Sentence examples for continued sluggish from inspiring English sources

Trading continued sluggish as many investors waited for developments that would move the market in one direction or the other.

Fourth-quarter profits surged for Target as a robust performance at its discount store offset continued sluggish results at its Marshall Field's and Mervyn's stores.

Specifically, investors have been unnerved by reports of excess inventory and continued sluggish orders -- both of which suggest the economy remains weak.

Nevertheless, the latest report appeared to indicate that most participants in the Fed's survey, completed Jan . 18 thought the central bank had achieved its "soft landing" - continued sluggish growth but no recession.

Intense competition means continued sluggish growth for the property/casualty insurers like Chubb, State Farm and Allstate.

Sears, Roebuck Thursday reported higher quarterly profit but scaled back its full-year earnings forecast as it braces for continued sluggish retail sales and lower income from the credit card division it recently agreed to sell.

Merck & Company forecast 2009 earnings and revenue below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, citing a harsh impact from the stronger dollar and continuing sluggish sales of several big medicines.

However, the worry is that they will suffer from continuing sluggish growth in the euro area, which buys half of Britain's total exports.This suggests that the economy will have to rely as usual on the strength of domestic demand.

National Australia Bank (NAB) said the top-up was a "prudent" response to continuing sluggish economic recovery.

According to the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor, 2013 was another flat year for economic growth in law firms, with continuing sluggish demand and ongoing client pushback on rate increases.

A decline in new claims for unemployment benefits last week added to a batch of data suggesting that the economy continued its sluggish improvement.