Word: outlooks
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...Frank-Juergen Weise, head of the Labor Agency. On Thursday, the government reported that German exports, the main driver of the country's economy, plunged 10.6% in November from the month before, the largest monthly decline since 1969. Joerg Kraemer, a Commerzbank economist, says the data support a bleak outlook on the overall economy. "We continue to expect German GDP to decline between 2% and 3% this year," says Kraemer...
...agency's bleak outlook means the Postal Service will take more drastic steps. Some are primarily intended to attract more customers. Starting Jan. 18, for instance, online discounts and other savings plans begun in May 2008 will expand to make Postal Service prices more competitive - a move that could be showcased in a spring advertising campaign that will promote Priority Mail...
...dark year is now over, but automakers don't yet see the dawn. Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., says he expects sales in the first quarter of 2009 to be similar to those in the fourth quarter of 2008 - dreadful. While the outlook remains too uncertain for any consensus to emerge on full-year 2009 sales, carmakers are hoping to see some signs of life this spring. "We could see year-over-year comparisons improve (i.e., not be down so much!) starting in April 2009 because the market really collapsed in April 2008," says Rebecca Lindland...
...months after Katrina, there was much talk of diversifying the region's economy to liberate it from its dependence on the low-paying tourism industry. That has largely failed to materialize, but there's a silver lining to that news - at least the tourism outlook is good. Stephen Perry, CEO of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, projects that the number of people visiting the city in 2009 could be up 5% to 7% from the 7.5 million visitors in 2008. "We're feeling pretty positive coming into the year," he says. How many people, in New Orleans...
...from 38 to 112 years old. The 15 years of planned renovations are slated to start in 2011, but a number of key questions remain unanswered, including where students in Houses undergoing construction will be relocated and how the plans will fit with the University's now bleaker financial outlook...