Sentences with phrase «economy in a slump»

With the competition keener than ever and the economy in a slump, you need to prepare for your job interview thoroughly.

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The energy slump has brought much of Alberta's economy to a standstill, but in downtown Edmonton, construction cranes fill the air.

It's hard to verify independently the claims of retail traders who say they have made good money this year, when worries about a slowing Chinese economy and the slumping oil price have wiped up to $ 8 trillion from world stock markets in January alone.

having 24 plants in Russia reduces the impact of sanctions, but the slumping economy is hurting sales.

Already in March most indicators have disappointed: the U.S. economy added a dismal 88,000 jobs last month, less than half as many as analysts expected; retail sales dropped 0.4 %, the largest decline since June of 2012; and this week durable goods orders, out last Wednesday, plunged 5.7 %, nearly twice the tumble expected and likely a sign that U.S. factories have entered a slump.

It narrows in times of high spirits, when steady winds speed an already smoothly - sailing economy, the indicators look great, and stock prices advance consistently, sans lurching jumps and slumps.

«Back in 2008, during the turn in the economy, there was a slump in our company,» spokesman Steve Heisner told the Los Angeles Times.

A larger export market would be welcome to Belarus, whose economy has been battered this year by a slump in the currency of Russia, a key trading partner and source of remittances from migrant workers.

The Caribbean economy has been in a slump for several years, affected by the global financial crisis, which caused a slowdown in tourist visits to regions like the Cayman Islands, Barbados and the Bahamas.

There, authorities are desperate to boost a sector key to the economy that slumped due to a failed coup d'etat and attacks in 2016, when tourism revenue fell almost 30 percent.

During a Saturday session at the symposium, such a slump in expectations about inflation and about other aspects of the economy was cited as a central problem complicating central banks» efforts to reach inflation targets and dimming prospects in Japan and Europe.

The city, like the rest of the U.S., was stuck in a decades - long entrepreneurial slump that had left its economy dependent on a handful of big, staid corporations — corporations that were pulling up stakes to head overseas at a rate that alarmed local leaders.

The post-crisis slump in international trade was initially concentrated among advanced economies, particularly in Europe.

The housing industry has shown gradual gains in the second quarter after the world's largest economy slumped in the first three months of the year.

Its kiwi counterpart slumped to seven - month lows of $ 0.8078 and steadied just off that level even after data showed the New Zealand economy grew at an enviable annual pace of 3.9 percent in the second quarter, roughly in line with expectations.

The economy has been in a growth and employment slump since 2010, with economic growth and employment growth falling year after year.

In a dress rehearsal for this November's mid-term election, Democrats and Republicans vied last week for who could denounce the banks and blame the other party the most for the giveaways to Wall Street that have swollen the public debt since September 2008, pushing the federal budget into deficit and the economy into a slump.

Democrats Say «Bye» to Populist Option In a dress rehearsal for this November's mid-term election, Democrats and Republicans vied last week for who could denounce the banks and blame the other party the most for the giveaways to Wall Street that have swollen the public debt since September 2008, pushing the federal budget into deficit and the economy into a slump.

So how has CMIT Solutions, the managed IT provider for small businesses, thrived as the overall economy slumped in those years?

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Angola is Africa's second - largest oil producer behind Nigeria, and like its West African counterpart, where the slump in oil prices forced a reconsideration of its dependence on oil, Angola now faces the challenge of having to restructure its economy to reduce its vulnerability to oil shocks.

Residents talk about the collapse of the naira, Nigeria's currency, caused by the slump in oil revenues, which are crucial for Africa's biggest economy.

For the past few years, the Finance Minister has been trying to prevent Canadian house prices and consumer debts from rising too quickly — without causing a major slump in the real estate market that would hurt the economy.

As the slumping economies have underscored the continent's growing vulnerability to changes in China, they have quieted much of the heady talk of «Africa rising,» a catchphrase that symbolized the continent's fortunes.

The economy might be in a slump, but people are investing money into funds that will bring good rates of return when the state of the economy improves.

3M's long and stable dividend history mean that investors can rest assured that 3M likely won't pull back on its dividend payouts when the market slumps or if the economy takes a nosedive — and that's a reassuring thought when you're relying on dividend income in your retirement years.

Activity in other parts of east Asia is bouncing back from the effects of SARS, which saw a sharp slump in tourist arrivals and undermined domestic spending with the result that output fell in many economies in the June quarter.

Before May, the housing industry had shown gradual gains in the second quarter after the world's largest economy slumped in the first three months of the year.

Last year, when load - shedding reached its peak over a three - year period, the economy recorded its lowest growth in 15 years: expanding by 3.9 percent mainly, on due to a slump in commodities prices and energy supply deficit, which affected the manufacturing, industries and services sectors... the biggest contributors to the country's GDP.

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 economy over the last three years has seen a slump in growth rate down from 7.4 % in 2013, to a projected 4.2 % in 2016.

The slump in oil prices exposed the weakness of our economy for even the blind to see.

The country is currently going through an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme aimed at helping to stabilise the economy, after GDP growth had slumped in 2014 due to falling commodities prices, high inflation, fiscal problems and a soaring public debt.

A Reuters poll taken this week showed Nigeria's economy broke out of a long slump in the second quarter with a median forecast for 1.55 percent year - on - year growth while South Africa quit shrinking with 2.2 percent quarter - on - quarter growth.

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.

The announcement on reform came on the day Brown received some good news as the first increase in industrial output in more than a year signalled the economy was recovering from the sharpest slump since the second world war.

As the U.S. economy slumped between 2008 and 2012, multiple surveys showed Americans» belief in climate change dropped about 10 percentage points before rebounding.

That sounds like a hefty increase for a domestic research agency when the economy is in a slump, a war against Iraq looms, and the budget deficit is growing.

Thanks to the slump in the world economy, U.S. car exports took a hit: They fell about 40 percent in dollar terms.

So do many other senior politicians, who see the MITI plan as not only essential for lifting the Japanese economy out of its present slump, but also as a way of ensuring a technological lead in the 21st century.

The film plays out quietly as the long days of summer stretch to weeks and even months, until eventually unexpected events prod out of her slump and force her to face the difficult search for a job and a career in a country struggling with two decades of a flatlining economy.

It's not news that Mitsubishi has been in a bit of a slump lately, following the fuel economy scandal that revealed some of its vehicles didn't hit the mpg figures it advertised in Asian markets.

This is particularly the case with the Nigerian economy, which has suffered greatly from a slump in oil prices.

Authors Guild says median income for members has fallen 24 % in five years, with piracy, Amazon and publishing economies contributing to slump in earnings

The bank also said the bulk of the oil slump's negative effects will strike the Canadian economy in the first half of 2015 — and could be more front loaded than it had predicted.

(It was 1991; the economy was in yet another post-recession slump.)

Before the consequences of the housing market's collapse are explained, it is important to clarify why a slump in housing had such a profound effect on the broader economy of the United States, and subsequently, the world economy.

3M's long and stable dividend history mean that investors can rest assured that 3M likely won't pull back on its dividend payouts when the market slumps or if the economy takes a nosedive — and that's a reassuring thought when you're relying on dividend income in your retirement years.

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Gyrating stock values, slumping oil prices, turmoil in foreign currency markets, predictions of slow growth or even deflation abroad... Suddenly, the outlook for the global economy and financial markets looks far different — and much dicier — than just a few months ago.