In Australia's Victoria state the outlook for increased profits from electricity looks hardly more hopeful.
The state's outlook is clouded by the long decline of Detroit's motor industry.
So given our fairly sanguine outlook regarding the state of the municipal bond market, what do I consider the predominant near-term risk?
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The deteriorating economic outlook and the state of high anxiety in financial markets could yet pave the way for extensive bond purchases - just don't expect them to come right now, and certainly don't expect them to come under the heading: "lender of last resort for the euro".
Infinity Ward says they have no way of fixing this, and they offer a bleak outlook on the current state of their game on the system.
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China represents 42% of global demand for the four main base metals: copper, zinc, nickel and aluminum, so its decisions regarding how to direct its state-run economy are paramount to the outlook for these commodities, she said.
During a trip last week to Chongqing, businesspeople from different fields told me its economy is basically healthy, though uncertainty hangs over the leadership jobs at some state-owned companies, the global business outlook and efforts by China to restructure its own economy.
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This yields a net employment outlook of 0% for the Washington state metropolis, making it the worst city for jobs this fall.
This yields a net employment outlook of 18% and positions the Sunshine State metropolis as the second best place for jobs this fall.
Most schools in Flanders are state-funded but church-run (and pretty secular in outlook).
The table below provides a snapshot analysis of the short term outlook (through 2020) for domestic (lower 48 state) based capital investment.
The NOAA's outlook falls in line with predictions issued by the noted Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team.
In the wake of last week's State of the Union address, the Congressional Budget Office has issued its latest outlook, and it's even more dismal than the last one.
The state of trade survey of 400 firms across the UK suggested a "bleak" outlook for 2013.
Our outlook for 2013 remains that of healthy growth although it is conditioned upon the state of volatility in the U.S. and Europe.
We start off our economic reports this week with the Empire State Manufacturing Survey on Monday, along with the Housing Market Index, which reflects the outlook of the homebuilders.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, the weekly DOE energy stocks report, and the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey.
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