Sentences with phrase «weak job numbers»

Contracts for new home sales disappointed in September, after a strong August and a run of weak job numbers.

Executives faced investor headwinds, as the fallout from the Facebook (FB) debacle, weak job numbers and the European debt crisis had shaken investor confidence in new listings.

Some traders anticipate strong (especially surprisingly strong) jobs reports as short - term stock market buying opportunities, while hoping to pounce on unexpectedly weak jobs numbers in the opposite direction.

Not exact matches

Superstorm Sandy's damage and fiscal cliff fears are reflected in weaker small - business job numbers.

In fact, University of Texas at Austin professor Rajiv Garg found that adding weak connections can actually reduce the number of job offers a person receives.

Starting with the weak September jobs report that came out earlier this month, a number of economic releases have disappointed to the downside.

On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June Non-Farm Payrolls report which showed weaker - than - expected job growth last month, plus large downward revisions to the number of net new jobs created in April and May.

The authors found that even in districts that were identified by NCPI as having merit pay plans, «most were so weak that they represented no meaningful change from traditional compensation systems,» which typically are based on the number of years on the job and academic credentials.

While we certainly get weak - kneed for hacks and multitaskers that reduce the number of tools one needs to get a job done, it is equally important to not ask more of an appliance than it is willing to give; likewise, the items being subjected to the dishwasher might not fare so well either.

The «down side,» Mr. Bower said, is that as law firms turn leaner, they will need fewer lawyers; in the wake of vast numbers of layoffs that have already resulted from a weak economy, even more associates may be finding themselves out of jobs.

On the flip side, a number of markets nationwide continue to struggle with slower job growth, weaker home value appreciation and higher rates of negative equity, giving buyers more negotiating power.»

Several factors continue to hold back a major turnaround in housing, including a weak job market, tight mortgage lending standards and the huge number of homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, leaving them essentially stuck in their properties.