The most common responses cited macro factors, particularly current and expected market and economic conditions.
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Deteriorating financial market and global economic conditions have fueled a host of questions, from what caused the crisis of confidence to how we can fix it and learn from it.
So why are there not more IPOs despite the positive economic and market conditions?
During various economic and market conditions, the market as a whole might trade higher or lower than these averages.
These views may change in response to changing economic and market conditions.
"While we are disappointed with the 2001 outlook, it reflects the existing economic and market conditions, " CTS Chairman Joseph Walker said in a statement.
This column offers CFOs, and their teams, insights and ideas related to challenges of the position, in light of market demands and global economic conditions.
Although it described economic and market conditions during the last year as "challenging", it said its drop in profits was in line with what it expected.
This column will offer CFOs, and their teams, insights, and ideas related to challenges of the position, in light of market demands and global economic conditions.
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For the Digital Appliances market, although global economic conditions pushed demand down on the previous quarter, Samsung was able to expand sales of premium refrigerators and washing machines as the company experienced growth in developed markets such as Europe and the U.S. Looking ahead, the company expects moderate growth in emerging markets while low growth is likely to continue in developed economies.
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Last year it plunged to 0.22% amid poor economic and volatile market conditions.
Since when does the market react unfavorably to improving economic conditions?
While bank lending continues to contract, financial market conditions remain supportive of economic growth and the FOMC expects a gradual, moderate pace of recovery.
But the main reason why so many people have such trouble reconciling improving or deteriorating economic data and stock market conditions is the Recency Effect.
And the PC market has been weak lately, reflecting difficult economic conditions across the globe, delayed spending in emerging markets, and a shift toward smartphones and tablets.
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Even in rough economic conditions companies that can add market share and prudently manage costs can lay the groundwork for future success, and many businesses with significant connections to Europe also have operations in other, faster-growing economies.
When gold first faltered early in the year, improving economic conditions had many financial-market participants thinking about an eventual FOMC withdrawal of the bond-buying program meant to push down long-term interest rates, referred to as quantitative easing.
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News Corp remains very vulnerable to trends within the advertising market, which is in turn affected by overall economic conditions.
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Although Acer maintained growth in PC shipments, the Q2 consolidated revenue declined over Q1 due to the worldwide total PC market downturn from Q1 to Q2, and unfavorable economic conditions in Europe, the U.S., China and Asia Pacific that resulted in weaker consumer demand.
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The soundest companies, like Capital One, are succeeding despite poor economic conditions and are gradually gaining more pronounced market shares.
During the second quarter the general economic conditions started to reflect in the property market and the slowdown became apparent in the figures.
"Tough economic conditions, shifting consumer preferences and intense market competition weakened the worldwide mobile phone market this year, " Gartner analyst Anshul Gupta said in a statement.
The department store group described market conditions as "difficult" and said the economic weakness in the UK could hit its performance in the second half of the financial year.
Nothing in the expected rally, or in surrounding economic conditions, changes my expectations for the important market low in this second year of the Four-Year Presidential Cycle to be seen in October or November.
And at a time when a weak UK housing market is contributing to our economic malaise, a further tightening of credit conditions would be regarded as highly unwelcome by the Treasury - and it would go against the grain of government and Bank-of-England policy, in the form of their Funding for Lending scheme to provide more and cheaper loans to households and businesses.
Ms. Park says there have been fewer requests for raises given the economic climate, and employees have been very understanding of the market conditions.
The Committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions.
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Concerns about the pace of economic growth, worries about European sovereign debt, frustration with Washington and volatile market conditions are combining to keep bearish sentiment at historically high levels.
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Here is a suggestion for a smart minimum wage law (perhaps proposed in return for relaxing federal healthcare taxes and mandates for small business?): A minimum wage rise that is triggered by stipulated economic conditions, much like the Fed says it will let interest rates seek market levels only when unemployment drops to 6.5%.
Economic slowdowns worsened even as markets spiked-up in a rally since June fueled entirely by hope, a rally that already factored in much of what can be hoped for from the belated and in some cases still absent rescue efforts, a rally that has the market at multi-year highs, a feat usually accomplished only in times of booming economic conditions.
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