Though Expedia faced some weakness in demand from Southern Europe, its global performance remains strong.
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David Vieau, A123's chief executive, says the weakness in demand for auto batteries is a temporary problem.
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Tax breaks for savings also present a macroeconomic dilemma, at a time of worries about weakness in demand.
Metallurgical coal, which sells at a premium to thermal coal, is also seeing some weakness in demand due to slowing growth in China and Europe.
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Given the ongoing weakness in PC demand, is Intel going to have to cut its Q2 guidance?
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Investment research firm ISI today trimmed its forecast for overall PC unit growth to 6%, from 10%, largely due to weakness in consumer demand.
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On Monday, Juniper Networks pre-announced a pretty serious fourth quarter revenue shortfall, blaming the miss on weakness in router demand in the U.S. carrier market.
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The brokerage firm CLSA said that November marked the first month in which weakness in overseas demand was truly felt, compounding what previously had been mainly a domestic slowdown.
Citing the ongoing weakness in PC demand, Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung this morning cut his ratings on Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia to Neutral from Buy.
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Cisco Systems could see an impact on financial results from the ongoing weakness in IT demand in Europe, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu warned this morning, as he trimmed his estimates for the company and cut his price target.
November's weakness was driven by a significant drop in demand for commercial aircraft, though weakness in autos, steel and defense communications equipment also played a role.
However, that strength was offset by continued weakness in industrial and appliance demand in China.
Rebuilding in Japan and slowing inflation in China will begin to reignite global demand, while weakness in Europe will force the ECB to delay tightening.
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The cut reflects destocking in some industrial supply chains that has sped up in the current quarter, the company said, pointing out softening demand in consumer electronics and continued weakness in housing and construction markets.
In the semiconductor equipment business, the company is seeing a greater-than-seasonal decline in demand, hurt by ongoing macro weakness.
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The company is seeing weakness in its core business, as well as soft demand for both solar and flat-panel equipment.
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Like many in the gold market, Meader said price weakness in the metal could be short-lived as demand at lower levels has enticed physical buying, especially from Asia.
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Following the global economic recession in 2008, European countries have been grappling with weakness in industrial and construction activities, which are major steel demand drivers.
If it wasn't tragic it might be comic, that there is so little consensus among politicians, bankers and economists about whether the weakness in the economy stems more from inadequate supply or weak demand.
Even if the demand for housing falls no further, weakness in residential construction is likely to remain a drag on economic growth for a time as homebuilders try to reduce their inventories of unsold homes to more normal levels.
Weakness in the performance chemical unit had to do with weak market demand across the globe.
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With consumer demand showing signs of weakness at current prices, the upside in oil prices appears limited for now.
The continued economic weakness in Europe and the U.S. is likely to affect the demand for microprocessors and graphics cards.
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Otherwise, the profound weakness in Spain and Italy is going to dent the high-end handset demand of Europe in 2013 quite badly.
"The outlook for 2013 remains positive, with demand in many faster-growing global markets offsetting the continued weakness in European economies, " said SMMT head Paul Everitt.
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Pawlicki said some pressure in gold could come from weakening of industrial demand due to economic weakness and from a potential resumption of the commodity liquidation.
Much of this was the result of ongoing economic weakness in the developed world, although elevated local silver prices also led to lower demand in price-sensitive markets such as India, the report said.
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Macroeconomic concerns, primarily related to the European debt crisis and continued economic weakness in the U.S., have resulted in a decline in industrial demand for steel as companies are bracing for slower than estimated sales going forward.
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But Treasury auction demand has been strong while gold has faltered and investors have perceived some weakness in the euro and yen.
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