Sentences with phrase «economy took a fall»

When the economy took a fall, many people who lost their jobs, did not have a safety net.

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With manufacturing already stagnant, the likelihood of falling into a new recession next year increases greatly (remember that interest rates are a long leading indicator, and increases tend to take a year or more to be felt in the real economy).

Wages and prices are assumed to fall proportionally, enabling shrinking economies to «earn their way out of debt» by squeezing out a trade surplus to earn the euros to carry the enormous mortgage debts that fueled the post-2002 property bubble, and the new central bank debt taken on to support the exchange rate.

But most economists believe such extraordinary intervention was necessary, particularly after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the nation's fourth largest investment bank, put the stock market in veritable free fall and took the U.S. economy along with it.

The oil industry might have taken a hit from falling crude prices, but the Texas economy has proven resilient.

 Nominal GDP fell faster (annualized rate of 3 %), as deflation took hold across the broader production economy (led, of course, -LSB-...]

The heavy knowledge that the economy can fall apart at any moment makes it dangerous to take a flier on some untested newcomer.

When Obama took office in 2009, the housing market, like the overall economy, was in free - fall.

Falling crude prices and output are already taking a toll on Latin America's No. 2 economy.

Although Fed officials took strong steps early in the year, including cutting the central bank's benchmark interest rate by more than half during the first four months, it took until the fall for them to realize that the economy had fallen into a severe recession.

Taking both the ISM Manufacturing and Non Manufacturing reports and accounting for their size in the overall economy, the combined reading for December fell to 53.5.

The Index — which has been a good predictor of the path GDP will take — fell by 9.6 points from +0.3 to -9.3 in the third quarter as more businesses lost confidence in the economy.

The President appealed for more patience and understanding from Nigerians as his administration takes steps to safeguard the economy from the shock of falling oil prices.

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

Indeed, where can they go in light of an imploding economy that threatens to take down Pete's indie record label, Debbie's struggling small business and their over-mortgaged house in one fell swoop?

Tatum's Jimmy Logan is an embodiment of an America that has fallen short of its promise to most people: A former high school football star who blew out his knee in college and is now largely useless to the masters of the universe, but for his ability to take commands in the service economy.

This is true, but Republicans also have not restored the funding Democrats cut as they took desperate measures to balance the state budget with the economy in free fall.

New Car Test Drive said it... combines the best features of a great European economy car with those of a sporty Japanese sedan... Don't be surprised when you take this superb Ford Fusion down the road and find yourself enamored with its handling and falling in love with REAL driving all over again.

If the rumors of Amazon's all - digital venture into Brazil are true, with some sources saying these plans are expected to be fully underway by this fall, the ebook distributor would join the likes of Netflix and AirBnB on the list of companies that are quickly expanding into Brazil to take advantage of a growing economy of consumers with money to spend online.

The BarCap U.S. Corporate High Yield - to - Worst 10 - year Treasury spread fell from 5.81 to 4.58, while the US 10 - year Treasury yield bottomed out at 1.32 % on July 6.1 Volatility, in the form of VIX, eased during the third quarter, falling from 15.63 to 13.20.1 Although the economy appeared less vibrant in September, a bias toward higher interest rates, a downward slant in high yield spreads and benign volatility were all favorable for investor risk taking.

Before the economy went south last fall, 29 - year - old teacher Bethany Clay took her long - haired cat, Charlie, to the groomer every six weeks.

That's because the distance of this route falls just a few miles short of what typical transatlantic flights take and slides the trip down to a rate of just 12,500 Avios each way in Economy.

So, before we leap into this story lets take a second for the fallen, for the staff of Xbox World that must now venture into the cruel world and attempt to secure new jobs, always a tricky proposition in today's economy.

An online, player vs. player first person shooter, District 187: Sin Streets takes place at the end of the 21st century amid the fall of the world economy as we know it.

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Australia will unconditionally reduce our emissions by 5 % below 2000 levels by 2020, and by up to 15 % by 2020 if there is a global agreement which falls short of securing atmospheric stabilisation at 450 ppm CO2 - eq and under which major developing economies commit to substantially restrain emissions and advanced economies take on commitments comparable to Australia's.

But the Guardian reports that a dramatic fall in solar module prices, combined with lower installation costs that come with economies of scale, means that solar is now an even more attractive option for homeowners than it was a few short months ago — but homeowners must act now to take advantage before a major government review is planned:

He asked the court to exercise its discretion to review the terms of the settlement on the grounds «dramatic events» had taken place, asserting the state of the global economy and the fall in share price had made the agreement «unfair and unworkable».

In today's economy, some lawyers will fall prey to the money trap, while others still will take a job just because one is available.

Time after time, whether it's work - life balance or flex - time or employing contract attorneys to the panicked reaction to the economy, large law firms fall prey to the lock - step monster, taking an action not because it makes sense strategically or serves long term goals but because everyone else is doing it.

In that time I have seen someone take on the unique challenge of building her personal real estate sales business from the ground up in a time of unprecedented financial hardship in the local economy where home prices have fallen between 60 - 75 % since 2005, to the point that she is the top agent on our team, at the time of this writing, the most productive office in Lake County, and one of the top few agents in the whole of the County.