Word: slowdowns
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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GARY BURTLESS: The short-term stimulus has undoubtedly helped reduce the severity of the recession, and it has helped buoy consumer spending. I would have to agree with Ed, though, that after three or four years, we're going to see a slowdown in the rate of growth...
...people believe stocks are anything but a slam dunk, even though prices fell over the past three years and we appear to be in the early stages of a recovery. Bond prices are sliding, and higher interest rates are signaling a slowdown in real estate. So where can investors expect the best returns over the next 12 months and beyond? TIME brought together a diverse group of investment experts to probe the question, and their answers may surprise you. Bonds have fallen enough to be a bargain--at least until the recovery really takes off. But beach houses to rent...
...1890s. I rather enjoyed that!" Will the success of the Ibsen plays prompt the West End to put on more serious work? Duncan Weldon, producer of The Master Builder, is pessimistic. "We are seeing, if not the last hurrah of serious plays, at least the signs of a slowdown. Other forms of entertainment will take over and in 10 years there will be far less theater." Theatergoers hope that dark prediction never comes true. But just in case, they should make the most of this glorious Ibsen summer...
...worst economic slump in its history. Semiconductors are the fuel of the modern world of communications; they run everything from your computer to the airbag in your car. They are also big business; in Europe, semiconductor manufacturers employ at least 100,000 people, according to industry estimates. Thus the slowdown has meant layoffs among the biggest manufacturers: Infineon, Geneva-based STMicroelectronics, the Dutch giant Philips, and others outside Europe like Motorola and Mitsubishi. Worldwide semiconductor sales peaked at $204 billion in 2000, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), and slipped to $141 billion last year. More than 100 chip...
...industry as a whole has slowed down,” says Allan Powell, the Coop’s Corporate General Manager. “It’s something we’ve been watching since last fall, just overall a slowdown in the industry...