Sentences with phrase «for lackluster growth»

The United States doesn't have to settle for lackluster growth.

Not exact matches

If we want to break past lackluster economic growth rates and make meaningful change in lives and livelihoods, we need to move beyond incremental innovation (think slightly - better iPhones) toward revolutionary innovation (think new energy systems, next - generation electronics, and cures for Cancer and Alzheimer's).

The lackluster performance has revealed a hard truth about the quality of investments made during the peak years: A large number of inexperienced funds bought at inflated prices and settled for taking minority stakes, which left them little room to maneuver when growth slowed in markets like China and India.

Lackluster global economic growth in 2014 and 2015 correspondingly reduced the demand for a wide range of commodities, including oil.

But yesterday, in a prescient story on the technology blog ReCode, reporter Kara Swisher wrote that Rowghani was taking blame internally for the social networks» lackluster membership growth.

Trump and many Republicans in Congress contended that the stricter regulations were too burdensome for financial institutions and were a key reason why economic growth since the Great Recession ended in 2009 had been lackluster.

BANGKOK (AP)-- Shares were higher Monday in Asia, as investors shrugged off disappointing growth data from the U.S. and lackluster but better - than - expected manufacturing figures for China.

Home values in the area are still 30 percent below their 2006 peak, according to the Global Real Estate Bubble Index for 2017, published by UBS Wealth Management's chief investment office, which blamed sluggish employment and lackluster economic and income growth.

Industrials are likely to provide lackluster returns over the coming years given the dour economic outlook for global growth.

We see the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) interest rate hikes being put on hold for now amid lackluster growth and economic uncertainty, while the European Central Bank (ECB) looks to be running into diminishing returns from negative rates.

Skeptics might well ask: Are management teams simply stretching for returns, or are they pursuing creative and disruptive strategies to spur shareholder returns amid an environment of lackluster growth and a dearth of investment opportunities?

Additionally, this cycle stands out for its divergence between the lackluster economic growth — average real GDP is 1.3 % since 2009 — and the stock market, which, thanks in part to unprecedented monetary stimulus, is up nearly fourfold since its 2009 low.

The outlook for both years would mark an improvement over the economy's lackluster growth of 1.6 percent in 2016, its weakest performance since 2011.

The industry recognition has fueled a tremendous growth in sales for the computer manufacturer in spite of a lackluster year for the PC industry.

Thanks to lackluster global growth, and rock - bottom interest rates in the United States — and even negative rates in other parts of the world — investors face the choice of either accepting lower income or increasing risk in their bond portfolios in the search for yield.

Shire's stock was hit by lackluster growth prospects for 2018 and concerns about increasing competition in several existing products.

Even though there has been a lot of commentary around current high stock valuations against lackluster earnings growth for the S&P 500, it is «neither practical or precise» for an investor to use this as a basis for lowering their exposure to stocks or selling their portfolio.

I've been away for the past couple of months, but even if I hadn't been there wasn't much to write about; the equity markets have continued their slow climb despite lackluster US economic growth.

The countries, seen as safe havens for capital by skittish investors, are essentially being paid to hold onto those investors» money and are encouraging spending to combat lackluster growth, as well as levels of inflation that are considered unhealthy in the marketplace.

Spooked by lackluster forecasts for holiday sales growth, U.S. retailers cut one - and two - year store opening plans in August, according to the National Retailer Demand Monthly report produced by RBC Capital Market...

The retail real estate industry holds high expectations for this year's RECon convention, taking place in Las Vegas from May 19 through May 22, in spite of lingering concerns about the pace of the country's economic growth and lackluster consumer confidence.

RetailSails took the lackluster sales growth as another indication that the consumer still feels uncomfortable spending and will only shop for discretionary goods when offered steep discounts.