Sentences with phrase «economic troubles not»

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Though some analysts have worried that the intransigence of European lenders would force Greece into Russia's sphere of influence, it's not clear just what Russia could do for the Greeks, given Russia's own economic troubles amid low oil prices and Western sanctions.

According to a working paper by three Stanford University economists and an economist for eBay Research Labs, posted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, buyers just think auctions aren't worth the trouble — even if it means getting a better price.

And we are not talking just about the recent rise in lipstick sales at Estée Lauder, which is considered by some to be a hot - red indicator of economic trouble (at least on slow news days) on the horizon because consumers tend to turn to less expensive indulgences when losing confidence in the future.

The drawback could be felt strongly if detractors of monetary easing prove right, and in any case monetary easing alone will not solve Europeans» economic troubles.

In my view, a society where big slices of the population don't benefit from economic growth invites trouble.

But as far as Boston is concerned, it's the human cost, not the financial or economic impact, that should trouble us.

Kinder Morgan's acknowledgement that doing business in Canada may not be worth the trouble represents a watershed moment in Canadian economic history

However, there are some things that even the river can't stop, and the wave of economic trouble that swept across the country recently is one of them.

While Greece's troubles are far from over, Philippe Brugere - Trelat, executive vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Mutual Series ®, says it's important not to lose sight of the fact that in much of Europe, the story is one of economic recovery — not collapse.

This selective «colorblindness» is a mighty convenient approach to race in America for white people, for it allows us to paper over America's troubled (and decidedly anti-Christian) history, to discount racism as a thing of the past for which we are no longer responsible, and to ignore persistent racial injustices like mass incarceration, police brutality, voting rights issues, white flight, and economic inequality, all while consistently benefiting from an oppressive system we claim we can not even see.

Obama's presidency is surely in trouble, but given the continuous economic problems and the looming fiscal disaster his approval ratings are remarkably not horrible.

There is no storm (economic downturn, troubles with a spouse, etc.) that Jesus can not help calm.

Not all of their troubles can be blamed on the nation's economic crisis, say critics of the name - it - and - claim - it theology found in some charismatic churches.

But when I asked this question yesterday at our Food Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, I learned that not only does stigma remain a real issue at some schools, there's now a troubling, modern - day twist on the problem: on some campuses, hapless kids standing in the federally reimbursable meal line are having their pictures taken by other students» cell phones, with the photos then uploaded to Facebook and / or texted around the school along with disparaging messages about the child's economic status.

That the new government has decided to tackle a bloated and inefficient public sector is of course good news, but such actions alone will not solve the country's economic troubles.

I expressed my views in this regard on WhatsApp last weekend, «Any country in which its elites consider re-electing a president like Buhari just as thousands of citizens are murdered across the country with not a single person arrested; a president who can not make an intelligent conversation on any policy or global issue with other global leaders; a president whose EFCC and DSS engage in open confrontation; a regime which crippled the economy and relies on cyclical movements in oil prices as its sole economic lever; a regime under which 10 million jobs are lost; and key accusations against top officials are treated with levity; just as the regime appears complicit in the invasion of its senate by thugs and seizure of mace... such a country is in serious trouble, that is if it isn't doomed.

The trouble with a VAT system (or benefit, depending upon your economic and policy preferences), however, is that unlike an income tax, a VAT does not tax investment income that is not spent on VAT taxable goods or services.

«I'm troubled that many of my neighbors have not benefited from the economic recovery since the Great Recession,» he explained.

Cuomo adds that though he is against tax increases, especially in New York, the burden of the economic troubles the U.S. faces can't be put on the middles class entirely.

How amazing is it that we're not really surprised by such overperformance in an otherwise still - troubling economic environment?

If you were two (or more) random people sharing a condo purely for economic reasons, i.e. you are not a family in any sense but each of you would have trouble affording a place on your own, it's common for all the room mates to share the rent or mortgage, utilities, etc, but for one person to collect all the money and write one check to the landlord, etc..

But if the theory behind the Valuation - Informed Indexing model is on the mark, it is not economic conditions that are causing our troubles — it is the largely ignored reality that we borrowed $ 12 trillion from future investors to pay for the bull markets of the late 1990s and that we now need to pay that money back.

With economic troubles being felt by all, it doesn't take long for a few of us to be in need of income to make payments.

Therefore, payday signature loans should certainly will provide you with tiny help and don't turn into a cause of economic trouble back and your loved ones.

Although the gallery has undergone a financially tumultuous period lately, it is not economic troubles that are responsible for the closing of its Beverly Hills location (their other location will remain open), but the impending arrival of the Wilshire / Rodeo metro station.

Scientists and campaigners are pressing with ever stronger language to convince the public, fixated on economic troubles, that efforts to curb heat - trapping gases can not be delayed.

The trouble is, given the increased marginal cost of mitigation, the economic headwinds, and beliefs by many that scientists don't have the climate thing right (per the great post of yesterday regarding Mooney's «Unscientific America») or that the Divine will simply «take care of good people» no matter, I don't see pursuit of mitigation as being something people or politicians are going to back either.

Given persistent debt troubles, the deep divisions between haves and have nots, and wear and tear on the planet's living systems, there's much talk these days of new ways to define, gauge and nurture economic progress.

Indeed, we were brought together by an increasing realization that our global economic troubles aren't just a few bad apples; the problem is indeed the apple tree.

What troubles me is not that errors occur, it's the possibility that erroneous data may be used to determine future economic and public policy.

What's troubling is that even though the science clearly shows that carbon dioxide is not the problem, the politicians have still gone ahead and introduced carbon taxes, cap - and - trade schemes, and whole economic structures, etc., even though the science shows there's no justification for it.

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But the fact that the Olympics are being staged in a developing country, «with all the social, economic, health and environmental challenges that this entails» does not mean we should ignore the troubles.

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency

The contingent fee doesn't have to come out of the verdict to make good economic sense, and it can provide real help to a client in trouble.»

«In a meeting with NAR's leadership, Gary Cohn [director of the National Economic Council under President Donald Trump] said the mortgage interest deduction is in trouble because they don't necessarily believe it's as important as other tax considerations.