Sentence examples for persistent slump from inspiring English sources
But such a levy offers a real chance of rescuing us from persistent slump.
Still, the persistent slump in the housing market is putting "major downward pressure" on the economy, said Greenspan, who served as Fed chairman from August 1987 to January 2006.
The retail company is plagued with problems in merchandise assortment and presentation that have produced a persistent slump in sales as shoppers shift to stores like Kohl's and Target.
MUMBAI — A persistent slump in demand for steel that has left plants idled worldwide for nearly a year is pushing top global producers to expand in India, which along with China is a rare bastion of growth.
But in many ways the high-interest-rate, sinking currency, boom problem is an easier one to manage than the low-interest-rate, persistent slump morass.Would this actually work in practice?
ABC, which is under scrutiny as its parent, the Walt Disney Company, seeks to reverse a persistent slump in revenue and profit, will sell less commercial time in what is known as the upfront market than it did last year, an estimated $1.3 billion compared with $1.6 billion.
Fiscal pump-priming has its place; it's appropriate in the face of deep and persistent slumps.
Home Depot, the larger rival of Lowe's, reported a 27percentt drop in third-quarter earnings last week and cut its full-year outlook, citing the persistent housing slump.
The downturn came amid a deteriorating job market, expensive energy bills and a persistent housing slump that has weakened home values and propelled foreclosures to record highs.
He has proposed an ambitious plan to lift upstate New York out of its persistent economic slump, and he is pushing Congress to rewrite patent laws to make prescription drugs more affordable.
In September 2007, it had been reported that Blake said he had no plans to make any broad-based job cuts or reduce the number of its core retail stores in the face of a persistent housing slump that wasn't expected to improve anytime soon.
