Sentences with phrase «lackluster growth in»

The results suggest consumers are cautiously optimistic but remain concerned with lackluster growth in income and jobs.

The National Retail Federation cut its full - year sales growth expectations Wednesday from 4.1 percent to 3.5 percent, due to what NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay deemed «lackluster growth in our economy.»

Not exact matches

Investors will also be watching to see if Berkshire's lackluster railroad business, BNSF, can continue to improve its revenue growth after seeing a 3 % revenue gain in the first quarter.

The firm had taken a bearish view on Exxon due to challenges in its European natural gas operations, «lackluster» growth in oil and gas production, a pricey acquisition in U.S. shale fields and the lack of share buybacks.

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).

Faced with lackluster sales of smartphones in the United States, Apple has bet on China as a major new growth engine.

«The lackluster economy combined with significant long - term concerns have caused many owners of small - to medium - sized businesses to slow their growth activities,» Insperity chairman and chief executive officer Paul J. Sarvadi said in a statement.

«We will know the labor market is getting tight when we do see a more meaningful upward move in wages,» Powell said in response to a reporter's question as to whether he was satisfied with the pace of wage growth, which remains lackluster by most accounts.

These are not a surprise in the context of multiple structural headwinds including lackluster real wage growth, rising healthcare expenditures and unequal distribution of economic gains.»

Italy's fragile economy was also a feature in the run - up to the election with somewhat lackluster growth and an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent dominating the debate.

As Business Insider's Sam Ro wrote: «Golub believes 2015, as in 2014, will be highlighted by healthy US GDP growth, lackluster global growth with China and Japan getting worse, elevated profit margins, low volatility, and most multiple expansion, that is higher price / earnings (P / E) multiples.

The increase in gross domestic product was faster than Wall Street expected and suggests the U.S. economy remains on a steady if lackluster growth path halfway through the year.

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.

Since the end of quantitative easing in the U.S. in October 2014, lackluster global economic growth and a marked divergence among central bank policies has led to a difference in the real and forecast interest rates in one country versus another.

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.

The share price growth is likely to be reflected in the future share price, although recent earnings and share price have been lackluster.

With today's lackluster jobs report, the Labor Department is now estimating that the economy added an average of 94,000 jobs per month in December and January, which is barely enough to keep up with population growth.

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.

In the US, the Fed accomplished this goal as equities levitated despite lackluster economic and corporate earnings growth.

(listed from latest to earliest) Nov 16 — is cleantech growth a silver lining in our lackluster climate efforts?

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.

Mark Wiedman, Global Head of iShares at BlackRock, says: «Despite lackluster equity markets in 2015, the global ETF industry set a new growth record of USD347 billion.

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

In the US, the Fed accomplished this goal as equities levitated despite lackluster economic and corporate earnings growth.

Since the recession we have seen lackluster gains in labor productivity, a major driver of GDP growth.

In each case, it is worthwhile to note the lackluster annualized returns of both large and growth indexes, relative to the strong annualized returns delivered by all of the indexes labeled small or value.

Cash cow business with solid entrenchment with MS Office and the like, along with potential growth in the cloud, but the lackluster management moves (bad acquisitions) and lack of innovation has kept me away so far.

FFXIII's character growth is quite lackluster in comparison, but different enemies require very different approaches and strategies, and I found myself switching constantly between paradigms to keep up.

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.

At a time when the majority of national franchise brands are contracting in response to lackluster market conditions, one notable exception is Keller Williams, which has continued to see a net growth in agents and numbers of offices.

In spite of lackluster retail sales growth in recent months and a slowing economy, regional mall REITs continued their solid performance in third quarter 2007.In spite of lackluster retail sales growth in recent months and a slowing economy, regional mall REITs continued their solid performance in third quarter 2007.in recent months and a slowing economy, regional mall REITs continued their solid performance in third quarter 2007.in third quarter 2007...

Ten - X, in a recent report on the office sector, argues that despite the growth in employment in the country, demand remains «lackluster,» as technology and workstyle changes have cut the amount of office space needed per worker by a third.

Despite the reasonably robust pace of employment growth, GDP growth has been lackluster and has averaged 2.1 % since the bottom of the recession in 2009.

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.

Despite the reasonably robust pace of employment growth, GDP growth has been lackluster and has averaged 2.1 percent since the bottom of the recession in 2009.