Sentences with phrase «times in a struggling economy»

Whether it's tough times in a struggling economy, a lack of resources, or changes in demand, healthy business relationships can help you weather the rough patches.

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TORONTO — The slowdown in the oilpatch is again showing its effects on the wider economy, this time with Telus Corp. citing the struggling Alberta economy along with a very competitive market as factors that took a big bite out of fourth - quarter profits.

Devoting the proper amount of time to do that can be difficult in a struggling economy, but your goals will be more achievable and effective if you do.

In this tough economy, many business owners are finding that customers who have always paid on time are struggling to stay current.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

However much time they have — and in my opinion they are unlikely to have much more than 2 - 3 years in which to get credit growth under control, but there is no science to this so I can not know for sure — as Beijing moves forward in its struggle to rebalance the Chinese economy, we should keep three things in mind:

«The type of Net Neutrality regulations the administration seeks to impose on the Internet threaten to cut off tens of billions of dollars in private investment annually, and will cost our struggling economy good - paying American jobs at a time when we can least afford it.»

In an economy that is still struggling to recover from financial crisis, Millennials are slower to achieve financial independence, even those that have high - level degrees,» says Dan Schawbel, Founder of Millennial Branding and New York Times bestselling author of Promote Yourself.

But at the same time, a steep rise in ANZ's monthly job ads report pointed to further gains in employment, defying fears of a struggling economy.

A more open North Korea will also create more chances for economic development in Chinese cities, such as the border city of Dandong and those struggling to restructure local economy in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, Jin Qiangyi, director of the Asia Research Center at China's Yanbian University in Jilin Province, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

And in terms of the behavior modification, it's often a really good way to reduce power struggles, when your child feels like he is working for something, and working for something doesn't have to be a toy, doesn't have to be something really expensive, it can be positive praise, it could be that they are working special time with you, special activity, we can do a token economy system which is usually the most well known behavior modification intervention, where your child can earn tickets or stickers or poker chips, and sometimes you may want to attach a reward menu to that, so they know that, «Oh, if I can save ten chips I can get this, if I can save 20 chips I can get this».

Osborne's rhetoric was targeted at those in work, however, who are struggling through a time of acute difficulty for the economy.

«At a time when the government is facing a record deficit and New York is still struggling to get its economy back on track, Sen. Gillibrand's vote tonight is stunning,» National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh said in a statement released after the Senate vote had concluded.

The Business Rates Supplements Bill is a bill that is not of its time for a struggling economy in 2009.

He questioned Cuomo's decision to include $ 1 billion in «revenue raisers» — new taxes and fees — at a time when upstate New York's economy continues to struggle.

«He's ramming down the throats of the American people conditions that other countries are not meeting at this point in time, and at a time when our economy is still struggling,» said Rep. Ed Whitfield (R - Ky.).

In this crazy time of ours, living with a shifting economy, global conflicts, high unemployment and many of our friends, family and neighbors struggling to make it all come together, I am finding that often times misfortunes and hardships, though seemingly insurmountable, can actually be transforming — you become a stronger, wiser person, able to truly tap your fullest potential.

The pressure off, they're free to make out like teenagers and fall in love, a happy interlude the film covers with smart economy, so as to spend more time on getting to know this «hot grandma» (she's struggling to keep her middle daughter pregnancy - free through high school), as well as the couple's first big fight, occasioned when she wonders why he still doesn't want to sleep with her after nearly 20 dates.

Behind - the - scenes is a story of a district that grew large during prosperous times, and now struggles to both fund and implement technology growth in a leaner economy.

«That's a tough hit to take any time, but especially in an economy struggling to emerge from a recession,» admitted George Borst, group vice president and general manager of Lexus, during a Sept. 20 presentation in Detroit.

TPE came out just as the US economy was bottoming out, and at the same time the book retail industry was struggling in Canada (because although the Canadian dollar was worth more than US, we were still paying 15 % higher for the same book retail) and in the US major book retail like Barnes & Noble were struggling financially.

«Interest rates on fixed - rate mortgages and the 5 - year hybrid ARM fell once again to all - time record lows this week in a period where the economy struggles to gain momentum and inflation remains very low,» says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist.

«We don't believe that anyone in Ontario who works full time should be struggling to pay their rent, put food on their tables or care for their families — especially when the provincial economy is doing so well,» Flynn said in a statement.

At a time when America's economy is expanding in the low single digits, Japan's economy is struggling and much of Europe is still buried under a mountain of sovereign debt, these markets hold more appeal than ever.

In a world where analysts focus most of their time analyzing performance — what earnings will do, or what the economy will do — and it's no wonder we struggle to predict outcomes.

Like so many other organizations who are struggling in our challenged economy, Forrest and Jenny's need donations of time, money and pet food (pick - up can be arranged).

More below the fold.Speaking to a struggling food economy where grain prices have doubled and some food items in Haiti and Ethiopia are five hundred times greater than normal, Clinton said,

Yet nonprofit groups are also struggling in this economy; some lack staff to train and manage volunteers, while others are suspicious of whether applicants are genuinely committed or are simply biding their time until a paid gig comes along.

Although the economy — and subsequently, the job market — has improved over the past few years, many recent college graduates still struggle to secure full - time jobs in their field of study.

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What might have seemed like doomed timing came with two silver linings: the tremendous upsurge in sales activity and new construction that followed the 2005 storm and the chance to ramp up slowly and mindfully as the economy struggled.

With all the struggles in today's economy, there is no better time to bond together and support each other in any way we can.