That is because global headwinds, including weak demand and busted balance-sheets, may crimp investment.
In New York, federal investigators found other sorts of problems, including weak supervision of the speech programs covered by Medicaid.
The signs of consumer hesitation on spending, including weak airline bookings and electronic sales, are very worrisome, he said.
Democrats have been searching for the right way to politically exploit the country's undeniable economic problems, including weak wage growth for most Americans and fears of globalization.
There are still plenty of obstacles here, including weak intellectual property rights enforcement and a culture of copying or stealing technology from foreign companies or joint venture partners.
One recent study explicitly concludes that poor institutional development, including weak governance and property laws, is "intrinsic" to nations with oil and other minerals.
The disclosure came a day after Citigroup reported disappointing financial results for 2010, including weak performance in the investment banking unit.
The shift stems from factors including weak harvests of sugar, which is used in Brazil to produce ethanol, and rising costs for land and labor.
Scott Corfe, economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, said the Bank's monthly meeting had taken place following "a torrent of weak economic data" - including weak services and construction data.
How we currently deal with juveniles fails to treat the root causes of the problems that bring them into contact with the juvenile justice system, including weak home environment, chemical dependency and mental illness.
"There are long-term institutional factors including weak trade unions, low collective bargaining coverage, an economy that has large numbers of people at the bottom end of the skills range and a lack of vocational training".
