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...pronounced will the slowdown be? On July 4, the government announced that orders to manufacturers dropped by 0.9% in May. Most economists had expected a modest rise, and the unexpectedly poor performance - combined with other data suggesting that business confidence is on the wane - caused much hand-wringing. "The outlook for German industry is worsening extremely rapidly," says Riches-Flores...
...growth of at least 5%. One heartening factor: the engineering firms' factories continue to hum at an impressive pace - capacity use is at a near-record 91%, and there has been a big increase in investment to add new capacity, even this year. If he's right and the outlook for German exports and investment remains robust, it will do a lot to keep the rest of Europe afloat...
...play of a single significantly higher rated player frequently changes the entire outlook of a game, and Snow’s did exactly that, as he controlled the ball and the match early before slowing down and laying off in the second half to even the playing field—opening the door for Yale’s coemback. While strong play from Ashby might have made up the difference, not playing for his own team he lacked the presence to do so fully...
When Nguyen Tan Dung became Prime Minister of Vietnam two years ago, the former central bank governor was widely viewed as a progressive who would continue to drive the communist country's remarkable transition from moribund planned economy to a booming capitalist one. But this year, Vietnam's outlook has dimmed. While GDP growth remains strong at more than 7%, the inflation rate has rocketed to 25%, there have been a large number of outbreaks of labor unrest and the stock market has plunged by nearly two-thirds since January, making it the worst-performing in the world...
...Sitting in his Hart Senate Offices, just next door to Obama's suite, Lieberman claims that being forced to run as an Independent in 2006 revolutionized his political outlook. "Let's face it," he says, "the fact that I was elected an Independent liberated me.'" Liberation first manifested itself on legislative issues, like setting a time line to withdraw troops from Iraq and allowing the Bush Administration to wiretap without warrants, where he flexed the fact that he was beholden to no party. It became unmistakable as the 2008 race for the White House took shape and Lieberman openly endorsed...