Word: downturns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact, the economy seems to be headed for a return to the same type of feeble expansion that saw the GNP rise just 2.5% in 1989 and about 1% in the first half of 1990, before the downturn took hold. "The recession is just one part of the big picture of sluggish growth since 1989," says Sinai. "It should be seen in that light...
...sales at the sprawling emporiums grew more than 10% a year in the 1980s, while retailing in general grew only about 6%. Even the stormy economy has held a silver lining for some companies, since people tend to fix up their homes rather than buy new ones during a downturn...
Such a stipulation works well during prosperous economic times, but has not helped during the downturn in today's tighter economy, Anderson says...
While a loss to the Bulldogs is ordinarily painful, this game marked Harvard's sixth straight loss and a dramatic downturn from its previously competitive showings...
Where once employers hired interns and summer associates in droves, the economic downturn has forced college students who once easily found high-paying employment to scrape for opportunities...