Sentences with phrase «for economic troubles»

Have we gotten the diagnosis for our economic troubles wrong?
The authority, created by state law to manage the Olympic venues after the 1980 games ended, has cited lack of snowfall and rising payments to the state's retirement system for its economic troubles.
Rep. Claudia Tenney, a freshman GOP lawmaker, in her own statement blamed Albany for the economic troubles of upstate regions, but said she hoped Trump's comments were taken out of context.

Not exact matches

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.
What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»
A good part of Putin's political success has been based on his record of improving people's welfare, but with no relief in sight for Russia's economic troubles, it may only be a matter a time before the general populace begins to feel the pinch more sharply.
So, while American companies are turning out home assistants focused on entertainment and efficiency, a holographic wife may be a needed balm for Japan's troubled socio - economic landscape.
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.
Martin Wolf, the chief economic commentator for the Financial Times, explores the origins of the recent financial crisis, analyzes why we may still be in trouble and examines how the global economy has since changed.
Though Canadian Business was still profitable, it quickly began losing ground, especially in terms of advertising pages, to ROB, and it became obvious that a sudden economic downturn could mean trouble for the company.
But more than anyone, Mr. Schäuble has come to embody the consensus that has helped shape European economic policy for years: that the path to sustained economic recovery for financially troubled countries is to slash spending, raise taxes when necessary and win back the trust of bond markets and other investors by displaying commitment to fiscal prudence — even if that process imposes deep economic pain as it plays out.
President - elect Donald Trump's economic agenda of fiscal spending and tax cuts, coupled with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates spells trouble for bond holders.
China's corporate debt has been quickly rising relative to economic output, prompting investors to identify and watch for signs of trouble in the bond market.
If Canadians become more focused on economic risks, the thinking goes, they will pay less attention to the Duffy scandal, and they will be more cautious when casting their ballot. In this world - view, it actually helps the Conservatives to talk up bad economic news. This marks a U-turn from earlier messaging, when Conservatives first tried (futilely) to deny the economy was in any trouble at all. With the negative numbers piling up around them, the Tory spin machine has decided to throw in the towel, and try to make a silk purse from this sow's ear. They now want to emphasize the gloomy economic outlook (while simultaneously, of course, evading blame for contributing to it at all).
This is especially true for those who managed to come out of the recent economic troubles.
Gold has earned a justifiable reputation for safeguarding investors throughout the ages from economic troubles and financial crises alike.
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.
Humphrey gave the kind of finishing speech that all Democratic candidates, especially those in trouble, had been giving since the days of Franklin Roosevelt: vote for the Republicans and you're back to unemployment, bread lines, and general economic disaster.
Finally, we have learned that prevention of mental and emotional problems must include concern for the economic, social, and environmental problems which trouble entire communities and form the foundation for specific instances of mental illness and breakdown.
There are a number of important arguments for why Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom: the need to avoid further economic turbulence in already troubled times; the benefits of being a relatively large country with far - reaching international influence; and the long history and common values that we share with the Scots.
Changes in economic policy create winners and losers; when the would - be losers are a powerful bloc within the government, the push for reform is going to have trouble finding traction.
Nick Clegg's demands today for an emergency tax on Britain's wealthiest — in order to rescue Britain from its economic troubles — was effectively slammed shut by the Chancellor this morning.
A second round of funding, $ 500 million, in the budget was approved for the so - called «Buffalo Billion» program, started by Cuomo to address western New York's economic troubles.
A lot of the government's troubles this month have been laid at the feet of the Budget, and while Conservative supporters are more positive about it than other voters — as we would expect — there are signs that the government's reputation for economic credibility has taken a hit.
But corruption case has been even more troubling for Cuomo in that it has gone to the heart of a signature effort for him: upstate economic development.
Projects range from economic development aid for troubled regions, to funding the $ 4 billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge on the New York State Thruway over the Hudson River.
The project was delayed for over a decade because of a myriad of obstacles, including a long U.L.U.R.P process and trouble securing funding after the economic crisis, Rapfogel said.
Senate Republicans have also rejected Cuomo's plan to hold an economic development competition for the troubled upstate region.
We have continuously advocated for the development of a strategy tailored to the Adirondack Park, citing a sense of urgency given some of the troubling findings of APRAP in terms of community and economic sustainability in many Adirondack areas.
One report is actually a pointed analysis of the recently enacted state budget, with a warning of economic troubles ahead, and the other an unflattering portrait of how the governor's economic development engine, Empire State Development, which handles billions, has systematically failed to meet statutorily mandated reporting requirements for a vast array of programs and initiatives.
In addition to the troubling fiscal state, the Consensus report described the stagnant economic development that has plagued Syracuse for decades: low - level economic performance, high concentration of poverty and significant loss of population.
YouGov President, Peter Kellner, discusses some of the findings from YouGov research for the Resolution Foundation about the economic troubles which have left a deep mark on the public opinion.
In an editorial in Science last week titled «Australia needs a strategy,» Chubb, a neuroscientist by training who has served as chief scientist since May 2011, wrote: «It troubles me that Australia remains the only country among the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) without a science or technology strategy.»
From a US political standpoint, though, I find it troubling that for the US to «do» something about global warming, such as joining the Kyoto Protocol, would require potentially serious negative economic impacts on the US economy.
Having run into trouble at Princeton for his ties to online gambling and now in debt for thousands, math whiz Richie Furst (Timberlake)-- whose once - promising Wall Street career was killed by the»08 economic crisis — discovers he's been cheated out of his money by an offshore gambling site.
, the fact they've done more for gaming than microsoft / sony, has tried to move gaming forward even through economic troubles.
While the short - term economic outlook for the United States is relatively good, the report says, worsening, long - term social problems such as poor - performing schools continue to trouble the nation.
Spurred by concerns about international competition, economic troubles, and a perceived stagnation or regression in student performance outlined by the now famous 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, the standards debate gained new life as politicians looked for ways to clarify goals, measure progress, and hold schools accountable.
Despite the nation's troubled economic times, voters across the country approved several state and local ballot measures Nov. 5 that call for billions of dollars in new spending on school programs for students of all ages.
Release of the PISA results in 2004, for instance, led to headlines like «Economic Time Bomb» (Kronholz, 2004) and «Math + Test = Trouble for the U.S. Economy» (Chaddock, 2004).
On the other hand, there are many non profit financial institutions providing personal loans for people in financial troubles to help them go through a temporary complex economic situation.
«The stress is moving from residential mortgages that are still in deep trouble, to commercial real estate, where they are just starting to recognize that they're going to have massive, massive losses,» Mr. Roubini of RGE Global Monitor told reporters after a presentation for a World Economic Forum report on the global financial system.
For example, borrowers may have trouble finding a job and repaying loans in an economic downturn.
For example, many investors drawn to emerging market bond funds in recent years by payouts that were sometimes more than twice that of U.S. Treasuries have experienced double - digit losses over the past 12 months, as growth prospects for emerging market economies have begun to fade in the face of China's economic troubles and falling commodity pricFor example, many investors drawn to emerging market bond funds in recent years by payouts that were sometimes more than twice that of U.S. Treasuries have experienced double - digit losses over the past 12 months, as growth prospects for emerging market economies have begun to fade in the face of China's economic troubles and falling commodity pricfor emerging market economies have begun to fade in the face of China's economic troubles and falling commodity prices.
That search for political stability and economic security desire leads to billions in gold being purchased around the world when there is trouble in important areas.
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.
When discussing the ongoing success of the pet care market, even in the thick of a troubled economic climate, many industry observers are quick to point to the love that pet owners have for their companion animals as the primary driver of this trend — and rightfully so.
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