Sentences with phrase «falling oil prices»

No one is certain as to the overall impacts of falling oil prices on the Canadian economy.

This expensive process just compounds the job and economic prospects of a region already hit by falling oil prices.

Might falling oil prices give the economy a boost?

Wait, I bought consumer discretionary stocks because I thought falling oil prices falling were supposed to be good for the consumer sector.

Everything changed in 2014, when a combination of Western sanctions and falling oil prices created a toxic environment not seen since the 1998 financial crisis.

A good economy and in particular falling oil prices should help push earnings higher.

High exposure to international markets and falling oil prices add to the uncertainty.

Plus, in the past falling oil prices have encouraged home ownership because the costs of driving to work and other activities will fall as well.

The rate cut was an attempt to counteract the effect of falling oil prices and to help achieve its target inflation goal of 2 %.

The state - run enterprise had to deal with falling oil prices at the same time that the Brazilian economy was cooling off dramatically from its heady times during most of the 2000s.

The firm employed a long - short strategy — it went long on the stocks that took a big hit from falling oil prices and shorted those that didn't.

State - owned Petronas is cutting capex and costs but maintaining its payout despite falling oil prices.

While falling oil prices spurred discussion of a provincial sales tax to help plug the hole in the province's royalty revenues, Alberta needs to consider more consequential measures.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on falling oil prices after Iran says it would counter price cuts made by Saudi Arabia.

Depending on where you live, there's legislation pending that will levy more regulations and taxes on fracking, which in a time of rapidly falling oil prices could significantly hurt local energy companies that provide jobs and work for small businesses.

But he said the company delayed because of the «oil crash,» when falling oil prices caused the stock markets to briefly tumble.

Finance Minister Joe Oliver, who is delaying the release of the federal budget until at least April due to uncertainty over falling oil prices, will have to put something on the table soon.

Both regions have very little exposure to the oil industry compared to the South and West and stand to reap the benefits of falling oil prices without bearing the brunt of negative effects.

Chanticleer It is hardly the relief rally Fortescue needed, but the embattled miner's latest production figures have kept the wolves at bay after the lower Australian dollar and falling oil price helped cut costs.

In spite of concerns about how falling oil prices might affect sovereign wealth funds» investment strategies, the funds» have been steadily growing their assets under management well into March of this year, according to a report from...

She spoke with Martin Patriquin about what falling oil prices mean to the community.

Also, even though falling oil prices will hit government revenue, a new goods and services tax is set to help make up the shortfall, Deutsche Bank noted.

Falling oil prices stunted the economy — Texas has diversified considerably, but energy is still the major industry — pushing unemployment above the national average and complicating the state budget process.

U.S. stocks have opened the first full week of 2015 with a steep decline, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 331 points, as falling oil prices weighed on the energy sector.

But the defense contractor experienced a double whammy in 2014 between falling oil prices (triggering cutbacks on energy projects) and the substantial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, reducing the need for the company's services there.

Clearly, the first - order effect of falling oil prices for these companies is lower input costs, with the degree of reduction dependent on both foreign - exchange effects and the companies» degree of exposure to oil prices.

It's highly likely that population growth has slowed in energy - producing areas since July 2015: more recent jobs data have shown that falling oil prices hurt energy - sector employment.

That might be due to concerns about Southwestern's financial struggles over the past several years as the result of its decision to finance a major acquisition with debt, or it could simply be bad timing amid falling oil prices.

It's impossible not to discuss falling oil prices without also touching on Russia, half of whose budget depends on $ 100 - per - barrel oil exports.

Falling oil prices around the world have meant that Canada must diversify its revenue sources and take advantage of other economic opportunities.

«Falling oil prices really put those companies under tremendous pressure,» Neil Beveridge, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., said by phone from Hong Kong.

The party failed to kill off the urban myth that Labour overspending caused the crisis, and gave credibility to Conservative claims about the economy by signing up to austerity - lite; Miliband's personal ratings were never within spitting distance of Cameron's; falling oil prices finally increased real wages; and the SNP «threat» was mercilessly deployed to scare off English voters.

Analysts are already saying a recession is coming soon, signified by falling oil prices which means industry has less demand for oil.

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund proposing to ditch shares in oil & gas companies to protect economy against falling oil price

There's no question falling oil prices have played a big role in recent value declines, but as climate policy gathers momentum and new technologies, such as solar and energy storage, continue their trend of becoming more affordable and ubiquitous the medium - and long - term outlook, especially for coal and oil, looks grim.

The report by PwC Canada and the Urban Land Institute says both foreign and domestic real estate investment will shift in 2016 from Western Canada, where falling oil prices are hurting growth, to the east, where the low loonie is boosting manufacturing.

Faced with falling oil prices, companies are turning to technology startups to make their rigs more efficient

Hit hard by falling oil prices, Marathon resorted to divesting assets,

When Mr. Oliver finally does decide to deliver a budget, he may have more than a few fiscal aftershocks from falling oil prices to manage.

The energy sector went up with the S&P despite falling oil prices.

So while falling oil prices may threaten renewables in the short - term, climate policies have the potential to act as a counterweight, encouraging long - term, low carbon, investment.

Not only that, Texas was at the start of a serious slump brought on by rapidly falling oil prices.

Overall sales of the Buick brand peaked in the 1984 model year, when falling oil prices and the prevailing economic recovery buoyed the sales of traditional full - sized automobiles, in combination with the popularity of newer, smaller offerings and performance oriented turbocharged models.