Yet in Dublin, some artisans and clothing designers are seizing the downturn as an opportunity for rebirth.
The worst downturn in a lifetime appears to be over, at least as far as China is concerned.
Perhaps rates for banner ads will improve at the end of the current downturn.
Not to mention, small steps, during a downturn, pave the way to prosperity when circumstances change.
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Government was supposed to play a compensating role to the economic downturn in the post-crisis period.
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The safest thing is to create a diversified portfolio taking advantage of market downturn.
Consumers will feel the effect of the downturn, but they will not lead the downturn.
Most analysts believe that Mr. Simon will wait as the downturn in the euro zone persists.
The unprecedented downturn in key resource prices is potentially dislocating of markets across the globe.
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Larger companies are likely to benefit from the downturn, in the sense that consolidation is inevitable.
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In Britain, the economy has already been faltering even before the impact of the American downturn.
The issue: he is more concerned than others about a cyclical downturn in chip demand.
Retail was one of the last property sectors to begin recovering from the downturn.
As a result, the downturn in China this time is probably the one history remembers.
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Following the 1973-74 downturn, inflation reappeared with a vengeance and ended the decade at 11%.
He figured that the lingering economic downturn would drive many laid-off souls to their doors.
On the one hand, it needs to ward off an unduly deep downturn in growth.
The odds for a downturn in October are not meaningfully different than for any other month.
And for the first downturn in a while, luxury stores are far from immune.
The good news is that many states have responded to the downturn with reforms.
But those that do venture overseas could prove more resilient in a domestic downturn.
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She said it was "encouraging news" for Wrightbus at a "time of global economic downturn".
Europe is in recession, with a risk that the currently-mild downturn becomes very, very ugly.
And Canada did not even see a rise in business bankruptcies during the economic downturn.
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An economic downturn forces companies to figure out how to do more with less.
It weathered the recession gamely, clocking nearly 7% growth during the worst of the downturn.
Third, free trade is in for a rough time because of the global economic downturn.
Even Hollywood's rich and famous can't avoid the housing downturn that's sweeping the nation.
Larger chains figure they've got enough assets to ride out a downturn in business.
Hiring during the downturn from 2002 through last year has helped Lehman expand its business.
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