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...Let’s Go editors attribute the increase to stepped-up recruiting efforts and a downturn in the economy that may have decreased students’ other summer job options...
...addition, the economic downturn may have played a role...
Knowles certainly owes this success in part to the “heady” financial climate during the second half of his tenure. The recent economic downturn only makes his departure more convenient...
...businessman as smart as Kirch get into such a mess? Like media groups all over the world, the global economic downturn and the consequent slump in advertising have hurt the Kirch group. But most commentators trace his current troubles back to his foray in the 1990s into German pay-TV. Estimates suggest that by 1996, Kirch had invested close to $5 billion in digital technology and programming for pay-TV services. In 1999, he spent $1.27 billion to gain control of Premiere, his flagship pay-TV service. It was one risk too many. Since the start of 1999, KirchPayTV...
...Philippines is one of America’s allies in the Pacific Rim. In the midst of the global economic downturn and growing concerns about the fundamentalist movement, the tourist industry in the Philippines has been depressed. The Philippine government’s request presents an opportunity for America to work with the Philippines not only to eliminate Abu Sayyaf but also to encourage Philippine economic growth and ensure the safety of foreigners in the country...