Another factor is the weak economy that helps Starbucks attract customers from more expensive places.

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Denial is a key factor in our weak state of security.

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Weak demand across both economies was also a factor.

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Of course, each of these movies was poorly reviewed, and that may be the main factor in their poor performances, but the weak results also suggest that fantasy-free shoot-em-ups starring older men (many of them Expendables stars) aren't connecting with viewers right now.

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The weak technical posture of the dollar index is an underlying bullish factor for gold and silver.

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The very weak technical posture of the dollar index is an underlying bullish factor for gold and silver, as was in evidence Tuesday.

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Weak macro and product cycle timing (Win 8) are likely a factor, depressing sentiment and valuation.

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The primary factor in the decline in stock price for the two firms was the weak demand for coal freight services, a trend which will affect CSX in Q4 2012 and will likely to do so over the next few quarters.

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While U.S. economic data has been weak recently, which is U.S. dollar-bearish, the one factor that could work to support the dollar and pressure the Euro currency in the near term would be a significant deterioration in the EU sovereign debt situation that EU and IMF officials are working hard to contain.

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The weak dollar, which makes it cheaper for importers to buy dollar-denominated oil supplies, is one more factor working in favour of continued oil price strength.

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