inflation pure plays.»
But only to be followed by a scenario where, almost at the snap of a finger, economic growth, risk appetite and especially inflation will start firing monstrously on all cylinders... Therefore, there seems to be plenty of time to kill before you really need to jump into those real asset / inflation pure plays.
Although people who are older than me chide me and say that this is something that happened all the time, it seems new to me that, in the past five years or so, economic value is conferred on a work of art because of its auction price, and only because of its auction price.
It appears that in times of war and economic turmoil, we in America tend to become more «reductive», which seems pretty natural.
We live in a time when progress and destruction — physical, economic, and sociological — seem to go hand in hand.
Strong expectations for this year's auctions are also backed by the fact that, for the first time in what seems like forever, the political and economic backdrop is relatively stable.
Another leading paper El Mundo stated that this was the right time to see IMMA's Collection «This seems the right moment to show what is being made in the visual arts in Ireland, especially after the big cultural and economic boom of the last decade».
Showing the likes of Gordon Matta - Clark (at Galerie Thomas Schulte), Philip Guston (Aurel Scheibler), or Lynn Chadwick (Blain Southern), it seems, not only promises economic success but assures something like conceptual solidity, while at the same time offering the appeal of DIY materiality and an art - historical frame of reference.
The possibilities that political leaders will soon agree to effective climate policies seem to be close to zero, they are, as James Lovelock noted in «The Revenge of Gaia», only seeking just as Chamberlain 1938 to gain time, and they are not very interested in the realm, because most or all of them subscribe to the by far leading religion of our times: the neoclassical so - called economic «science», which is based on a lot of completely unrealistic assumptions, see fx.
At the same time, I am as I've said before somewhat disappointed by the magnitude of the efforts suggested by the two candidates, neither of which seem to me to be in keeping with our technological and economic capability.
In these difficult economic times it almost seems foolish to single - handedly undertake such vast changes when the rest of the world is ignoring the problem.
If we don't cut emissions soon, the current economic crisis will seem like a little blip on the radar in 20 years time.
But if the timing and masses are ready for a shift, what we seem to be lacking is the man or woman to pull together the big ideas and next steps in this economic evolution.
«Nearly a decade after the crash, the mainstream media still seems hell - bent on portraying people born between 1982 and 2004 as a bunch of decadent and «fun - employed» narcissists who piss their parents» money away on matcha green tea lattes, spend too much time Instagramming their pets, and are thus responsible for the economic rut they're stuck in.
Though given the present economy, major pay increases for associates seem unlikely here in the United States, over in India, law firms are hiking salaries — as much as 100 percent — to retain talent, as reported in India's Economic Times.
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