European markets remained challenging, with the economic downturn exacerbated by the need to continue investing in its network to bring faster connection speeds to customers.
Shefrin worries that investors who use leverage might be prone to double-up on a downturn, exacerbating their suffering if the market continues to slide.
The economic downturn has exacerbated the situation, industry analysts say.
For Channel 4 in particular the downturn is exacerbating our funding pressures," Bellamy said.
In fact, an economic downturn can exacerbate problems for companies already nearing the end of their financial S curve.
Policies implemented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the global downturn further exacerbated the crisis in many countries, a leading thinktank said today.
The downturn was exacerbated by the unique defects of the euro — a shared currency that operates without a joint budget or political agreement among member states.
The downturn also exacerbated longer-term challenges in the labor market that are driven by a variety of factors, including technological change, international trade and the decline of unions.
Once made rich from the tourism trade, Blackpool has been in steady decline ever since the foreign holiday boom of the 1960s, and the economic downturn has exacerbated its plight.
"The downturn is exacerbated by the contraction in local- and state-government spending as layoffs mount and spending cuts and tax increases are implemented," says Cooper.
