Sentences with phrase «sluggish economy»

This knowledge and wage gap is especially wide during sluggish economies, when employers have their pick of better - educated applicants.

This is no small feat given the frustration voters have been feeling both about the process of government and the lingering sluggish economy.

During sluggish economies, homes may take longer periods to sell.

Car folks like to hate on CVTs, because this type of transmission is usually used in sluggish economy cars with a mind for maximum efficiency.

30 Year Fixed Rate Loan at a Cost of One Point: 3.5 % * (APR = 3.73 %) Rates remain low, as central banks the world over continue to use monetary stimulus to revive sluggish economies in a grand experiment that will probably not end well, according to many commentators.

Federal and state grants are drying up and the still sluggish economy is affecting our sales tax growth.

This activity has been spurred by the prevailing market ideology, by the concomitant deregulation of the financial markets and the growth of the financial services industry and by the combination of a, fairly sluggish economy with a hot stock market that encourages paper profiteering rather than investment in plant and product.

Stefanik sat down with NCPR reporter David Sommerstein and began by talking what she would do to change the North Country's stubbornly sluggish economy.

Jason Hornett, portfolio manager with Bissett Investment Management, says consumer staples stocks are good bets in the current sluggish economy.

In fact, there are more pets than people in the U.S. And, as a show of their affection, American spending on pets has nearly doubled, despite the recent sluggish economy.

Adding to all of these factors is a relentlessly sluggish economy, combined with continued pressure on the firms to bow to the demands of a client base with more options for legal services and in - house counsel clients with shrinking budgets.

Because of the continued sluggish economy in the U.S., his practice had slowed considerably.

Such an expansion is not only bad for the overall health of New York State's already sluggish economy, it would force many private construction companies out of business.

And, that's a good thing for a party who has drawn lots and lots of negative attention over the past few weeks — from the still sluggish economy to the debate over the proposed New York City Islamic center to the pending House ethics trials for Reps. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D - Calif.).

Many are also concerned about Canada's looming debt burden, and the implications of a sluggish economy paired with falling tax revenues.

But many economists warn the stimulus could give the sluggish economy only a temporary jolt if the government fails to follow through with politically more difficult economic reforms.

Right now, for instance, we are in a definite job seeker's market, and you might have to pay more to hire someone than you would in a sluggish economy.

After being elected in 2007 using the slogan «Work more to earn more,» Sarkozy inherited a nation with a sluggish economy, high unemployment, declining competitiveness and low productivity.

Near the end of August, the price of oil dipped under $ 40 a barrel for the first time in more than six years, further imperiling Canada's sluggish economy.

While I've written that we're in the midst of a «new norm» where a sluggish economy with little growth is to be expected, in my book that beats 2009's downward spiral.

According to exit polls, more than half of voters still blamed George W. Bush for the sluggish economy.

High - end businesses are suffering thanks to a still - sluggish economy, says Strapagiel, and there are too many entrants in the cheap aisle.

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These nations believed that rates «less than zero» would spur their sluggish economies.

Instead, they expect to be defeated by the invisible force called a «sluggish economy.»

The drive to lower health care costs and a sluggish economy have created headwinds across the medical - device sector.

The Federal Reserve is expected to begin the transition early next year, scaling back its $ 85 - billion - a-month in bond purchases that have injected cash into the sluggish economy to boost growth.

Grier says many investors in today's sluggish economy are now looking beyond percentages when it comes to return on investment.

At the same time, consumption has been falling due to a still - sluggish economy, improved vehicle fuel efficiency and changing driving habits.

«Indeed, he would have to juggle between stimulating a sluggish economy and convincing investors of his fiscal rectitude, while keeping an eye on the political implications of it all.»

Despite the sluggish economy, revenue has climbed 14 % since her arrival.

He attributes this to a sluggish economy, and to the historically socialist government that imposes large taxes on businesses and individuals for the sake of subsidizing health care and education.

It may sound too good to be true, especially given the sluggish economy.

There could be several factors that had investors on edge — including news that North Korea had completed a fifth nuclear missile test and the European Central Bank had declined to announce additional measures to help stimulate Europe's sluggish economy — but many strategists pointed to a speech Friday morning by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, in which he said that «a reasonable case can be made» for tightening interest rates in the U.S..

Bernanke, the widely criticized chairman of the Federal Reserve, shot back Sunday evening at the inflation hawks who claim quantitative easing — the Fed's plan to buy $ 600 billion of Treasury debt over eight months, in hopes of boosting asset prices and nudging a sluggish economy forward — will send inflation soaring and destroy the dollar.

Meantime, as its Brazilian business deals with a sluggish economy, in the U.S. Fogo's concept seems to have been well - received by consumers.

Our economy has increasingly been financialized, and the result is a sluggish economy with stagnant wages.

For the second time in seven months, Poloz whipsawed markets with prepared comments to reporters after the rate decision was released Wednesday, saying that the central bank «actively» considered adding stimulus to prop up a sluggish economy.

These reforms have helped to revive the sluggish economy and to discard some of the unproductive bureaucratic controls.

In a video posted on «The Response» web site, Perry said he hopes worshipers at the event will help kick - start the nation's sluggish economy.

From the perils of prohibition to today's sluggish economy, O&W has remained agile.

Over the past several years, the company has worked diligently to overcome issues such as bottle tax regulations, smoking bans in bars and restaurants, and a sluggish economy that has deflated alcohol sales across Michigan.

The opening of Hot Dog on a Stick's new storefront location is in part a response to the sluggish economy, Sonia says.

Australia's central bank cut its cash rate to a record low of 2.25 percent on Tuesday as it sought to spur a sluggish economy while keeping downward pressure on the local dollar.

Board president Lorry Werhane says he doesn't regret the payments, but the district has stopped giving out new bonuses and is hiring an outside firm to review compensation policies because of the sluggish economy.

OSV's «$ 5 Friday» discount is a way to offset the sluggish economy and high gas prices and make the museum more accessible for people on a budget.

Recent signs of a recovering housing market have prompted Orland Park officials to pull the plug on discounted development fees that were put in place three years ago to help builders in a sluggish economy.