As a result, the year will end much as it began, with growth of around 2 percent at best, which is too sluggish to spur hiring, raise wages, reduce unemployment or boost corporate earnings.
Mr. Barnicle said Mercy had prepared to invest in advertising to spur fund raising, but that the early response was so tepid, it was concerned it would be a waste of money.
At the same time, some Democrats privately said the new Republican push could be a backdoor effort to buoy Mrs. Clinton, the candidate Republicans initially saw as the Democrat who would most rally Republicans and spur fund-raising.
"The growth of the Victorian suburbs and, especially for the Metropolitan Railway, the parallel profitability of goods traffic, were a spur for raising money for the extensions".
Relief organizations say the discrepancies underscore the pivotal role the media plays in spurring fund raising after disasters.
Economists warn that the move could spur inflation and raise unemployment.
Foreign businesses have been encouraged by Mr Najib's promises to liberalise the broader economy, spur innovation and raise productivity.
Lower income taxes and lower capital-gains taxes, its advocates say, not Government programs or regulations, will spur investment and raise wages.
While these countries have a growing appetite for technology as a means to spur growth and raise living standards, they also have very limited budgets.
This may spur them to raise prices for everyone, making the young and healthy even less likely to enroll, despite the small fines they would have to pay if they lack insurance.
